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Randy Walton retired April 2l after I 2 years as general mgr. of Economy Lumber Co., Campbell, Ca., and more than 25 years in the wholesale and retail lumber industry in California.

Mark Swinth, ex-C&D Lumber, is new to sales at Forest Grove Lumber, McMinnville, Or.

Bruce Kelly has joined Boise Cascade as lumber product mgr. at its Riverside. Ca.. distribution yard.

Bob Tucker has retired after 24 years at Barr Lumber, Yucca Valley, Ca., and more than 40 years in the industry.

Randy Parmar is now director of sales for North American Reload's Tuscon. Az.. division.

Emory Powell is new to cedar sales at Westridge Forest Products, Beaverton. Or.

Mark Dodd, ex-Belco Forest Products, has joined Lumbermens, Lacey, Wa., as merchandise mgr. responsible for building materials. Frank Hendrix and John Evans. both ex-Tripp Lumber, are now with Bitterroot Valley Forest Products, Missoula, Mt. Melanie Hindi, ex-Epperson Lumber. is new to inside sales at Capital Lumber Co., Chino, Ca. Brad Gabriel is new to inside sales in Denver, Co. New account mgrs. include: Wendi Fetts, ex-Staples, in Chino; Jill Berndsen, ex-Belco Forest Products. in Tacoma. Wa.. and Louis Rios, ex-Georgia Pacific. in Denver.

Randy Hayward has been appointed director of business development for plastic lumber producer PolyPacific International. Vancouver. B.C.

Mark Durk has joined Erickson Building Components. Roseville, Ca.. where he will be involved in vendor progmms to help inventory management and problem-solving for the company's large customers.

Earl Downing, ex-Advantage Business Computer Systems. has joined Spruce Computer Systems as account mgr. in Larkspur, Ca.

Amarjit Bisla, lumber grader. has retired after 33 years with SierraPacific Industries, Chinese Carnp, Ca. Also retiring from SPI rvere John Poston, millwright, Quincy. Ca., after 8 years; David Burkus, filer. Quincy, after 5 yean; Leslie Smith. filer, Shasta Lake, Ca., after 30 years: Ted Jacobsen, quality control, Camino, Ca.. after 9 years, and Sandy Fitzpatrick. accounts payable clerk. after 22 ye:rrs.

Not onty is Canfor SilvaStaro Fascia and Trim less expensive than composites or cedar, it can also be ordered in longer Iengths. Why do we make it in al]the key lengths up to 24 feet? Because stocking allthe lengths your customers need on any given job can save them installation time and expense. Every inch of SilvaStar is made from high-quality KD SPF fiber with no defects, so it's roo% usable. Then it's carefully factory primed with premium Otympic latex primer*. True; time is short on any job. Which is precisely why we make our fascia long.

Pat Murphy is now mgr. of the Pacific Western Lumber's Lake Oswego, Or., office.

Jack Wickham has been named director of Ace Hardware Corp.'s Paint Division.

William G. Currie, c.e.o., Universal Forest Products, Grand Rapids, Mi., has been named executive chairman of the board. Mike Glenn will assume the title of c.e.o. effective July 1. Peter F. Secchia is now chairman emeritus and will remain on the board.

Shaun Webb is president and c.e.o. of Trimax Building Products, Inc., Chicago, Il., the successor company to US Plastic Lumber, Inc.

David J. Paterson has resigned as executive v.p. of Georgia-Pacific's building products division to become president and c.e.o. of Bowater Inc., Greenville, S.C. He succeeds Arnold Nemirow, who is retiring.

Guillaume Laverdure has been promoted to president-residential North America for Tarkett.

Patrick D. Buckley, ex-Emhart Industrial Fastener, has joined Powers Fasteners, Inc., as staff engineer.

Aaron Elliott, ex-Elk Premium Building Products, has joined Azer Trimboards as v.p. of sales.

Jeannine Laitres has been promoted to customer service mgr. at Canyon Creek Cabinet Co., Monroe, Wa. Marilyn Smith, ex-Canac Kitchens, has been hired for the newly created position of directorhuman resources.

David W. Schroeder, president and c.e.o.. Intermatic. was elected to the board of The Chamberlain Group.

David E. Kinman, Bennett Lumber Products, Princeton, Id., was presented with the Western Wood Products Association's 2006 Master Lumberman Award on March 13 at its annual meeting in Scottsdale, Az.

Kay Williams, v.p.-information technology, Do it Best Corp., was nominated for an ArHeNe, Award, which recognizes women in leadership.

Andrea Splonskowski, controller, McKenzie Forest Products, Springfield, Or., accepted the United Way's 2005 Employee Campaign Leader Award on behalf of the company.

David Weyerhaeuser, Northwest Hardwoods, Federal Way, Wa., was elected to the executive committee of the Hardwood Manufacturers Association.

Gary Romes, Guardian Building Products; Lee Houlditch, Amerrock Products, and Roy Dean, Owens Corning, are new to the board of governors of the North American Insulation Manufacturers Association. George Kiemle, who is retiring this year from Owens Corning, will exit the NAIMA board.

Red Emmerson, Sierra-Pacific Industries, Redding, Ca., received the Mulrooney Award during the North American Wholesale Lumber Association's recent executive conference in Santa Ana Pueblo. N.M.

Russ and Randy Boyer, Aloha Lumber Co.. Kauai. Hi.. as winners of the state's Small Business Persons of the Year Award for 2006, were nominated as National Small Business Persons of the Year.

Perry Noid has been promoted to v.p. of loss prevention at MungusFungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., report owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.