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Barb Schroeder, ex-Ganahl Lumber Co., and Dury Cords, ex-United Wholesale, have opened a new Southern California sales office for LowGradelumber. Mark Elder, ex-Vermilion Lumber Sales and Elder Forest Products, has joined LowGradelumber's home office in Seattle, Wa.

Kirk Plagge, ex-Boise, has joined the main office of Intermountain Orient. Boise. Id.

Pete Reyneke is new to dried dimension lumber sales at Sierra Pacific Industries, Redding, Ca. Casey Keller, ex-Remington Trading, now sells green Douglas fir dimension.

Richard E. Hanson has been named executive v.p. and chief operating officer at Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wa. Susan M. Mersereau is the new senior v.p.information technology and chief information officer.

Erin D. Nuxoll has been promoted to v.p.-human resources for Boise, Bosie, Id.

Craig Kennedy has joined the sales staff at Specialty Wood Products, Aurora, Co. His emphasis will be on expanding the business into the interior trim and millwork markets.

Michael Dunkley is the new North American western red cedar sales rep for Vanport Canada, North Vancouver. B.C.. the Canadian office of Vanport International, Boring, Or.

Ron Liebelt, ex-TreeSource, is the new mgr. of purchasing at Exterior Wood, Washougal, Wa.

James K. Jennings Jr., Consolidation Partners, has been elected to the board of directors of BMC West parent Building Materials Holding Corp., San Francisco, Ca. He replaces George McCown, who retired from the board at the end of last year.

Chris Lynch has been promoted to v.p. and chief operating officer of Reid and Wright, Inc., Broomfield, Co., according to Robert B. Reid, president and c.e.o.

Scotty Greenfield and Rob Sanborn have joined the sales group of Valencia Lumber Co.. Valencia, Ca.

Rick Leon transferred to Boise Building Solutions, Distribution, Riverside, Ca., as lumber product mgr.

Dwayne Gleason has been named v.p.-operations at Orco Block Co., Stanton, Ca.

John Faraci has been promoted to president and elected to the board at International Paper.

Bill Faulk has retired after eight years as a forklift operator at Western Wood Preserving, Sumner, Wa.

Robert Niblock was promoted to president of Lowe's Cos. LarrY Stone is now senior executive v.p.operations; Dale Pond, senior executive v.p.-merchandising; Robert Hull Jr., senior v.p. and c.f.o., and Steven Stone, senior v.p.-information systems. Thomas Whiddon, executive v.p., retired.

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Manufactured with the quality and consistency you expect from your supplier. lf you require quality lumber, we: have a circle mill with a thin kerf gang edger and scragg mill that produces over 20 million bd. ft. a year of quality Southern Hardwood and Cypress lumber and other products like bevel siding, shiplap siding, fingerjoint moulding blanks, railroad ties, bridge timbers, cants, chips and Cypress mulch. have 550,000 bd. ft. of dry kiln capacity (1,288 cubic meters) produce Red and White Oak (4/4 thick); Ash (414,614 and 814]|, and our specialty, Cypress (4/4 thru 8/4) are NHLA certified; we grade all lumber before and after kiln drying. anti-stain dip lumber all year long, and stick all lumber on 12" cenlers offer export prep and container loading services. can ship lumber to you by rail or truck.

Len Viale plans to retire next month from Redwood Empire, Morgan Hill, Ca.

Ray Lanfear is store mgr. of the new Home Depot in Durango, Co.

Judge Godfrey, ex-Oeser Co., is new to Brooks Manufacturing, Bellingham, Wa., as southern regional sales mgr.-distribution crossarms.

Douglas Allen has rejoined Hines Horticulture, Irvine, Ca., as chairman, replacing Stephen Thigpen, who has resigned. Robert Ferguson is now chief operating officer.

Barbara Q. Partee is coordinating the spring contractor's lunch at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., report owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

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Setzer Forest Products, Sacramento, Ca., announces that since March 31, 2002, it has had no affiliation with Setzer International, Setzer Korea, Bethel Products Inc., or any of its operations in the U.S. or Korea

Lumbermen's, Olympia, Wa., provided most of the funding and building materials for a recently completed "Built Green" Habitat for Humanity home in Olympia...

Hadlock Building Supply, Port Hadlock. Wa.. and its customers recently raised $16,000 for local food banks...

Thomp s on Hardw o o ds, Hazelhurst, Ga., has installed a new lumber sorter and waste-fired boiler system

Empire Wholesale Lumber Co. has closed its Underwood, Wa., office ...

Weyerhaeuser Co.'s timberlands in Al., Ar., southern La., Ms. and Ok. have been certified to meet Sustainable Forestry Initiative standards

MetalWorks added a Seattle. Wa.. DC serving Or., Wa., Id., Mt., and western Canada; Rob Peters, western regional sales mgr.

Hardware Show Splits ln Two

At odds over whether to relocate the National Hardware Show, the event's owner and its sponsor will stage competing shows in2O04.

This year's National Hardware Show-Aug. l0-12 in Chicago-will be the American Hardware Manufacturers Association's 27th and final year as sponsor. Next year, it will introduce its own AHMA Hardware Show April 18-20,2004 at McCormick Place, Chicago.

Trade management company Reed Exhibitions, though, hopes to reverse declining attendance by moving the 59th National Hardware Show to Las Vegas, Nv., May 10-12,2004, at the Sands Expo & Convention Center.

