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Home & GardenStart planning for plantsThe Sno-Valley Senior Center is preparing for its annual plant sale and First Picks garden party in May, and taking orders for hanging bas-kets. Order your hanging baskets by April 26 at www.snovalleysenior.org.Be sure to save the dates, Thursday, May 2, for the garden party, and May 3 and 4 for the sale, at Remlinger Farms in Carnation. Sno-Valley Center Center is located on Stephens Avenue, Carnation.

Varmints, be goneFrontier Pest Controls Alan

LaBissoniere is his own boss, getting creepy crawlies out of your home

By Seth truScottEditor

The foundation of the home was blown out. The result: A tunnel open to any rat who wanted the good life, nesting in a bed of home insulation. Enter Alan LaBissoniere, who runs his own varmint-removal business, Frontier Pest Control.

Down in a crawlspace, LaBissoniere was on a mission to stop the intruders.

LaBissonieres been in pest control for eight years. He started with the big com-panies, then went out on his own two years ago, and never looked back.

This is the best thing Ive done yet, LaBissoniere said. However, theres a lot of work, a lot of study and plenty of tests when it comes to being an extermi-nator. Thats because the chemical that LaBissoniere handles is highly regulated.

The rule is: The label is the law, he said. Youve got to understand how to apply it.

Chasing pestsLaBissoniere theorizes that some folks

may be a little hesitant to call in the pest control guy: They dont want their neigh-bors to know theyve got rats.

But his business will always spike when theres a flood in the Valley. Flooded-out rats just want to come inside.

Most of the time, local rodents and

bugs are outside, where they belong.I tell people, if theyre inside the house,

its not OK, LaBissoniere said. When they come in, we have an issue. If theyre in your house, give me a call.

On the job, LaBissoniere deploys an integrated pest management approach. First, he tries to keep the intruders out, blocking entrances with caulking and foam. Then, its time to trim the bushes and clean up the landscaping to discour-age pests. Chemical agents are a last resort, and LaBissoniere says his primary chemi-cal is based on natural ingredients.

Bugs dont bother meLaBissoniere loves being his own boss.On the job, hes seen some strange

sights, visited hoarder homes stacked floor to ceiling with junk. Hes learned to know whether there are bedbugs in a room by smell.

You can check for bedbugs in a hotel by checking the mattress seams. And if you find them, definitely get a new roomyou dont want to bring them home with you.

Temperamentally, LaBissoniere is suit-

ed to this work, though he does get a little claustrophobic in those tight spaces.

Thats where his assistant, Dave Dickinson, comes in. Hell help Alan if he gets into a real jam, grabbing him by the feet and hauling him back out of those tight crawlspaces. Dickinson is now going through the certification process. Once done, he can take care of pest control problems on his own. Its good work, Dickinson says.

Bugs dont bother me, he says.Both Alan and Dave are involved in

volunteering for the King County Search and Rescue, and as emergency HAM radio operators. Theyre part of SECAST, the Valleys emergency radio broadcasting unit, and drive support vehicles for search and rescue.

Frontier Pest Control serves the Valley, King County and upper Kittitas County, and is a big promoter of shopping local.

Keep your money in the Valley, because thats where your dollar is going to be spent, Alan says.

Reach Frontier Pest Control at (425) 577-2944 or visit frontierbugs.com/pest-control/.

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Roswold Inc. as the General Contractor and Cook Structural Movers as the house raiser form a 10 year team. Unbeatable for Quality, Price, and Craftsmanship start to finish.

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Over 25 home elevations in the valley, more than any other contractor

Local Owners and Employees

Weve been flooded too

GENERAL CONTRACTORS &

Cook structural movers llc 3 Generations of House Movers

Roswold Inc. as the General Contractor and Cook Structural Movers as the house raiser form a 10 year team. Unbeatable for Quality, Price, and Craftsmanship start to finish.

Local Contractors with local references you can trust to do this unique job right. Experience is the difference

HOME ELEVATIONS We Stand Under Our Jobs

Call us to do your project

425.831.1831or Tom Roswold @ 206-979-1822 or Cook Structural @ 206-322-7617

#ROSWOI * 054M1 #COOK SSM931 Q8

Over 25 home elevations in the valley, more than any other contractor

Local Owners and Employees

Weve been flooded too

GENERAL CONTRACTORS &

Cook structural movers llc 3 Generations of House Movers

Roswold Inc. as the General Contractor and Cook Structural Movers as the house raiser form a 10 year team. Unbeatable for Quality, Price, and Craftsmanship start to finish.

Local Contractors with local references you can trust to do this unique job right. Experience is the difference

HOME ELEVATIONS We Stand Under Our Jobs

Call us to do your project

425.831.1831or Tom Roswold @ 206-979-1822 or Cook Structural @ 206-322-7617

#ROSWOI * 054M1 #COOK SSM931 Q8

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Home & GardenSelah Gifts celebrating 10th anniversary

North Bends Selah Gifts celebrates its 10th year in business with a special anniversary event, April 25 through 28.

Selah is an urban boutique in a rural setting, recently moved to 111 E. North Bend Way, Suite A.

Owner Shelly Woodward plans prize drawings as part of her big anniversary. She also encourages likes on the Selah Facebook page, and thanks everyone who voted for her in the recent Best of the Valley poll.

Learn about small-space gardening at MolbaksSuburban lots are getting smaller and many city dwellers dont have gardens at all. So,

whats a gardener to do? Join Richie Steffen, curator of the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden and Great Plant Picks Selection Committee member, for Small Spaces; Big Impact, a free seminar at Molbaks in Woodinville, 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 27, and discover how small spaces can still pack a punch. Steffen will recommend plants that offer spring beauty and work well in smaller spaces, including containers. For additional information visit www.molbaks.com/events.html.

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