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San Joaquin Valley Chapter’s Back… and Busy! • Board Meeting to be Held in May • Educational Meeting and Dinner Planned for Early June • Join Us…Contact a Board Member for Details Yosemite Chapter Launches New Social Media Program Includes Promotion of Chapter Activities and CLCA Membership • See Board Chair’s Message Page 9 Now available online at www.eldoradocommunicationspublications.info ON THE COVER: It was fireworks night after the game on April 5, when the SJV Chapter held its very successful Baseball Event at Grizzlies Stadium (Chukchansi Park). Of the 43 SJV members and friends who attended, 37 were C-27 license holders! (See President’s Message and more photos on page 3.)

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San Joaquin Valley Chapter’s Back…and Busy! • Board Meeting to be Held in May• Educational Meeting and Dinner Planned for Early June• Join Us…Contact a Board Member for Details

Yosemite Chapter Launches New Social Media Program • Includes Promotion of Chapter Activities

and CLCA Membership• See Board Chair’s Message Page 9

Now Including

Volume 13April 2019

California Landscape Contractors AssociationSAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CHAPTER MAGAZINENow available online at www.eldoradocommunicationspublications.info

ON THE COVER: It was fireworks night after the game on April 5, when the SJV Chapter held its very successful Baseball Event at Grizzlies Stadium (Chukchansi Park). Of the 43 SJV members and friends who attended, 37 were C-27 license holders! (See President’s Message and more photos on page 3.)

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SJV President’s Message

San Joaquin Valley Chapter

2019 Board of Directors

TREASURER Ryan Krahn

RJ Landscape Service (599) 360-1393

[email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT EDUCATION Hector Hernandez

FACE/Rock Pile Yard Services (559) 431-3223

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DIRECTOR Tom DeLany

ACLS (559) 453-1670

[email protected]

ASSOCIATE MEMBER REP / VICE PRESIDENT EVENTS

Debra Spencer LCIS

(559) 650-3554 [email protected]

PRESIDENT Jeff Kollenkark, PhD

Weed Man (559) 266-1624

[email protected]

THE NEW GRAPEVINE EDITOR John Hernandez (626) 715-1757

19055 Abdera St. Rowland Heights, CA 91748 [email protected]

FAX (866) 591-5093

ASSOCIATE EDITOR/ ART DIRECTOR

Jerry Robin (626) 644-4239

Email [email protected]

Chapter Website: www.clca-sjv.org

SJV Baseball Night a Big Success• Of the 43 in attendance, 37

were C-27 license holders!

The San Joaquin Valley Chapter held our first major event of the year at

the Fresno Grizzlies Stadium. The event was a great success and featured our own skybox, tasty food and great camaraderie.

Our hard work paid off, as there were 43 in attendance and of those 37 were C-27 license holders! For a well-established CLCA Chapter like Bay Area, San Fernando Valley or San Diego, these numbers would be impressive. But for our Chapter that is crawling back from a near death experience, THIS IS FANTASTIC!

The weather was perfect and the conversations, food, and great baseball game including fireworks, really made for a terrific event. We hope to keep the momentum going and next steps include continuing to seek new members, especially those who can help on our board. If you want to be involved…or get BACK involved…in a growing Chapter that is making things happen, call me or another board member. We can use your ideas and your energy.

We hope to have an educational meeting and dinner in early June and a board meeting in May to plan for the event and invite new members. Let us know if you would like to join us, as you all are most welcome! – Jeff

JEFF KOLLENKARK SJV President

The Weed Man

GRIZZLIES STADIUM (Chukchansi Park) was the site of the Friday evening April 5 baseball night. The weather was perfect, as was the

camaraderie.

SKYBOX at the stadium included a tasty catered dinner, prizes, excellent seats and plenty of room to renew old friendships or make new ones.

GREAT NETWORKING and a fun time at the ol’ ball game was on tap for attendees at the SJV baseball outing.

