March 2012

Southeastern Arizona Contractors Association

Vol. 8, No. 7

ConstructionNews & Views

A message fromSACA’S President

Mike Rutherford

President continued on page 7

Member Profile: Cochise Termite Pest Control Company

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Just when we thought theeconomy was showing signs of life,the priceof gashas sky-rocketedover thepast sev-e r a lw e e k s .It’s cur-rently atthe high-est priceever for the month of February. TedKloza, chief oil analyst at OPISsays that Americans spent 8.4% oftheir household incomes in gas lastyear. That’s double what it was adecade ago. And the percentagecould easily rise again this year.

The current administrationblames gas prices on everythingand everyone else except its ownpolicies and decisions that continueto smother the U.S. economy.Iran’s bully tactics freezing oil de-liveries, nuclear weapons develop-ment, and threatening to block theStrait of Hormuz only continue toescalate oil prices. Now that thePresident has refused to allow theconstruction Keystone Pipelineproject with Canada, our neighborto the north will have to find a newcustomer for its oil—China.

The federal government’s re-strictions on domestic drilling and

Cochise Termite Pest Control Com-pany has been in business for over 27years servicing all of Cochise Countywith operations in Benson, Bisbee, Dou-glas, and the home office in Sierra Vista.

We have treated thousands ofhomes for general pest control and pre-treatments for houses for builders, cov-ering sub terranean termite infestation.

Because Cochise County has hadone of the warmest winters on record,bugs will be a problem this year. Pestssurvive the cold with strategies such asslowing down their metabolism and res-piration. With the warmer temperature,many are forced out early in search offood. Roaches, ants, beetles, scorpions,wasps and other insects come out ear-lier than normal. If insects come outearlier, the flowers and plants they feedon must also bloom equally early. Theyhave to be synchronized with what theyare feeding upon. We expect ants to bethe number one problem in CochiseCounty this year and more service callsfor scorpions.

Sub Terranean and Dry Wood ter-mites swarm in March and April inSouthern Arizona, trying to establish anew colony. Only about 3 percent ofthe termites will live. Sub-Terranean ter-

mites live in the soil and need moistureto survive. Dry Wood termites live inold wood and need no moisture. Ter-mites cause more damage to homes inthe United States than fire and storms.

Cochise Termite Pest Control Com-pany is licensed to provide “WOODDESTROYING INSPECTION RE-

PORTS” for the infestation of wooddestroying insects for realtors onhouses listed for sale.

Cochise Termite Pest Control Com-pany specializes in DRY WOOD ter-mite treatments in Cochise County. Inthe past few years dry termites havebeen infesting more areas of the county.

SACA March 2012 Calendar of Events

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2012 SACABoard of Directors & Committee Chairs

Laurinda Wallace, Executive DirectorMike Rutherford – President

Registrar of Contractors,Advisory Council MemberBuilding Committee Chair

Water Issues ChairWayne Gregan – Vice President

Website ChairHome Show Co-Chair

Greg Keller – Secretary / TreasurerHome Show Co-Chair

Kevin Jorgenson – DirectorSafety Committee Chair

Scholarships / Charities Co-ChairChristine Bingel – Director

Annual Meeting ChairNewsletter Chair

Membership ChairRobbie Cain – DirectorGolf Tournament Chair

Larry Saunders – DirectorSWPPP / MS4 Co-Chair

Scholarships / Charities Co-ChairBob Kirk – Director

Kristen Gregan – Director

Lynn MattinglyCochise County Stakeholders Representative

Michael CerepanyaCity of Sierra Vista Stakeholders Representative

SWPPP / MS4 Co-Chair

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Government MeetingsCochise Cty Board of Supervisors Every Tues., 10 a.m. County Buildings, Bisbee, AZSierra Vista City Council 2nd & 4th Thurs., 5 p.m. City Hall, 2nd FloorBenson City Council 2nd & 4th Mon., 7 p.m. City HallBisbee City Council 1st & 3rd Tues., 7 p.m. City HallWillcox City Council 1st & 3rd Mon., 7 p.m. City Hall

