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86 • DECEMBER 2012 • WORLD FENCE NEWS AFA chapters sponsor West Coast Regional Fence Show The California Chapter, the Cali- fornia Fence Contractors Association and the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the American Fence Association spon- sored the 2012 West Coast Regional World Fence News Welcomes You To HOUSTON! Visit The World Fence News Crew At Booth No. 2407! Fence Show October 5-6, 2012 at John Ascuaga's Nugget in Sparks (Reno), Nev. The chapters also used the op- portunity to hold their third quarter meetings. Following the meetings, which took place before the show opened, Phil Vermeulen addressed the mem- bers of all three chapters on current legislative issues and developments. On Friday, the California Chapter sponsored a golf tournament which was held at the Wild Creek Golf Course in Sparks. Some eighty-six golfers turned out to play. They competed for $1,900 in cash prizes as well as Blue Ray DVD play- ers, digital cameras, and GPS systems. A putting contest took place at 7:30 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at 8 a.m. "None of this could be made pos- sible without the generosity of the members who attended and played in the golf tournament," said California Chapter executive secretary Priscilla Lavoie. "And a very special thanks goes out to the hole sponsors for their generosity." Sponsors included Builders Fence, ci-Fabrics, Master Halco, Merchants Metals, RG Business Insurance, Swan Fence, Bailey Fence, FenceCorp, DAC Industries, Gates and Controls, South- western Wire, Electronic Entry Dis- tributors, Encon, BD Loops, and Security Contractor Services, Inc. She noted that JT Lawson of ci- Fabrics deserves credit for organizing the golf tournament, assisted by Ed Lavoie of Merchants Metals. Priscilla said that a list of the win- ners along with the golf tournament narrative can be found in the "Golf Corner" section of its web site, www.californiachapterafa.com. The show opened on Friday with a champagne reception, after which John Above, putting contest winner Martin Gehrels, center, is flanked by JT Law- son and Ed Lavoie. Above, Nugget president John As- cuaga, as usual, cuts the ribbon to open the show. Assisting is Dick Boyle. (California Chapter photos) Enjoying the beautiful weather are, above, left to right, Anthony Ortega, Jerry Short, Steve Bennett and Glenn Shenk. Below, left to right, are Ellie Bai- ley, Sharon Bailey, Karen Marrs and Kris Coshaing. Ascuaga, president of the Nugget, cut the ribbon for the official show opening. The weekend ended with the three chapters hosting a joint hospitality suite. October 2012 Monthly Issue Fencer's Almanac 2013 You May Read World Fence News and the Fencer's Almanac Online at www.worldfencenews.com Exhibitors: For information on the advertising programs available through World Fence News, drop by and speak with Rick Henderson or contact him at 800-231-0275, e-mail editor@worldfencenews.com. Staffing the Merchants Metals exhibit are James Morrison, manager of the Hayward, Calif. service center and Sara Uyeno, who manages the Sacramento branch. Above, JT Lawson and Rick Logoteta man the ci-Fabrics exhibit. Below, Shawna, Brian and Ted Dickson wel- come visitors to the BD Loops booth. AFA MEMBER SINCE 1984 Pat Dowling, center, chats with visitors to the Builders Fence Co. booth. Ed Lavoie, left, visits with attendee Pedro Ramos. Holding down the California Chapter booth are Roger Gutierrez, Priscilla Lavoie and Dan Galietto.