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to say.er \nr€ at Mid-State Lumber Cotp. want to express our thanfts to our many loyal customers and friends who through their pauonage have shown confidence in the quality, service and reliability of our products. Thanh l'lte its:,rt'ilttirttl ir lrl'o \|()r)\()fil)g il basic estinratin_s scnrinar' Oct. I 1- l.l ancl an advirncecl class Oct. l4 irr Mcchanicsburg. Pa.

I.lastern Building N,Iaterial I)ealers Association holcls its quartcf ly trust rnccting Scpt. 30. lirlkrriecl br a boarcl nrcctin-r Oct. I in Rockl' Gap. Nlcl.

Lunrllermcn's Association of Teras has btxrkcd Kcith Kluis to prcsClll il l\\rr-tlltr hlt.ie eslirilatlrtr: :etttinar Scpt. l:1 l5 in Baton Rousc. La.. luncl un lclvarrcccl singlc clay scntinar' Sept. | 6.

Thc busic scnrinaL provicles initials skills to calculate dctailcd fratnins lurnbcr lccluirenrcnts lirr thc conrplete shell of'thc housc. Thc arlr uncecl scntinar is lor cxpcricncecl cstimirtrtrs Irceding hclp cstinrating lir r.nore coniplicatecl roollines.

Northcastern Retail Lumber Association has hilcd Davc Gluck. cr Hancock I-urtrbcl ancl ltast prcsitlcnt of thc Northcastent Yor-r nq Lurnbcr Erccs. as rcgional clircctor lirr' Murnc. Neri Hampsltirc and Vcn-nont.

Rita Fcn'is has bccn prontotecl to v.p.: Andv Rosen trori hcacls rncrnbcr' prograrns lrncl selr iccs: Tlrnrny Wancllcr'-Gincxi is nol, r'ccional clirec tclr/stal'l' liaison. and Ilcnc Kanc. ntar kcting coorclinator

Ohio Lumbcrmen's Association is stasing a Iarec dcalcr rouncltable Scpt. 1.i- 1.1 in Mcntor. Oh.

Thc OLA Canuclian Mill Tour is Oct. 5 fl in Ontario. and n ill include tours ol Domtar's lispanolu pulp ancl pa;ler nrill ancl Nairn Ccntlc san ntill. l)vnanric Earth's nickcl n'rinc in SLrrlbur'1 uncl Grant lrorest Products' OSB plarrt in Englchart.

Nlid-Arnerica l,urtrbermens Association has slatecl its F'all F'ling for Nov. l8- l9 at the Cltate uu on lhc l-akc. Brirnson. Mo.

Michigan Retail Hardu'are Association has clectctl Nl ike Srcel as erccutivc dircctor ancl c.e .o.

Kcntuckr l.umber & Building

Nlatcri:rl De alcrs Association's Con-ulcton Cup golf'outing is Scltt. 2l at thc Marrioorl Goll'('lLrb. llarclston t-t. Kr.

A boald mcctins is Sc1tt. 2l at thc I)avs Inrr. Barclstori n.

Construction Suppliers' Association's fall rouncltablcs arc scheclulctl 1'or Sept. l0 at thc Holiclay Irrrr Arrlxl't. Mcl)onough. Ga.: Scpt. 2(r lrt thc Winns I-akc l-oclge. Rockntlrt. Ga.. and Oct. 3 at thc Littlc Ocntulscc Stutc Park. McRac. Cia.

Illinois l.umbcr & \laterial

Dealcrs Association is hcllding a long rartec planrriug ntccting Se 1tt. 1:1 in Springl'iclcl. Il.. tirlloriccl bv a btxrrcl ol clircct()rs r.nccting Sept. l-5.

Northn'estern Lunrber Association plans a fall boarcl of dircctors meetins Sept. l0-12 at Crasun's Rcsort. [Jraincrrl. Mn.

North Amcrican Deck & Railing Association is thc nantc of a ltcu organization beins launchccl fbr clcck buildels and venclors. Thc uroup u.,ill clcct its boarcl ancl officcrs cluring an irurugural nreetins clLrring l)eckExlto l(X)-5 in Tarrrpa. Fl.

Compunics joirring bv thc encl ol' thc cot-tr"cntion uill reccirc "chartcr' nrcrnber" stlrtus.

'l'lrc groLrp's Web site. nu.'u..naclra. ors. is expcctcrl to go live this rnonth.

Southeastcrn Lumber N,Ianufacturers Association has launchcd thc S<tuthcrn Pinc Advcrtising Nctrvork. an cflirrt to brand southcrn pinc ltrodLlcts t() consLnncrs throLrgl-t t'cgional aclvert isinc and public lclations.

B1' taking its rlessa-ec dircct to consr.lrners. SPAN hopes to crciltc a "pullIltrott!.1t" e l'lc. l Ii'r' \()utItr'trI pinc.

"Wc har,e to lirst crealc the ilwurcncss in consumcrs of u,'hat sets solttltcln pinc proclucts ul)art." saicl SLMA's Dcbbie BLrrns. "By introclucing thcnt to the wanr)th anrl bcautv o1' southcrn pinc. rl'c ri ill be ablc to crciltc an ento tionirl attachnrent lo lhc pnrclucts rvhilc ltlso cclucuting thcnr on tltc strengtlr anrl cnr"ironnrcntal ltropcrtics."

Sl-MA hus retainctl Heruscr Group. an acl agcrrcy that has assistcd in Honrc Depot's brancling eftrtrts. Sct to launch in Januar\. thc cantpaign r,vill targct consLrrrrcls in tlrc Southcast. initially via raclio. print ancl online ntcdia ancl cxllLncling t() tv in l(X)6.