Merchant Magazine - November 2003

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Growing economy? What next?

Since late 2000 and particularly post 9/ll, there is no doubt that the overall economy has been tough for many companies, and many industries. Ours, not without its problems, has been one of the more vibrant, and I shudder to think what it could have been like if the housing market had not been so strong.

It seemed for a while everything was going down the tubes; however, after three years of plague and pestilence, the tide maybe turning. Recent signs suggest that the next wave of the economy is about to begin. After a shaky start to the year, we are starting to see increasing confidence that the bottom of the curve is angled in the right direction.

Housing numbers and projections look strong. The impact of the tax cuts is now being felt. While unemployment is still high, new job creation is showing up. Coming from l0 years in the tech industry, I am a great believer that the true sign of turnaround will be the technology market growing again. Suggestions are that

we are near. Large capital investments are a sign that our business leaders believe in the turnaround.

The stock market is growing steadily, and I suggest that this growth will continue steadily and not be as spectacular as the excesses we all saw in the late '90s. It is partly because too many of us have been burned, and perhaps we will be more careful going forward. However, if the tide is tuming, how do we insure that our businesses get their fair share of the growth to come?

Last month's column discussed the budgeting process, and certainly while most of us analyze our businesses on a regular basis, the first thing to do is truly analyze what is going on, both in your business, your competitors', and the industry as a whole. If your business is strong, it is time to be bold. Windows of opportunity come and go, so getting a step ahead can make a large difference when the market is about to grow.

This is the time to be investing in new human capital, training, technolo-

gy, product development, marketing and promotion. It's a time to be developing new lines of credit, and looking to acquire under-performing operations. Businesses have been trading at much lower multiples than three years ago, so this is the time to be looking for bargains. If you are ready to sell your business, this is the time to be preparing for a sale in the next 12 months. There must be a lot of capital sitting on the sidelines.

Review the expense cuts made these past couple of years, and untie the hands of your key people. Conversely, hand-cuff your key people to your company. When the economy gets strong again, it will become an employee market, back perhaps to where it was few years ago.

Last month I wrote about planned strategic risk. Maybe, just maybe, this is the time to be ahead of the game, not behind it.

The Galifornia Fires

Unfortunately, my wildfire predictions in September's editorial have come true-and perhaps a little too close to home.

As we go to press, the Southern California fires are still burning. To date,20 lives have been lost, 2800 homes have been destroyed, and 750,000 acres have been burned.

First, our thoughts go out to all touched by this catastrophe, who have lost family and friends, and those who will bear the scar of these events for months to come, as they rebuild. Having worked and lived in the Oakland, Ca., area 10 years ago, I saw the impact those fires had first hand, and the tremendous aftermath families experienced, as they tried to put their lives back together.

Second, our thanks go out to our firefighters, police and emergency agencies as they continue to fight these blazes under incredibly tough, arduous conditions-putting their lives on the line.

Third, I hope those responsible for setting the torches will be hunted down, caught and incarcerated for the rest of their lives with no mercy!

Last, I wish all efforts be made to insure this does not occur in anyone else's neighborhood, and that the Healthy Forest Initiative be passed speedily, These fires are a direct consequence of not doing what is right. May common sense prevail before more neighborhoods suffer.

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New California treating plant reaily to kick New-Generation butt

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U.S. lumber demand forecast for modest decline

A MILD slowdown in new home ll,construction and repair and remodeling expenditures should reduce U.S. lumber demand next year, according to Westem Wood Products Association's 2004 lumber forecast.

The Portland, Or.-based trade association said U.S. lumber consumption will decline l.8%o to 55.7 billion bd. ft. in 2004. Despite the pull back, the volume used will be the third highest on record. Lumber demand in 2003 is expected to hit an all-time high of 56.7 billion bd. ft.

Consequently, lumber prices have been especially strong the last few months. "I haven't seen anything like this particular spike in 25 years," said

be slower in 2004, we foresee another year of strong demand for western lumber products.

The two largest lumber use markets-new home construction and repair and remodeling-will account for most of the decline in2OO4.

Higher interest rates are expected to slow home construction, reducing housing starts slightly to 1.69 million units. The decline will reduce the

volume of lumber used in the segment by 3.6Vo to 22.4 billion bd. ft. next year. Repair and remodeling usage is anticipated to decline 3.3Vo to 17.7 billion bd. ft.

"The housing sector has been a bright spot of the U.S. economy the past few years, fueling unprecedented demand for lumber products," according to WWPA president Michael O'Halloran. "It's clear that wood remains the top choice for building and remodeling homes for American families. While activity will be slower in 2004, we foresee another year of strons demand for western lumber

products."

In step with lower consumption, U.S. lumber production is forecast to ease by I.4Vo to 35.7 billion bd. ft. Western production will be down roughly l.4Vo in 2004 while Southern production will be off l.l%o.

Lumber imports to the U.S. are expected to decrease to nearly 2l blllion bd. ft. in 2004, according to WWPA. While shipments from Canada will be down l.'|Vo to 19 billion bd. ft., non-Canadian imports are expected to rise 5Vo to 1.87 billion bd. ft., spurred by higher volumes from European lumber mills.

"While activity will

Richard McArthur, general manager of Ojai Lumber, Ojai, Ca. "Lumber prices are always cyclical, but it just generally doesn't go up this much this quickly."

WOOD PRoDUCTS production, particularly in the West, is expected to only drop a fraction next year, as demand stays at near-record levels.

CCA deadline no problem for Weitern dealers

A LTHOUGH lumber dealers in la,other regions of the countrv are waiting untll the end-of-the-year deadline to stop selling CCA treated wood, dealers in the West have long since begun phasing out CCA and selling alternative products.

Southern Lumber, San Jose, Ca., stopped selling CCA and switched completely to CBA last year. "With pressure treated wood already getting bad P.R., I did not want to be left with CCA wood that I could not get rid of," said lumber/mill manager Bernie Guilin.

Parr Lumber Co., Hillsboro, Or., stocks only CBA products, but does

special order CCA when requested. "CBA is not approved for some applications, so we still need to have CCA available to our customers," said Matt Jeffries, director of procurement.

The 23-unit chain converted in May 2001. "Once CBA received ICBO approval, the need to carry CCA was eliminated," he said. "We made the switch due to environmental concerns over arsenic and the safety of CCA products. We believe we were one of the first companies in the United States to completely switch to CBA.''

Leamed Lumber, Redondo Beach, Ca., has been offering borate-treated

wood (2x4 thru 2x12,3x4, 3x6) "for about the last six or seven years," said Michael Leamed. "For heavy timbers 4" and larger, we special order ACQ treated lumber."

Golden State Lumber, American Canyon, Ca., began offering ACQ and borates two years ago, discontinuing CCA a year-and-a-half ago due to "environmental reasons," according to Rick Zaslove, v.p.-operations.

