Third Quarter 2020

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Third Quarter 2020 • Volume 59, Issue 3 NEWS

Third Quarter 2020 • Volume 59, Issue 3

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARIES

OCTOBER Oct-5 DECEMBER Dec-16 DECEMBER 23 years
Oct-8 Dec-20 22 years
Drew Wonning Oct-9 Andrea Hout Dec-21 Lisa Mincey 16 years
Kyle Blankenbeker Oct-9 Eric Kotter Dec-21 Dennis Bilskie 15 years
Joshua Davidson Oct-11 Richard Baumert Dec-21 Scott McCrary
Craig Sims Oct-12 David Flinn Dec-24 Drew Wonning 9 years
Tom Bryan Oct-16 James Noble Dec-26 Paul Embry 9 years
Chad Reel Oct-19 Gary Gillespie Dec-29 Eric Kotter 7 years
Keith Fox Oct-23 Chad Ritzert Greg Edgin 7 years
Phil Wehrman Oct-25 Marshall Pierson Gannon Stokes 5 years
Kim Downen Oct-29 Matthew Williams 4 years
Tracy Estabrook ANNIVERSARIES Dwight Foote 1 year
Blake Abril Oct-31 Gary Gillespie 1 year
Bryce Roark
Christian Buchanan Nov-6
Nov-10 OCTOBER 41 years NEW EMPLOYEES
NOVEMBER Nov-10 8 years
Nov-10 Phil Wehrman 5 years Christopher Ashley WBM Vincennes
Brandon Kaperak Nov-13 Stephen Burnham 4 years Chris Kitchell NL Vincennes
Jennifer Kidwell Nov-13 Amy Gaultney 4 years Thomas Johnson NL Vincennes
Lacy Mejean Nov-13 Kasey Like 4 years Andrea Hout NL Vincennes
Jake Steinkuhl Nov-15 Mark Pope 3 years Sean Duke
Mike Adams Nov-16 Jerry Puffer 2 years Graham Ritchie WBM Vincennes
Jerald Jones Nov-23 Leda Stagner 1 year Christopher Miley NL Vincennes
Steve Taylor Nov-26 Noah Batty Braeden Fields Stonehaus
Greg Edgin Nov-26 Dany Recinos Steven Duffield ISP
Adam Elliott Nov-28 Gabriel Foreman NL Robinson
Tim South NOVEMBER 24 years Christian Buchanan NL Vincennes
Dany Recinos 17 years Mason Martyn NL Evansville
Brent Sweeney Don Pea 16 years Bradley Davison NL Evansville
Steven Duffield James Noble 15 years Jeremiah Keniepp
Brian Kirwer 15 years Landon Onken WBM Vincennes
DECEMBER Dec-3 Ryan Hutchison Clarence Michl WBM Vincennes
Dec-4 Jerald Jones 8 years Brett Qualls
Christopher Miley Dec-4 James Shade 6 years NL Vincennes
Daniel Cravens Dec-10 Andi Hart 4 years NL Robinson
Susan Sanders Dec-10 Bryan Meldrum 4 years Stonehaus
Tim Malooley Dec-13 Brent Sweeney
Dale Nash Dec-13 2 years CONGRATULATIONS
Megan Bouchie Dec-14 Jennifer Mitchell 2 years
Leda Stagner Dec-14 Levi Moore Lisa Ridgway on her recent marriage to
J. T. Adams Dec-14 2 years Rob Mincey. Lisa is employed at WBM
Scott Brian Dec-15 Holly Robertson
Travis Leigh Dec-15 1 year Vincennes.
Noah Batty Joshua Davidson
Don Meredith 1 year
Ethan Zwilling

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CORPORATE OFFICES Terre Haute • Vincennes Vincennes

1422 E. Elkhorn Rd • Vincennes, IN FA B R I C AT I N G
(812) 886-4412

Bernie Niehaus Vincennes

CEO

Butch Niehaus David Niehaus

President Vice President

The Watermelon and the Pickle

V incennes held its Annual Watermelon Festival the second weekend in
August this year. Friday night, the Battle of the Bands kicked off the
Festival at Patrick Henry Square on the National Park Grounds. Free
all you can eat watermelon, a watermelon eating contest and food booths
filled with vendors for all to enjoy. On Saturday, a baby pageant and Miss
Watermelon Pageant was held along with a watermelon toss contest. The Big
Watermelon used for our annual New Year’s Eve drop was on display.