General Membership MeetingLocation: PDS Country Club, St. Andrews Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ

Time 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Luncheon $15 at door

Speaker: Scott Wareing – Paffenbarger & Walden Construction BondsOur speaker for the March meeting is Scott Wareing, one of the partners of Paffenbarger andWalden Construction Bonds. Paffenbarger and Walden is an insurance agency that only writessurety bonds. Scott has 17 years in the surety industry, seven as a contract underwriter and tenas an agent. He is the past president of the Surety Association of Arizona and has earned theAFSB designation, Associate in Fidelity and Surety Bonding. He is a 1988 graduate of ArizonaState University and a diehard Arizona Cardinals fan. He also volunteers as the Troop Commit-tee Chair for BSA Troop 441, The Scottsdale Backpackers. Scott’s presentation will be on “Un-derstanding Surety Bonds – Information for Contractors and Government Reps.” In today’slitigious and unpredictable construction environment, make plans now to attend this timely andvital presentation. Don’t miss this informative time on Wednesday, March 21st, 11:30 a.m. atPueblo Del Sol country club.

Up-Coming SACA EventsWednesday March 7, 2012–OSHA Training–Chamber of Commerce, 9 a.m. – Noon

March 23 & 24, 2012–2012 SACA HOME AND GARDEN SHOWat Buena High School

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The Way I See It: Saving the world is getting tiresomePage 3

Casey Jones

Maybe it’s just me. Maybe it’s be-cause I’m staring another birthday inthe eye and the aches and pains arecoming on fast. Or maybe it is, as somewill declaim, that I’m just unenlight-ened and want all of us to have pol-luted air, toxic water, and a world to-tally devoid good things and nice placesto enjoy.

And then again, maybe it’s becauseI’ve grown tired of being told, for ex-ample, that our country’s forests willbe decimated if I don’t changeover topaperless billing from all those towhom I owe monthly bills.

Maybe it’s because the inanity ofclaiming that earth’s future dependsupon insuring the continued existenceof things like the Huachuca WaterUmbel! I’ve never seen one of thesethings, but I’ve been assured that itssurvival is critical to my-and your-wellbeing. Really?

Let’s look at these situations indi-vidually. First, the aches and pains. Allthings considered I’m pretty surethey’re directly related to the wear andtear to which I’ve subjected my bodyfor the past 74 years. Get over it.Growing old(er) ain’t for the faint ofheart. ‘Nuff said.

In 1760 the original British Colo-nies were populated by about 1,600,000people, best estimates state that for-ested lands amounted to about850,000,000 acres. Today, forested

lands amount to about 750,000,000acres. One estimate is that over thantimeframe some 120,000,000 acres offorest had been converted to farmland.

That conversion may be what hasenabled us to feed the folks in NewYork City, Boston, Philadelphia, Chi-cago, Seattle, Wichita, Los Angeles,Houston, Dallas, Phoenix and yes, Si-erra Vista and all points in between(that’s over 300,000,000 of us)—and agood portion of the rest of the world.

I’m pretty sure that my (our) chang-ing to paperless billing isn’t going tomake a significant dent in our cataclys-mic forest destruction!!!!!

Having said that, I have pretty muchchanged to paperless billing. Not be-cause doing so will save a bunch oftrees, but because it is MORE EFFI-CIENT! It gives me more time to con-template my aches and pains.

Now for the Huachuca WaterUmbel. The water umbel is a species.In 2011 the New York Times cited anarticle which stated that there aresomewhere around 8,700,000 specieson earth. The article further stated thatperhaps as many as 80% of the spe-cies on earth have yet to be discov-ered. As of 2010 over 1,700,000 spe-cies have been described, and in 2007,the International Union for Conserva-tion of Nature and Natural Resourcesprojected as many as perhaps50,000,000 species may be eventuallydiscovered, described and recognized.