Dunn Lumber Co., Seattle, Wa., displaced CCA with alternative products "approximately two years ago," said Michael Dunn. "We didn't want the liability exposure for ourselves or our contractors."

Economy Lumber, Campbell, Ca., converted to alternatives "well over a year ago," said John A. Saunders, although he holds no animosity against CCA. "We live in California, Silicon Valley. People act on emotions rather than facts."

Ilnterestingly. while every Western dealer contacted by The Merchant had begun selling alternatives to CCA, none East of the Rockies had. Consequently, none of the retailers in the West expected any difficulty in finding materials after the deadline, thanks to Western treaters also being well ahead of the curve in converting their operations to alternative chemicals.

Golden State Lumber's Zaslove expects "not a bit" of trouble sourcing product. "We have all our treaters in place." Added Dunn: "Our supplier-

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Exterior Wood-has worked closely with us since 1980 and won't let us down now!"

"We don't expect problems," agreed Economy Lumber's Saunders. "We have an excellent relationship with our supplier and are certain they will continue the steady supply."

lif"r,"- dealers noted that they had either no or very few customers object to the higher price of the alternatives compared to CCA.

At Parr Lumber, "occasionally" customers object, said Jeffries. "If we have an opportunity to explain the differences in the product, most consumers will select CBA. We expect with the increase in production of the chemicals that make up CBA, that the price will lower."

"No price objections," said Saunders. "Sales are as strong as ever, and customers are just glad we have the items in stock."

None of the retailers in the West expected any difficulty in finding materials after the deadline.

In fact, every dealer revealed that CBA/ACQ sales have been either comparable to or greater than CCA sales of previous years. After Golden State's conversion, treated wood sales "went up," said Zaslove. The new products "drew business."

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Dtill. the dealers did expect a few challenges along the way. "Certainly mold and corrosion are issues, and there are always new challenges in the lumber business-otherwise any doofus could do it," cracked Dunn.

"We have had occurrences of mold growing on the new product, especially with the warm weather," agreed Southern Lumber's Guilin. "We are told that it does not affect the wood's performance, but it sure is unsightly."

"The only challenges we see," said Saunders, "are the lack of knowledge the public has on the subject and the continual misleading articles and headlines by the biased media regarding treated lumber."

Nonetheless, Golden State's Rick Zaslove is "looking forward to it. It's been a long time coming."

r|-tAKE a large number of mill curI tailments due to previously depressed prices. Add the rebuilding of Iraq. Then combine with a surge of natural disasters. such as Hurricane Isabel and dozens of forest fires, and you have created what has been called "the perfect storm of demand" for domestic plywood and OSB. Prices are at all-time high, and availability is stressed.

The government's purchaser, the Defense Supply Center, shipped nearly 800,000 sheets of plywood in August alone for deliveries in Iraq, along with 320 truckloads of 2x4,2x6 and 4x4 boards to support Middle East operations, reported Random Lengths.

"Plywood costs have more than doubled in the past three to six months," said Dan Usedom, mgr. of Roselle Building Materials, Roselle, Il. "Lumberyards can't keep these materials in stock for more than a day or two."

The nrice can add thousands of

dollars to the cost of building an average single-family home. Some yards are reporting up to eight weeks of wait time for materials.

Skyrocketing prices

and tightened supply have propelled builders to consider using other materials as an exterior sheathino, Skyrocketing prices and tightened supply of structural wood panels have propelled builders to consider using other materials as an exterior sheathing, said Bob Palermo, Zechman Supply, Chicago,Il.

Fiberock brand sheathing with Aqua-Tough, manufactured by United States Gypsum Co., is one option for exterior wall substrates on buildinss

that are going to be sided, or clad, when finished, according to Palermo.

Don Zeman, nationally-syndicated radio home-improvement host of Homefront, said he doesn't foresee prices going down for quite some time.

"I would fully expect more and more builders to turn to products like Fiberock sheathing for applications where a non-structural, economical panel is required," he added.

He does, though, warn builders and contractors that they need to follow proper procedures installing these type of products.

Manufacturers say gypsum panels should be handled carefully, and the paper-faced products must be kept from precipitation.

In addition to USG, other primary gypsum board manufacturers include Georgia-Pacific Corp. and National Gypsum Co.

Another alternative product to wood paneling is foam sheathing, which the National Association of

Home Building Research Center says is the most insulative of all sheathing. It comes in polystyrene, extruded polystyrene, expanded polystyrene, and polyisocyanurate formulations, depending on the size of paneling needed, and the area where it will be installed.

The two primary advantages of foam sheathing are that it doesn't require corner bracing, since it isn't structural in nature, and it reduces the potential for moisture problems through its higher R-value, lowering the potential for condensation to form in the wall cavity.

However, it has little or no nail holding power, accoring to NAHBRC and the Western Red Cedar Lumber Association, therefore is not recommended to use as a nailing base for cedar siding.

Some builders are using fiber cement panels as an alternative to wood sheathing. Fiber cement siding has a natural wood appearance, and reportedly is sealed to protect against

moisture better than other priming systems. Brands include WeatherBoards from CertainTeed, as well as HardiPanel and Cemplank from James Hardie.

A less expensive sheathing option is foil, or paper-faced insulative board, that can be applied in large sheets and doesn't require corner bracing. Foil-faced sheathing products include EnergyBrace by Ludlow Coated Products and Thermo-Ply by Simplex Products.

Many of these alternatives require measures be taken to prevent shears in walls.

Nonetheless, APAThe Engineered Wood Association emphasizes that, even at historically higher prices, structural wood panels are a good value.

Its strength and stiffness properties, high performance as a nail base for finishing siding materials, elimination of the need for let-in bracing, high impact resistance, ease of installation, and proven durability in all climates are benefits of natural structural wood.

NAHB's Research

Center echoes the APA, saying switching to other products can cause problems related to application, structural limitations, and material characteristics, which impact thermal and moisture performance.

The NAHBRC found the structural wood panel sheathing market share has risen from 35Vo in 1998 to more than 607o today.

AMONG the alternatives builders are turning to for sheathing are (above) USG's Fiberock and (below) Georgia-Pacific's DensGold gypsum paners.

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decking-like gains

EJAVING made noticeable in-roads llinto the decking market, plastics and composites are now poised to make a stand in the fencing market.

Although synthetic fencing has been around as long as synthetic decking, fence buyers have been slower to convert. Jim Murphy, Environmental

Building Products, points to two reasons for the slower conversion in fencing: price and appearance.

"There is still a proportionately larger price spread between the fence alternatives versus wood than deck alternatives versus wood," he said. "There are a few 'low-end' wood

polymer deck products that are close to redwood decking. The better wood polymer deck products and all plastic decking is approximately 25Vo -307o more. However, in the fence market, the least expensive plastic fence products are at least twice the price of cedar fencing."

