CLCA North Coast Journal August 2011

North Coast JournalCALIFORNIA LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION

August Dinner Meeting

Tuesday, August 16, 2011Rooster Run Golf Club 6:00 PM

$30 with RSVP ($35 @ Door)

TOPICS AFFECTING OUR INDUSTRY

Speakers

Larry Rohfles, CAE – State CLCA Assistant Executive Director

Assembly Bills & Legislation

Gil Gonzalez – LCIS – Landscape Contractors Insurance Services

Minimizing Workers Compensation Liability

See RSVP flier inside

August 16th - Dinner Meeting – Topics – LegiSeptember 10th – Casino Night and LEAF Fu

CLT/LIC Training@ Buckeye Ranch

August 20th – MaintenanceAugust 27th – IrrigationSeptember 10th – Installation

Application inside

CLCA North Coast Chapter w

North Coast Chapter Events

slation and Workers Comp @ Rooster Run in Petalumandraiser – Jim Dibble’s Barn in Petaluma

ww.clcanorthcoastchapter.org AUGUST 2011

CLCANorth Coast ChapterP.O. Box 1621

Sebastopol, CA 95473

RESPECTTHE EARTH…RECYCLE

AUGUST 2011

In this Issue

.…………..New Garden Center @ Habitat for HumanitPage 4…………..Awards Banquet – Pictures of the WinnersPage 6…………..John Deere Partners with Highmark GroupPage 11………….Greywater NewsPage 15………….CLT/LIC Upcoming TrainingsPage 18…………Water, Water Everywhere-But Not a Drop WPage 20…………HR Alert – Alternative Workweeks - Larry

“This Publication is Printed on Recycled Paper”

PRESORTEDSTANDARD

MAILU.S. POSTAGE

PAIDPERMIT #105

PETALUMA, CA

North Coast Chapter of the California Landscape Contractors Assoc

y’s ReStore

e Can SpareLevy

iation

CLCA NORTH COAST CHAPTER

August Dinner Meeting

Tuesday August 16, 20116:00 PM – Rooster Run Golf Club

$30 with RSVP ($35 @ Door)

TOPICS AFFECTING OUR INDUSTRY

Speakers

Larry Rohfles, CAE – State CLCA Assistant Executive Director

Assembly Bills & Legislation

Gil Gonzalez – LCIS – Landscape Contractors Insurance Services

Minimizing Workers Compensation Liability

RSVP to Connie by Phone or Fax @ (707) 829-5487Or via e-mail – [email protected]

Company Name________________________________________

Name of Attendee(s)____________________________________

If you do not wish to receive future faxes with news of interest to members of California's green industry, please callConnie @ (707) 829-5487 to be removed from our list.

mailto:[email protected]

North Coast Chapter CLCA

APPLICATION FOR CLT/LIC TRAININGThree Saturday Seminars in August and September

August 20, 2011……….. Maintenance TrainingAugust 27, 2011………...Irrigation TrainingSeptember 10, 2011…….Installation Training

8:00 AM – 3:00 PM

The North Coast Chapter CLCA education committee is proud to be to coordinating, again this year, CLT(Certified Landscape Technician) trainings. We will assist the candidate in understanding the proficiency requiredfor passing the problems most often missed during the actual CLT test. ( Note: Northern California test date isOctober 1st at American River College in Sacramento……… CLT test application is available online at clca.org )

APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR ALL SEMINARS IS AUGUST 15, 2011

This is an all day event and attendees are required to arrive 7:30 AM the day of the training to sign in.They should also have with them work clothes and the hand tools they use in their every workdaypractice.

These hands-on field Seminars will be held at the Certification Test site in Petaluma:

Buckeye Ranch 2524 Adobe Road, CA on the following Saturdays:

AUGUST 20, 2011 Maintenance (INCLUDES LUNCH)Company Name Employee Name(s) $60.00 Per Person_____________________________________________________________________$___________________________________________________________________________________$___________________________________________________________________________________$___________________________________________________________________________________$______________

AUGUST 27, 2011 Irrigation (INCLUDES LUNCH)Company Name Employee Name(s) $60.00 Per Person_____________________________________________________________________$___________________________________________________________________________________$___________________________________________________________________________________$___________________________________________________________________________________$______________

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011 Installation (INCLUDES LUNCH)Company Name Employee Name(s) $60.00 Per Person_____________________________________________________________________$___________________________________________________________________________________$___________________________________________________________________________________$___________________________________________________________________________________$______________

TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED: $__________________DISCOUNTS:

1. Companies enrolling candidates in all three seminars need only pay $50 per person/ per class.2. If your company supplies a trainer on those days, then you receive a 10% total discount.