In 1955, we bought our first forklift truck. I had been reading in the trade
magazines that the mechanical handling of building materials was the future.
Up until 1955, we hand unloaded everything – box cars of lumber, drywall and
roofing – it was very labor intensive. At that time, there were five lumber yards
in Vincennes and we were one of the smallest. The forklift changed
how we did business. We could now unload cars and trucks in full
units instead of pieces. Many of our contractor customers would
order in full units. This immediately made us the envy of the other
yards and gave us a great advantage.

This past week’s Watermelon Festival reminds me of a past
Watermelon Festival I participated in 1956. I decided to show off
our new bright yellow forklift in the parade that year. We needed
something for the forklift to do, so we decided it should hold a
giant watermelon! A platform was made and on it we sculpted a
watermelon out of chicken wire and Plaster of Paris, almost eight
feet tall. I was going to VU at the time and had met my wife to be,
Patty, and her sister Betty. They decided to ride on the platform
with the big beautiful watermelon while we drove the forklift down
the parade route. I was the driver of the forklift, of course, and boy
was I proud! As we came down Main Street we could hear people
yell, “Look at the big pickle!” Alas, our watermelon looked more like
a pickle!

Pictured Above: Bernie Niehaus with a forklift
similar to the one used in the Watermelon
Parade in 1955. This photo was taken in 1979.

Pictured Left: The 2020 Big Watermelon
used for the New Year’s Eve Drop.

Bernie can be reached at [email protected]

Sudoku

Answers on page 9 A programmer and his wife.
Wife, “We’re out of bread. Please go to
the grocery store and buy one. And if
they’ve got eggs, get six.”
After a while, he’s back with six loaves
of bread.
The wife asks, “Why did you buy 6
loaves of bread?”
He replies, “They had eggs.”

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Ways to Improve Indoor Have A Laugh
Air Quality in Your Home

Add more houseplants to the mix.
Certain plants are naturally built to remove
dangerous air toxins.

Have a safe air plan for construction
work. Use floor protection coverings and

control moisture buildup inside your home.

Use a portable air cleaner. They are Benjamin Moore Goes
known to remove 95% of bacteria, mold
spores and pollen. Virtual

For more ways to improve your Looking to repaint your walls but don’t know where to
indoor air quality, scan the QR start? Benjamin Moore released the Color Portfolio™
code. app for IOS and Android devices
that makes it easier to virtually
visualize any color in your room.
The free app makes finding the
perfect paint color for your home
simple and easy.
The Color Portfolio™ app has
many features that allow you
to save and share your favorite
colors. The app offers a Benjamin
Moore virtual fan deck, photo
visualizer and a video visualizer.
If you would like to take color
matching one step further, you can
purchase the color reader device
that gives you immediate, precision color-matching for
all Ben Moore colors.

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Inside Look: The Door Mill &
Pre-Finish Department

WBM is a certified Therma-Tru Distributor. We operate a full service door mill in Vincennes, Indiana,
which has been open for over 40 years. Utilizing state-of-the-art equipment and experienced, highly
skilled employees, we can manufacture Therma-Tru door systems to meet your specific needs.
Therma-Tru has been voted the “Brand Used Most” in the entry doors category by Builder magazine
for 20 consecutive years. It is also considered to be a Consumers Digest “Best Buy”. With Therma-Tru
doors, there is no compromising. We offer energy-efficient, low-maintenance doors that do not only
offer outstanding performance, but are just as beautiful to look at. Save time and money by getting
your door professionally finished using our pre-finished program, ensuring that the door is ready to
install on arrival. We stock a vast inventory of door parts and pieces that allow us to ship stock doors
to you within a matter of days, not weeks.

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Photo Captions
A. Chris Hamilton installing a peep site
B. Chuck Young building single doors
C. Prefinished stain drying rack
D. Benny Crow finishing a single door build
E. Erich Goodman (Left) and Greg Edgin (Right) assembling
prefinshed doors
F. Craig Sims machining jamb legs
G. Rance Meredith prepping a door to be prefinished
H. Mike Worland machining a jamb for a cut-down door unit
I. The Pre-Finish Department - (Left to Right) Erich Goodman,
Greg Edgin, Rance Meredith
J. The Door Mill - (Left to Right) Mike Worland, Benny Crow, Chris
D Hamilton, Dwight Foote, Craig Sims, Chuck Young, Tim South

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INGREDIENTS BIG GREEN EGG Cinnamon Rolls
12 Slices Nature’s Own Cinnamon
Raisin Swirl Bread DIRECTIONS
4 Eggs
1 1/4 Cups Milk Set the EGG for indirect cooking at 350°F/177°C. Spray 8 or 9 in
1 1/4 Tsp Vanilla square (2-quart) baking dish with cooking spray.
2 Tbsp Sugar
1/2 Tsp Ground Cinnamon In a large bowl, beat eggs, milk, 1 teaspoon of the vanilla, sugar and
2 Cups powdered sugar cinnamon until smooth. Cut bread slices in quarters; add to bowl
2 Tbsp butter, softened and stir into egg mixture, breaking bread into chunks, until liquid is
absorbed. Let stand 5 minutes.