Aesthetics should become less of a factor. "The initial plastic fence products were very shiny, smooth and not natural looking," Murphy said. "The current products look much more natural."

Jake Gosa, Elk Composite Building Products, Inc., is similarly optimistic. "The conversion to date has been much quicker with decking than fencing, however we are beginning to see a real spike in fencing," Gosa said. "I attribute the descrepancy to the fact that homeowners are much closer to their decks than their fences. You never physically touch your fence and

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rarely do you stand within 5 feet of it. Therefore, the disadvantages that wood brings to decks are not as prevalent with fences. and the education process has been much slower. Longterm, both categories will be dominated by composites, but decking will get there much quicker."

"There are a few more variables when dealing with composites in fencing," agreed Leo A. Renner, director of sales for Composite Building Products International, Inc. "Although we produce composite profiles in all of the traditional fencing dimensions, e.g. 2x2, 2x4, 2x6, 5x5, lx6, and lx8, in addition to expansion and contraction, other factors, including creep and prevailing wind effects must be considered."

In addition, Renner added, "We have been conducting R&D and tests on fence applications for three years, and will soon be introducing recommended systems and procedures. Composite fence cost initial differ-

ences will likely be greater than traditional deck wood/composite comparisons, as well as vinyls. But the strength, appearance, life, and versatility result in a much lower life cycle cost and a much greater value."

Indeed, increasing interest in synthetics will help fuel rising U.S. demand for fencing products, which a new Freedonia Group study forecasts to climb nearly 5Vo annually through 2OO7 to $3.3 billion, measured at the manufacturer's level.

Growth will accelerate from that of the 1997 -2002 period, with the nonresidential building market setting the pace. Gains in the residential building market for fencing largely will be spurred by improvement and repair expenditures. An expected deceleration in housing activity from the elevated level of 2002 will limit opportunities for fencing installations associated with new housing construction.

Plastics and concrete fencing materials are projected to post some of the fastest growth over the forecast period. "Gains for plastic fencing will come primarily at the expense of wood," according to the study. "Plastic materials can offer similar aesthetics to wood with advantases in

reduced maintenance costs. Vinyl will account for the vast majority of the plastic fencing total in 2007, with wood-plastic composite lumber and high density polyethylene representing smaller fractions."

In residential markets, demand for vinyl fencing will be aided by homeowners' desires to reduce the burden of caring for their property.

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"We are beginning to see a realspike in fencing."

ALTHOUGH alternative materials have been usurping wood in fencing at a slower rate than for decking, manufacturers of synthetic fencing, such as CertainTeed's new Prestioe line. expect to pick up the pace.

AM0NG the exhibtors at the Oct 16-17 Building Industry Show in Anahe m, Ca.: (1) Curt Nierman, Jay Love. (2) Kim Maurer, John Kerr. (3) John Assman. Bob Berch. Karen Hess. Bruce Huewe, Wynn Va (4) Larry Stonum Janette New (5) Jerry Parks, Don Danka (6) Heath Stai, Jerry Pugm re, Arden Ful en. M ke Bland. (7) Darin Myers, Keith

Hitchcock, Joe Morin. (8) Ken Pinowar (9) Matt Pritchett, Derek Clay, Jon Gaw, Ray Magallanes, Jef{ Ellis. (10)John Allen, Gavin Taylor. (11) Paul Walters. (12) Mike Anderson. Will Flores. (13) David Crandall, Duane Enqard. (14) Ken Jollitfe,

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Rim Forest Lumber, Rimforest, Ca., was evacuated for at least a week, but survived the fires that ravaged So. Ca. in late October ...

Lumbermen t has acquired Olympic Lumber, Sequim, Wa., from Randy Gray, who is retiring; Tony Blankenship, mgr., Lumbermen's, Redmond, Wa., has transferred to Sequim

Honsador Lumber Corp., Honolulu, Hi., agreed to buy Hale Kauai Ltd.'s contractor and lumber sales business in Nawiliwili (Kauai), Hi., replacing Honsador's Kauai Lagoons location, and will operate Hale Kauai's readv-mix concrete and tile block operitions in a joint venture with./as. W. Glover Ltd., Honolulu: Hale Kauai retains its Koloa and Kapa'a retail stores and will relocate its Hq. to Kapahi

Builder's Liquidation Center, Battle Ground, Wa., has changed its name to Builder's Lumber Co. to reflect an emphasis on providing full service lumber ...

Hills Flat Lumber, Colfax, Ca., sustained $2,000 in property damage after a vandal drove a stolen vehicle through its front gate the nightof Oct. 18...

Woodcraft Supply Co. will add I 1 retail locations by Jan. 6, including Orange County" Ca. ...

Lowe's opens a new store Nov. 21 in Clovis, N.M. (Michael Duguid, mgr.), and unveiled a new location Sept. 28 in C. Henderson, Nv. (Tim Plummer, mgr.) ... the chain plans 140 new stores next year and 150 locations in 2005 ...

Lowe 's signed a lease to take over 144,2I2-sq. ft. Super Kmart site in Aliso Viejo, Ca.; broke ground in Bend, Or.; selected a site in Clackamas, Or., and had its proposal to build in Albany, Or., rejected because the city wants to focus on creating manufacturing jobs, not retailjobs

Home Depot this month opens new locations in Ridgecrest and West Hills, Ca.; Helena, Mt., and a relocation in Clackamas, Or. ... Depot plans a 140,000-sq. ft. unit with 35,000-sq. ft. garden center on 13 acres in Red Bluff, Ca. ...

Do it Best Corp. presented purchasing awards to Hills Flat Lumber Co., Grass Valley, Ca.; Power Townsend Co., Helena, Mt.; McDaniel Do it Center. Snohomish, Wa., and Collins Cashway Do it Center, Loveland, Co.

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BMC West plans to move its Intermountain Lumber Co. subsidiary to a new site in Missoula, Mt., and is negotiating to sell its current |Z-acre site to housing developers for about $3 million ...-

Jones Custom Millwork, a complete milling facility with planers, moulders, rip saws and sanders, opens this month in City of Industry, Ca.; Dan and Fred Jones, exInne Stanton Vance. owners

Wetsel-Oviatt Lumber Co., after closing its El Dorado Hills, Ca., sawmill Oct. 15. sold its timberlands and other assets to Sierra Pacific Industries ...

Jeld-Wen will shutter its Susanville Forest Products millwork plant, Susanville, Ca., by the end of the year

Louisiana-Pacific sold its shuttered Saratoga, Wy., sawmill, associated acreage and about 12 million bd. ft. of standing timber to Intermountain Resources. Montrose, Co. ...

Thunderbolt Wood Treating Co., Riverbank, Ca., added ACQ to its wood treating operations, and will continue to offer CBA, sodium borate, ACZA and CCA for accepted uses

Snake River lng Homes, Rigby, Id., agreed to be boughtby Lincoln Logs Ltd., Chestertown, N.Y. ...

