Lake Chelan Home Watch Earns 6th Year Accredited Member Status
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Lake Chelan Home Watch has earned Accredited Member status from the National Home Watch Association for the sixth year.
The NHWA was formed in 2009 in order to establish and maintain the highest industry standards for Home Watch and absentee homeowner services throughout the United States and Canada. Home Watch is a service that “keeps an eye on things” at your vacation or primary home while you are not in residence.
Ron Trickett’s successful career as a builder near Seattle for most of his adult life enabled him to buy a place at Lake Chelan. When he was able to relocate there full-time in 2013, he realized the need for a local Home Watch program was huge. Because he experienced the anxiety of owning a second home—even with friends and neighbors checking on his place—he knew that he couldn’t be alone with the problems he was experiencing. So, he spoke with friends and neighbors at the lake, who encouraged him to start Lake Chelan HomeWatch. Because his own home had been left unlocked for weeks and another time a ruptured exterior water line spewed water for days until someone finally noticed and called him, he knew they were right.
In his free time, Ron enjoys boating on Lake Chelan, spending time with family and friends, snowmobiling, and tasting the great wines of his local region. He volunteers time to help support the Manson Chamber of Commerce, Habitat for Humanity, and other community projects. As part of his personal commitment of giving back to his community, Ron is a past Board member of the Manson Chamber of Commerce and supports the Chamber’s mission of improving both the community and business environment of his hometown.
