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Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association - Nov.810, annual convention & show, Atlanta, Ga.; (800) 352-2981.

Northeastern Retail Lumber Association - Nov. 9-1L, dealer roundtables, Hudson, Ma.; (518) 286-1010.

Retail Lumber Dealers Association of Maine - Nov. 11, board meeting, Lewiston, Me.; (800) 292-6752.

GreenBuild - Nov. ll-13, Phoenix, Az.; (800) 795-1747.

APA-The Engineered Wood Assn. - Nov. 13-16, annual meeting & expo, Ritz Carlton, Amelia Island, Fl.; (253) 565-6600.

Northern New York Lumber Dealers Assn. - Nov. 14, bowling tournament, Potsdam Bowl, Potsdam, N.Y.; (800) 292-6'752.

Peak Auctioneering - Nov. 14, LBM auction, York Expo Center, York, Pa.; (800) 245-9690.

Wisconsin Retail Lumber Association - Nov. 16-18, estimating camp; Nov. 18, lien seminar, Madison, Wi.; (262) 250-1835.

Twin Cities Hoo-Hoo Club - Nov. 17, Turkey Trot dinner meeting, Grumpy's, Roseville, Mn.; (6 I 2) 490-8583.

Vermont Retail Lumber Dealers Assn, - Nov. 17, board & legislative committee meetings, Randolph, Vt.; (800) 292-6752.

New Jersey Building Materials Dealers Assn. - Nov. 18, annual meeting, Hilton, East Brunswick, N.J.; (908) 359-1184.

Northern New York Lumber Dealers Assn. - Nov. 18, annual meeting, Ogdensburg, N.Y.; (800) 292-6752.

Ohio Construction Suppliers Assn. - Nov. 19, regional meeting, Comfort Inn & Suites, Chillicothe, Oh.; (614) 267-781'7

Peak Auctioneering - Nov. 2l-22, LBM auction, Metrolina Tradeshow Expo, Charlotte, N.C.; (800) 245-9690.

Wallace Hardware - Nov. 30-Dec. 3, fall market, Gatlinburg Convention Center, Gatlinburg, Tn.; (423) 586-5650.

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Eastern New York Lumber Dealers Association - Dec. 1. trade show, Holiday Inn, Saratoga, N.Y.; (800) 292-6752.

Twin Cities Hoo-Hoo Club - Dec. 1, Lumberman of Year dinner & presentation, Jax's Caf6, Minneapolis, Mn.; (612) 490-8583.

Michigan Lumber & Bldg. Materials Assn. - Dec. 2-3, board/ executive committee meeting, Lansing, Mi.; (517) 394-5225.

Eastern Building Material Dealers Association - Dec.3, annual board meeting, Lancaster, Pa.; (800) 296-3278.

Florida Building Material Assn. - Dec. 3, PAC golf tournament, Mystic Dunes Country Club, Kissimmee, Fl.; (352) 383-0366.

Midwest Industrial Woodworking Expo - Dec. 3-4, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, In.; (828) 459-9894.

Oklahoma Lumbermen's Association - Dec.5, Christmas party, Sam Noble Museum, Norman, Ok.; (800) 444-1771.

Peak Auctioneering - Dec. 5-6, LBM auction, Howard County Fairgrounds, Baltimore, Md.; (800) 245-9690.

Eastern New York Lumber Dealers Assn, - Dec. 8, holiday trade show, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; (800) 292-6752.

Illinois Lumber & Material Dealers Association - Dec. 9, board meeting, Springfield, Il.; (800) 252-8641

Lumber Dealers Association of Connecticut - Dec. 9, past presidenr's dinner, Simsbury, Ct.; (800) 292-6752.

Northern New York Lumber Dealers Assn. - Dec. 9, board meeting, Norwood, N.Y.; (800) 292-6752.

Ohio Construction Suppliers Association - Dec.9-10, commercial estimating seminar, Columbus, Oh.; (614) 26'7-7817.

Lumbermen's Association of Texas - Dec, 10, Focus on the Bottom Line seminar, Chateau Bourbon Hotel, New Orleans, La; (512) 412-1194.

