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Western Building Material Association's Learning Resource Center in Olympia, Wa., will host three Bill Sharp training programs: "How to Hire & Keep Top People" April 15, "Train-the-Trainer for Sales Managers" April 16, and "How to Increase Sales & Profits on Builder Outside Sales Calls" April 17.

WBMA's insurance trust meets May 30 in Olympia, and its executive committee meets May 31.

Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association has booked Pat Bennett, former v.p. of operations for Home Depot, to keynote its fall management conference Oct. 2-4 at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort, Phoenix, Az.

Lumber Association of California & Nevada will holds its annual Associates/Dealers Golf Tournament June 12 at Rancho Solano Golf

Course, Fairfield, Ca. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Bob Patterson Memorial Scholarship Fund.

The fund recently presented $500 scholarships to Roxann Derby, Central Valley Builders Supply, Napa; Blake Ridgway, Mead Clark Lumber Co., Santa Rosa; Carla Valencia, Dusty Creek Lumber Co., El Dorado Hills, and Troy Ward, Healdsburg Lumber Co., Healdsburg.

Photos from LACN's recent Owners' Seminar in Hawaii appear on page 38 and those from the 2nd Growth meeting are onpage 42.

Western Hardwood Association has enlisted Ludwig Rabold to lead its grading school April 24-25 at the Red Lion Inn. Kelso. Wa.

Weyco CEO's Pay Drops

Weyerhaeuser Co. c.e.o. Stephen R. Rogel saw his salary drop 237o last year according to a recent regulatory filing.

Excluding options, Rogel's salary fell from $2.1 million in 2001 to $1.6 million last year.

Rogel's base pay was still $l.l million, but his bonus dropped from $950,000 to $500,000. He also received $8,400 in other expenses.

Weyerhaeuser's top man also has the option to buy 175,000 shares, worth $4.1 million based on a proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchanee Commission.

PCBC Show Set For June

PCBC, the West Coast's premier homebuilding trade show and conference is set for June 17-20 in San Francisco. Ca.

This year there will be over 600 exhibitors and 65 educational programs.

Highlights of the show will include architect Berry Berkus addressing, "Future of the Built Environment," and a panel of home experts from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, covering, "The State of the Nation's Housing."

All events will be held at the Moscone Center.

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Spenard Adds 2 Alaska Yards

Spenard Builders Supply agreed to acquire Homesteader's Cache, Inc., with a truss plant and lumberyards in Wasilla and Houston (Big Lake), Ak.

The transaction was expected to close April 7, at which time the operations would begin doing business as Spenard Builders Supply.

"The Homesteader's acquisition adds to our ability to service our professional builder customers in the Mat-Su Valley, 40 miles north of Anchorage," said Ed Waite, SBS president. "This opportunity helps to achieve our objective to broaden our base of value added services that we offer our core customer."

SBS, with 13 locations in Alaska, is one of four divisions of 220-unit Lanoga Corp., Redmond, Wa.

Mill Fire Can't Quash Growth

An electrical fire that damaged its Marysville, Ca., mill was not enough to deter Custom Moulding from expanding its retail business.

The company opened a store in Wheatland, Ca., in December despite the Thanksgiving day mill fire that charred the building and destroyed considerable inventory, plus about

3,000 saw blades. Damages are estimated at $50,000 to $80,000.

The mill was closed for a month for repairs. Owner Mickey Gower is still remaking the blades; each takes anywhere from 20 minutes to eight hours to produce.

Custom Moulding also operates a retail store in Roseville. Ca.. and is considering a third location in Yuba City due to growth in the area, according to mgr. Cathy Mellem.

Cogeneration For Collins

A Lakeview, Or., sawmill is installing a new cogeneration facility with the help of an Oregon non-profit group.

Forest Sawmill, a division of Collins Cos., has received partial funding from The Climate Trust to modify its low pressure kilns and install a high efficiency backpressure steam turbine generator to produce low emissions electricity.

"This Oregon project allows Collins to use high pressure steam to generate their own power while emitting less carbon dioxide than gridbased power," said The Climate Trust's Mike Burnett.

"These changes not only reduce the negative impact on the climate and the environment, but they are very compatible with our other environmental commitments," added Collins c.e.o. Eric Schooler.

NW Sawmill May See Upgrade

Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way., is looking to invest $l million in upgrades at its Raymond, Wa., mill.

Although still under consideration, plant mgr. David Roane said the plan calls for two new dry kilns and a cooling shed.

Roane said last year's curtailment at the company's Longview, Wa., kilns has resulted in a need for more drying capacity in Raymond.

"Our ability to transfer green lumber from here to down to Longview went away, so we had to get our sawmill in balance with our kiln," explained Roane. "If we can build one more kiln, it will allow us to produce more lumber on our site."

Roane is currently working with state and local authorities on getting the necessary permits.

Although low lumber prices have hampered the project somewhat, Roane is confident that work my begin late this vear or in earlv 2004.

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