Both parties agreed on moving their shows to the spring, to better coordinate with industry buying cycles and new product introductions.

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Simpson Sells Wa. Mill

Union workers at Simpson Timber Co.'s plywood mill in Shelton, Wa., have agreed to accept a significant pay cut to keep working under the new owner.

The union vote paves the way for Connecticut-based Atlas Holdings to purchase the mill.

Atlas officials informed union members that if they didn't agree to the offered contract, they'd have to reapply for their jobs at an even lower wage.

The new contract will reduce mill workers' wages by anywhere from $1.10 to $3.61 an hour.

Last year Simpson sought to sell the plywood-panel section of the mill and keep the portion that makes veneer.

Atlas is expected to perform some basic upgrades to the mill and replace some equipment.

SPITo Log Az. Reservation

Sierra Pacific Industries. Anderson. Ca., is one of two firms that recently won a bid to log burned timber on White Mountain Apache tribal land in Northern Arizona.

This is the first time since the 1960s that the tribe will allow offreservation firms to harvest logs on the reservation (see Feb. p., 4n.

In addition to underbidding local and other state companies, Sierra Pacific was chosen because it offered the option of helicopter logging.

"Helicopter logging is important due to the soil's fragility within the burnt areas," said the Bureau of Land Management's Phil Broiller.

Both tribal and BLM officials said stabilization of the soil to prevent erosion is a top priority for the log extraction.

Tribal officials said the unusual move to seek outside help was the result of terrible wildfire destruction coupled with a severe economic downturn on the reservation.

Along with Mississippi firm TCB Construction, Sierra Pacific will take out an estimated24O million bd. ft.

The tribe's own logging company, Fort Apache Timber Co., will salvage about 150 million bd. ft.

Police Nab Burglary Suspect

Following a frantic car chase, a suspect was arrested after allegedly breaking into the 84 Lumber Co. under construction in Redding, Ca.

According to police, about midnight Feb. 12, Donald Lewis Clufi 37, apparently cut a hole in a fence at the lumberyard and stole shingles. Police responded to a burglary report and pursued the man for about l0 minutes.

The chase, which reached speeds of up to 60 mph, ended when the driver plowed his pickup through a fence and into a parked car.

Cluff was arrested on suspicion of theft, possession of stolen property, not yielding to an emergency vehicle, vandalism and assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer.

The store is set to open this spring.

New Big Book Available

Random Lengths has released its fully revised and updated 2003 Big Book.

The 1,000-p. Big Book is the largest directory of the softwood lumber industry, featuring over 7,800 U.S. and Canadian companies and over p3,500 key personnel.

More that 85Vo of the listings from last year's edition have changed. The book is available for $233.95 by contacting (541) 686-9925.

"I'd say that Canada is not only exporting their lumber; they are exporting their unemployment to us, as well."

- Ed Bond, director of ct tm m u n ity relul t tn.s, Sierra Pacific Industries, Redding, Ca.

Palco Equipment Sabotaged

Pacific Lumber Co. and subcontractor Columbia Helicopters are offering a $5,000 reward fbr information leading to the arrest of the person who seriously damaged a Palco log loader in Freshwater. Ca.

On Feb. 10, someone poured rocks and dirt into the loader's crankcase. damaging the engine, which will cost about $22.000 to rebuild. The loader was parked behind a locked gate on private property.

Palco's Mary Bullwinkel said that whoever caused the damage knew how to access the engine, remove the valve cover, and replace it without looking obvious.

The FBI is investigating the incident on suspicion ol' eco-terrorism.

Artistic Move For Retailer

There are hardware stores that sell gourmet coffee and others that sell deli sandwiches. but now a California dealer has raised the bar by bringing an art exhibit to his aisles of nails and power tools.

Fred Michandro, owner, Workbench True Value, Pleasanton, said he met area artist Michael Scott while chatting at the checkout counter.

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"l'm always trying to ask customers what they're up to with the things they are buying," Michandro said. "Michael was in the store several times, buying materials for a fiame."

The encounter led to a friendship and soon Michandro asked Scott if he wanted to display his art in the store window. Scott was delighted.

Scott assembles pieces of pottery and other materials into objects meant to hang on the wall.

Together the pair set up a window display with about a dozen pieces.

The art is for sale and Michandro gets a commission, although Scott ernphasized that "there is really very little money going either way here."

"l don't now if there will be too many art patrons coming through here." added Michandro. "But this is making art fiom hardware, after all."

SPI Timber Sale Canceled

The U.S. Forest Service has canceled a timber sale to Sierra-Pacific Industries, Anderson, Ca., after reaching an agreement with California environmental groups.

The USFS canceled plans to log 600 acres of old-growth forest in Califbrnia's Sierra Nevada mountains.

Sierra-Pacific had paid $69,000 to log the estimated 4.4 million bd. ft. of timber within the area.

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Environmental groups filed a lawsuit claiming the fbrest was critical to goshawks and other wildlif-e.

As part of the agreement, the federal government will pay more than $l-5,000 in attorney fees and costs incurred by the environmental groups.

Despite the new agreement, the Forest Service will be seeking bids from timber companies to log nearly 5.000 acres in the Plumas National Forest along the California-Nevada border.