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Lumberments Association of Texas has enlisted Bill Darling to conduct a three-day estimating seminar Sept. l6-18 at the Quality Suites, Baton Rouge, La.

Northwestern Lumber Association travels north of the border Aug. 10-15 for its summer mill tour.

The tour begins in Winnipeg, Maniroba. with visits to All-Fab Building Components, Kitchen Craft, Loewen Windows, and Ryan Forest Products, and continues to Kenora, Ontario, with sawmill tours of Kenora Forest Products and Devlin Timber Products.

Indiana Lumber & Builders' Supply Association will hold its annual Sycamore Scramble golf outing Aug. 7 at the Oak Tree Gold Club, Plainfield, In. Proceeds benefit the Blair Collings Scholarship Program of ILBSA's Young Lumbermens Club.

Ohio Lumbermen's Association is staging an installed sales workshop and roundtable July 23-24 at the Fairfield Inn & Suites, Columbus, Oh. Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association members are also invited.

A golf scramble is scheduled for Aug. 27 at the Bent Tree Golf Club, Sunbury, Oh.

Southern Building Material

Association is sponsoring a Bill Darling blueprint reading seminar Sept. 22 and a three-day estimating seminar Sept.23-25 in Richmond, Va.

Northeastern Retail Lumber Association's Northeastern Young Lumber Execs group gathers for a Family Fun Day JuJy 21 at Six Flags amusement park in Agawam, Ma.

A board of directors meeting is set for Aug. 8 at the Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Ct.

J.D. lrving Drops Out Of FSC

J.D. Irving, Bangor, Me., has withdrawn its 500,000 acres of northwestern Maine timberlands from the Forest Stewardship Council certification program in a dispute with Canadian environmentalists.

Two years ago, Irving withdrew its Canadian forestlands from FSC.

All of lrving's 4.5 million acres of forestland remain certified though the Sustainable Forestry Initiative.

Depot Faces Racial Suit

Six former and current black employees of an Indianapolis, In., Home Depot have filed suit against the company, saying management retaliated against them when theY complained of racial discrimination and harassment.

The claimants said they were passed over for promotion or harassed because of their race.

The six, who worked as cashiers, phone salespersons and other positions, also said their hours were cut or they were fired after they complained.

"At the end of the day, company policy doesn't allow us to comment on pending litigation," said Depot spokesperson Goldie Taylor.