Construction Seminar Schedule for 2017:
Watch for the 2017 schedule to be released next month!
Click herefor information on our one day construction seminars.
Open Houses:
Remember that the GLH Model Home Center on I 70 in central MO is open 7 days a week until Thanksgiving! We have three houses there that you can tour! We will be closed on Sundays from Thanksgiving until March 1st.
Answer to Trivia Question: Actually it is all three! Henry Ford needed a source of timber for his cars. He bought land in MI through a realtor, Edward Kingsford. (Whose wife just happened to be Fords cousin.) The production of the wood for the automobiles produced a lot of waste and Ford suggested it be processed into charcoal. Thomas Edison designed the briquette factory next to the sawmill and Kingsford ran it. Originally the briquettes were only sold through Ford dealerships. In the mid-1930's, Ford was marketing "Picnic Kits" containing charcoal and portable grills directly from Ford dealerships. In 1951 Ford Charcoal was bought by an investment group and renamed Kingsford Charcoal in honor of Edward Kingsford. In 1973 the plant was aquired by Clorox. Today more than one million TONS of wood scraps are converted into charcoal briquettes.
Quote of the Month: "As you train and as you develop your talents, you do get better... hopefully... or you get out of the business." —Debbie Reynolds