TOM DE LANY and a trio of happy baseball lovers enjoy the Chapter’s big ball game bash.

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Green Industry Achievers to be Inducted Into the Green Industry Hall of Fame May 4 in Los Angeles

The honoring of the newest inductees into the prestigious Green Industry Hall of Fame on May 4 in Los Angeles will spotlight

some of the brightest and most dedicated individuals in the industry. The Green Industry Hall of Fame induction cere-monies will take place on Saturday, May 4, 2019, 5:30 p.m. at The Proud Bird Event Center, 11022 Aviation Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045.

The following Green Industry achievers will be inducted that evening:

Andy Bowden – Land Concern Tom Donnelly – BrightView Landscape Company Rose Epperson – West Coast Arborists, Inc.Steve Hazzard – Organic Control, Inc.David House – Village Nurseries Thomas House – Village Nurseries Stephanie Landregan – UCLA ExtensionRobert Starr – Toro Company

Green Industry Hall of Fame co-founders Richard Daigle and Charles Nunley list the following purposes of the Green Industry Hall of Fame:

• To honor individuals, past and present, for their signifi-cant impact on the Green Industry;

• To preserve Green Industry equipment from previous eras;

• To educate the public about the profound impact these individuals and pieces of equipment continue

to have on the Green Industry today.

Don’t miss the yearly event that draws scores

of what many would consider the “Who’s Who”

of the Green Industry today. Dinner is $95 per person

Visit www.greenindustryhallof-fame.org and follow the links for registration to make reservations online. For more information, call (866) 614-1755.

Meaning and Purpose in the Workplace

Building teams that work smarter, harder and more productively are

necessary for success in today’s business landscape. It can feel like a constant give and take between meeting the needs of your customers and supporting the staff it takes to deliver on those needs. Often people get so focused on the tasks at hand that they lose sight of the overall meaning in their work.

Educating every member of your team on how the end user is impacted by their work is one of the most powerful actions you can take as a leader. Yes, everyone comes to work to make a living, but at the end of the day feeling like what you do matters and knowing the positive impact it has in your customers’ lives is an important source of meaning and fulfillment for every employee.

Here are some simple ways you can incorporate this into your organization:

• Take the time to share customer testimonials in staff meetings. Highlight how certain individuals played an important part in delivering that result.

• When training employees or giving them feedback be sure to take the time to explain what part of their job means the most to your customers. How will it be viewed by people outside of your organization? What does the thought process of your customer look like?

• Reward performance that leads to customer satisfaction, not just higher productivity.

This will foster an environment where your team members feel not only appreciated by you, but also by the end user. It will help “put a face” to their work and help them build empathy for your customers. Little shifts in mindset like this are good for you, your customers and your team! And don’t forget that motivation needs to be maintained. Nourish it by always looking for new sources of inspiration to bring home to your team.

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Adversity and Resilience From an article by Mark Matteson EZine Street Sparking Success

Epictetus, the Roman Stoic was one of two great philosophers of the Roman Empire, the other was Marcus Aurelius. Epictetus

was a slave, Aurelius an Emperor. Epictetus once said, “It is diffi-culties that show what men are.”

It’s not what happens to us rather it’s how we respond. Are you willing to fail forward? Knocked down seven times, stand up eight! History is replete with shining examples of men and women who bounced back from setbacks, challenges, bankruptcy and failure. We only truly fail when we blame others and stop trying to learn from our mistakes. Each of us is 100% accountable for our actions and decisions.

We all suffer. If you live long enough, things are going to happen that you have no control over. Death of a loved one, betrayal, financial setbacks, divorce, surgery, auto accidents, floods, earth-quakes…the list is long. Again, it’s not what happens but how we respond. There is no better teacher than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.

So just how does one bounce back from adversity?

