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Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association will conduct its next leadership school March 27-3O, at the Hampton Inn Cherry Creek, Denver, Co.

Topics to be covered are forest resource issues, certified wood products, customer service, training, lumber sales basics, and marketing to manage products and services.

Western Building Material Association is staging a human resource managers conference March 2l-22 at its Kincaid Learning Center in Olympia, Wa.

In late March, the following classes also will be offered in Olympia: "Owners and Managers: Advanced Customer Service" March 28l' "Margin Management: Critical Issues for Sales Professionals" March 29. and "Yard Operations Managers Seminar" March 30.

Its executive committee will meet April20 in Olympia.

Lumber Association of California & Nevada will holds its annual PAC golf tournament April 20 at the Black Gold Golf Club, Yorba Linda, Ca. New for 2006 is the marshmallow drive contest, with the winner receiving a prestigious trophy. Other tournament prizes are a new car. trips. new golf clubs, and cash.

James Cederholm, general manager of Crenshaw Lumber Co., Gardena, Ca., is the LACN board's new member-at-large.

North American Wholesale Lumber Association holds its I l4th executive conference April 30-May 2 at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa, Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M.

A chairman's reception and dinner dance will start the event. with a silent