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DON'T tET ANCIENT TREES FROM THE ANCIENT FOREST DIE A tONEtY DEATH AND GO TO WASTE. PUT THEM IN A HOME.
(AS 2X4 STUDS, WOOD W|NDOWS, WOOD MOULD|NCS, WOOD DOORS, ETC.)
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by Matt iloulder
BillAnderson? In November 1992 BillAnderson sold his interesl in MaywoodAnderson Foresl Products, lhe Eugene, Or,, wholesale fhm that he co-founded in i976. Eugene conlinues to be Anderson's home base, but he regularly travels to Breckenddge, Co., lo bok after a proprty development business lhere. Breckenridge is a sk reson communig localed 90 miles west of Denver.
Bill mahtains a soven handbap at Eugene Country Club, raled one of the top private golf counes in lhe U.S. When the 4Cn yard par four holes become 450 yard holes due to the ool, damp wealher thal prevails in the Wllamette Valley during the winter months, Bill heads down to Bonego Springs, Ca. There he fiequently golfs at De Anza Country Club wilh John Banetl, another ex-U,S. Ply€hampion Intemational sales exec. Fly fisht1g, bird hunling, steelhead fbhing and traveling are Bill's other pastimes. A golfing trip to Scolhnd is planned for this summer with a group of fellow Oregonians.
Anderson began his career in lhe lumber industry in 1949 as a lallyman and later as an invoicing derk at McCloud River Lumhr Co. near Mt. Shasta, Ca. In Ig55 he was appoinled sales rep. In 1964 the company was purchased by U.S. Plywood and San Fnancbco became Bill's headquarters until one year later when the decision was made lo move lhe sales office lo Andeson, Ca.
When Kelly Galley retired in 1969, Bill was promoted to head sales manager. The meryer with Champion Paper Co. brought about a move to Eugene in 1973 and Bill headed up lhal office until 1976 when he hft Champion's employ to stail Maywood-Anderson, with Eugene as lhe main office. Although Anderson sold hb interest in the company last November, he continues to be a director and consullant.
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lf environmentalisls'anti-logging efforts bilng about the replacement of wood products with non*enewable metal produds that use much more energy and creale much more ah pllution in the manufacluring process, how can they rightly be called environmentalists? There is a need for a new term for these people. We welcome your thoughts on this, Our suggestion for lree hugger typ€s is "ecomaniacs." Can you add to our list of choices?
The following story will sound very familiar to lumbermen. A number of mining workers in Elko, N,, lost their jobs last spring when the Forest Seruice decitled mining activities were haming the goshawk population thereabouts, causing mining companies to cul back on exploration efforls. Now the authodies admil that the data thb decision was based on may have been inaccurate. A more recenl study sponsored by industry and conduded by lhe Depanment of Wildlife revealed the number of goshawk nests in the mining arca has tdpled in roc€nl y€ars.
Chain rcquiremenls have been commonplace in the Siena's this winter, what with all lhe snow we have had. Road condilions wers nol on the mind of a local man, lhough, whose car spoded a license plate holder saying "Chains Required, Whips Optional." Where else but in Califomh!
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