Long-awaited Home Show starts today

The two-year wait is over as the bi-annual Home Builders Association Show begins today at McMinnville Civic Center.

The show has been an area attraction since its inception in 1989, drawing an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 people to the Civic Center and generating in the neighborhood of $2.5 million for local building supply companies and contractors.

Everything you need for your home or lawn will be available. A total of 64 booths will be set up.

“It’s anything for your home and anything for your lawn,” said Randy Garrison, who was the driving force behind starting the local Home Builders Association. “There have been homes sold over there and tons of remodeling work finalized.”

Garrison said one of the best parts about the show is admission is free. “There is knowledge you can learn from people who do the work and that knowledge is free,” he said.