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anniversary in great style with special awards, progrurms and festivities at Oe armual convention/building products showcase.

Angie and Norm Kruckenberg, O.K. Lumber Co., Fairbmks, Ak., received the Distinguished Dealers Award. Six members, Robert Compton, Gordon Gerretsen, William V. Graves, Tom Horstmann, William E. Miller and Ray Ronk, were recognized for 40 years of membership.

An outstanding agenda of workshops continued the association's longtime devotion to education, train- ing, service and support Professionals Dr. Robe( Pennington, Mark S. McQueen, Marina Gamble, Evelyn Clark, Dan Miller and Young Westerners members Terry Willey and Chris Perrin offered education and infonnation at the Nov. 12-16 meeting in Portland.

The Building Products Showcase in the Red Lion ballroom exceeded the Tacoma'92 showcase with 130 exhibitors. (Requests for booths were put on a waiting list after July.)

Quick Pitch awards went to Boise Cascade, Stevenson Distributors and CA Co. for showing what they do in three minutes. Tim

WBMA goth ANNIVERSARY NMELINE

1903 Founded June 10 as Inland Emoire R+ lail Lumbermen's Associalion.

On June 17, 31 ol Weslern in

Decision at Portland convention to invitg manuhclurers & suppliers wih exhibils, beginning Building Products Showcase. Asociation has 1,300 members and a staff ol 24.

Olfice opened in Seattle, Wa., witr W.C. "Bill" Bell as managing direclor; Spokane otlice mainlained until 1937. 665 members survive lhe Deoression. WBMA moved lo presenl localion in 0tympia, Wa.

Mary Murphy succeeds Chuck Link as managing director.

90th ANI{IVERSARY cake b cut by WBMA pres, (1) Mark Balfour. (2) Nom, Angie, Sandi & Rich Kruckenberg. (3) Natasha Edscorn, Chuck Link. (4) Rand Thbmas, Thom Wright, Ken Manon. (5) Dic* Wegner, Craig Lanen, Tom Houghlon. (6) Frank Powers, Gordon Genelsen. (7) Ri* Wllb, Chadey Chapman, Ed Fdz. (8) Bob Penin, Madlyn & Merfn Jolley. (9) Dan Sugaski, Mark Magers, Jeny Gaukroger. (10) Wes Simpson, Art Emmerson. (11) GreS Sdmin, Bob Lassiler.

(12) Bill Candler, Dana Copeland, Mike Crosgrove. (13) Steve Mattson, Mark Dodd.

(14) Dennis McWhirter, Doug Watson. (15) Susan & Jim Mattison, Chris Harley. (15) Dave Terrill, Nords Wood, Van Masoh. (17) Bob & Phvllis Ker. (18) Bob & Juanitd Qrawford, Harry Gerhard. (i9) Bdan Healow, Brad Gillespie, Bill Collins. (20) Crais Dowdy, Dick Basick, Graham Taylor, Keith-Gravei.

(21) Gary Botschart, Jim Mason. (22) Dennb Hunler, Murl Davis. (23) Sam & Sherri Craw{ord. (24) Charlie McDonald, Pat Gould.

(25) Pam & Bob Christianson. (26) Scott Stanford, Frank Franciscovich. (27) Andy Wanington. (28) John Humphrey, Stuart Childers.

Windows, Gresharn, Or., moderated. Best overall single booth award went to Hdl Forest Products; best overall multiple booth, West One Marketing; best overall booth, Boise Cascade.

Ken Marson, Marson & Marson Lumber Co., Leavenworth, Wa-, was elected president; Bob Lassiter, Volco, Inc., Twin Falls, Id., and Brent Wdker, CB Wholesale, Bellingham, Wa., vice presidents; Frank Powers, Seattle Lumber Co., Renton, Wa., national director; Mark Balfour, Umpqua Building and Hardware, Reedsport, Or., immediate past president.

Directors: Norman Kruckenberg, Mike Morehouse, Don Abel, Jr., Al Davis, Mitch James, Rick Barnes, Alan Stouffer, Andy Boyd, Ron Pulliam, Jim Turner, Stan Martinkus, Rick McCartney, Frank Rim4 Greg Newenhof, Roger Fouts, Dennis Orem, Ed Balfour, Eric Gerretsen,

Charley Miller, Bill Whittemore, Chuck Sout, Wayne Carlton, Cleone Jolley, Joe Lovato, Charles M. Simpson, Milo Stordahl, Tom Simkins, David Dituner, Ron Divers and Don Hendrickson. Committeemen: Rand Thomas, Warren Barry, Cecil Cleveland, Bob Kerr, Gordon Marson, Dick Morse, E. R. "Ray" Nailor, Eric Fritch.

Story at a Glance Western Building Material Association celebrates 90th anniversary Building Products Showcase sold out ... Ken Marson elected president.