GALEN DAR

March

Los Anseles Hardwood Lumbermen's Club - March 13, meeti-ng, Stevens Steak House, City of Commerce.

Rocky Mountain Forest Industries Conference - March 1314, Doubletree Inn, Tucson, Az.

Lumber Merchants Assn. of No. Calif and the Lumber Association of So. Calif. - March 13-14, money management seminar. Golden Tee, Morro Bay, Ca.

Forest Industries Conference - March 18, 4th antlual current issues cotrferettce (Univ. of Oregon), Ramada Itru, Portland.

Sacramento Hoo-Hoo Club - March 18, Mill Manager's Nite, (mill managers free) Engineer's Club, Sacramento.

Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club - March 20, Company Appreciation Nite, Wilshire Hyatt Hottse, Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club - March 21, golf and dinner, California Country Club, Whittier, Ca.

San Joaquin Hoo-Hoo Club - March 21, "Casino Nite" Dante Club, Fresno, Ca.

American Wholesale Hardware Co. - March 23, hardware & sporting goods show, Long Beach Aretla, Long Beach, Ca.

Pacific Coast Wholesale Hardwood Distributors Assn. - l'IrLrch 23-26, annual convention, La Costa Country Club, near San Diego.

Spokane Hoo-Hoo Club - March 24, meetillg, Stockyards ' Inn, Spokaue, Wa.

Veneer Drying Short Course - March 24-25, Oregon State Univ. Forest Research Lab., Corvallis, Or.

Plywood Gluing Short Course - March 27-28, Oregon State Univ. School of Forestry, Corvallis, Or.

Oakland Hoo-Hoo Club - March 28, "Casino Nite", The Elegant Farmer, Oakland.

April

9th Annual Particleboard Symposium - April l-3, Washington State Univ., Pullmar, Wa.

Rogue Valley Hoo-Hoo Club - April 2, Senators Nite, Jacksonville Inn, Jacksonville, Or.

Woodwork Institute of California - April 3-5,24th annual convention, Santa Barbara Biltmore, Santa Barbara, Ca.

Spokane Hoo-Hoo Club - April 4, meeting, Stockyards - Inn, Spokalte, Wa.

Hardwirod Plywood Manufacturers Assn. - April 8'1 l, spring meeting, Sheraton Harbor Island Hotel, San Diego'

Los Angeles Hardwood Lumbermen's Club - April 10, meeting, Steven's Steak House, City of Commerce.

Western Forest Industries Assn. - April 10'14, annual meeting, Mauna Kea Hotel, Hawaii.

Sacramento Hoo-Hoo Club - April ll, joint meeting with Feather River and Shasta Cascade Clubs, Blue Gum Lodge, Willows, Ca.

Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club - April 14, meeting, (place to be announced).

Montana Building Material Dealers Assn. - April 17-19, annual convention, Fairmont Hot Springs, Gregson, Mt.

Western Decorating Products Trade Show and ConventionApril l8-20, MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, Nv.

Spokane Hoo-Hoo Club - April 21, meetiug, Stockyards - Inn, Spokane, Wa.

Western Building Material Assn. - April 2l-22, management seminar, Alderbrook Inn, Hood Canal, near Union, Wa.

BIA's Western Building& Constructiorr hoducts Exposition April 25-28, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Ca.

American Wood Preservers Assn. - April 27-30, annual convention, St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco.

Wellern Lumber and Building Materlal! MERCHANT

All-in-all, a packed informational, educational program.

By R.V. PETERSEN executive secrel€lry

l^OtvttxC UP! The 1975 MBMDA

\5;f Convention ! Following through with the successful format used in recent years, the 39th annual get-together will be staged at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort at Gregson. This completely new resort facility, located about midway between Butte and Anaconda, features the hot springs and plunge formerly known as Gregson Hot SPrings.

Recreational enjoYment, weather governing, includes golfing or skiing, iennis or talk, indoor or outdoor plunges. Regardless of weather the atmosphere and locale ensure a pleasant visit.

The business-oriented program will give consideration to problems facing the state regarding exploitation and protection of resources, to consumer protection and product safety legislation, to development and expansion of home-center concepts and diversification trends, to a searching management seminar on coping with the changing picture and problems within the industry. An outstanding speaker wilI explore the "challenge of change".

Western Building Material Association

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By ROSS KINCAID executrve director

THE 4th annual Building Material

I Marketing Course got off to a st?ong start in January with 20 students enrolled. Over the six months, 29 have signed up with some completing sections missed previously and some firms sending participants for certain sections only,

Also in January, 25 participated in the Top Management Seminar co-sponsored by WBMA and Armstrong Cork Co. at the Sea-Tac Motor Inn. The material and instruction were outstanding with many a comment, "...exactlY what I needed!"

Owners, managers and key personnel should mark their calendars on the dates of Apri 20-22. Beginning with dinner Sunday evening, April 20, and through lunch Tuesday, April 22, a