Western New York Lumber Dealers Assn. - Dec. 17. holidav dinner meeting, Rochester, N.Y.; (800) 292-6752

Indiana Lumber & Builders' Supply Association is now managed by the Raybourn Group International, which is owned by executive director Timothy J. Murphy and his wife, Leslie. The association's new address is 9100 Purdue Rd., Ste. 200, Indianapolis, In. 46268. Phone, fax, email and website are unchanged.

New Jersey Building Materials Dealers Association has booked green building expert Mark Laliberte to speak at its Nov. 18 annual meeting in New Brunswick, N.J.

Jeffrey Otteau, president, Otteau Valuation Group, East Brunswick, will share real estate forecasts for the state.

Oklahoma Lumbermen's Association has scheduled its annual Christmas party for Dec. 5 at the Sam Noble Museum. Norman. Ok.

Kentucky Building Materials Association has enlisted Wanda Borges to lead a Nov. 20 seminar on commercial litigation and creditor rights in bankruptcies.

Ohio Construction Suppliers Association will present commercial estimating seminars Dec.9-10 in Columbus.

Lumbermen's Association of Texas has re-launched its website at www.lat.org.

Southern Forest Products Association welcomed new chairman Adrian Blocker, West Fraser, Germantown, Tn., at its recent annual meeting. (See below for officers photo, pages 36-37 for annual meeting photos,)

Vice chairman is Joe Patton, Westervelt Lumber, Tuscaloosa, Al.; treasurer Fritz Mason, Georgia-Pacific, Atlanta, Ga., and outgoing chairman Patrick Harrigan, Harrigan Lumber, Monroeville, Al.

GOOD STEWARDS: During its recent convention in Boston, the National Hardwood Lumber Association oresented its 2009 Forest Slewardship Award to Industrial Timber & Lumber Co., Beachwood, Oh. In particular, ITL promoles sustainable forestry to young people (through efforts with area schools, after-school clubs, and by providing college internships) and to loggers (by staging "Logger Appreciation" events and encouraging contractors to participate in SFI training). (L-r,) ITL head forester Chris Guth, owner Michael Drusinsky, and president Larry Evans accepted the award from NHLA director of industrv relations Tom Walthousen.

North American Wholesale Lumber Association has selected Ga.y J.Vitale as its new president. His most recent position was as president and c.e.o. of TW Hager Lumber, Grand Rapids, Mi.

Florida Building Material Association will gather Dec. 3 for a golf tournament at Mystic Dunes Golf Club, Kissimmee, Fl. The annual meeting and awards ceremony will follow.

Mid South Building Material Dealers Association elected Tom Stine, Stine Lumber, Sulphur, La., as its 20092010 president.

Other new officers are president-elect David Huntington, Huntington Lumber, Hazlehurst, Ms.; lst v.p. William King, King Lumber, Bassfield, Ms.; 2nd v.p. Jim Smith, Home Hardware Centers, Natchez, Ms.; treasurer Doug Gregory, Morrison Terrebonne, Houma, La., and ladies auxillary president Melinda Schram.

Northeastern Retail Lumber Association and its affiliates are looking forward to the holidays.

Events include Northern New York Lumber Dealers Association's annual meeting Nov. 18 in Ogdensburg, Central New York Retail Lumber Dealers Association's annual meeeting Nov. 20 in Skaneatoles, Eastern New York Lumber Dealers Association's holiday trade show Dec. 8 in Saratoga Springs, Lumber Dealers Association of Connecticut's past president's dinner Dec. 9 in Simsburg, and Western New York Lumber Dealers Association's holiday dinner meeting Dec. 17 in Rochester.

SOUTHERN F0REST Products Association installed new oflicers, including (back, l-r)immediate past chairman Patrick Harrigan, chairman Adrian Blocker, vice chairman Joe Patton, treasurer Fritz Mason, and (front) president Digges Morgan, corporate secretary and director of administration Tami Kessler.

National Lumber & Buitding Material Dealers Association installed Daniel Fesler, c.e.o., Lamperts, St. Paul. Mn.. as its new chairman at its recent conference. He succeeds Paul Hylbert, Pro-Build Holdings, Denver, Co.

Joining them on the executive committee are chair-elect

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