Plum Creek Timber Co. agreed to sell nearly 41,000 acres in westcentral Montana to The Nature Conservancy for $30 million

TimberGras s LLC, Bainbridge Island, Wa., changed its name to Teragren so it can expand its offerings, while maintaining the TimberGrass brand for its bamboo hardwood flooring and panels ...

Stimson Lumber, Portland, Or.. will cut 67 of 161 employees at its Atlas Lumber pine board plant starting next month

Pella subsidiary Viking Industries is cutting its workforce in half at its Gresham, Or., vinyl window manufacturing plant ...

Montrose Re load " Montrose. Co.. has increased its number of trucks from 15 to28

Atessco /nc.. Santa Rosa. Ca.. is the new sales agent for Windsor Mill Moulding Division, Windsor, Ca., concentrating on the Ca. market...

WindsorOne has added 14 dealers who now offer its Mouldinss Collection...

Smith & Hawken, Novato, Ca., kicked off a new wholesale division by beginning to offer its branded merchandise through TruServ's network of independent garden centers

Pull'R Holdings, Sun Valley, Ca., has acquired Bucket Bosst line of organizational tool products fromFisknrs Brands Inc.

Elite Access Systems and Elite Entry Phone, Lake Forest, Ca., have been acquired by The Chamberlain Group ...

New Web site: Contact Lumber, Portland. Or.. www.contactlumber. com...

Anniversaries: North Pacific Lumber, Portland, Or., 55th Southwest Lumber, Yuma, Az., 30th .. . Valley Lumber Co., Basalt, Co., 25th Alpine Lumber Supply, Sandpoint,Id., 25th ...

Housing starts in Sept. (latest figures) rose 3.4Vo to an adjusted annual rate of 1.888 million ... single-family starts increased 3.IVo to 1.520 million and multi-familv starts (5+ units) were at a rate oi 321,000 building permits fell 2.2Vo to a 1.860 million pace.

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Western Wood Preservers Institute - Nov. 9-12, annual conference, Princess Resort, Scottsdale, Az.; (360) 693-9958.

Distribution America/Pro Group - Nov. 13-15, 2004 executive planning conference, Naples, Fl.; (847) 296-70N.

North American Wholesale Lumber Association - Nov. 13-15, Traders Market, Wyndham Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Tx.; (800) 52't-8258.

Western Building Material Association - Nov. 17-21, roundtable groups, WBMA Hq., Olympia, Wa.; (888) 551-9262.

National Forest Products Week - Nov. 16-22.

North American Building Material Distribution AssociationNov. 17, sales workshop, Los Angeles, Ca.; (3I2) 321-6845.

Western Forestry & Conservation Association - Nov. 18, "Innovation for Survival of the Northwest Forest Sector: An Integrated Approach" seminar, Allmendinger Center, Puyallup, Wa.; (503) 226-4562.

Building Shanghai - Nov. 18-21, Shanghai, P.R. China; (408) 737-2820.

North American Building Material Distribution AssociationNov. 19, sales workshop, Dallas, Tx.; (312) 32I-6845.

Western Hardwood Association - Nov. 20, board meeting, Red Lion Hotel at the Quay, Vancouver, Wa.; (360) 835-1600.

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Lumber Association of California & Nevada - Dec. 4, 2nd Growth holiday meeting, Sheraton Hotel, Cerritos, Ca.; (800) 266-4344.

Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association - Dec. 4, W.O.O.D. Committee year-end party, Mile High Stadium Club at Invesco Field, Denver, Co.; (303) 793-0859.

Oregon State UniversityDec. 4-5, Selling Forest Products seminar; Dec. 8-11, How to Dry Lumber for Quality & Profit workshop, Corvallis, Or.; (541) 737-2329.

Wood Solutions FairDec. 9, sponsored by Canadian Wood Council, Humble Civic Center, Houston, Tx.; (352) 629-8067.

Western Forestry & Conservation Association - Dec. 9-10, Western Forestry Conference: The New Environmentalism & Forest Resource Sustainability, DoubleTree Hotel, Sacramento, Ca.; (503) 226-4562.

Columbia Forest Products - Dec. 9-11, hardwood plywood training class, Klamath Falls, Or.; (800) 547-4261.

Portland Wholesale Lumber Association - Dec. 12, Christmas lunch, Doubletree Hotel, Portland, Or.; (503) 648-4156.

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Humboldt Hoo-Hoo Club - Jan. 15, crab feed, Eureka Inn, Eureka, Ca.; (7 07 ) 268-3085.

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Western Pallet Association - Jan. 16-21, annual meeting, Rancho Las Palmas Marriott, Rancho Mirage, Ca.; (305) 4270938.

DIY & Garden Show - Jan. 18-20, London, England; (613) 549-0404.

International Builders Show - Jan. 19-22, sponsored by National Association of Home Builders, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nv.; (800) 368-5242, Surfaces 2004 - Jan.27-30, Sands Expo & Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nv.; (800)547-3477.

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installed new officers during its recent management conference in Phoenix, Az.

New president is John Lindsey, Big John's Lumber Co., Glenwood Springs, Co.; secretary Ed Botkin, Mountain West Wholesale, Salt Lake City, Ut.; president elect Joe Martin, Zentz Lumber Co., Billings, Mt.; treasurer Doug Cunningham, Boise, Denver, Co.; past president George Harley, J.C. Baldridge Lumber Co., Albuquerque, N.M.. and national director Walter Foxworth, Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber, Dallas, Tx.

New directors are Max Guetz, Home Lumber, Littleton, Co.; Steve Ker, Max Ker & Son Lumber, Idaho Falls, Id.; Joe Martin, Zentz Lumber; Bill Miller, Alpine Lumber, Denver, Co.; Tom Stringham, Stringham Lumber, Salt Lake City, Ut., and Ken Van Grinsven, Aldrich Lumber, Powell, Wy.

Western Building Material Association is conducting roundtable groups Nov. 17-21 at WBMA Hq. in Olympia, Wa.

Lumber Association of California & Nevada's 2nd Growth is staging its holiday meeting Dec. 4 at the Sheraton in Cerritos, Ca.

Western Hardwood Association has set its next board meeting for Nov. 20 at the Red Lion Hotel at the Quay, Vancouver, Wa.

Los Angeles Hardwood Lumberman's Club is inviting members and guests to The Magic Castle, Hollywood, Ca., for its Nov. l5 dinner meeting.

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Association unveiled its name, Association of Millwork Distributors, at its recent convention in Orlando, Fl.

Newly elected officers (see p. 38-39

for photos) are president Brian Mcllwee, J.J. Mcllwee Co., Itasca, Il.; v.p. Terry Bumgarner, King Sash & Door, Clemmons, N.C.; 2nd v.p. Carl Detering, Detering Co., Houston, Tx.; immediate past president George Lorenz, Western Building Products, Milwaukee, Wi.; treasurer Mike Walsh, Radford Co., Oshkosh, Wi., and executive director Rosali Leone, AMD.

