May 2008 Newsletter

WHAT: General Membership Meeting
WHEN: Tuesday, May 20, 2008
WHERE: D&G Restaurant, 1918 Frederick
SOCIAL: 5:30-6:00
COST: $15 per person
MENU: All you can eat buffet
RSVP: By Noon, Monday, May 19!
PROGRAM: Spike Caton, Owner of RG Caton Commercial Flooring, will present information on “green” floor coverings

THANK YOU

Thanks to M&I Bank and First American Title for sponsoring our social hour and presenting the program at the April Membership Meeting!

REGISTRATION & PAYMENT FOR MEETINGS

Please remember, 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.

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 which is “Meet the Builder Night”; Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8 from 1-5 pm. Tab will be in the Friday, May 30, St. Joseph News-Press. Cablevision will be running television ads on several stations including Channel 3 starting May 19. Eagle Radio will be running ads on all their stations.

GOLF TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS

We had 17 teams participate in our golf tournament May 2 at Duncan Hills Golf Course. First Place Team Championship Flight – J&J Pederson Construction Team with Jim Pederson, Huby Beattie, Terry Ringot, and Leonard Linebach. First Place Team “A” Flight – Jim Ingle Construction Team with Jim Ingle, David Ingle, Brian Ingle, and Jason Ingram. Contest Prize Winners: Longest Drive – Brian Ingle; Longest Putt – Larry Cortner; Closest to the Pin – Tim Shuster. The tournament was a huge success thanks in part to the sponsorship provided by the following:

Hole Sponsors:
CBIZ Insurance Services
Fulton Construction
Nodaway Valley Bank
OE Woods Lumber Company
J&J Pederson Construction
Mercantile Bank
Clark & Thomas Construction
Coldwell Banker
Jim Ingle Construction
First American Title
RG Caton Commercial Flooring
Commerce Bank
Sprint Lumber Company
Brandt’s Inc.

Beverage Sponsors: Commerce Bank
CBIZ Insurance Services
Preferred Title, Inc.

Prize Sponsors: St. Joseph Title & Abstract

Thanks to Joann Pederson, Sally Newman, and Shelley Brandt for helping me at the tournament!

WEB SITE

The Midland Empire HBA web site is up and running at http://www.mehba.org so be sure to check it out. Information on what’s going on in our organization and our current member list will be kept up-to-date.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

No formal meeting in June – stay tuned for information on cookout! Sporting Clay Event – Friday, July 25, starting at 4:00 p.m. Details coming soon!

CITY OF ST. JOSEPH BUILDING DEPARTMENT INFORMATION

The April 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 May 20th,

Belinda Kempf
Midland Empire HBA
(816) 261-9897