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Rates: $1.20 per word (25 word min.). Phone number counts as 1 word, address as 6. Centered copy or headline, $9 per line. Border, $9. Private box, $15. Column inch rate: $55 if art furnished "camera+eady" (adverliser sets the type), $65 if we set the type. Send ad to Fax 949-852-0231 or dkoenig@ building-products.com. For more info, call (949) 852-1990. Make checks payable to Cutler Publishing. Deadline: 18th of previous month.

WE ARE LOOKING for aggressive sales representatives to grow with our company. We are a well-established (since 1922) and reputable family-owned wholesaler looking to expand into new markets. Work from your hometown and eam the best commissions in the business. Call Jim at (800) 64'7-6242 for more information. The McGinnis Lumber Company, Inc., Meridian. Ms.

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We are a wholesale lumber company looking for an experienced trader. Any species. No restrictions on mills or customers. No relocation.60Vo split for trader. Call John at Lakeside Lumber at (623) 566-7100 or email lakesidelumber@cox.net.

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Spruce Computer Systems - Nov. 8-12, annual online user conference; (800) 777 -8235; www.sprucecomputer.com.

Michigan Lumber & Building Materials Assn. - Nov. 9-10, board meetings, Lansing, Mi.; (517) 394-5225; www.mlbma.org.

Lumbermen's Assn. of Texas - Nov. 10, board/committee mee! ings, Wyndham, Austin, Tx.; (512) 472-1194; www.lat.org.

Western New York Lumber Dealers Association - Nov. 11, annual meeting, Pittsford, N.Y. ; (51 8) 286-1 0 1 0; www.nrla.org.

Wisconsin Retail Lumber Association - Nov. 11, Future Lumber Leaders conference, Stevens Point, Wi.; Nov. 15-17, annual estimating camp, Madison, Wi. ; (262) 250-1 835; www.wrlamsi.com.

Mid-Hudson Lumber Dealers Association - Nov. 12, annual mee! ing, F.E.A.S.T. at Round Hill, Washingtonville, N.Y.; (518) 2861010; www,nrla,org,

Virginia Tech - Nov. 12, supply chain management workshop, Danville, Va. ; www.woodscience.vt.edu.

Peak Auctioneering - Nov. 13, LBM auction, York Expo Center, York, Pa.; (800) 245-9690; www.peakauction,com.

Northern New York Lumber Dealers Assn. - Nov. 13, bowling tourney, Potsdam, N.Y.; Nov. 17, annual meeting, Gran View Reslaurant, Ogdensburg, N.Y.; (51 8) 286-1 01 0; www.nrla.org.

North American Building Material Distribution AssociationNov. 16-18, annual convention & show, Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Co.; (888) 747-7862; www.nbmda.org.

U.S. Green Building Council- Nov. 16-19, Greenbuild, McCormick Place, Chicago, ll.; (800) 795-17 47 ;www.greenbuildexpo.org.

New Jersey Building Material Dealers Assn. - Nov. 17, annual meeting, East Brunswick, N.J.; (800) 269-9603; njbmda.org.

Twin Cities Hoo-Hoo Club - Nov. 17, dinner & meeting, Grumpy's, Roseville, Mn.; (612) 490-8583.

Vermont Retail Lumber Dealers Assn. - Nov. 18, board meeting, 3 Stallion Inn, Randolph, Vt.; (518) 286-1010; www.nrla.org.

Central New York Retail Lumber Dealers Assn. - Nov. 19, annual meeting, Springside lnn, Auburn, N.Y.; (518) 286-1010; nrla.org.

Rhode lsland Lumber & Building Material Dealers AssociationNov. 19, annual meeting, Crowne Plaza, Warwick, R.l.; (518) 286-1010; www.nrla.org.

Peak Auctioneering - Nov. 20, LBM auction, Metrolina Tradeshow Expo, Charlotte, N.C.; (800) 245-9690; www.peakauction.com.

Wallace Hardware Co. - Nov. 30-Dec. 2, fall market, Gatlinburg Convention Center, Gatlinburg, Tn.; (423) 586-5650; www.wallacehardware.com.

Eastern Building Material Dealers Association - Dec. 2, board meeting, Lancaster, Pa.; (800) 296-3278; www.ebmda.org.

Oklahoma Lumbermen's Assn. - Dec. 4, holiday party, Hard Rock Resort, Tulsa, Ok.; (800) 256-9229; www.oklumber.org.

Peak Auctioneering - Dec.4-5, LBM auction, Howard County Fairgrounds, Baltimore, Md.; (800) 245-9690; peakauction.com.

Eastern New York Lumber Dealers Association - Dec. 7, annual holiday hade show, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; (518) 286-1010; www.nna.0rg.

Lumber Dealers Association of Gonnecticut - Dec. 8, past president's dinner, Simsbury, Ct.; (518) 286-'1010; www.nrla.org.

Indiana Lumber & Builders' Supply Assn. - Dec. 9, holiday party, The Conrad, Indianapolis, In,; (877) 465-8627; www.ilbsa.org.

Western New York Lumber Dealers Association - Dec. 14, customer service workshop, Rochester, N.Y.; (518) 286-1010; www.nrla.org.

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IDEA File

Hardware with a Heaping of Hospitality

SeaCOaSt Ace Hardware, Portsmouth, N.H., faces big box competition every day. Yet the small store has prospered-recently hiring two new employees-by focusing on customer service and sustainability.

"We're very different in the sense that we try and forge a stronger relationship with our customers than many of our competitors do," says John Ozberak, who owns and operates the business with his wife, Mel. "If we don't have what someone is looking for, we'll send them where they can find it. That might sound crazy, but when they see that honesty, that makes them want to come back."

The couple bought the store in2006, after years in the hospitality industry. "When we ran hotels and motels, we would learn the names of everyone that came in, learn their kids' names, because we wanted them to come back," says John. "Opening this store, we wanted to stay true to that sense of community."

Seacoast encourages sustainability by stocking an array of green products: low- or no-VOC paints and stains, recycled plastic buckets, CFL light bulbs, enviro friendly wood finishes, biomass pellets for woodstoves, and all natural pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers.

Just as impressive is the couple's commitment to reducing onsite waste. The store serves as a registered drop-off point for CFL bulbs, customers are asked if they want purchases bagged, and plastic bags are not used-even to hold tiny nuts and bolts. When paint is mixed incorrectly-a rare occurrencemistakes are donated to local organizations.

"In the end," says John, "the tie-breaker between us and the other guys is customer service."