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National Lawn & Garden Show - June l1-12, Rosemont Convention Center, Chicago, Il.; (888) 316-0226.

Florida Building Material Association - June 12-14, summer management conference, Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo, Fl.; (3s2) 383-0366.

Architectural Woodwork Institute - June 13-L4, board meeting, Inn on the Alameda, Santa Fe, N.M.; (703) 733-0600.

Intertribal Timber Council - June 16-19, Indian timber symposium, Cherokee, N.C.; (503) 282-4296.

Louisiana Forestry Teachers Tour- June 17-21, Alexandria, La; (225) 922-1234.

Lumbermen's Association of Texas - June L8-19, committee meetings, Austin, Tx.; (512) 4'12-1194.

Temperate Forest Foundation - June 18-21, Southeastern Teachers' Tour, Jacksonville, Fl.; (503) 57 9-67 62.

National Hardwood Lumber Association - June 20-23,leadership development program, Memphis, Tn.; (901) 377-1818.

Forest Products Society - June 22-25, DoubleTree Hotel, Bellevue, Wa.; (608) 231-1361.

Southern Forest Products Association - June 25-27, forest products machinery & equipment expo, World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga.; (504) 443-4464.

Louisiana Building Material Dealers Association - June 26-28, summer outing, Grand Hotel, Point Clear, A1.; (512) 472-1194.

Tigers of Asia - June 27-29, show and expo, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Fl.; (305) 445-3788. furv

Construction Supplier's Association - July 10-13, summer management conference, King & Prince Hotel, St. Simons, Ga.; (770) 151-6373.

Oklahoma Lumbermens Association - July 11-13, Summer Fling, Shangri-La Resort, Grove, Ok.; (405) 840-1771.

Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers AssociationJuly 14, golf outing; July 15, summer board meeting, Lexington, Ky.; (800) 844-1774.

Northeast Window & Door Association - July 14-15, summer meeting, Hershey Hotel, Hershey, Pa.; (609) 799-4900.

House-Hasson Hardware Co. - July 1E-20, summer market, Knoxville Convention Center, Knoxville, Tn.; (865) 525-0471.

North American Wholesale Lumber Association - July 19-24, wood marketing seminar, Moscow, Id.; (800) 527-8258.

Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, Inc. - July 20-22, summer meeting, The Green Briar, Sulphur Springs, W.V.; (336) 885-8315.

National Retail Hardware Association - July 2l-23, annual convention, Westin Resort, Hilton Head, S.C.; (317) 290-0338.

Columbia Forest ProductsJuly 22-24, hardwood plywood training class, Trumann, Ar.; (800) 547-4261.

American Lumber Standard Committee - July 24, summer meeting, Washington, D.C.; (301) 972-l7OO.

Builder Marts of America - July 30-Aug. l, fall market, Baltimore, Md.; (864) 281-3633.

Association of Woodworking & Furnishing Suppliers -July 31-Aug. 3, International Woodworking Fair, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Ca.; (8W) 752-6312.

Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association - July 31Aug. 2, annual meeting, The Grand Floridian, Orlando, Fl.; (404\ 361-1445.

Southern Building Material Association -July 31-Aug.4, summer conference, Ramada Inn Plaza, Virginia Beach, Va.; (704) 376-1503.

Southern Building Material Association will stage its summer conference and leaders meeting July 3l-Aug. 3 at the Ramada Oceanfront Plaza Resort, Virginia Beach, Va.

Jim Enter, Performance Achievement Group, will speak on "Commission Plans" as well as "Profitable Delivery Management and Service," and Steve Monroe, SME & Associates, will address stress management. "Forces of Change & Workers Comp-Getting Those Costs Down" will also be presented.

Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association members are invited to an installed sales seminar July 23-24 in Columbus, Oh. The Ohio Lumberman's Association and Guardian/BMA are sponsors.

Eastern Building Material Dealer Association will hold its annual meeting Sept. 17-19 in Ocean City, Md.

Southeastern Truss Manufacturers Association will hold its annual seminar during the Florida Building Material Association's annual convention Aug.2l-23 in Orlando, Fl.

In addition to a keynote address by baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench, educational programs will feature Ken Woodward on sales negotiations; Bob Hoffman, Bouchard Insurance Agency, on insurance markets; the Southern Forest Products Association on mold and mildew, and a roundtable discussion on productivity and incentives.

FBMA's show floor will include "Truss Alley," a special section devoted to trusses.

Kentucky Forest Industries Association elected Alan Richardson, Wayne Lumber Co., Monticello, president during its recent annual meeting in Lexington.

Vice president is now David Feldman, Feldman Lumber Co.; secretary/treasurer Dean Carter, and directors Ken Negray, MeadWestvaco; Wendell McClurg, Diamond Forest Products; Rex Patterson,

Patterson Chip, and Turner Martin, Turner & Conyer Lumber.

Also honored at the event were Logger of the Year Tommy Glisson, Glisson Lumber Co., Mayfield; Communicator of the Year John Marshall, MeadWestvaco; Tree Farm Inspector of the Year Sarah Moore, Kentucky Division of Forestry; Tree Farmers of the Year John and Randy Seymour, and outgoing KFIA board members Tom Broadfoot, MeadWestvaco; Carl Dickerson, Dickerson Lumber, and James Wells, Greentree Forest Products.

Boomer Housing Trends

Fully one-fourth of home buyers aged 50 and older are paying more for retirement homes than for their previous house, and their new home likely features next- generation amenities like structured wiring and exterior maintenance services, according to a new national study by the National Association of Home Builders and Countrywide Home Loans.

The study of builders and developers revealed that more than half of their buyers in age-qualified, age-targeted and independent living communities are spending the same or more on homes. An even higher number are paying with cash or with high down payments of 3O7o or more.

Builders noted that the majority of buyers use equity in their current home and are willing to pay extra for high-tech options and upgrades in their homes. "Successful builders are offering yard service, high-speed Internet access, universal design features and social activities to attract 50+ customers," said Kent Conine, president of NAHB.