Congratulations to Lake Chelan Home Watch of Chelan, WA, on its 13th-year accreditation!

I am so pleased to announce that Lake Chelan Home Watch of Chelan, Washington, has earned 13th-year accreditation for its Home Watch services from the NHWA.

Owner Ron Trickett holds the honor of traveling the farthest distance to attend the NHWA’s first two North American Conferences held in 2013 and 2014 in Myrtle Beach, SC. Ron has been a valuable and contributing member of our group since 2013 and is credited with creating the phrase “neighbors doing favors.” I first heard those words during Ron’s conference presentation recapping the devastating fires in Washington State in the summer of 2014. We learned a lot from Ron that weekend, from stories about what he had to do to protect his clients’ homes with fires closing in. He taught us that safety always comes first, and while we do our best to protect our clients, a home can be replaced...your life can’t. And even though it seems like common sense, things can happen in real situations.

Ron left a successful building career near Seattle and moved into the second home he owned in Lake Chelan in 2013. With his experience as a second homeowner and the number of other unoccupied residences on the lake and surrounding area, Ron realized that his skill set was much needed there. His friends and neighbors reinforced this by asking him to stop by and check on their places. He decided that to do the job right, he needed to leave the “neighbors doing favors” set and start a professional Home Watch business. Encouraged by family, friends, and neighbors, Lake Chelan Home Watch was born. 

Ron is very community oriented. He supports the Manson, WA, Chamber of Commerce, having served on its Board of Directors. He is involved with Habitat for Humanity, and during one conversation, he told me that he was working with ex-convicts to assimilate them back into society. He is passionate about boating on the lake and enjoys some of the wonderful local wines produced in his region.

Lake Chelan Home Watch serves the Lake Chelan area and the Chelan, Manson, Entiat, Orondo, and Chelan Falls communities. Ron can be reached at (509) 393-3652 or by email at  ron@LakeChelanHomeWatch.com. Learn more at www.LakeChelanHomeWatch.com or follow him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/lakechelanhomewatch.

Congratulations, Ron, and thanks again for that great phrase!

Ron Trickett