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I started the month of May in Sacramento, working with TRP Area Manager Kristin Williams and Larry Liedelmeyer of the Sacramento Regional Conservation Corps (SRCC), a YouthBuild affiliate. Larry and the SRCC have become certified TRP trainers, and recent graduates of Larry's deconstruction training classes are using their skills to soft-strip dozens of houses at Beale Air Force Base. The materials are going to the SRCC Re-Use Store for local distribution.

From Sacramento, I took a short drive to Tahoe where I spent a day skiing at Northstar. As you may remember, TRP deconstructed the historic Clock Tower at Northstar a few years ago, to make way for the largest resort development in the country at that time. Due to recent snowfalls, skiing conditions on the mountain were near perfect -- whoopee.

It's that time of year again -- TRP's annual ReUse Contest is in full swing. By popular demand, we are extending the deadline for submissions from August 1 to August 31. If you are a new subscriber and unfamiliar with this contest, follow this link to obtain more information on how to win up to $225 in gift certificates from TRP: www.thereusepeople.org/TheReUseContest_2010.

As the contest becomes more popular, perhaps we should ask our local congressional representatives to introduce a bill declaring August as the official "Reuse Month." Hmmm -- stay tuned for a follow-up feature on that subject.