Western dealers notch #94

LTORTHWEST dealers rcceived I \ tins to "Mine Their Own Business" durin-l the Western Building Material Association's 9.lth annual convention and building products showcase in Portland. Or.

Chuck Stout, Irrigators Lunrber Co., Caldwell. Id.. was installcd as the new WBMA presiclent. succccding

Carl Van Wcll. Van Well Building

Supply Co., Dallas, Or. Rogcr For.rts, Withers Ncw v.p.s are Lr-rnrbel Co..

INCOMING PRESIDENT (1) Chuck Stout, past president Carl Van Well. (2) Ray Nailor, John Hodgins, Jeff Hansen, George Tarnasky. (3) Milt Arneson, Dan Wells. (4) Carl Torstenson, Bob Maurer. (5) Carrie Ward, Joe Powell, Robert Ewing. (6) Everelt & Kara Tyler (7) Casey Voorhees, Kris & Brian McGuire. (8)

Woodburn. Or., ancl Rand Thomas, (Please turn to next page)

Tom Peterson, David & Joe McGuire. (9) Steve LaMarr, Terry Brown, Chrs Perrin. (10) Mark Legg. Bruce Abel (11) Don Aberle. Alan Dobie, Jack Lovell (12) Natasl'a Edscorn. Laura Hicks. (13) Kim Rice. Dave Johnson. (14) Gary Kirk. Carey Sawada, Keith Hoff man. (15) Suzanne Giovannoni, Stan Sales, Guy Trawick,

(Continuedfrompreviouspage) Wa.; Milo Stordahl, Triple S Building Thomas Building Center, Sequim, Center, Butte, Mt., and Merlyn Jolley, Wa.; national director Bob Kerr, Kerr Jolley Building Supply, Shelley, Id. Ace Hardware & Building Materials, Booth awards went to Central PreBrookings, Or., and Young Western- Mix/Quikrete NW, Spokane, Wa. (siners Club president Natasha Edscorn, gle booth); Mouldings, Inc., Kent, Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wa. Wa., and Tri-W Distributors, KirkMick Bush, owner, Bayview land, Wa. (tie for multiple), and Building Materials, Olympia, Wa., WeyerhaeuserCo. (bestoverall). received the Distinguished Dealer Quick Pitch presentation winners Award. Three new members were were: Wood Window Distributors. inducted into the 40-Year Club: Gary Portland (best presentation); Fields Kirk, Builders Lumber, Kennewick, Corp., Tacoma (most original), and

SHADES 0F Jack Nicholson: (1) Dick Corkum, with Steve Dolan. (2) Jefi Steele, Wes Just. (3) Darrell Hungerford, Harrison Pettit, Rick MiOartney. (4) G-anett Waters. (5) Norm & Angie Kruckenberg. (6) Tom Case, Charlie Cosens. (7) Eric Fritch, Steve Mattson, Dan Doggett. (8) James Brebner, Ted Hodgkiss. (9) Mark & lfa Balfour, Steve Gibbs. (10) Jamie Waytenick, Mike Dwyer, Rod Williams, Rob Hdskin, Art Emerson.'(11) Ray Taylor, Dave Stelle, Hal Huff. (12) Kris Lewis, Ed Gunderson. (13) Pete Gomez, Scott Cummins. (14) Tom Conchuratt, Julie Rathmanner, Cheri Kaufman, Tom Houghton. (15) Kristi & John Hoch, Jerry Farley.

Vancouver Tool Corp., Vancouver, B.C. (best first timer).

The gathering was held Nov. 14-17 at the Doubletree Inn/Lloyd Center, Portland. The group returns to Portland for its 95th annual Nov. 1317, 1998, at the Doubletree Inn, Jantzen Beach.

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