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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/.
Local Owners and Employees Weve been flooded too
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Working together for over 15 years and have raised 50 Homes
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Local Contractors with local employees you can trust to do the
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Experience is the difference
Local Owners and Employees
Weve been flooded too
GENERAL CONTRACTORS &
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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
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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
Over 25 home elevations in the valley, more than any other
contractor
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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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