35th Annual Watertown Home Show

THANK YOU to our 90+ Vendors and 1,400+ Attendees that made this year’s Home Show such a SUCCESS!!! We sincerely appreciate the support!!

A special THANK YOU to Tony Kneeland, Cashway Lumber, Larry’s Lumber, Northeast Technical High School Building Trades Program, Lake Area Technical College Building Trades Program, Stan Houston Equipment Company and Sign Pro for each of your part in making the toolbox area happen!! THANKS to you, we gave out 200 pairs of safety glasses and 200 toolboxes to some VERY happy and proud kids!! What an EXCITING event that hopefully planted some seeds for kids to think about construction as a career!

We were able to bring back the FUN Builder Blocks this year!! THANK YOU to Moyer Construction for sponsoring this area!

THANK YOU to Moyers Roll Off for again sponsoring the coloring contest! The 8’ coloring crayons were AWESOME!!

We couldn’t do it without our Sponsors!!

The food options were FANTASTIC: 4-H Concessions, Fuller’s Sweet Treats, Hot Mama Mack’s, and Thadens Family Donuts! Yummmm.

THANK YOU again for supporting the Watertown Area Home Builders Association and our mission!! “WAHBA is a non-profit organization of professionals dedicated to promoting the building industry through education, advocacy & community involvement.” We provide scholarships to LATC Building Trades students, support local student chapters, fight for affordable housing, and so much more!

34th Annual Watertown Home Show

The Watertown Area Home Builders Association held their 34th Annual Home Show on Sat March 6th and Sun March 7th. It was another successful event that brought numerous vendors all under one roof including contractors, insurance companies, bankers, plumbing and heating, etc. Any type of business that has to do with a home! For the second year, it also included a Home & Craft area and various Food vendors. They held a Legislative Cracker Barrel on Saturday and Coffee with the Mayor on Sunday.

This event is WAHBA’s largest fundraiser to help them fulfill their mission: “The Watertown Area Home Builders Association is a non-profit organization of professionals dedicated to promoting our industry through education, advocacy and community involvement.” They took safety measures and are grateful to have been able to provide this opportunity to Vendors and the Public. WAHBA sincerely APPRECIATES the support so they can continue giving scholarships, supporting student chapters, making the Building Industry stronger and so much more!! #WeareMOREthanjusttheHomeShow

Bringing Housing Home - Meeting with John Thune & Kristi Noem

2nd Vice President Kurt Hanson and Executive Officer Julie Kneeland attended a Bringing Housing Home congressional meeting with US Senator John Thune on May 2nd. Thune was still optimistic about a trade deal with Canada on softwood lumber. He didn't realize how difficult it is for trucks to enter Canada. There was also discussion about steel prices, tax reform, OSHA fines, keeping housing affordable, workforce development and how things were going in Washington. Thune was attentive, understanding and wrote down numerous notes. It was another very interesting meeting with Thune. 

SDHBA President Paul Nelsen presented Thune with a "Friend of Housing" award. Pictured are Paul Nelsen, John Thune and Todd Boots. 

Executive Officer Julie Kneeland also attended a Bringing Housing Home congressional meeting with US Representative Kristi Noem on May 2nd. The same things were discussed with Noem along with homeowners tax credits and fair taxes. She also brought up regulations and a possible second tax reform. She also was unaware of the trucking issues getting into Canada. Noem had her assistant take several notes. Noem was attentive, very informative and open. She also shared her goals and plans if she becomes Governor. It also was a very interesting meeting.

What an honor to have US Senator Thune and US Representative Noem meet with us, hear our concerns and be our voice in Washington. Thank you to Home Builders of the Sioux Empire for hosting the meetings with Thune and Noem. The Home Builders Association (on all three levels) is doing big and great things in the Housing Industry. 

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WAHBA Members Construct Children's Fire Safety House

WAHBA members have recently completed construction of a new fire safety house for Watertown Fire Rescue. The safety house serves as an educational tool for students at schools in Watertown and surrounding communities. Thank you to all of the individuals and businesses that donated time and resources to this project! 

A special thank you to:

Lt. Chad Fischer - Watertown Fire Rescue
Mark Reishus - WAHBA Project Chair
Tony Kneeland - Project Co-Foreman
Matt Moyer - Project Co-Foreman

Over 300 hours of work donated by these WAHBA members!

► Cashway Lumber - Jason Meester, Mark Reishus, Todd Stee, Mike Guerdet
► City of Watertown - Keith Dolen
► Crestone Builders, Inc. - Eric Skott
► Duane's Floor Covering - DJ York
► Hartwig Heating - Mark Hartwig
► HomeTown Building Center - Gordy Bertsch
► Innovative Fabricators, Inc. - Eric Beutler
► Kloos Electric - Rick Kloos
► Kneeland Construction - Tony Kneeland, Cameron Garry, Jordan Spilde
► Krause Construction & Mobile Home Repair - Frank Krause
► Larry's Lumber - Greg Rieffenberger, Sam Rieffenberger, Damian Bostrom, Rod Woodford, Brennan Kranz, Kris Nelson
► LATI Building Trades Technology Students & Instructors
► Moyer Construction - Matt Moyer
► The Carpenter Shop - Dale Even
► WAHBA - Tom Paulson
► Winsupply of Watertown - Kelly Guenther
 

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