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Western Building Material Association will host an owners/managers conference in conjunction with its summer board meeting July l9-21 at the Semiahmoo Resort. Blaine. Wa.

Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association will co-host the Wyoming WOOD Council Golf Tournament

June 24 at Rochelle Ranch Golf Course, Rawlins, Wy.

July 14 it will co-host the Nerv Mexico WOOD Council Golf Tournament at the Santa Ana Golf Club, Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M. July 24 is the date for the Colorado WOOD Council Golf Tournament at The Ranch Golf & Countrv Club. Westminster. Co.

Lumber Association of California & Nevada will hold its

Associates/Dealers golf tournament for June 8 at the Rancho Solano Golf Course. Fairfield. Ca.

The day will begin with a shotgun start and end with dinner and awards presentation. Proceeds will go torvard the Bob Patterson Memorial Scholarship Program and LACN's educational programs.

The association's forklift safety training seminar rvill be offered June 28 at Holt of California. Sacramento. and June 29 at Southern California Material Handling, Anaheim. Approved by OSHA, the hands-on training covers industrial lift trucks as well as truck-mounted machines.

Western Wood Products Association elected Duane Vaagen, Vaagen Bros. Lumber Co., Colville, Wa., as chairman during its recent annual meeting in Scottsdale, Az.

Eric Schooler. Collins Pine Co.. is now I st vice chairman. and Allan Trinkwald. Simpson Timber Co.. 2nd vice chairman.

Members elected one nerv board member and reelected four directors. Nerv to the board of directors is Steve Zika, Hampton Affrliates. and reelected rvere Art Harrvood. Harrvood Products; Thomas Lovlien. Boise: Larry Potts. Jr., Warm Spring Forest Products Industries. and James Rarick of Pope & Talbot. Inc.

Western Hardwood Association will hold its 54th annual meeting June 25-27 at The Mirage Hotel. Las Vegas, Nv.

After a board meeting and election of nerv board members, the evening's entertainment is dinner and a shorv at the Excalibur Hotel. The second day features a general business meeting, speakers, and a hosted reception and buffet dinner. The last day continues the speaker program and ends with a golf tournament, hosted reception, and awards dinner.

BC Wood Specialties Group will host the 2006 Global Buyers Mission Sept. 7-9 at the Whistler Conference Center. Whistler. B.C.

More than 100 Canadian woodproducts manufacturers will showcase their wares for buyers from around the world. Free accommodations and meals will be provided for the first 40 qualified buyers from the U.S.

American Hardware Manufacturers Association's executive conference/annual meeting is June 4-7 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago, Il.

Speakers include former president Bill Clinton, Colin Powell, and Rudy Giuliani.

Other highlights are a welcoming networking reception, buffet breakfast, and golf tournament.

American Architectural Manufacturers Association will hold its weste rn reg ion sprin g meet i ng at Marriott Ontario Airport, Ontario, Ca.

A national summer meeting is planned for June 25-28 at the Resort at Squaw Creek, Lake Tahoe, Ca.

Window & Door Manufacturers Association elected Jim Hackett, Jeld Wen, chairman at its 79th annual meeting in Indian Wells, Ca.

Dave Beeken, Eagle Window & Door, was re-elected window division vice chairman; Rick Kon, Masonite, is door division vice chair, and Linda Semling, Semling-Manke, remains treasurer.

New directors include Mike Salsieder, Ron Safford, Hal Gardner, Jeff Klein, Steve Tourek, and Ron Jablonski.

International Staple, Nail & Tool Association has elected Chris Miller, Master Fasteners, chairman.

Rebecca Kalis, Tree Island Wire, and Ed Sutt, Stanley Bostitch, are vice chairs; Mark Kania, ISM Fasteners, secretary/treasurer; Kerwin Braddock, Black & Decker, legal & legislative advisory committee chair, and Chuck Hotze, Fasco/Beck, p.r. committee chair.