December 2018 Meeting: Ring Out the Old Ring in the New POTLUCK
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
THE Board is providing the core of the buffet, (Sandy Hubbard starts us off with a delicious Vegetarian Chili to warm our cockles) it is a potluck – and if you are so inclined, please bring something to share!Our program as usual in December is a group discussion of our own year just past, and our own personal outlook for the New Year – a meeting which some members skip. Bad idea! Frequently, it proves to be one of our best programs of the year; and we all learn things while contributing!And, since it is the end of the year, that means board Elections. We are choosing board positions for our ballot. Are you ready to make your voice heard? Now is the time to help us create the ballot.
Hope you’ll be at SMILE Station – S.E. 13th at Tenino, a block south of Tacoma Street, in Sellwood – Thursday, December 20, 6-9 pm. It’ll be a fun evening. It always is.
Do you own a home-based business? Join AHB today!
Membership is just $60 a year (plus $10 per month for the 3rd Thursday Monthly Dinner Meeting). We don’t limit membership to one business per type. In fact, you are welcome to join even if you don’t actually work from home. If you’re in business and looking for a great group to network, learn, and socialize with, you’ll fit right in at AHB. Email Sandy at Membership { at } AHBOregon {dot} org to get started.
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Ron Miller Advantage NorthWest
If you can think it he can build it!
Ron’s wife Lynn says he is the Benjamin Franklin of modern day. Some members of AHB have taken to calling him Ron “McGuyver” Miller. ( Be sure to ask him about his ‘shingle elevator’ when you see him, a time-saving/back sparing bit of ingenuity if ever there was one).
We asked Ron to tell us a bit about how people work with him to get their project completed: “People have good ideas, but don’t know where to turn. The hardest part is communicating what is in your head. Spend a little time writing down a few key requirements or concerns. Make the best pencil sketch of your idea. Or find photos of something similar in a magazine. What’s your criteria, what does it need to do? How does it need to look? What kind of budget do you have? Make lists, keep your notes. And then we talk about your time frame and the budget need to make your vision a reality.
From there, I will analyze, recommend, and formalize a design with a 3-D computer drawing. If agreeable, then I build it.
If you can find someone else who has already built exactly what you want, go for it. I’m not trying to reinvent the wheel. But if you need a truly unique product, built to your vision, call me.”
Ron talks about some recent projects:
See below for for examples of a few of his latest projects that include custom built cabinets.
Custom built Cherry Cabinets by Ron Miller of Advantage Northwest
Maple entertainment Center by Ron Miller Advantage Northwest
Custom Built Maple Home Office by Ron Miller of Advantage Northwest