March 2008 Newsletter

WHAT: General Membership Meeting
WHEN: Tuesday, March 25, 2008
WHERE: D&G Restaurant, 1918 Frederick
SOCIAL: 5:30-6:00 (Sponsored by Aquila)
              Door Prizes Donated by St. Joseph Cablevision!
DINNER: 6:00 p.m.
COST: $15 per person
MENU: All you can eat buffet
RSVP: By Noon, Monday, March 24!
PROGRAM: Gail Allen, Director New Products and Services for Aquila, will
                  discuss Energy Star New Homes program

THANK YOU
Thanks to Wells Fargo for sponsoring our social hour and presenting the program at the February Membership Meeting!

REGISTRATION & PAYMENT FOR MEETINGS
As you are aware, the Midland Empire HBA has completed the separation from the Kansas City HBA. This means you need to register for meetings by either e-mailing or calling me. Payments will be due at the meeting and only cash or check will be accepted as payment. Attendance at our meetings is important, so please plan to attend regularly. Also, make sure you have updated the mailing address and payment information to: Midland Empire HBA, PO Box 8278, St. Joseph, MO 64508.

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
We are having a membership drive during the month of March to gain new members and reinstate former members. Please contact me if you know someone who would like to join the Midland Empire HBA and I will forward a membership application to them. Also, feel free to bring a guest with you to our membership meeting so they can get a chance to check us out before they join.

PARADE OF HOMES
Parade of Homes is scheduled for Saturday, May 31-Sunday, June 8. Homes will be open Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1 from 1-5 pm; Thursday, June 5 from 4-7 pm; Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8 from 1-5 pm. Builder members have received entry information.

BOWLING TOURNAMENT
Thanks to all the participants in our first bowling tournament held on Friday, February 29, at The Belt Bowl! Everyone had a great time bowling and socializing. There were 38 individuals who were able to participate and 10 teams signed up. Pictured below is the St. Joseph Cablevision/New-Press Team who won the tournament with a total score of 1735. St. Joseph Title & Abstract Team was rewarded for the lowest score which was 1217. Tim Goerlitz had the highest total score (613). Belinda Kempf had the lowest total score (175).


Pictured is St. Joseph Cablevision/News-Press Team

An additional Thank You to the following food/beverage sponsers and prize sponsors.

St. Joseph Cablevision                 Nodaway Valley Bank
RG Caton Commercial Flooring      J&J Pederson Construction
Clark & Thomas Construction, Inc.      St. Joseph Title & Abstract
A-Rite, Inc.     

SPONSERS & PROGRAMS NEEDED
We have programs and sponsors lined up for our March, April and May meetings. If you would be interested in sponsoring our social hour or presenting a program in the fall, please let me know.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Make note of the dates for our April and May meetings:

April General Membership Meeting – Tuesday, April 29 (location to be determined)
May General Membership Meeting – Tuesday, May 20 (location to be determined)

CITY OF ST. JOSEPH BUILDING DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
The February 2008, issue of “City Builder” is available for viewing on the City’s Building Development Services web site http://ci.st-joseph.mo.us/cad/cad.cfm You can register to receive it at http://ci.st-joseph.mo.us/cad/feedback.cfm

Hope to see you the 25th,
Belinda Kempf

Midland Empire HBA
(816)261-9897