FRIDAY FOCUS To advertise, call (208) 524-7355 or [email protected] ★★★★★★ ★★★★★★ Post Register By Casey Archibald [email protected] A rea home builders are gearing up for this year’s Parade of Homes. e Parade kicks off Sept. 19 and runs through Sept. 22. It is organized by the Eastern Idaho Homebuilders Association and will feature 14 homes this year ranging in size and price. e homes are located from Shelley through Idaho Falls to St. An- thony. Visitors will have the oppor- tunity to see the work of 11 different builders in the area by attending the event. Jace Vance, a contractor for JEMCO Construction, and the president of the Eastern Ida- ho Homebuilders Association, said many of the builders keep their recent designs “under their hat” until they reveal their project to the public during the Parade. “Generally, we don’t sell many houses at the parade. It happens, but it’s more about making contact with peo- ple for possibilities down the road,” said Vance. “I think a lot of people come [to the Parade of Homes] for ideas. If they are building or are going to be building in the next few years they want ideas and references for possible builders.” Last year around 3,000 peo- ple toured the homes featured in the Parade. Roy Ellis, Vice President of the Eastern Idaho Homebuild- ers Association, and the Parade of Homes Committee Chair- man, said he expects ticket sales to increase by 1,000 to 1,500 this year because of the improving economy. “I hope that people [who attend the event] are satisfied and that they feel like they get their money worth,” said Ellis, “We want people to enjoy it and come back next year. We have people who come every year and even plan their va- cations around the Parade of Homes.” Tickets for the Parade of Homes may be purchased at any of the homes on the list for $10 on the day of the event, or before the parade with a buy-one-get- one-free discount from any of the major sponsors. e major sponsors are BMC West, Citizens Community Bank, Home Lighting Center, Idaho Central Credit Union and Intermountain Gas Com- pany. Tickets are also available at Merlins TV. Visitors will have the oppor- tunity to vote for their favor- ite home and be entered for a chance to win a gas grill from Ferguson in the process. Bal- lots will be available for each visitor to vote for the People’s Choice Award. e ballots can be turned in at drop boxes available in each home. Each person who votes will be en- tered to win the grill. Tanya Cromwell, a home de- signer at Idaho Home Design, serves on the Parade of Homes Committee. She guessed that around 50 percent of attendees come to get design ideas. She said many of those participants end up contacting one of the builders to either build or re- model their home. Building homes is not the only kind of construction that comes with the Parade of Homes. Building relationships with members of the public is another important aspect of the Eastern Idaho Homebuild- ers Association, according to Ellis. “e whole deal with having a house in the parade is getting feedback and comments from the public,” said Ellis. “It helps the builders as well, because no where else in the world can you get that kind of advertising.” Besides being a great meth- od of exposure to the public for local builders, the parade is also the No. 1 fundraiser for the Eastern Idaho Homebuild- ers Association, according to Vance. e association is a non-prof- it organization, and is run by almost all volunteers. e only paid member of the committee is the Executive Officer, Sherri Biorn, who works year-round on the event. Vance said Biorn is an essential part of keeping things running and organized, especially when it comes to the annual Parade. “She is involved in every step,” said Vance, “If we didn’t have her we have to do it all on our own. She is the most im- portant piece of the puzzle and keeps us all headed in the right direction.” Vance explained that funds raised from the Parade of Homes help support the East- ern Idaho Homebuilders As- sociation in a variety of ways, but the basic goal of the orga- nization is to protect those in- volved in building homes. “Our association is a watchdog for builders and homeowners,” said Vance. “Our goal is to make sure that the laws that are being put into place don’t hurt or infringe on the rights of the people in our industry. We also want to make sure nothing is put into place that makes it so people can’t afford to buy home.” Vance said if there is a bat- tle that the association has to fight in order to uphold their role as watchdog for the build- ing community, they use funds raised from the Parade of Homes to protect local build- ers and homeowners. Cromwell said even though the builders involved in the pa- rade are competitors, they are also brought together through their participation in the East- ern Idaho Home Builders As- sociation. She said she has even seen some of them go out to lunch and help each other out with some of the issues they are trying to work through. “We want everybody to be successful in our association and that’s part of the reason we want them to be good quality builders,” said Cromwell. Vance explained that the builders who are a part of the association are required to fol- low a code of ethics in order to participate. “We have a lot of pride in what we do, and we believe in what we do,” said Vance. “We want the public to believe in what we do as well. It is hard to accomplish that if you don’t have reputable people and businesses involved in your association. We want people to be involved, but we also want to hold ourselves to a high standard.” Contractors build more than just homes for annual event funds de of East- s As- ways, orga- se in- s. a nd ce. re ng or he We hing es it so home. ” a bat- has to their build- funds de of build Major sponsors: Parade of Homes Sept. 19-22 Hours: Thursday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets: $10 each at homes or buy one, get one free from major sponsors.
