PERS@NALS

Norm Griesbach, Lampe Lumber, Tulare, Ca., is recovering at home from a recent massive stroke. Quick recovery to you, Norm.

John Kelly is back at his Wood Markets, Inc. office in Arcata, Ca., after a speech to the "Young Growth", an under-35 group that is part qf the Lumber Association of Southern California, at a City of Commerce meeting.

Ralph Peinecke, Boise Cascade is the new pres. of the National Particleboard Assn. Floyd Vike, BrooksWillamette, is v.p.; Werner Westphal, Union Camp, is sec.-treas.

Rick Riley, F. H. Stoltze Land & Lumber Co., is the new sales manager at their Columbia Falls and Dillon. Mt. facilities.

Bill Davis is the new lumber sales mgr. for Brand S Corp., Corvallis, Or., according to Bill Wysong, v.p. marketing. Chris R. Close is a new lumber sales rep.

John Bratton is the new plant engineer at Champion Building Products' Roseburg, Or., operation, according to Leonard Kostur, operations mgr.

W. H."'Bill" Robbins is now managing Georgia-Pacific's wholesale center, Santa Rosa, Ca., according to Stan Dennison.

Ed Fountain, Sr., is back at Ed Fountain Lumber Co., Los Angeles, Ca., after a 3-week trip to Fiji and New Zealand.

Nick Carter has left Fibreboard. Springfield, Or., according to Nels E. Sandstrom, sales mgr., forest products group.

Richard C. Newman is now v.p. of Georgia-Pacific's international div.. succeeding G. Gray Evans, retiring at the mandatory 65.

Bill Buckley is now covering Az., from Phoenix, for South Bay Redwood Co., Orange, Ca., according to Jim Frodsham, pres., who reports the ch. of the bd.. Harold M. Frodsham. recently was in Guyana and that Kurt Gunderlock, the yard zuper, vacationed in Malaysia and other Far Eastern points.

Dave "Smitty" Smith has joined Wood Markets Inc., Portland, in their industrial sales dept.

Jay Jacobsmuhlen is the new field rep. for WWPA covering Or., Wa., and Id.

"Skip" Osborne has joined the trading staff at Trinity Forest Products, Novato, Ca., according to Karl Drexel and Jim Peterson. He had been with Inland Lumber. Fremont, Ca.

Bill Novak has joined All-Coast Forest Products' Grass Valley, Ca., office, reports Daryl Bond, who heads up the operation from their Whittier, Ca., Hq.

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Del Orren, Simpson Timber door div., McCleary, Wa., is the new pres. of the Fir & Hemlock Door Assn. He succeeds Harold Aasland. Buffelen Woodworking, Tacoma. Roger Eklund, E. A. Nord Co., moves up to v.p., Alan Malm to secretary.

Ted Russell, director of sales/operations, and John Boyer, director of trading, have been appointed v.p.s of Inland Lumber Co., Colton, Ca., according to Gary F. Thomson, pres.

Dave Horner is a new regional sales rep for Publishers Forest Products, Portland.

Jack Berutich, American Forest Products, Cerritos, Ca., mill tripped to Or. and Wa. recently.

Dave Mensing, Louisiana-Pacific, Oakland, Ca., is back from a Denver & Salt Lake City business trip.

Tom Gaines, Boise Cascade (Idaco), Walnut Creek, Ca., was honored for his 30 years with the company at a recent luncheon.

Tim Fogarty, Osborne Lumber, Newark, Ca., warmed his feet on arecent Az. vacation.

Bob DiMeco, National Building Centers, El Segundo (Los Angeles) is back from a Baja fishing trip to Cabo San Lucas, where he landed a 160 lb. marlin.

Glen L. Graff is now Marlite rep for six So. Cal. counties, according to Jack Ashworth, director of marketing - distribution.

March, 1977

Tim Fox has been appointed industrial marketing specialist for Publishers Forest Products, Portland.

