Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124Updates was live streamed on CTDA’s Facebook page, and is now available for viewing on its website at www. ctdahome.org. The final din- ner had a sports theme, with TSP visitors donning team colors (Go Cubs!) and play- ing board games set up at dinner tables as well as Foosball, Air Hockey, and Basketball. The event ended with a rousing group of attendees let- ting loose on the dance floor. “It’s official,” said Joe Kerber of Kerber Tile, Marble & Stone, Inc., Shakopee, Minn., NTCA Region 7 director. “For those of you that missed it, this was by far the best conference I’ve been to. I would like to thank everyone that had a part in setting up and putting this conference together.Thank you for all the members and non-mem- bers that were there. I know that you left with many great ideas to move your companies forward. For those of you that couldn’t attend, please, please for your sake, make the time and investment to get to one. You’ll keep coming back. “If you’re not a member of the NTCA this has – or would have – given you the excitement of what the greatest tile association in the world is all about,” he added. “Find and talk to a NTCA State Ambassador about all the advan- tages that you will acquire by being a member. You can find them on the NTCA website at www.tile- assn.com.Also check out the CTI certification at NTCA and CTEF. If you’re that good – show us.” Total Solutions Plus 2017 will take place November 4-7 at the Marriott Washington Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, D.C. “We are really excited about next year’s event in our nation’s capital,” Bettiga added. Feris Irikat of Lunada Bay gave an inspiring talk about design trends. At the TEC reception after the table tops, several women of tile gathered (l to r): Valerie Mourelatos, Sandy Bettiga, Wendi Kerber, Melinda Owen and Therese Bruce. Some attendees REALLY took the sports theme to heart, such as Donna Benchley and John Van Gorder. Showing up for Minnesota hockey were (l to r) Tom and Maureen Vaughn and Alan Kin. 52 TileLetter | December 2016