Congrats to Pat!

Our good friend Pat Thompson has moved on to pursue a great opportunity, one that will surely challenge and utilize his unique and broad skill set. We wish Pat the best and know he will make his new home better for being there. He is a good man... Good luck navigating California!

Bummer News...

We tried long and hard to make the Camas PO our new home, but in the end, it was just short of a workable solution for LUSB. I was bummed to have to pass on this opportunity and looked forward to working with the City of Camas, the local merchants, and the surrounding community on establishing our new base of operations. Alas, it was not meant to be. We will continue the search soon...

Happy Mom's Day!

All our best to the Moms out there that help create and shape our lives. We love you!

This Week at LUSB

What a week! LUSB finished a LEAN training series that is certainly going to increase our efficiencies. We wish to thank Mark McGrath, our LEAN Champ, for his hard work and efforts in getting through this initial phase of 'Get The Waste Out 2011.'

I am still in awe of all of the natural disasters occurring. The people along the Mississippi River, the ravaged Japanese, the southern tornado victims, etc. I wish all that are affected some peace during these terrible times. All the more reason for each and every one of us to be prepared when nature strikes...

Our screen printing operation is up and running. This has been an initiative of mine for over 2 years - good to see it moving forward. Now, who needs t-shirts?!!!!

I was told yesterday that Timberline might stay open until August this year as the snow pack is enormous! Skiing on July 4th? Now that's cause to celebrate!

Congrats to Brandon Gallawa, my cousin-in-law, for guessing the correct answer. Now I need to send he and his lovely wife and daughters a gift!

Salt Lake City next week for International Quilt Market. Can't wait to check out this city I have never been to!

Impending Move and a Riddle!

So, The Columbian decided to post an article that claimed LUSB was buying the Camas Post Office. While we are seriously considering this location as a potential move for our admin and offices, it is far from a done deal as reported. Basically, we agreed to the price and offer, but we still have a bunch of work to do to find out if it is a viable location for us. Unfortunately, inspections and occupancy investigation cannot occur until the parties agree to an offer, so here we go...

The Camas PO has a lot of interesting features, and some inherent benefits to us, however we will continue to evaluate our interest based on what occurs in the next few weeks. So stay tuned... There is no shortage of available property on the market!

We have begun our LEAN training for 2011! Mark McGrath is our LEAN champion, and he will be working hard to redesign how and what we do internally. Go Mark!

In addition, Rob Hicks has been hired as VP of Tactical Markets. Rob's resume reads like a state department press release - full of info I don't understand, and am not allowed to understand. We'll leave it at that!

Here's our first riddle for you all. If you answer correctly, you win a $25 gift certificate to Starbucks and one of our cool dog GoBowls...

Q: A seller sells it, and doesn't need it.

A buyer buys it, but doesn't use it.

A user uses it, but never sees it.

What is it?

Post your answers in the comment section.

Whoa, Nellie!

When the S&P downgrades your credit rating, do you think the politicos might respond with a bit of caution? Nah, why? What, me worry? Silly rabbit, ratings are for kids!

If the fiscal disaster that is our government doesn't truly resolve to solve their hemorrhage of not-yet-printed-nor-actually-even-real cash, then maybe we deserve to be sent back to econ grammar school. That vacuum sound isn't just taxpayer clams, it is the sucking sound of politicians playing smoke and mirrors with their constituents and fancy accounting lingo.

I don't buy talk. Try again. We'll be here waiting, hostage.

Top Secret Mission Confirmed

That's right, we're on a top secret mission right now... Can't say what it's for, but I can tell you it's a big hit for LUSB. Good job team, we're proud of all of you!

Next up, finding a new home for LUSB. Should know more by end of April...

New LUSB site coming very soon, maybe even this weekend...