Denny Torgeson is now working for Western International Forest Products, Beaverton, Or.

Dan Von Allmen is the new market mgr.-Canadian species for Portland's Wood Markets, Inc. Dan Allred is market mgr., Southern yellow pine.

Gerald D. Brown is now senior staff engineer at Champion Building Products, Eugene, Or., according to Vern Daniels.

Roy Nielsen has joined Coast Wood Preserving, Ukiah, Ca. He had been over with Redwood Coast Lumber, Ukiah.

Woody Clark has transferred to the Phoenix branch from Georgia-Pacific's San Jose office.

Tom Catlow will now handle San Joaquin Valley sales for Kelleher Lumber, San Raphael, Ca., while Charles Freeland covers the Bay Area, both are new with the company.

Eliot Wilson has joined Louisiana-Pa' cific, Oakland, Ca., according to Bob MacFie, regional sales mgr.

Sam Walrath has been promoted to superintendent of the lumber dept., Amador-Calaveras div., for AFP.

Dave Yeazell is a new trader at Wood Markets, Portland. He had been with Beaver Lumber Co., Santa Clara, Ca. Bob Maeda, late of G-P, San Jose, has also joined Wood Markets.

Don B. Cooney is the new v.p. marketing for Maywood, Inc., Amarillo, Tx.; James S. Lyons is now sales mgr.

John E. Elam has been promoted to v.p. of Wisconsin{alifornia Forest Products, Redding, Ca., and Paul C. Gott to sales mgr., according to Peter F. Lane. Ray "Walt" Waltermire is managing their new moulding dept.

Jim Newquist, Eel River Sales Co., Newport Beach, Ca., played in the recent Bob Hope Classic golf tourney at Palm Springs.

Bob Dirham has joined the sales staff at Rocklin Forest Products. Roseville, Ca., selling millwork.

Carl Nelson, Southwest area rep for Fibreboard, Springfield, Or., has resigned, according to Nels Sandstrom, sales mgr., forest Products group.

Nick Carter is now managing Future Plywood & Lumber, Eugene, Or.

Grant B. Williams is the new video communications mgr. for G-P, according to Monte C. CarPenter, v.p.

George Dodge is the new v.P. and gen. mgr. of Sterling Lumber & Investment Co.. in the Denver area.

Howard Hofmann, WWPA, is back from an Alaskan business trip that included a stop on the way home in Hawaii.

George U. Rother has been elected a v.p. of American Forest Products, S.F., overseeing financial functions, according to Jack Guyol, pres.

Bob Reid, Jr., Reid & Wright, Arcata, Ca., is spending some time in Hawaii making calls and co-sponsoring R&W's 2nd annual invitational golf tourney, Mar. 26-27, at Lahaina, Maui, with Bob, Sr.

Frank White, Arcata Redwood, Arcata, Ca.. was at the CRA meet in Denver orior to visits to Minn. & Ohio.

Robert J. Sutcliff is now credit mgr. for Dant & Russell, Portland, according to J. S. Heigel, chairman of the board and c.e.o.

George Kreiss, field lumber manager for Simpson Building Supply Co., Santa Clara, Ca., was in Albuquerque recently on business. Dave Emery, Simpson, Seattle, was in So. Ca. on a sales safari.

John D. Glover is the new traffic mgr. in L.A. for the Union Pacific RR. James J. Johnson is now asst. traffic mgr. at L.A. and Calvin Fenter is the new gen. traffic agent at Orange, Ca.

Mel Soares is the new mgr. of Copeland Lumber Co., Tracy, Ca.

Norman Ward is the new president of Roberts Consolidated Industries, City of Industry, Ca.

John Rensklev and Ken Ghiz have joined Portland's Overland Mills.

Hank Neely has been promoted to mgr. of the AFP yard, National City, Ca.

Dick Polsby, Georgia-Pacific, City of Industry, Ca., got in a recent Hawaiian vacation.

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