REAI. STRONG. REDWOOD.

Rcch.vood is a reneu'able building material grown in some of the worlds'most rvell-managed and productive forests.'fhc lumber ;lroclrrcccl from those firrests is onc of nature's longest lasting, stronge st rurrl most eco-fricndh', r1s rcdrvood stores more ctrbon than is cn'rittccl over its entire lifc cvcle Re clr,vood offers significant environm e n trrl rtdvirntage s over nr ilnnrLde materials such rrs plastic compositc dccking.

Bookkeeper Accused of Embezzling from Wholesaler

The firrmer bookkceper of Wcstcrn Lumber, Mcclford. Or.. was chrrgcd with aggravatcd thcft after allcgcdly embezzling about $175,000 from the c()mpany. Thc \\'oman s liVe-in boyfricnd was also charged.

Amancla Shannon. who workcd lbr Western fronr May 20 l0 to Novcrnbcr 20 12. was clismissed for reasons unrelated to the investigation. After she left thc conrpan\'. unusual fund tnrnst'ers were noticecl ancl the policc wcrc contactecl. A cletective working on thc case discovered that Shannon had been depositing the busincsscs' lnoncv into her creclit card account and that of her boy'fricncl. Kevin Chcsnr-rt.

Che snut * as chargccl with three counts o1' first-de-cree theft and fivc counts of aggrar,ated first-degree thefi ancl rclcascd. Shannon was arrested ancl churged with onc count of firstclegree theft and scvcn counts o1' a r-r rav atcd first-de-grec thcfi.

"Thcrc shoulcl alrn'avs be checks ancl balances to make sure you're not losing mone),." I-t. Mike Budrcau said. "So manl pcoplc.just rell' on thc bookkeeper to be truthful and nill sign documents ancl checks based on what thc bookkeeper says they are for."

Thief Electrocuted at Mill

Work crcw,s at an abandoned Hoocl Lumber plyr.vood mill in L1'ons. Or.. discovercd thc charred renrains of a 36-year-olcl man who was clectrocuted while trying to steal coppcr wire from an electrical panel at the mill.

Thc bodl'of Dustin Harris was founcl on Aug.6. about l6 ft. away from the panel.

Beau Nobmann, ex-Golden State Lumber, has been named general mgr. of HPM Building Supply, Kapolei, Hi.

Rocky Galloway, ex-Kenyon Noble Lumber, has rejoined Great Falls Do it Best Lumber, Great Falls, Mt., as mgr.

Brendon Bolton, ex-Lumber Yard Supply, was named general mgr. of Rock Creek Lumber, Billings, Mt.

John Reed and Ryan Walters, both ex-Enyeart Cedar Products, has joined Sherwood Lumber Co., Lake Oswego, Or., leading its cedar specialties division.

Josh Hanson is new to sales at Thunderbolt Wood Treating, Riverbank, Ca.

Jim Haas, ex-Interfor, has been named business development mgr. for the California Redwood Co., Eureka, Ca.

Mark Sparrow, ex-Selle Supply, has been named mgr. of Stock Building Supply, Albuquerque, N.M.

Casey Craig is a new lumber trader at Matheus Lumber, Vancouver, Wa.

Stephanie Pedersen, PRO Group, Denver, Co., has been promoted to associate buyer.

Keith Church is new to window & door sales at Dunn Lumber. Seattle. Wa.

Parker Nehl has joined Timber Products Co., Springfield, Or., as territory sales mgr. for Co., Wy., S.D., Ne., Ks., Mo., and western Canada.

Jeffrey Jenkins has been named v.p.finance for Capital Lumber, Phoenix, Az.

Maurice Van Hall has been appointed president of Action Wood Products. Turner. Or.

Peter Siebert has joined National Lumber & Building Products, Casper, Wy., as managing director. He is based in the Dallas, Tx., area.

Shawn Southerland is new to sales support and purchasing at Sierra Lumber, San Jose, Ca.

Bruce Kennedy is new to MAX USA, as Los Angeles-based West Coast regional sales mgr.

Bryan Ross Buchanan has been promoted to store mgr. at Home Depot, Elko, Nv.

Jerald Richards, ex-Weyerhaeuser, has been named v.p. and chief financial officer for Potlatch Corp., Spokane, Wa.

Dave Bartel has retired from Cardinal Trading, Eugene, Or., after 40 years in the industry.

Neta Assaf is a new sales & marketing analyst for Mendocino Forest Products, Santa Rosa, Ca.

Mario Serra, ex-Timber Products Co., has joined States Industries, Eugene, Or., as OEM/national accounts sales mgr.

Timothy Punke has been appointed senior v.p.-corporate affairs & public policy for Plum Creek Timber Co., Seattle, Wa., effective Oct. 1.

Vanessa McMurry-Cox has been named marketing director for Southwest Fastener, Phoenix, Az.

Wendy Minichiello has been named business development mgr.-West region for ABC Supply. She is based in Carlsbad, Ca.

Steve DeFir, sales mgr., Banks Lumber Co., Banks, Or., has retired after 40 years with the company. He is succeeded by Scott Swanson, ex-Bluel-inx.

Shellie Sellards, ex-Trex, has been named v.p.-marketing at Fiberon, New London. N.C.

Cathy Slater was named senior v.p.OSB, engineered lumber products, and distribution at Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wa. Adrian Blocker has been promoted to senior v.p.-lumber. Miles Drake, chief technology officer and senior v.p.-research & development, has retired. Larry Burrows. senior v.p.-wood products, retires Oct. 31.

Mike Mclnnes is the new sales mgr. at Terminal Forest Products, Richmond, B.C.

Tom Searles is retiring Jan. I after 49 years with American Lumber Standard Committee, the last 43 as president.

Dan Bohannon, president, Bohannon Lumber, Orange, Ca., teamed with Brian Cheney to win the recent U.S . National Indoor Tennis Championships (65 and over) in Vancouver, Wa.

Charlie Jordain is celebrating 25 years with the California Redwood Association. He started in 1988 as supervisor of technical services and has been president since 2006.

Helen Waite is the new customer service mgr. at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv. Owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus are looking forward to telling customers with a complaint to "go to Helen Waite."

By Wayne Rivers