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Florida Building Material Association will raise funds for government relations efforts through a PAC Golf Tournament Nov. 16 at the Mystic Dunes Golf & Country Club, Kissimmee, Fl.

Indiana Lumber & Builders Supply Association has set its annual meeting and awards evening for Dec. 1 at the Holiday Inn Select at the Pyramids, Indianapolis, In.

Northeastern Retail Lumber Association affiliates have a full schedule of November events.

Mid-Hudson Lumber Dealers Association's annual meeting is Nov. 3 at the Inn at Central Valley, Central Valley, N.Y.

Nov. 8 is the date for the annual meeting of the Lumber Dealers Association of Connecticut, at Aqua Turf, Plantsville, Ct. Two days later, the Massachusetts Retail Lumber Dealers Association holds its annual meeting at the Doubletree Hotel, Westborough, Ma.

New Hampshire Retail Lumber Association has slated a dealer roundtable for Nov. 16 at the Manchester Country Club. Bedford. N.H.

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Association's holiday party is Nov. 17 at the Westin Providence Hotel, Providence, R.I. On the same day, the Central New York Retail Lumber Dealers Association will hold its annual meeting at the Turning Stone Casino, Verona, N.Y.

Mid-America Lumbermen's Association will award current members who recruit the most new members by Oct. 31. Grand prize is a trip for two to Las Vegas and $500 cash. Second prize is a $300 American Express gift card. Third prize is a $100 American Express gift card.

The association's annual meeting is Nov. 2-3 at Harrah's Conference Center & Casino, North Kansas City, Mo. "Business Succession Planning: Where Will Your Company Be in Five or Ten Years?" is the theme of a morning session on day two. Attorney Jack Selzer will discuss the legal aspects of estate and succession planning, while David Wentz will explore the financial planning aspects. CPA Curt Kleoppel will share the advantages of a certified business valuation and how to obtain one.

Southern Building Material Association honored Cindy Hartley, director of member relations, who has worked at the association for 30 years.

Window & Door Manufacturers Association has named Joel R. Holland as its new president. He recently served a president and c.e.o. of the International Warehouse Logistics Association.

Acting president Jeffrey Lowinski will return to his position as v.p.-technology marketing.

Hardwood Forest Foundation has picked Susan Murray as its new executive director. Before joining the association, Munay was urban forester for Germantown, Tn. She also serves as the president of the West Tennessee chapter of the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council.

Scholarship Honors Arch's Baldwin

A memorial scholarship has been established to honor the career of Bill Baldwin, the Arch Wood Protection executive who died in a fire while on company business (see Aug., p.28).

Recipients of the scholarship will be forest resources/wood science students at Pennsylvania State University, where Baldwin earned a bachelor's of science degree in forest science. The number of awards and the amount of each will be determined by the College of Agricultural Sciences Scholarship and Awards Committee, upon recommendations from the director of the School of Forest Resources.

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Huck DeVenzio and Dave Webb helped create the scholarship, to honor Baldwin's more than 30 years in the industry. "This scholarship serves two worthwhile purposes," said Webb. "It honors Bill for his contribution to wood preservation, and it will help promising students start careers in forest products. We hope that some of those students may one day provide our industry with dedication and sound judgment like Bill did."

Contributions should be made out to Penn State University; College of Agricultural Sciences Development Office, Pennsylvania State University, 232 Ag Admin Bldg., University Park, Pa. 16802, Attn: Bill Baldwin Scholarship Fund.

Treater Sues Preservative Maker

Northern Crossarm, Chippewa Falls. Wi.. has filed two lawsuits against the developers of an innovative wood treatment process.

Owners Pat and Jim Bischel seek recovery of a $2 million investment into the TimberSIL process, which required new equipment and a 12,500sq. ft. addition to the existing plant. A second lawsuit seeks payment of $879,756, plus interest, for treated wood already delivered.

"It's regrettable that stuff happens, but it's just a bump in the road," said Pat Bischel. "We've addressed some of the problems, but we still have disagreements."

TimberSIL inventor Karen M. Slimak and Timber Treatment Technologies Inc., Springfield, Va., have 45 days to respond to the allegations.

Troy Caver, the new president of TTT, said that he would like to see Northern Crossarm do well once the process problems are solved. Caver said, "It's very frustrating for everyone involved."

In April, Northern Crossarm began producing the new treated wood, which was then shipped to Huttig Building Products for distribution. The first shipments were fine, said Caver, but later shipments exceeded l97o moisture content and had to be returned for rework. By July, Huttig asked that shipments be stopped until production problems could be solved.

The TimberSIL process uses high pressure to infuse sodium silicate into wood, which is then heated to convert the silicates into glass. The result, claims TTT, resists termites, decay and fire. and contains no hazardous chemicals.

Despite the current problems, Pat Bischel has high hopes for the new product. "We still have interest and enthusiasm for TimberSIL, but issues need to be addressed," he said.

TTT is also hopeful. "The Bischel boys have a great reputation and are dedicated to running a great operation," said Caver. "They are almost there, to getting the product to an acceptable leve1."

Arson Strikes Home Center

Firefighters contained an Aug. 26 arson fire to the retail store at Dunmore Home Improvement Center, Dunmore, Pa., saving the lumberyard and showroom.

"I've never seen a building go up so fast," said fire chief Ben Domenick. "My main objective was to keep it to this building. There were a lot of small explosions through the morning. There were tons of flammable stuff in there," including paint, varnishes, thinners, lacquer and lumber.

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Investigators ruled that the fire was set to cover the burglary of decorative hunting knives. Other knives and cash were taken during an earlier burglary Aug. 2. Police hope that the unique knives will lead them to whoever is responsible for the thefts and fire.

"I just hope it wasn't someone we know," said co-owner Ron Cordaro, who planned to conduct business from a temporary trailer.

L-P Wins Class Action

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. has won a class-action lawsuit concerning the durability of its Nature Guard fibercement roofing, which L-P produced and sold between 1995 and 1998.

The case was filed in 2001 by seven homeowners on behalf of nearly 5,300 households. They claim they were misled by L-P's advertising and the shingles failed well before their warranted 25-year life. They hoped to recover the cost of roof replacement, estimated to be approximately $100 million, plus punitive damages.

Most of the class claims were dismissed during the trial, and a jury ruled against the individual claims of the seven plaintiffs.

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