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FRIDAY FOCUSTo advertise, call (208) 524-7355 or [email protected]★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Post Register
By Casey [email protected]
Area home builders are gearing up for this year’s Parade of Homes.
Th e Parade kicks off Sept. 19 and runs through Sept. 22. It is organized by the Eastern Idaho Homebuilders Association and will feature 14 homes this year ranging in size and price. Th e homes are located from Shelley through Idaho Falls to St. An-thony.
Visitors will have the oppor-tunity to see the work of 11 diff erent builders in the area by attending the event.
Jace Vance, a contractor for JEMCO Construction, and the president of the Eastern Ida-ho Homebuilders Association, said many of the builders keep their recent designs “under their hat” until they reveal their project to the public during the Parade.
“Generally, we don’t sell many houses at the parade. It happens, but it’s more about making contact with peo-ple for possibilities down the road,” said Vance. “I think a lot of people come [to the Parade of Homes] for ideas. If they are building or are going to be building in the next few years they want ideas and references for possible builders.”
Last year around 3,000 peo-ple toured the homes featured in the Parade.
Roy Ellis, Vice President of the Eastern Idaho Homebuild-ers Association, and the Parade of Homes Committee Chair-man, said he expects ticket sales to increase by 1,000 to 1,500 this year because of the improving economy.
“I hope that people [who attend the event] are satisfi ed and that they feel like they get their money worth,” said Ellis, “We want people to enjoy it and come back next year. We have people who come every year and even plan their va-cations around the Parade of Homes.”
Tickets for the Parade of Homes may be purchased at any of the homes on the list for $10 on the day of the event, or before the parade with a buy-one-get-one-free discount from any of the major sponsors.
Th e major sponsors are BMC
West, Citizens Community Bank, Home Lighting Center, Idaho Central Credit Union and Intermountain Gas Com-pany. Tickets are also available at Merlins TV.
Visitors will have the oppor-tunity to vote for their favor-ite home and be entered for a chance to win a gas grill from Ferguson in the process. Bal-lots will be available for each visitor to vote for the People’s Choice Award. Th e ballots can be turned in at drop boxes available in each home. Each person who votes will be en-tered to win the grill.
Tanya Cromwell, a home de-signer at Idaho Home Design, serves on the Parade of Homes Committee. She guessed that around 50 percent of attendees come to get design ideas. She said many of those participants end up contacting one of the builders to either build or re-model their home.
Building homes is not the only kind of construction that comes with the Parade of Homes. Building relationships with members of the public is another important aspect of the Eastern Idaho Homebuild-ers Association, according to Ellis.
“Th e whole deal with having a house in the parade is getting feedback and comments from the public,” said Ellis. “It helps the builders as well, because no where else in the world can you get that kind of advertising.”
Besides being a great meth-od of exposure to the public for local builders, the parade is also the No. 1 fundraiser for the Eastern Idaho Homebuild-ers Association, according to Vance.
Th e association is a non-prof-it organization, and is run by almost all volunteers. Th e only paid member of the committee is the Executive Offi cer, Sherri Biorn, who works year-round on the event. Vance said Biorn is an essential part of keeping things running and organized, especially when it comes to the annual Parade.
“She is involved in every step,” said Vance, “If we didn’t have her we have to do it all on our own. She is the most im-portant piece of the puzzle and keeps us all headed in the right direction.”
Vance explained that funds raised from the Parade of Homes help support the East-ern Idaho Homebuilders As-sociation in a variety of ways, but the basic goal of the orga-nization is to protect those in-volved in building homes.
“Our association is a watchdog for builders and homeowners,” said Vance. “Our goal is to make sure that the laws that are being put into place don’t hurt or infringe on the rights of the people in our industry. We also want to make sure nothing is put into place that makes it so people can’t aff ord to buy home.”
Vance said if there is a bat-tle that the association has to fi ght in order to uphold their role as watchdog for the build-ing community, they use funds raised from the Parade of Homes to protect local build-ers and homeowners.
Cromwell said even though the builders involved in the pa-rade are competitors, they are also brought together through their participation in the East-ern Idaho Home Builders As-sociation. She said she has even seen some of them go out to lunch and help each other out with some of the issues they are trying to work through.
“We want everybody to be successful in our association and that’s part of the reason we want them to be good quality builders,” said Cromwell.
Vance explained that the builders who are a part of the association are required to fol-low a code of ethics in order to participate.
“We have a lot of pride in what we do, and we believe in what we do,” said Vance. “We want the public to believe in what we do as well. It is hard to accomplish that if you don’t have reputable people and businesses involved in your association. We want people to be involved, but we also want to hold ourselves to a high standard.”
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Parade of HomesSept. 19-22
Hours: Thursday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tickets: $10 each at homes or buy one, get one free from major sponsors.
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