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Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association welcomed a record number of dealer and associate members to its 95th annual convention Feb. 7-8 at the University Plaza Hotel, Bowling Green.

Ronnie Goode, Cole Lumber, Paducah, is the new president, succeeding Susan Elmore, Buzick Lumber, Bardstown, now chairman. New v.p. is Ralph Jones, Jones Do it Center, Upton; sec./treas. Jeff Perkins, Mid-South Lumber, Bowling Green, and national director Steve Kelly, Kelly Bros. Lumber, Covington.

New dealer directors include Terry Congleton, Congleton Bros., Beattyville; Paul Gabbard, Malone Do it Center, Greenville, and Bill Singleton, Lumber King, Whitley City, and new associate directors are Jack Goeman. National Nail. and Carl Grimm, Walker Williams.

The educational program featured a keynote address by William Fondren, president, Orgill; Tom Fife, Lumber One, on recruiting; Medal of Honor winner Sammy L. Davis, and a panel moderated by Dale Boozer. Boozer Lumber. Columbia. S.C.. with National Lumber & Buildine Material

Dealers Association chair Tom Ross. NLBMDA vice chair Gerry Boland, and Dave Sharp, Erlanger Lumber. Miss Kentucky, Shana Moore, cut the ribbon for the 55-vendor buying show.

Wally Strader, Home Supply, Louisville, won the 110Vo Award and Arling Lumber Vendor of the Year. Outgoing directors Elvin Bryant, Lou Moore, Phil Myers, Dennis Rhea and Brad Stroshal also were honored, along with retiring executive v.p. Gene Mueller.

Next year's convention will be held jointly with Ohio, West Virginia and possibly Tennessee Feb. 18-20 at the Convention Center in Covington.

Mississippi Building Material Dealers Association installed Larry Broadhead, Broadhead Do it Center, Mendenhall, as president during its recent 74th annual convention/trade show in Philadelphia, Ms.

New lst v.p. is Jimmy Lackey, Lackey Home Center, Forest; 2nd v.p. Wilmer Daws, Kemper Farm & Building Supply, Dekalb, and ladies auxiliary pres. Margo Broadhead. Broadhead Do it Center.

New to the executive committee are Andy Breland, Breland Building Supply, Philadelphia, and John Cloy, Port Gibson Hardware & Lumber, Port Gibson, and now on the advisory board are James Coglan, HDW, Shreveport, La., and Carl Frusha, Buffington Corp., Monroe, La.

Approximately 500 attended, representing 50 dealer firms who bought $1.43 million in products from the 75 exhibitor booths. Cash prize winners included Breland, Cloy, Dwight Long, Lee Nabors, Dale Joiner, Barry Meek and Dan Sullivan.

Southern Building Material Association is sponsoring engineered wood products seminars April 5 in Charlotte, N.C., and April l9 in Murfreesboro, Tn.

Coverage of SBMA's recent convention appears on pages 26-27

Lumbermen's Association of Texas is gearing up for its "Y2K Corral" annual convention and buying market April 13-15 in San Antonio.

Seminars will cover the future of construction in Texas, safety & claims handling by a panel of insurance experts, storage & design for the lumberyard of the future, new wood I-joist performance standards, wood veneer, staffing & personnel law, diversity & harassment in the workplace, business checkup by Bill Lee, glulam beams, highwind connectors, Texas windstorm inspection program, wood structural panels, and installed sales.

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