1) Decide to overcome. Get back on the horse.2) Study men and women who have bounced back. Read biog-

raphies.3) Journal. Ask yourself, what can I do different or better next

time?4) Find mentors. Seek out men and women who have overcome

setbacks and challenges and ask them how they did it.5) Pray. Ask whatever Higher Power you believe in for strength.6) Meditate. Listen to the small still voice for answers. Be still.7) Resolve and Resilience. It’s a choice.

Abraham Lincoln is considered by many to be the greatest President in U.S. History. He experienced more failure than any other President, both personally and professionally. A common list of the failures of Abraham Lincoln (along with a few successes) is:

• 1831 - Lost his job • 1832 - Defeated in run for Illinois State Legislature • 1833 - Failed in business • 1834 - Elected to Illinois State Legislature (success) • 1835 - Sweetheart died • 1836 - Had nervous breakdown • 1838 - Defeated in run for Illinois House Speaker • 1843 - Defeated in run for nomination for U.S. Congress • 1846 - Elected to Congress (success) • 1848 - Lost re-nomination • 1849 - Rejected for land officer position

• 1854 - Defeated in run for U.S. Senate • 1856 - Defeated in run for nomination

for Vice President • 1858 - Again defeated in run for

U.S. Senate • 1860 - Elected President (success)

That looks like a pretty glum résumé, making you wonder how he ever made it to the top. The answer? Resilience. He just never quit.

Rudyard Kipling, one of England’s finest minds, wrote a poem entitled “IF” written in 1895. I read it at my oldest son Colin’s wedding. Everything that is built needs a plan or guide. In this poem, Rudyard Kipling provides a blueprint for living a stellar life:

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being hated, don’t give way to hating, And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream – and not make dreams your master; If you can think – and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings – nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,

Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And – which is more – you’ll be a Man, my son!

MARK MATTESON Best Selling Author &

International Speaker

Bounding Back

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Two California Construction Workers Hospitalized with Valley Fever Submitted by Dan Dvorak, CLCA Insurance Solutions

Cal/OSHA has issued serious health and safety citations to Underground

Construction Co., Inc. of Benicia after two of its employees contracted Valley Fever. The workers were exposed to the fungal disease while using hand tools to dig trenches in Kings, Fresno and Merced counties – areas where the soil is known to contain harmful spores that cause the infection.

“When soil is disturbed by activities such as digging, driving, or high winds, Valley Fever spores can become airborne and poten-tially be inhaled,” said Cal/OSHA Chief Juliann Sum. “Without the proper training, protection and mitigation procedures, workers are likely to be exposed and get sick.”

Symptoms and severity: Cal/OSHA was notified in September 2018 that the employees were hospitalized after being diagnosed with Valley Fever, also known as Coccidioidomycosis. Symptoms of the disease are similar to the flu and include fatigue, shortness of breath and fever. Severe cases can cause serious lung problems. The workers were tasked with digging trenches up to 5½ feet deep to allow access to gas pipelines for maintenance. Dust was not controlled, and the workers did not wear any respiratory protec-tion. Exposure to the disease could have occurred in any one of the three counties where the fungal spores are known to be endemic.

Cal/OSHA’s investigation found that Underground Construction Co., Inc. did not evaluate the hazard of performing digging work in areas known to contain the coccidioides fungal spores. The employer did not suppress or control harmful dusts and failed to provide employees with respiratory protection. Cal/OSHA issued three citations to the employer with $27,000 in proposed penalties. Since 2017, Cal/OSHA has cited 12 businesses for work-related Valley Fever.

How spores go airborne: Valley Fever is caused by a micro-scopic fungus known as Coccidioides immitis, which lives in the top two to 12 inches of soil in many parts of the state. When soil is disturbed by digging, driving or high winds, fungal spores can become airborne and may be inhaled by workers who are not protected. While the fungal spores are most likely to be present in the soils of the Central Valley, they may also be present in other areas of California. Cal/OSHA’s Valley Fever informational page provides detailed information including resources for workers and employers.

Tips for reducing the risk of Valley Fever exposure include:

• Determine if a worksite is in an area where fungal spores are likely to be present.