Point is that whether the Huachuca

Water Umbel is here tomorrow or notis totally insignificant when viewedin a larger context. Saving it isn’tgoing to make any difference.

Species come and species go.Chances are pretty good that we’llhave them around as long as we are.

So, there we are. Hopefully, I’llbe around to continue doing my part,but frankly, I’m a little weary aboutbeing constantly reminded that it’s upto me, and you, to save the world.

That’s the way I see it.Casey Jones

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For the second time (Where wasthe second time? I am assuming thefirst one was in Purdy Lane.) sincemy short time here in Cochise County,we have suffered the loss of anotherchild in a residential fire. The worstthing that could happen in a commu-nity is the loss of its most vulnerableand valuable citizens. Children arelost every day because of accidentsthat could be prevented in some way.We require pool enclosures to pro-tect children but we still loose a childa day to drowning in private pools.We require children to ride in carseats and use seat belts but I see so

many standing up on seats while theirparents drive down the road texting.The role of government as I see it isto do the most we can to protect citi-zens without being overzealous. Wehave building codes that provide stan-dards to ensure safe and sanitarystructures for people to live, work, andplay but that is often just not enough.If I could just make one suggestion tothe people reading this article thatwould be to plan and train their chil-dren to recognize and respond to haz-ards and emergencies. When my kidswere young I talked to them aboutwhat to do if they found a gun, a sick

animal, lost back pack, or any num-ber of situations they might findthemselves in. I also talked to themabout what to do in a fire and wepracticed. I made sure they couldopen the window of their bedroomand could get out on their own. Andthey practiced and went to our meet-ing spot. My kids wore their seatbelts, and now one of them is a copand he will write you a ticket if youor your kids aren’t belted in (goodfor him, and it makes me proud).

At our meetings I look aroundand most of us are now grandpar-ents, or look like we should be. We

want our grandkids to be safe somaybe next time you visit them youcould have a fire drill and make surethey know what to do. Our world isso full of hazards it really helps to beprepared and have a plan of action.Fires happen but if parents and chil-dren have a response plan, having aplan in place reduces the chances ofus as building officials of having toinvestigate, and a response I wouldnever have to investigate a fatal fireagain.

Jack HoldenCochise County Building Official

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SAFETY

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Carbon monoxide (CO) is a col-orless, odorless, toxic gas which in-terferes with the oxygen-carryingcapacity of blood. CO is non-irritat-ing and can overcome persons with-out warning. Many people die fromCO poisoning, usually while usinggasoline powered tools and genera-tors in buildings or semi-enclosedspaces without adequate ventilation.

Effects of Carbon MonoxidePoisoning - Severe carbon monox-ide poisoning causes neurological

damage, illness, coma and death.Symptoms of CO exposure• Headaches, dizziness and drowsi-

ness.• Nausea, vomiting, tightness across

the chest. Some Sources of Exposure• Portable generators/generators in

buildings.• Concrete cutting saws, compressors.• Power trowels, floor buffers,

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Preventing CO Exposure ·Never use a generator indoors or inenclosed or partially enclosed spacessuch as garages, crawl spaces, andbasements. Opening windows anddoors in an enclosed space may pre-vent CO buildup.

• Make sure the generator has 3-4feet of clear space on all sides andabove it to ensure adequate ventila-tion.

• Do not use a generator outdoorsif placed near doors, windows or vents

which could allow CO to enter andbuild up in occupied spaces.

• When using space heaters andstoves ensure that they are in goodworking order to reduce CO buildup,and never use in enclosed spaces orindoors.

• Consider using tools powered byelectricity or compressed air, if avail-able. If you experience symptoms ofCO poisoning get to fresh air rightaway and seek immediate medicalattention.

At the Water Wise CooperativeExtension office, we are often askedabout pruning. What does pruninghave to do with water conservation?Here at Water Wise, we want you tohave happy, established plants be-cause they can take less water thanstarting over again with a replacementplant. Pruning is one way your plantscan live a long and healthy life.

