MAY 2009 Newsletter

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WHAT: General Membership Meeting
WHEN: Tuesday, May 19, 2009
WHERE: Holiday Inn Riverfront, 102 S 3rd, St. Joseph, MO
SOCIAL: 5:30-6:00 (Sponsored by Missouri Gas Energy)
DINNER: 6:00 pm
COST: $20 per person
MENU: Buffet with Tossed Garden Salad w/ Dressings, Roast Sirloin of Beef, Chicken Chardonnay, Oven Browned Potatoes, Steamed Mixed Vegetables, Warm Rolls w/ Butter, Assorted Desserts, Iced Tea and/or Coffee
RSVP: By Noon, Friday, May 15th!
PROGRAM: Dawn Gallegos with Habitat for Humanity, Patti Reardon and Amy Reardon with Missouri Gas Energy

THANK YOU

Thanks to Preferred Title for supplying the prize drawing for our door prize at the April membership meeting.

PARADE OF HOMES

Parade of Homes is scheduled for Saturday, May 30-Sunday, June 7. Homes will be open Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31 from 1-4:30 pm; Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7 from 1-4:30 pm. Tab will be in the Friday, May 29, St. Joseph News-Press. Cablevision will be running television ads on several stations including Channel 3 starting May 18. Eagle Radio will be running ads on KKJO and KSJQ.

GOLF TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS

We had 19 teams participate in our golf tournament May 8 at Fairview Golf Course. First Place Team Championship Flight – RG Caton Commercial Flooring Team with Spike Caton, Don Clark, Eddie Helsel and Joe Dineen. First Place Team “A” Flight – Fulton Construction Team with Chad Fulton, Jason Young, Kent Shipley and Adam Shipley. Contest Prize Winners: Longest Drive – Dean Wilson; Longest Putt – Larry Peterson; Closest to the Pin – Rodney Peters. The tournament was a huge success thanks in part to the sponsorship provided by the following:

Hole Sponsors:
CBIZ BCK&W Insurance Services
KCP&L
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
Century Supply Corp.
Sprint Lumber Company
Brandt’s Inc.
A-Rite, Inc.
Minson Homes
St. Joseph Title & Abstract

Beverage Sponsors:
CBIZ BCK&W Insurance Services
St. Joseph Cablevision
Clark & Thomas Construction, Inc.
Porter’s Building Centers
Preferred Title, Inc.
St. Joseph News-Press

Prize Sponsors:
CBIZ BCK&W Insurance Services
Diane Hook – MRC&B
Sherwin-Williams

Thanks to Joann Pederson, Sheila Higdon, Barbara LaBass, Helen Caton, Lisa Ashford and Sally Douglas for helping me at the tournament!

1st Place Championship Flight – RG Caton Commercial Flooring Team

1st Place “A” Flight – Chad Fulton Construction Team

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.

WEB SITE

Be sure to check out the Midland Empire HBA web site at www.mehba.org to keep up on what’s going on in our organization. Pictures from our recent events are available for viewing and our member list is updated regularly.

Hope to see you May 19th,

Belinda Kempf
Midland Empire HBA
(816) 261-9897

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