Board members include Bill Anders, Pacific Millwork, Inc., Marysville, Ca.; Robert Kasten, K-K Distributing, Wausau, Wi.; Daniel Barber, Barnett Millworks, Theodore, Al.; Joe Bayer, Bayer-Built Woodworks, Belgrade, Mn.; Kenneth Bussmann, Cleary Millwork Co., Rocky Hill, Ct.; Joe Cornett, Texas Wholesale Building Materials, Farmers Branch, Tx.; John DeSimone, New England Millwork, Dorchester, Ma.; Andy Durosky, Black Millwork Co., East Islip, N.Y.; Doug Hart, OrePac Building Products, Wilsonville, Or.; John Kerr, Reeb Millwork, Kent, Wa.; Jack LaRock, BMC West, Englewood, Co.; Johnathan Lambert, Pacific Mutual Door Co., Kansas City, Mo.; Timothy Lyons, Brockway-Smith Co., Andover, Ma.; William Sarbaugh, River City Millwork, Rockford, Il.; Harrell Spivey, Guardian Building Products, Greenville, S.C., and Daniel Warren, Warren Window & Supply, Rapid City, S.D.

L-P Moving From Portland

As part of its onging consolidation, Lousiana-Pacific Corp. will relocate its corporate headquarters from Portland. Or.. to Nashville. Tn.. over the next 12 to 15 months.

The move follows a major restructuring in which L-P divested nonstrategic operations to reduce debt and improve financial flexibility, enabling the company to focus on growing its retained, strategic business.

Charlotte, N.C., and Richmond, Va., as well as its existing location in Portland, Or., were other places being considered.

"All four cities demonstrated their

desire to attract or retain our headquarters," said L-P chairman and c.e.o. Mark Suwyn.

"Our center of gravity has certainly moved to the East." said L-P spokesman David Dugan. "Nashville is very centrally located, and it has the best proximity to our mills, customers and investors."

The company said it will keep about 130 positions in Portland, where they now employ 210, and plans to move approximately 15 more positions to the Northwest as part of the overall consolidation. Additionally, L-P will centralize many employees from its office in Charlotte. N.C..

which it plans to shut down by the end of 2004. Employees from other administrative offices in Hayden Lake, Id.; Conroe, Tx.; Shaumburg, Il.; Troy, Mi., and Montreal, Quebec, will move to the new headquarters.

The company expects the impact of the move to vary by location. "Some will see minimal impact, while others will consolidate in greater numbers to the new headquarters," said Suwyn.

L-P Finalizes Sale in ldaho

Louisiana-Pacific has finalized the sale of its sawmills and timber procurement contracts for the sawmills owned in Moyie Springs, Chilco and Sandpoint, Id., to Riley Creek Lumber Co.. La Clede.Id.

"This sale places these mills in the hands of a company focused on the lumber business and moves us closer to completing our divestiture program," said Mark A. Suwyn, L-P's chairman and c.e.o.

"This is a tremendous opportunity for Riley Creek," added Riley Creek owner/president Marc Brinkmeyer. "These are excellent facilities with highly skilled work forces that will be great additions."

Nathan Crozier, Norm Nelson and Wade Wheeler, formerly with L-P, are all now part of Riley Creek.

Riley Creek sees excellent longterm opportunities for both sawmills and plans to make the necessary investments in them to complement its state-of-the-art mill at LaClede.

ln addition, the two companies have a verbal agreement to, in the future, transfer L-P's interests in the Bonners Ferry, Id., sawmill and site to Riley Creek.

L-P Funds Remaining Claims

Louisana-Pacific intends to fund the remaining $18 million in claims under the Inner-Seal siding class action settlement agreement by the fall of 2004.

"Providing payments to the remaining claimants will bring to a close our monetary obligations under the settlement agreement," stated Curt Stevens, L-P executive v.p.-administration and c.f.o. "We do not anticipate any future charges to earnings from this decision, as we believe our current reserves are adequate. L-P has satisfied, or exceeded, all of its obligations under the settlement agreement."

The company implemented a voluntary Claimant Offer Program in April to speed payments to claimants.

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Paul Johnson, ex-North Pacific Lumber, is the new sales mgr. of engineered wood products at BMD Inc., Galt, Ca.

Dave Pennington has been promoted to product merchandiser

Kevin Daugherty is now overseeing softwood plywood sales for Roseburg Forest Products, Roseburg, Or.

Tim Matthews is the new inventory mgr. at Peterman Lumber, Fontana, Ca.

Jeff Logue is now sales mgr. of Capital Lumber, Healdsburg, Ca. Jerome Huerta, ex-Snavely Forest Products, has joined Capital's CBM operation, Phoenix, Az., as account mgr. for Pacific WoodTech EWP.

Dick Flugel, Vaagen Bros., Spokane, Wa., has retired after 33 years in the building products industry.

Ernory Powell is mgr. of Pacific Western Lumber's new Portland, Or., office.

Steve Thomas is now part of the trading staff.

Dan Cerri is the new general mgr. at Mill Valley Lumber, Mill Valley, Ca.

Rob Harrison, ex-California Cedar Products. is now business mgr. at Welco of Idaho, Naples, Id.

Rick Starr has retired after 33 years with Timber Products, Springfield, Or. John McDonald, Midwest regional sales mgr., has added So. Ca. Kelly Robertson is now territory sales mgr. for So. Ca.

Ed Woods has been promoted to executive v.p.-sales and marketing at Columbia Forest Products, Portland, Or. Jay Goodenbour, ex-Carter Holt Harvey Ltd., is now executive v.p.-plywood division, and Clifford D. Barry is executive v.p. and c.f.o.

Butch Gunter is the new marketing mgr. for Pacific Steel & Supply, San Leandro. Ca.

David Stallcop is sales mgr. and Terry Johnson general mgr. of Vanport International's new wholesale office, Vanport Trading Co., Boring, Or. David Nachreiner has been promoted to general mgr. of Milgard Windows' Tualatin, Or., location. He succeeds George Lorance. who is retiring at year's end after 25 years with Milgard.

Ruth Ann M. Gillis, Exelon Corp., has been elected to the board of directors at Potlatch Corp., Spokane, Wa.

Todd Biggins is a new mgr. trainee at 84 Lumber Co., Henderson, Co.

Beryl Buley, ex-Kohls, has joined Sears, Roebuck & Co. as senior v.p./general mgr. of home stores, including Orchard Supply Hardware and Sears Hardware. He replaces Dan Laughlin, who has been promoted to senior v.p./general merchandise mgr. of appliances and electronics.

Michael E. Wogan, ex-Weir Specialty Pumps, has joined Johns Manville, Denver, Co., as western regional sales mgr., roofing system groups.

