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Story at a Glance

Record attendance of 3,'199 ...

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FLBMDA 0IGNITABIES: lll president Larry & Carol Peeno. [2] Elaine & Don Smith. l3l Barbara & Bob Secrist l4l Jan & Bob Allen. [51 Dee & Charlie Stottlemyer 16l Sharon & Don 0steen (7) Huel & Kay Wheeler. l8l Larue & Archie Brott. [9] Penny & Charles Nicholson. ll0l Clark & Mary Yandle (lll Everett & Connie Cupit. ll2l Mary & Jim Attaway. ll3l Jacquelyn & John Riley. ll4l Tom & Carol Joyn e r

,QJ #r::j I$l: fi*.i?d ..n*,"t/f 70, A!'flUAL ct8t0t c0tvgiln0il At0 BUYtt{8 sHoT reception and dinner Saturday night.

HURRYI HURRYI lll The Main Event is about to start. l2l Joe DiFrancesco, Dick Schmid, Jerry Healy, Arthur Martin, Dan Younger. l3l Jack Goudy, Webb Wade. (41 Jim DiStefano, Andrea Lewis. l5l Gary Young, Diane Johnson, Ken Ponsell, David Wynn. 16l Ray A. Miller. l7l Bob Chamberlain, Duffy Waters. l8l Mel Stowers, Mandi Sano, Tom McKenna.

Senator Fred Dudley received the FLBMDA Legislator of the Year award for his efforts in capital city Tallahassee to reform Florida's mechanic's lien law. In addition to helping write and pass the law, he held three seminars for FLBMDA members in 1990 to keep them informed on revisions.

Lobbying funds grew considerably with the $3,600 proceeds of a silent auction offering everything from trips to tvs to wood trusses. Opportunities to win a two week trip to Holland, a one week trip to San Francisco and tickets to Universal Studios raised more dollars for

{91 Wes Lovelace, Murray Kostamo. ll0l Ray Fisher, Cecil Skinner, Larry Jordan, Charlie lrvine. llll Chuck Pennell, John Evenson, Phil Vacca. ll2l Lisa Houvardas, Carl Holland, Kurt Lohrke. {l3l Greg Ferris, Marc Schmidt. ll4l Sam Whitaker, Heidi Jaquish, Tom Jones, Carla Geisler. llSl Mark Rose,

FLBMDA's charity, Give Kids The World.

Retiring president Don Smyth was the big winner in the GeorgiaPacific drawing for a sail boat. Top players in sports events and casino night picked up other prizes during the Sept. 20 event at Marriott World Center in Orlando.

On the business side, members participated in several meetings including the annual truss division meeting. "Safety In The Truss Plant," a video produced by Alpine Engineered Products, Inc. for the association and the Wood Truss Council of America, was previewed. The l0 minute film shot in seven Florida truss plants is available in both Spanish and English to members and nonmembers of FLBMDA. A logo which would identify truss products and make them more creditable was among topics discussed by the 43 attending.

Dick Perkins. 12ll Dan Jackson.

The American Forest Resource Alliance attracted a good crowd at their booth which was donated by Logan Lumber Co., Tampa.

Praising the "really big show," delegates departed already enthusiastic about September l99l when author and talk show host Larry King will be a guest speaker.

(Plcasc turn to page 32) llAUlllc FUll at the FLBMDA buying show lll Susan Morrison, Terry & Bonnie Lewis. l2l Linda Merritt, Steve Rountree, Ken Richards, Rick Donaldson. l3l Sandra Mitchell, Bill Burch. lll'John Luscombe, Eric E. Glass, Brian D. Glass. l5l Everelt Redmond, Eill Bailey l0l Bruce Palmer, Cindy Wilson. l7l Florian Maylath, Jan Dolcater. l8l John Delio. l9l Mike Pannell, Dick Ladd, Joe Pelland, Rudy Koporc. ll0l Tom Kehoe, Rod Storts. (lll Ray Mendiola, Burke Hill, Dave Taylor. ll2l John Herring, Charlie Goehring, Kirk Grundahl, Joe Holland, Bob Ward, Mark Hope, Murray Kostamo. llSl Tom Morris, David Lotspeich, Charles Matlock, Scott Taylor, Red Johnston. ll4l Eobby Carroll, Richard Mellin, Jimmy Tucker, Mark Melone, Tony Gambino. llSl Chris & Sally Chalkley, Sharon & Kip Lawrence. {lEl Jim Stringfellow Sr., Doug Stringfellow. llTl Jim Twyford, Charlie Hayman, Sim Adkins. (l8l Peter Clark, Jeff Bush, Don Fonder. ll9l Skip Beebe, Dan Mault. l20l Pat Ragan, Jefl Nudelman, Mike Patneaude, Tom Southerland. 12ll Dave Ledbetter, Lyndon Schmidt, Eric Termuehlen, Kelly Lyons.

Photo credits on page 9, Sept. 1990 issue. were reversed. The lower photo illustrated Georgia-Pacific paneling, the top, Ply*Ciem.

New NLBMDA Exec Director

Gary W. Donnelly, CAE, newly named executive director of the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association. was formally introduced to members at the national convention in Colorado Springs early this month.

sanction his appointment until convention. William P. Morton, NLBMDA president at the time of his appointment, said "We are delighted to have Gary on board and look forward to his helping us reach our full potential."

Robert Curtis, Curtis Lumber, Ballston Spa, N.Y., was named president at convention. More details of the meeting at the Broadmoor will be printed next month.

Donnelly has nearly two decades of senior association management experience and most recently served as senior vice president of the Building Owners and Managers Association International. He also worked for five years as an assistant to a Californ ia congressman.

Vinyl Siding Sales Climb

Vinyl siding for new home construction will continue to increase its share of siding sales because of competitive pricing and specialty profiles.

"During the last two years, vinyl siding has made tremendous inroads into the new home construction market," said Howard E. Hartsfield, national sales and marketing manager of Reynolds Metals Co.

According to Hartsfield, 72o/o of current vinyl siding sales volume goes into remodeling and 23% is targeted for new home construction.

Appointed in late September, Donnelly immediately took office although the board did not officially

H00-H00, the international fraternity of the lumber industry, is recognized in an exhibit at the Old State House museum in Little Rock, Ar. Photos and memorabilia show the evolution of forestry in the state. A brochure, "Parle-Vous Hoo-Hoo?," a newcomer's guide to doggerel and flatheadian, offers a glossary of industry and Hoo-Hoo terms for viewers. Flathead is defined as a lumberlack, named after a barkeating grub; a dogger as a worker who manipulated logs into position lor cutling at the sawmill.

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