As part of the program at the March Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) State Board of Directors’ meeting, we heard four of the five Republican candidates running against Brad Ellsworth for Evan Bayh’s Senate seat speak. There were three politicians, Marlin Stutzman, John Hostettler and Dan Coats. The fourth, John Bates, Jr., has not held political office in the past. This wasn’t a debate. Each candidate was allowed to make a short introductory speech and then they took questions from the audience. It was set up in half hour time slots, so we received individual presentations.
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In a Magnanimous Fit…
I got an email from ASLA last Friday suggesting that I volunteer to speak at the local school since April is Landscape Architecture Month. In what must have been some kind of a magnanimous fit I fired off an email to the Culver School Superintendent volunteering to do just that. Wouldn’t you know it, April 23rd is Career Day at the the Culver Middle School and they were thrilled to hear that I was volunteering to speak that afternoon. Five 20 minute rotations of about 15 students each. Wow…
April is National Landscape Architecture Month
This month is National Landscape Architecture Month. April is also African American Women’s Fitness Month, International Cesarean Awareness Month, Emotional Overeaters Awareness Month, Irritable Bowel Syndrome Month & Nationally Sexually Transmitted Diseases Month just to name a few. (From the site here.) I’m promoting Landscape Architecture since I have a Bachelor’s of Science in Landscape Architecture (B.S.L.A.) from Purdue University. I am a Registered Landscape Architect with the State of Indiana. I am a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).
Elberton, Georgia
A few months ago I wrote an entry on the Georgia Guidestones that I visited while on vacation. American Profile Magazine did a story on Elberton, Georgia, the home of the Georgia Guidestones. The article talks about their long (200+ yr) tradition of granite monument creation. If you were interested in the Georgia Guidestone entry, you might like this as well. You can find the article posted online here. There are also some interesting things at the Elberton Granite Association’s website here.
Merry Christmas!
This is the last post before Christmas and I wanted to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! I don’t know if having everything coated in ice qualifies as a white Christmas, but there’s some snow under there too.
The Christmas Pug was stolen from a card we received from Cal-Pro Fence. Thanks guys. Becky and I used to have a pug, though we would have never gotten A.J. to sit still long enough to wear a hat for a picture.
This has been a tough year for everyone, but I want to thank the clients that have stuck with us. I also want to thank the ECC staff that have worked hard this year. Here’s hoping next year is a better year for all of us!
Merry Christmas to everyone and Best Wishes for a happy, healthy, prosperous New Year! Safe travels for those of you that will be out in the weather. To the rest of you, be safe at home.
Kevin