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Hardllnes Technology Forun - Aprll 19-20, Downtown Hyatt, Phoenix, Az.

Phoenlx Hoo-Hoo Club - Aprll 2I), golf, Orangetnee Golf Club, Scottsdale. Az.

Lumber Assoclatlon of Southern Callfornla - Aprll 2O, area meeting, Pierpont Inn, Ventura; Aprll22, Carmel Highlands Doubletree Inn, San Diego; Aprll 27, San Gabriel Valley Hilton, Baldwin Park; Aprll 29, Red Lion Inn, Culver City.

San Joaquln Yalley Hoo-Hoo Club - Aprll 23, casino & cioppino night, International Agri-Center, Tulre, Ca.

West Coast Lumber Inspectlon Bureau - Aprll 23, annual meeting, Red Lion Uoyd Center, Portlan{ Or.

Western Bulldtng Materlal Assoclatlon - Aprll 23-24, all industry education conference, Red Lior/Sea Tac, Seattle, Wa.

Amerlcan Pulpwood Assoclatlon -Aprll 23-28, annual meeting, Westin, Seattle, Wa.

Westenr Hardwmd Assoclatlon - Aprll 24-tI, spt'ng meeting, Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, Ca.

Roseburg Hoo-Hoo-Ettes - Aprll27, meeting, Roseburg, Or.

Mexlco Hardware Show - Aprll 29-May 2, Cintennex Exhibit Center, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

May

Kltchen/Bath Industry Show - May 1-3, Atlanta, Ga.

Amerlcan Wood Preservers Assoclatlon - May 2-5, annual meeting, Newport Beach Maniott, Newport Beach, Ca.

North Amerlcan \trholesale Lumber Assoclatlon - May 2-5, annual meeting, Innisbrook Resorl Tarpon Springs, Fl.

tr'or.est Products Soctety - May 3-4, Inland Empire section meeting, in conjunction with Northwest Wood Products Clinic, Spokane Convention Center, Spokane, Wa.

Tacoma-Olympla Hoo-Hoo Club - May 4, elections & past presidents' nighl Tacoma, Wa.

Amerlcan Plywood Assoclatlon - May 4, regional meeting, Medford, Or.; May 5, Eugene, Or.; May 6, Kelso, Wa.; May 11, Missoula, Mt.

Western Dry Klln Assoclatlon - May 12-14, annual meeting, Harris Hotel, Reno, Nv.

Spokane Hoo-Hoo Club - May 13, woodworking contest, Spokane, Wa.

Lumber Merchants Assoclatlon of Northern Californla - May 13-16, annual meeting, Hyatt Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe, Ca.

Mills Say Goodbye To No. Ca.

With an ever-tightening supply and even tougher logging restrictions looming, yet another flurry of mill closures hit Northern California in first quarter 1993.

Georgia-Pacific closed its Foresthill sawmill, followed by Marysville Forest Products shutting down in Olivehurst.

Even on private land, logging is becoming more difficult. Stat€ Board of Forestry rules that may take effect this year will shrink the ma;dmum acreage that can be clear cut from 120 acres o 40 acres.

Andrew Miller, president, Miller Redwood Co., Crescent City, Ca., predicts the new rules and ensuing legal challenges will allow him to cut only enough wood ftom his 300,000 acres in California to operate the mill at half capacity.

Miller has already furloughed half his crew of 300 and is shifting his investments to Oregon and Georgia, "where they respect private property fights," he said.

Others aren't just moving out of the stat€. They're leaving the country. Simpson Paper Co. just closed its Eureka pulp mill. Last year, they opened a pulp mill in Chile, where the long-term timber supply picture is brighter.

Louisiana-Pacific has closed 11 mills in Northern California since 1980 and now has just four, all runnlng at reduced shifs. L-P announced plans to build five new plants in Venezuela to produce new particleboard products from fast-growing Caribbean pines.

Oregon Ban On Big Flushers

After Nov. l, it will be illegal in Oregon to sell toilets that flush more than 1.6 gallons.

Effective Feb. l, the law gives dealers a graoe period to dispose of old merchandise, but failure lo comply could result in civil penalties, fines and an investigation. Fed€ral law prohibiting manufacture of toilets with more than a 1.6 gallon capacity and stipulating water conservation measures for shower heads and kirchen farcets will go into effectJan.l,1994.

Arizona, California, Nevada Utah and Washington also have passed legislation prohibiting the sale of toilets with more than 1.6 gallons per flush.

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Extending the service life of wood conserves our forests. Pressure treatment enhances wood by making it last, and less replacement means less timber is used in the long run. Plus, pressure treated wood can be made from abundant western second growth forests.

Western Wood Preservers lnstitute members use only EPA approved treatments which, when used as directed, assure product safety and continued compatibility with the environment. Pressure treated wood-for a long life and a sound investment.

lf you would like more information on the benefits of pressure treated wood and a fact sheet on the importance of providing your customers consumer information, write or call.