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Advantage Trim & Lumber [www.advantagelumber.com]....34

Anthony Forest Products [www.anthonyforest.com]....,......,,,5

A new playroom at Hyde Park Lumber's 80,000-sq. ft. design center is filled with educational wooden toys to keep kids happy and occupied so their parents can shop. As an added bonus for busy parents, the full line of toys is also for sale.

"We've made a concentrated effort over the last year to attract women customers, who often have their children with them when they visit the design center," says Mike Judy, president of Hyde Park. "What better way to entertain the kids than having their own room, filled with wooden toys made in America?"

Produced by Anatex since 1982-entirely in the U.S.-the educational toys have won numerous awards from parenting organizations. The company is perhaps best known for its wire roller coasters, longtime fixtures in many waiting rooms and doctor's offices.

Judy says that he first encountered the line in a hospital waiting room and decided the toys would be a natural fit in the company's design center.

"We try to make sure we have what remodelers are seeking for their projects," he says. "By adding this line of kid's products, we're keeping the same standards for them that we offer to our homeowners."

Jason Rains, a front-desk salesperson, has seen firsthand how kids react to the toys. "We have one close to the entryway to the showroom and the kids run to it," he says. "They all love the toys, and moms love the idea that they can shop while their kids entertain themselves. It's a winnins combination."

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Forest2Market [www,forest2market.com] .,.,,,,.,......,..............11 ldaho Forest Group [www.idahoforestgroup.com]................25 lnterfor [www.interfor.com] .,,,,,,..,.... ..............27

Lumbermens Association of Texas [www,1at.or91 ...............,23

Master Mark Plastics [www.rhinodeck.com]......,,,...............,,,,4

Nordic Engineered Wood Products [www.nordicewp.com]...3

Potlatch [www.potlatchcorp.com]....... ...........31

Ray White 1umber........., .........41

RoyOMartin [www.royomartin.com] ....,........................Cover lV

Seneca Sawmill Co. [www,senecacorp.com]...,.....,...............29

Simpson Strong-Tie [www.strongtie.com]..,.,.,..............Gover I

Smith Millwork [www.smithmillwork.com] ...,.,..,.,,.............,...37

Snider lndustries [www.sniderindustries.com] ..............,.,..,,35

Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Assn, [slma.orS]..........7

Swanson Brothers [www.swansonbros.com],.,.....,..,............35

TMI Forest Products [www.tubafor.com] ..,............................17

Tri-State Lumber Go. [www.homanindustries.coml..............22

Versatex [www.versatex.com]............ ..Cover lll

Western Red Cedar Lumber Assn. [www,wrcla,org],.......38-39