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Tom Carlile has been named c.e.o. and a director of Boise Cascade, Boise, Id. He replaces Duane McDougall, who remains chairman of the board.

Scott Kassahn is the new sales mgr. at OrePac Building Products, Sacramento, Ca.

Ted Zaragosa has joined the sales team at Western Woods Inc., Chico, Ca. Genelle Frontin is new to outside sales.

Glenn Bell has retired as sawmill supervisor for Sierra Pacific Industries, Shasta Lake, Ca., after 43 years with SPl. Also retiring are Bruce Belloni, as Arcata, Ca., mill supervisor after 33 years, and Frank Pitt, after 20 years as timber mgr. in Arcata.

Mirela Cunjalo has been named product marketing specialist at LMI Technologies, Delta, B.C.

Gary Curtis has retired after 50 years with the Columbia River Log Scaling & Grading Bureau, Eugene, Or. He is succeeded as general mgr. by David Chafin.

William Currie has retired as fulltime executive chairman of Universal Forest Products, Grand Rapids, Mi., but remains as chairman of the board.

Peter Corr, v.p.-sales, BW Creative Wood Industries, Maple Ridge, B.C., has resigned after 11 years to pursue other opportunities. Bob Ross is new as sales & merchandising mgr. Christine Abercrombie has been promoted to customer service mgr. Steve Hayek has rejoined the inside sales team as product specialist.

Brendan K. Lowney and Paul F. Jannke have assembled a team of former RISI economists to form

Forest Economic Advisors, Westford, Ma. Lowney is principalmacroeconomics; Jannke, principal-lumber; Gregory H. Lewis, v.p.-wood panels; Brian P. Doyle, v.p.-sales; Rocky Goodnow, director-timber, and Erik Kankainen, senior economistbioenergy & timber.

Bob Berg and Bernard Fuller, cofounders, have rejoined RISI to head up, respectively its North American lumber and North American wood panels forecasting services. Former RISI director Peter Barynin has returned to oversee RISI's North American timber forecasting service.

Doyle R. Simons, chairman and c.e.o., Temple-Inland, has been selected as this year's RISI North American C.E.O. of the Year for the forest products industry.

Patrick Nagy, general mgr., Denair Lumber Co., Denair, Ca., has been named to the Gustine City Council.

Morris Knotenuff is the new sales mgr. at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to co-owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

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Washington Dealer Closes

Ritzville Contractors Supply, Ritzville, Wa., closed August l, due to the economy.

Owner Gary Kelly bought the business (formerly called Best Building Supply) earlier this year. He said that the economy, plus an "outside influence" that disrupted cash flow, made it difficult to keep the doors open.

He said, "An outside influence filed bankruptcy and that had an $80,000 impact on my finances. We had great employees who worked very hard to get the Contractors Supply going."

Kelly noted the past few months have been difficult for his wife and four young sons. "You can only float on your savings account for so long until it runs out," he said. "The circumstances were insurmountable. The lumberyard was more of a casualty to the situation, not the cause."

Cigarette Sparks Yard Blaze

Authorities suspect that a cigarette tossed from a passing vehicle may have started an Aug. 22 fire that spread to Cal Coast Wholesale Lumber. Ukiah. Ca.

Firefighters discovered the burnt cigarette butt laying on the grass near the yard in an area not frequented by walkers, which led them to believe it came from a passing vehicle. Fire chief Jay Beristianos said that it is not common to find the actual cigarette after such alarge, but "this was pretty clear. We were fortunate that the fire didn't travel any further."

Cal Coast estimated losses of $250,000, including lumber, miscellaneous equipment, and asphalt that melted due to the high temperature of the fire.

Trio Of Burglaries Plague Yard

Foster Lumber Yard, Vallejo, Ca., suffered three burglaries in just over a week.

When police responded to a July 30 call about broken glass, no suspects were found but a surveillance video revealed the image of a stocky male adult in a heavy coat, wearing dark jeans and a dark baseball cap.

"He was seen throwing bricks at the door until it smashed, and then he went in and took two power saws that were on display," officer Lee Horton said. He said that the two earlier break-ins-on July 2O and luly 27, resulting in the loss of an air compressor and two nail guns-also involved shattering the yard's glass entryway.

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