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its annual San Francisco spring meeting, the registered attendance of 421 was off only lOVo from last year. But the former mobs that used to jam the Westin St. Francis Hotel lobby were conspicuous by their absence. Where formerly hundreds gathered in a feeding frenzy of networking, only a handful stood by the famous clock to meet their peers.

The consensus on attendance was thatNAWLAsTraders Market, now in its fourth year, had replaced the WWPA spring meeting as the primary lumber industry meeting point.

A series of issues forums during the February 2l-Much 2 meeting were headed by prominent industry figures and often drew nearly 150 persons.

Dick Davidson, chairman and ceo of the Union Pacific, acknowledged the rail line's problems. "You had an absolute right to be angry," he admit-

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Elected chairman of the board of WWPA was Marc A. Brinkmeyer, president of Riley Creek Lumber Co., Laclede, Id. James M. English of Idaho Forest Industries, Coeur d'Alene, Id., was named first vice chairman. and Ronald C. Parker, Willamina Lumber Co., Portland, Or., second vice chairman.

Following the recent resignation of Walter Wirfs as president of the lumber manufacturer's association, staffer Tom Hanneman was named interim president. A search committee expects to present a new candidate for president by mid-year.

WWPA s first annual meeting in the next millennium will be March 4-7, 2000 at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco.

DOMESTIC SALES: Jerry Long. Michael Parrella, Lynn Bethurum, Janet Prmentel. Pete Ulloa, Bruce Keith, George Parden, Jim Taft.

INTERNATIONAL SALES: Nestor Pimentel. Oscar Portillo.

WESTERN W00D Products Association annual meetino Feb. 28-March

2 in San Francisco, Ca.: (1) Steve &Sally Killoore, Du-ane McDouqall, Chris Clo-se, Eddie McMillan. (2) Jim AnddrsoniChristine Lynn, Chiis & Tony DaSilva, Gene Lynn (seated). (3) Bob Bretz, Tim Prouti, Biily Gunn.

(a) Sybil Thompson. (5) Ted Blackman, Butch Bernhardt. (6) Cdrotvn & Bob Schutte. (7) james Senner, John Walker. (8) Shauna & Art Andr'ews.

(9)Butch Sager. (10) Burrle Elmore, Allan Hoblitt, Duane Vaaqen. (11) Kent Duysen, Marc Shiels, Sammie Duysen, Cherie & Doug Hanson.

(12) Scott Atkison, Kevin Binam. (13) Shawn Church, Guy Mackey. (14) Dee & Chase lsraelson. (15) Yoahi'Kuraoka, Bill MacD6nald, lviictiaei Runeslrand. (16) Dorl6 & Dan Green. (17) Bob Howard, Karen Prim, Jeff Phelan, Jerry Szopinski. (18) Marcet Wenner, Linda Sabrowski, Steve Grenda. (19) Jim Matlhews, Sylvia & Kenneth Walker. (20) Tom & Diana Partin, Bruce Daucsavage. (21) Tom Searles. (22) Janice & Craig

Larsen, Holly Young.

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SMOOCH at WWPA annual (continued from previous page): (1) Mike Hillier, Mary Beeson, Ron Hanson. (2) Tony Lewin, Ronnie & Pat Williams. (3) Marc Brinkmeyer, John Bender. (4) Linda & Jim Scharnhorst. (5) Karl Lindberg, Bette & Steve Clark. (6) Marilyn Peterson, Sharyn Mathews, Lynn Hanneman. (7) Bob Weiglein, Buck Hutchison. (8) Michael Runestrand, Barbara Wilson, Frank Pearson. (9) Bob Edwards, Jim Pepple, Dick Just. (10) Walt Wirfs, Tom Love, Mike McGuigan, Jim Rarick. (11) Doug & Susan Sandner, Richard Pike. (12)

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Lefty & Frances Page. (13) Loren & Sally lrving, Ginny & Vic Berkey. (14) Mike Huycke, Mikael Westin, Jim English. (15) Daniel & Faye Bennett, Don Wooten. (16) Art Parker, Rosie, Pat & Gary Bennett. (17) Marlene Garcia, Connie Stewart. (18) Jefi Webber, Glenn Beall. (19) Terry Brown, Eric Canton, Eric Hansen. (20) Todd Brinkmeyer, Scott Atkison. (21) Jim Outram, Nick Kent. (22) Russ Tuvey, Lisa Johnson. (23) Jim Pigott, Mike Valihora. (2a) Wally Vanvalkenburg, Tom Hanneman.