How can you have healthy plants?There are several key practices butthe most important one is wateringright. Be careful not to overwater andwater at the drip line (the area justunder the edge of the branches), notat the base of the trunk or stem.

What does watering right have todo with pruning? If a plant is giventoo much water it can grow more thannormal (if it doesn’t die from watersoaked soil). More growth oftenmeans it is time to get out your prun-ing tools. Not only does more growthmean more work on your part, butpushing a plant to grow fast can also

result in weak wood. Weak branchesbreak easily and need to be pruned.

Landscape trees really should notneed pruning except for promoting thetree’s health, reducing hazards topeople, and training a young tree. Butmany plants are pruned to make themfit into a space because they grew toobig for their location. You know thosecute live Christmas trees? You takethem home and plant them right nextto the house not realizing they can be40 feet tall and 20 feet wide. Oops.Lesson learned- right plant in the rightplace.

Every time a plant is pruned, itleaves a wound for the plant to healand exposes it to disease. Plant expertsdo not recommend painting the woundto protect it, they recommend letting theplant heal naturally.

Removing branches can also ex-pose the trunk to damaging sun andreduces leaves that produce food forthe plant. To reduce plant shock, re-move no more than one-third of the

plant when you prune.Leave side branches on a young

tree to strengthen and shade the trunk.Look for nurseries that sell containerplants with side branches. Sidebranches can be gradually removedafter the trunk thickens.

When pruning, use sharp tools toreduce shredding the bark when youcut. Just under the bark are delicatetissues. Damage to those tissues re-duces the ability of the plant to trans-port nutrients to leaves and roots.

On our Water Wise on-site visits,we often see pruned plants that havestumped branches. Stumps are diffi-cult for the plant to heal because thestump has to die and fall off before the“bark collar” can grow over thewound. To avoid stump cutting, use asharp pruning saw or by-pass prunersand cut the branch twice– first at adistance from the final cut to reducethe weight of the branch with the finalcut just in front of the bark collar. Thebark collar is the wrinkly tissue wherethe branch is connected to the plant.

To learn more about pruning or toschedule a free on-site visit, contactWater Wise at 458-8278 ext. 2141 and

at waterwise.arizona.edu. WaterWise is a University of ArizonaCochise County Cooperative Exten-sion program whose Partners areCochise County, the City of SierraVista, Ft. Huachuca, the Upper SanPedro Partnership, and SulphurSprings Valley Electric Cooperative.

Cado DailyProgram Coordinator Senior,Water Wise ProgramUniversity of Arizona CochiseCounty Cooperative Extension1140 N. Colombo AveSierra Vista, AZ 85635Ph: (520) 458-8278 x 2139FAX: (520) 458-5823waterwise.arizona.edu

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development of our own resourcescontinues to place the U.S. in a pre-carious position. Just changing fromthe winter blend to the summer blendof gasoline required by the govern-ment increases the price at the pump.The summer blend is more expen-sive to produce. Without some sig-nificant changes in policy and in gov-ernment personnel, America mayfind itself uncompetitive and at thebottom of the heap of industrializednations.

In view of the all this gloom anddoom, I encourage you to get in-volved in the political process. Edu-cate yourself about the candidates.Make your voice heard by taking thetime to contact our current repre-sentatives in government. We have

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many important elections on all levelsthis year, from city council seats, tofilling Giffords’ open seat in theHouse, Kyl’s in the Senate, and thepresidency.

SACA plans to invite those runningfor city council to the June member-ship meeting on June 20, so you canfind out more about our local candi-dates and their qualifications to be onthe council. Plan now to come out forlunch and meet the folks who want yourvote .

First, make sure you’re registeredto vote and then get to polls or requesta mail-in ballot. Now is not the time tobe apathetic about politics, but let’s getinvolved to help our country get backon track with more jobs, less regula-tion, and lower prices at the pump.

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