Steve Synnot, v.p.-merchandising and marketing, Pro Group, Denver, Co., has been appointed president and c.o.o. Richard Page will remain c.e.o., and Gary Cosgrave continues as chairman of the board.

Carl Spencer, ex-Draper-DBS, has joined Canyon Creek Cabinet Co., Monroe, Wa., as director of manufacturing.

Mike Coffey is opening an office in Tampa, Fl., for Vandermeer Forest Products, North Vancouver, B.C.

Lisa Perry is the new executive director of Talk About Trees, Auburn, Ca.

Bill Coonrod, log yard supervisor, SierraPacific Industries, Arcata, Ca., has retired after 38 years with SPL

Patricia McKay has been named c.f.o. at Restoration Hardware, Corte Madera, Ca.

Leonard Peters is store mgr. of the new Home Depot in Lihue (Kauai), Hi.

Jim Pappas, chairman, Honsador Lumber Corp., Honolulu, Hi., has broken off negotiations to sell a majority interest in Honsador and its Honolulu Wood Treating and Ariel Truss subsidiaries to Texas investor Rick Foreman.

John Crane, ex-Crane Mills, has been named head of operations and site mgr. for Bright Wood Corp., Otautau, New 7,ealand.

Joe King, owner, is celebrating 50 years with Ideal Lumber, Toppenish, Wa.

Lois Carmen Denominator is the new hiring director for Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to co-owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

Utah Dealer Opens Complex

Burton Lumber & Hardware has consolidated five divisions at a new 200,000-sq. ft. complex on 30 acres in Salt Lake City, Ut.

The new location includes a lumberyard, retail showroom, door shop, truss plant, and prefabricated wall operation.

Golden State Keeps Growing

Golden State Lumber recently opened a construction goods center on 75 acres in south Stockton with more additions on the way.

Opened so far is a 260,000-sq. ft. complex, including 70,000 sq. ft. for milling and packaging lumber, 50,000 sq. ft. for manufacturing sectional walls, and 108,000 sq. ft. of office and warehouse space. About a mile of rail line for unloading, six box cars at a time, product deliveries by train is part ofthe project.

A maintenance and repair shop is still under construction. and within one to two years, the firm will add 50,000 sq. ft. for roof-truss production, 40,000 sq. ft. for a hardware distribution operation, and a 3,600-sq. ft. day care center for workers' children.

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C.E.O. Accused Of Tax Fraud

Lee Nobmann, c.e.o. of Golden State Lumber, Petaluma, Ca., pleaded not guilty to IRS charges of understating his personal and business incomes. and those of several family members.

Nobmann pleaded innocent to five counts of tax evasion and 12 counts of aiding and abetting the preparation of false tax returns for others at a U.S. District Court in San Francisco.

"These allegations are based on a disgruntled employee that I fired two

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years ago, who has everything to gain and nothing to lose," Nobmann said. He is referring to Jim O'Brien, former chief financial officer for Golden State, according to the IRS's 2001 search warrant affidavit.

Nobmann added he is confident he and the company will prevail in the matter and be found innocent of the charges. "I know who I am, I know what I do, and I know what I do for my employees, my family and the communitv." he said. "At the end of

the day, it's me who has to look myself in the mirror, and I'm very confident doing that."

His attorney, John Youngquist, added that Nobmann "did not attempt to evade his taxes in filing these returns, and certainly did not knowingly sign false returns. It's up to the government to prove each of these counts beyond a reasonable doubt."

Nobmann could face a maximum of five years and $100,000 in fines for each count of tax evasion and a maximum of three years in prison and $100,000 in fines for each count of aiding and abetting, if convicted, said assistant U.S. Attomey Jay Weill.

Weill added that Nobmann allegedly underpaid "somewhere between the thousands and the millions."

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The investigation focused on whether Nobmann diverted corporate funds to acquire personal possessions, such as classic cars, a jet airplane and lumber for building three homes. It also alleged that he was involved with tax-evasion schemes to pay employees in lumber and money to buy land, so that he could avoid payroll taxes.

In addition, his business income in corporate tax returns reportedly were understated. as were income in individual tax returns filed for Jessica Nobmann and Seth Nobmann, who claimed income from Golden State Lumber for 1997 through 2000.

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OVER 500 visitors from throuqhout Southern California and Las Veqas atienoed El & El Wood Products Oct. 2 open house ir Ch'ro, Ca Highlights included product knowledge training and demonstralions, lours of the main moulding warehouse and flexible moulding manufacturing facility, and displays by vendors f rom across the U.S. and Canada. (1) Veronica Oliver. Carhy V,das 121 Br-ce Adkins. Van

Bacon (3) Gene Sabatino, Michael B anc. (4) Lrsa Davison, Marvin Newton, Jennifer Way and (5) Marcia Watterson, Joe Morin. Karri Nelson, Kip McCleary. (6) Ron Whitley, Cubby Sweet, Chuck Kahla (7) Rouben Akopian, Harry Papaian (8) Jeff Niswonger. Steve Plesser, Dave Scilabro (9) Sh rley & Jim Cadwell. (101 Dave & G ll,an Conway. r1i r .errV Best, Scott Cadwell. (12) Pam Harp, Russ

Crosby. (13) Steve Branchick. Harold Schuh, Joe O-et ette. 114r Darin Myers. Leslie McCleary, Sheree Wood, Br an Fuller. (15) Rosette Horne, Pau Thompson, Keith Hitchcock. Kathy Sriphicharn (16) Arlyn Orege Miguel Chavez. (17) Chrrs Wltbeck, Richard Kranium. (18) Nynette & John Shinn, (19) Mike Riley, Hector Morales. David Craig, Richard W lson (20) Sid Thompson, Jay Bjorndahl.

Three-Roller Belt Sander

The DeWalt DW433 belt sander has been redesigned with a variable ample speed control and S-amp motor. The belt speed ranges from 850 to 1,400 surface ft. per minute. The tool is said to mark the first use of a threeroller design to improve balance and provide the lowest center of gravity on a3"x21" sander.

Double-Sided Deck Planks

Two decking surface options in one plank are now available from TimberTech. The TwinFinish 5/4" Plank features one side with a brushed surface. while the other side has a woodgrain texture.

The planks are made from a formulation of pure plastic resins and wood flour, which reportedly provides resistance to rotting, warping and insect damage.

They come 5-112" wide and l" deep, in l2', 16' and 20' lengths. The planks span 16" on-center, are backed by a l0-year limited warranty, and come in cedar, gray and redwood.

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The Flood Co. has added a clear toner base to its FloodProWoodTones series, which can be custom tinted in a variety of colors.

The mildew-resistant finish with transoxides is said to guard against UV damage, while protecting wood.

The clear toner base is compatible with multiple colorant systems. The oil finish wood tones are available in pre-mixed natural, cedar and redwood.