Pour into 8 or 9 in square (2-quart) baking dish. Place dish on cooking
grid and bake 30 to 40 minutes or until puffed and knife inserted near
center comes out clean. Let stand while making icing.

In large bowl, beat powdered sugar, butter, 2 tbsp of the remaining
milk and remaining 1⁄4 tsp vanilla with electric mixer on low speed or
by hand until sugar is moistened. Beat at medium speed or by hand
until smooth and creamy, adding milk a little at a time until spreading
consistency. Spoon and spread icing over warm breakfast bake. Cut
in squares to serve.

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Sudoku Answers Joking Around
What’s the best thing about Switzerland?
I don’t know, but the flag is a big plus.

A man tells his doctor, “Doc, help me. I’m
addicted to Twitter!”
The doctor replies, “Sorry, I don’t follow you...”

i told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too
high. She looked surprised.

Why did Shakespeare only write in pen?
Pencils confused him. 2B or not 2B?

NIEHAUS NEWS

This newsletter is the Editor/Photographer/Writer:
official publication of Brian Kirwer
events and activities
of NC, Inc. [email protected]
Emily Niehaus

[email protected]

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VINCENNES Employees in Profile
TERRE HAUTE
Levi Moore
VINCENNES
VINCENNES L evi Moore is a CNC machine operator at Stonehaus. While his day to day tasks
may vary, his overall role is to help calibrate the machines and create the countertop
profile. Levi has been with us for almost two years. Before working at Stonehaus,
he was the meat manager at Jay-C’s in Vincennes.

Levi was born and raised in Vincennes, IN where he attended Lincoln High School.
Levi has been with his girlfriend, Kindall, for four years. He has a beautiful four year old
daughter, Kaisley. When Levi is not working, he enjoys cookouts, grilling and fishing.
He especially loves deep sea fishing in Florida!

Bryan Myers

B ryan Myers is an Outside Sales Representative at Niehaus Lumber Terre Haute.
While Bryan may be new to WBM, he is not new to the window and door industry.
He, along with his father, had a window and door business for over 25 years that
sold across three states. Once they sold their business, he was looking at the horizon
of retirement until he was asked to continue to use his passion for windows and doors
at Niehaus Lumber.
Bryan was born and raised in Vigo County where he attended West Vigo High School.
He just celebrated his 50th birthday with his loving girlfriend, Lynda, of 20 years. Bryan’s
greatest treasure is his daughter, Bailey, who is a 2nd grade teacher in Evansville, IN. He
believes the secret to good business is making sure there is no defined line between
his customers and his friends. Bryan is a simple man who loves fishing, working on
blueprints, and spending time with his family and friends.

Tim Reichenbaugh

T im Reichenbaugh is an Insulation Installer for Installed Sales Professionals in
Vincennes, IN. He has enjoyed working at ISP for over one and a half years.
Before working for ISP, Tim was a fabrication worker in Tennessee.
Tim was born in Hardford City, IN. He has lived in different places including, Huntington
and Andrews, Indiana. Tim and his wife, Stacie, have been happily married for 16
years. Tim has two sons, Logan and Jadin, and a daughter, Shandi. Tim is all smiles
when it comes to talking about fishing. When he is not working he enjoys nature and
is known to travel to find the best fishing hole!

Leda Stagner

L eda Stagner is part of the Customer Service team at WBM Vincennes. She helps
customers with door and cabinet inquires, quotes and other daily tasks. Leda has
been working with us for three years. Before she worked at WBM Vincennes, she
worked in banking for over 21 years.

Leda was born in Chicago, IL, and moved to Linton, IN,here she attended Linton
High School. Leda and her boyfriend, Shawn Bottoms, have been happily together
for over eight years. Her daughter Jordan, 27, has a beautiful 8 month old baby boy
who Leda loves with her whole heart. When Leda is not working, you can find her
outdoors biking, kayaking or playing cards. She is an avid sports enthusiast who
primarily cheers for the Chicago Cubs. She enjoys meeting up with her friends and
babysitting her grandson, Grady.

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