• Adopt site plans and work practices that minimize the distur-bance of soil and maximize ground cover.

• Use water, appropriate soil stabilizers, and/or re-vegetation to reduce airborne dust.

• Limit workers’ exposure to outdoor dust in disease-endemic areas by:

(1) providing air conditioned cabs for vehicles that generate dust and making sure workers keep windows and vents closed,

(2) suspending work during heavy winds, and (3) providing sleeping quarters, if applicable, away from sources

of dust.• When exposure to dust is unavoidable, provide approved respira-

tory protection to filter particles.

• Train supervisors and workers in how to recognize symptoms of Valley Fever and minimize exposure.

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Yes, You’re Busy…But Don’t Forget Us!

Everyone I know is busy as can be…and so am I. But please, don’t let your “busy-ness” get in the way of your involvement is

your YC Chapter. We developed a tentative schedule of events late last year, and it is going to take involvement from you, along with other dedicated members and friends to get most of them done. We’re open to other ideas as well.

Here are some of the events that are yet to happen:

June 14 River Cats baseball game outing; Triple-A affiliate San Francisco Giants, West Sacramento

August Suppliers Night, Chez Shari or another site TBA

October Possible Community Project TBA

November CLCA State Convention, Lake Tahoe

December Planning Session in Angels Camp

Social Media Campaign in the WorksDon’t forget about our new social media program spearheaded by Savannah Treloar and our friends at Delta Bluegrass. This will showcase our events and bring new members. To submit events and photos, or for questions and comments, please email Savannah Treloar at [email protected], or call her at (209) 898-8572. Use #YosemiteCLCA when posting to share event photos!

Next Board Meeting May 8Our Board Meetings are now every other month, so the next one is Wednesday, May 8, 5:30 p.m. at Hot Rod Diner in Ceres, located at 1515 Herndon Rd., Ceres, CA 95307; (209) 581-0150. Please attend and get more involved. All members, suppliers and interested persons are welcome to attend. – Tim

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Four Leadership Lessons I Learned From Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro From an article by Certified Petra Coach David Pierce in All Business Magazine

1. It’s a team effortClimbing Kilimanjaro is a team effort. A great business leader finds the best team, gives them a clear vision of the goal and expectations, and lets them perform. No great achievement is possible without the support of a qualified team. If you are going to take your business to great heights, you have to surround yourself with the right people who have the skills and experience to reach the team’s goals. It also means making sure you have the right people in the right positions so the work is done well. The leader assembles and oversees the team and holds them account-able, but he or she also allows them the freedom to perform their duties.

2. Great leaders put the team firstEarly into our climb I realized that Nick, the support team leader, was already at work and assessing each trekker’s experience, condi-tioning, goals, and expectations. He made it a point to get to know each of us. During the first few days of the journey he had casual conversations with each climber and watched us perform. A great leader takes a sincere interest in their team and helps them achieve their goals.

3. Great leaders unite teamsOur group of trekkers had varied life experiences, and were in good physical condition, but we had very little in common. That’s the magic of a trip like this. We were able to come together as a team. We united behind a compelling goal that drove each of us to achieve more than we could on our own and more than most of us thought we were capable. A compelling, audacious goal can unleash potential that is often unrealized. Anything is possible when you and your team believe in what you want to achieve.

4. Effective leaders prepare their teamsWe scheduled our trip during a season when the weather was expected to be mostly dry and sunny. As fate would have it, on day two of our “dry-season” trek the weather turned for the worst, and for the rest of our trip, it rained and snowed every day. Everything stayed wet and cold, unless you had packed the right gear. Thankfully, we had heeded the advice of our trip company and prepared for inclement weather. Without advance preparation a successful summit would have been in doubt. Great business leaders consider all the possible outcomes and help the team prepare in advance for the worst-case scenario. If you prepare for the worst, often the result is not as bad or as impossible as you thought it would be.

Now, go climb your mountains!

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