- Please contact (800) 321-3444 or visit www.Jloodco.com

brushed aluminum melamine unfinished mahogany, or oak-faced board.

- Please contact (888) 772-1400 or visit www.outvvate r.com

Steadied By A Nose

A slip-resistant nose piece for l" to 3" auto-feed screw systems has been added to Pamfast's Pl3 series.

The tool employs a removable dust bag that withstands impact if dropped. The cord is located on top to avoid damage.

- Please contact (800) 433-9258 or visit www.dewalt.com

Add Flair To Screen Panels

A series of decorative screening panels are new from Outwater Plastics Industries.

Designed to add flair to any type of paneling, the 13 different patterns are offered in unfinished MDF, hardwood and pine veneer-faced board in 6'x2' varieties.

The panels come in white PVC,

FThe nose piece reportedly improves accuracy, and the polyethylene covering helps to ensure the nose stays in place as screws are fastened.

- Please contact (704) 394-3141 or visit www.pamfast.com

Shield Your Concrete Floors

A self-leveling, seamless epoxy coating system is new from Garon Products.

The Tigershield coating system is designed to use on spalled and damaged concrete because it gets into small cracks and prevents the penetration of dirt and bacteria.

It complies with OSHA regula- tions, is VOC compliant, and approved by the USDA and EPA.

- Please contact (732) 223-2500 or visit www.garonproducts.

Cedar Look-Alike Shake

Nichia Corp. has introduced a fiber cement roofing shake with the look of real cedar.

Siena Premium Shake is l/2" thick and 8' long. It's factory sealed on all sides, and overlaps with a blind nail for a tight fit.

- Please contact (866) 424-4421 or visit www.nichia,com

LSL On The Edge

TimberStrand laminated strand lumber (LSL) EdgeForm is new from TrusJoist.

It is designed for forming non-elevated sidewalks, driveways and other ground level slabs, as well as for tiltup construction. It is said to eliminate the need for stacking, and resists bowing, twisting and shrinking.

- Please contact (800) 338-0515 or v i s it www.w ey erhae u s e r. c oml wbm

tStop Dropped Screws

Star-tipped screw holding tools designed to fit all common star head screws are new from Bondhus Corp.

ProHold Tips have a nonmagnetic, corrosion-proof button that holds screws to the tool, helping to eliminate

dropped screws. The tools feature a ProGuard finish, which is said to offer five times more corrosion protection compared to traditional finishes.

- Please contact (800) 328-8310 or visit www.bondhus.com

Wheat Straw Fiberboard

Columbia Forest Products is now offering core material made from wheat straw.

Woodstalk Fiberboard MR is made with DowBio Products formaldehydefree resin and wheat straw fiber.

It is said to contribute to low-emitting materials through the Leed Green Building Rating System.

- Please visit the company online at www.c o lumb iafor e

Hammering With Less Shock

Fiberglass and solid steel framing hammers have been added to Vaughan & Bushnell's BlueMax hammer line. They feature a head-start magnetic nail-holding notch for extended reach and one-handed hammering.

The solid steel BIue Max includes Shock-Blok, a vibration-absorbing insert in the head, and the fiberglass model features a shock-cushioning hollow core handle.

- Please visit the company online at www.vaughanmfg.com

Stains Be Gone

A combined latex sealer/primer/ stainblocker is new from Masterchem.

Water-based Kllz 2 reportedly seals and blocks most household stains, dries to the touch within 30 minutes and can be re-coated in one hour.

- Please contact (866) 774-6371 or visit www.kilz.com

Adjustable Arches

Easy-Arch has added an adjustable metal framing arch for deeper openlngs.

Made from pre-formed 20-gauge galvanized steel, the arches can be adjusted to fit any opening from 2.5" to 12.5".

Composite Engagement

Stainless steel screws designed for composite wood substitute deckins materials are now availabl6 from Swan Secure.

Swercs fasteners feature a triple-thread form with fine thread below their small, inconspicuous heads to suppress the "exhaust" generated during installation.

The screw's six-lobe drive is said to deliver positive bit engagement with no cam-out.

- Please contact (800) 966-2801 or go online at www. swansecure.com

Pocket-Sized Panel Lifter

A panel lifter made to lift all standard sizes of drywall sheets is new from Marshalltown.

They can be used in drywall applications, light gauge steel framing, concrete form and Styrofoam construction. Styles include the quarter circle, 180' half circle, eyebrow, elliptical and compound radius.

- Please contact (800) 854-2461 or vis it www.easy-arch.com

The QLT panel lifter has a nonclogging rasp with protective guides, and is said to be lightweight and compact enough to fit into a pocket.

- Please contact (800) 987-6935 or visit www. marshalltown.com

Sealed For Ages

Bond Distributing Ltd. has introduced a wood sealer with a sevenyear warranty to protect against UV rays, water and wind damage.

OneTime uses a technology that penetrates into the cellular structure of wood. It reportedly covers two to three times more square footage per gallon than traditional sealers.

Its resin blend does not contain solvents, water or waxes, and can be applied to natural or treated wood. It comes in cedar, red cedar and clove brown finishes.

- Please contact (866) 723-7325 or visit www.onetimewood.com

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ELVIS SIGHTINGI Boise Building Solutions. Distribution, Phoenix, Az., welcomed customers to its 'sOs-themed open house with photo standups of Elvis and Marilyn. (1)Ammon, Noel & Erik Yule (2) Sarge Little. (3) Bob Little. (4) Hal Webster (5) Diane Hillis. Randy & Julie Wernette, Chris Pacini (6) Fred Padilla (7) Richard South, Tina Buchanan, Phil Hawkins. (8) Scott Roush (9) True Carr. (10) Neil&Teri Bemus. (11) Lenny Mahosky, Jefl Schweitzer. (12) Laurie Miller. (13) Larry Stein. (14) John Puglise, Steve Moran, (15) Andalyn, Renae & Ed Baum. (16) Leti

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STEPPING OUT (continued lrom previous page) at Boise's Sept. 12 open house:(1)Megan &Joe Blendowski, Matt &Marti Nuzzo. (2)Mel Williams, Jim Leonard. (3) Lany Tostenson. (4) Andrew Blatnick. (5) Dave Bayles. (6) Kim Bayles. (7) Mando Mendoza, Gary Posey. (8) Norm

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The Los Angeles Hardwood Lumberman's Club 4th annual golf toumament raised more than $10,000 to aid the educational efforts of the Hardwood Forest Foundation.

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Each tourney has raised more money than the previous year's, providing greater assistance to the nonprofit HFF in educating rhe public about sustainable forest manasement.