Please send completed application and check made out toCLCA North Coast Chapter … P.O. Box 1621 Sebastopol, CA 95473 (707) 829-5487

Pa
ge 2

North Coast Chapter Board Members

Immediate –CharlieCagwin

(415)Charlie.Thomp

PreCharlieCagwin

(415)Charlie.Thomp

Sec

LyndseyCoast Land

(707)lyndsey@

TreLisa S

Cagwin(415)

lisa.stratton

Web GuruMichael

O’Connel(707) 462-9729 o

Associate MKevi

Ewing(415) 457-9530 k

MembershJeff H

Gardenw(707) 9

jeff@garden

CLT State CoDave

City of(707) 7

diribarne@ci

PrograBen K

Sonoma Moun(707) 6

sonoma_moun

LegislaKjell KGrab

(707) 333-7694 kje

AwarBrigid F

EducatSalvador

Garden(707)

slj@garden

Chapter GeneraJeff

John Deer(925)

jjones@johndee

LuCagwin

(415) 720-6624 l

WillLampso

(707)wjenkel@lam

OwenMitchell

(415) 717-6214

TylerCal We

(707) 694-9108 tyle

North C

Phonehey

Page 3

Past PresidentThompson& [email protected]

sidentThompson& [email protected]

retary

Kornmaierscape Mgmt.

332-8999coastlm.com

asurertratton

& [email protected]

& Golf GuyO’Connelll Landscape

[email protected]

Bertotti L(415) 720-0065 b

oast CLCA Executive Director& Journal Editor

Connie Salinas

P.O. Box 1621Sebastopol, CA 95473

707-829-5487 Fax [email protected]

ember Chairn [email protected]

ip Co-Chairsausmanorks, Inc.74-5799worksinc.com

mmittee LiaisonIribarnePetaluma78-4591

.petaluma.ca.us

ms Chairopshevertain [email protected]

tive Chairallman

n’ [email protected]

ds Chairlagermanandscaping
[email protected]
CLCA 2010 State O

PRESIDENTRobert Wade, CLP,C

Wade LandscapePhone: (949) [email protected]

PRESIDENT-ELEC

Eric WatanabeMajestic Pools & Land

(818) 831-1390

EXECUTIVE DIREC

Sharon McGuirePhone: (800) 448-2522, e

FAX: (916) [email protected]

ion ChairLedezma Jr.works, Inc974-5800works-inc.com

l Board MembersJones

e Landscapes595-6115relandscapes.com

is Lua& [email protected]

Jenkeln Tractor

206-2294psontractor.com

[email protected]

Dohertyst [email protected]

fficers

LIA

30m

T

scape

TOR

xt. 132rg

The North Coast Chapter’s

2011 partners

We would like to thank and acknowledgethe following for signing on with our new

Sponsorship Program thus far!!!

DIAMOND PARTNERSHunter/FX Luminaire

Wyatt IrrigationHorizon

PLATINUM PARTNERSJohn Deere Landscapes

Ewing Irrigation

GOLD PARTNERSLCIS

CONTRACTOR PARTNERSCagwin & Dorward (2)

Gardenworks Inc.

The North Coast Chapter would like to thank all the above companies who

have become “Sponsor Partners” in this, our first year offering the program.

HAVE A GREAT 4TH OF JULY

Page 19

Russ ClarkeSales Representative

Enjoy the Rest of Your Summer!!!

Lwvd

Lrak

LANDSCAPES UNLIMITED NURSERY

4330 Bodega Avenue, Petaluma, CA 94952Phone: (707) 778-0136 Fax: (707) 778-0633

One Liners (cont.)

The sole purpose of a child's middle name, is so he can tell when he's really in trouble.

Some people say "If you can't beat them, join them". I say "If you can't beat them, beat them",because they will be expecting you to join them, so you will have the element of surprise.

You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

We have enough gun control. What we need is idiot control.

Hospitality: making your guests feel like they're at home, even if you wish they were.

Never hit a man with glasses. Hit him with a baseball bat.

Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather. Not screaming and yelling like thepassengers in his bus.

We live in a society where pizza gets to your house before the police.

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.

With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine.

To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.

A TV can insult your intelligence, but nothing rubs it in like a computer.

If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you!

Hallmark Card: "I'm so miserable without you, it's almost like you're still here."

Dogs have masters. Cats have staff.

Page 23

andscapes Unlimited is a wholesale nursery located 3 milesest of downtown Petaluma, California. We offer over 800 ofarieties landscaping plants in 1- through 15-gallon sizes. If weon’t have what you need, we will special order it for you.

andscapes Unlimited has been in business since 1981 and has aeputation of supplying beautiful and healthy plants. Our staff hasn average of almost 20 years experience in the industry and is verynowledgeable about our plants and the climates they tolerate.

CLCA North Coast Journal August 2011

Documents

Transcript of CLCA North Coast Journal August 2011