ON HAND: (1) Doug Wieben, Marvin Pruett. (2) Jim Gaither, Pete Lang, Angelo DiMario, John Babiracki. (3) Steve Ondrich, Hamilton Cox, Ganison Cox. (4) Alan Arbiso, Todd Pollard, (5) Craig Deveraux, Scott Dickerson, Ronnie Unrue, (6) Michael Seeds, Skip Young, Rex Klopfer, Deonn DeFord. (7) Walt Maas, Ken Bowles, Larry Enterline, Alan Bohnhoff, Brett Johnson. (8) Todd Jones, Fred Jones, Jim Jones, Dan Jones. (More photos on next page)

TOURNEY MEN: LAHC members (continued from previous page) (1) Walter Ralston, Bob Mitchell. (2) Phil Sarris, Brad Klima. (3) Doug Christensen, Gary Stewart, Dave McCormick. (4) Mike Rhoades, Jerry Lapin. (5) Sal Castillo, Robert Trujillo, Louie Escobedo, Joe Escobedo. (6) Tom Rogers, Charlie Bohnhoff, Gail Daugherty. (7) Ray Romero, John Lopez. (8) J. Robinson, Rich Harkey, Scott Crutchfield. (9) Frank Youngman, Dave Gorham, Frank McLean. (10) Bill Tracy, Ken LoBue,

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FUEL FOR THE FIRE

Your September editorial ("Curbing Wildfires Again a Hot Issue," p.6/ was right on the mark.

As a Midwestern lumber wholesaler, we source much of our lumber from the forests of the Northwestern U.S. and western Canada. We empathize with the producers on both sides of the border who are affected by forest fires. The conditions conducive to fires need to be reversed by government policy for better forest management. On the U.S. side, the proposed legislation of HR 1904, known as the Healthy Forest Initiative, is a

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Here's an example of how we in the forest products supply chain can help. At this year's Sprengerfest held Sept. 13, we were pleased to have Jim Hurst of Owens & Hurst Lumber as our guest speaker to bring his message to our lumber dealer customers. The Owens & Hurst mill at Eureka, Mt., has been impacted by restrictive logging policy. The mill was shut down for part of the summer due to a lack of logs-this in a region that is becoming a tinderbox forest because of aging trees and insect infestation, causing falldown and fuel for wild fires.

According to Jim, HR 1904 would serve both goals of improving forest health and utilization of the resource for human needs, changing a lose-lose situation to a win-win!

Jim urged us to contact our Senators and Congressmen to sup-

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Jones Lumber Company seeks an accomplished salesperson in the Southern California area. Must have comprehensive knowledge of lumber and building materials, be highly motivated, and have a minimum of 4 years sales experience in the industry. Strong customer service background, excellent communication skills and local travel are required. Excellent compensation package with medical, dental and 401K. If you are qualified and interested in joining an industry leader, please send your resume, with salary history, directly to john.pasqualetto@joneslumber.net or Fax to 323-564-582'7, attn. John Pasqualetto. All replies are confidential and current employers will not be notified. INTERNATIONAL

port HR 1904. It looks like the political winds may be going our way.

I received a response from my contact with Senator Daschle's office. Although usually on opposing sides of the issues with Bush Administration proposals, Senator Daschle expressed hope that "in the end, we can develop a bipartisan proposal that can win approval in the Senate and provide federal land managers with the tools and resources they need to protect homes, businesses and communities, and improve the health of our national forests and public lands."

Let's get behind this "bipartisan" effort to remove the fuel from the fires.

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Joe Terell, 100, retired president and owner, Lerett Lumber Co., Los Angeles, Ca., died Sept. 28 in Downey, Ca.

A native of Arkansas, Mr. Terrell served in the Army during World War II.

Well known in the fir and redwood business for six decades, he also founded T&R Lumber Co., Rancho Cucamonga, Ca., before retiring in the late 1980s.

Jim DeNault, 75, owner and founder of DeNault's True Value Hardware, San Clemente, Ca., died Oct. 3 of pancreatic cancer.

A native of Jamestown, N.D., he served in the Korean War. In 1953, he joined San Clemente Hardware & Paint Supply, three years later buying the business.

Eight years later, the store relocated up the street and added another store in 1972 in San Juan Capistrano, followed by others in Laguna Niguel, Oceanside, Carlsbad, Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita.

DeNault's sons, Bob, Don, Steve and Tom, now run the chain.

David Steinmetz, 85, former owner of United Wholesale Lumber Co., Montebello. Ca.. died Oct. 22 of a stroke.

A native of Sonora, Ca., he inherited the lumber firm after World War II and ran it until the early 1970s, when he sold it to Fruit Growers Supply Co.

Maxine Means, 74, longtime employee of American Forest Products, Newark, Ca., died of a stroke Oct. 8 in Medford, Or.

Born in Modesto, Ca., she also coowned Union City Lumber, Union City, Ca., with her brother, Norm Matthews.

Doyle Zuck, 43, national sales manager, Fluidmaster Inc., San Juan Capistrano, Ca., died Oct. 16.

Mr. Zuck began his career in 1982 in the engineering department, and also worked as marketing services manager and field sales manaqer.

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Rosboro Lumber...... ......(541) 746-8411

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Conrad Forest Products [www.conradfp.com].........................7

Coos Head Forest Products [www.cooshead.com]......Cover IV

CSI [www.treatedwood.com]......................-................Cover III

Elder Forest Products [www.elderforest.com]..........................6

El & El Wood Products [www.elandelwoodproducts.com]...26

Epoch Composite Products [www.epochwood.com] ..............U

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Gemini Forest Products [www.geminiforest.com]..................39

GeoDeck [www.geodeck.com]............. ....Cover II

GRK Fasteners [www.grkfasteners.com]. ........29

Hampton Lumber Sales [www.hamptonlumber.com]...........15

Herbert Lumber Co. [www.herbertlumber.com]...................27

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Krauter Storage Systems [www.krauter-storage.com] ..........1

Lewis County Forest Products

MCD Mechanical Services Iwww.mcdmechanicalservices.com]....................................40

McKenzie Forest Products [www.mckenziefp.com]...............33

Product Sales Co.

Redwood Empire Iwww.redwoodemp.com]............................25

Roseburg Forest Products [www.rfpco.com]..........................21

Royal Pacific Industries Iwww.smartguardproducts.com] ...............................Cover I

Starborn Industries Iwww.starbornindustries.com] ................5

Sunbelt Material Handling [www.sunbeltracks.com]..............3

Superior Lumber Iwww.superiorlumber.com].......................19

Swan Secure Products [www.swansecure.com]................45, 46

Taiga Forest Products [www.taigaforest.com]........................28

Thunderbolt Wood Treating [www.thunderized.com] ..........20

TimberTech Ltd. [www.timbertech.com]. ..43,4

U.S. Borax [www.borax.com]

Waldron Forest Products

Western Wood Preserving Co. Iwww.westernwoodpreserving.com].............--...-.............37 Woodguard [www.woodguard.com]....... ..........28

Western Red Cedar Lumber Association [www.wrcla.com].35

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