DATE Book

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American Architectural Manufacturers Association - April 10'11, spring meeting, Embassy Suites Portland Airport, Portland, Or.; (847) 303-5664; www.aamanet.org.

Structural Insulated Panel Association -April 10-12, annual meeting & conference, Embassy Suites, San Antonio, Tx.; (253) 858-7 47 2; www. si ps.org.

National Wood Flooring Association - April 10'13, conference & wood flooring expo, Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, Orlando, Fl. ; (800) 4224556; www.woodfloors.org.

International Wood Composites Symposium - April 11'13, Red Lion, Seattle, Wa.; (509) 335-2262; woodsymposium.wsu.edu.

Lumber Association of California & Nevada - April 12, associates/dealers golf tournament, Black Gold Golf Club, Yorba Linda, Ca.; (800) 2664344; www.lumberassociation.org.

North American Wholesale Lumber Assn. - April 12, regional meeting, Vancouver, B.C. ; (800) 527 -8258, www.lumber.org.

Southern California Hoo-Hoo Club - April 18, dinner & meeting, Anaheim Hills Golf Course, Anaheim, Ca.; (760) 324-0842; www.hoohoo117.org.

Olympic Logging Conference - April 18-20, Fairmont Empress,Victoria, B.C.; (360) 452-9357 ; olympicloggingconference,com.

Remodef ing & Decorating Show - April 21-22, Ciuic Center, Santa Monica,Ca.; (818) 557-2950; www.thehomeshow.com.

Transload Distribution Association - April 23'25, conference, Doubletree, Memphis, Tn.; (503) 6564282i www,transload.org.

National Kitchen & Bath Association - April 24.26, annual show, McCormick Place, Chicago, ll.; (800) M3-6522: www.nkba.org.

Oregon State University - April 26-27, selling forest products cburse, OSU, Corvallis, Or. ; (54 1 ) 7 37 4240; oregonstate.edu.

Hoo-Hoo International - April 26-29, annual convention, Sanctuary Resort, Bunbury, Australia; (800) 979-9950; www.hoo-hoo.org.

Black Bart Hoo-Hoo Club - April 28, poker tournament, Burgess Horse Barn, Healdsburg, Ca.; (707) 889-0049; www.blackbarthoohoo181.org.

Los Angeles Hardwood Lumberman's Glub - April 28, day at the races, Santa Anita Racetrack, Arcadia, Ca.; (626) 445-8556; www.lahlc.net.

National Assn. of Home Builders - April 29.May 1, national green building conference, Nashville, Tn.; (800) 368-5242; nahb.org.

North American Wholesale Lumber Association - April 29'May 1, leadership conference, The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Co.; (800) 527 -8258; www.lumber.org.

American Wood Protection Association - April 29'May 2, annual meeting, Hilton Nashville Downtown, Nashville, Tn.; (205) 733' 4077; www.awpa.com.

Forest Products Society - May 1-3, international conference, Little America Hotel, Flagstaff, Az.; (608) 231-1361; forestprod.org.

National Hardware Show - May 1-3, Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nv.; (888) 425-9377; www.nationalhardwareshow.com.

North American Retail Hardware Association - May 1.3, convention, Bellagio , Las Vegas, Nv.; (800) 772-4424; www.nrha.org.

Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America - May !'4, woq!working conference, Delray Beach Marriott, Delray Beach, Fl.; (323) 838-9443; www.wmma.org.

Lumber Association of California & Nevada - May 3, 2nd Growth meeting, location TBD; (800) 266-4344; lumberassociation.org.

Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association - Uay S' 9, annual convention, Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, Fl. ; (8a7) 680-3500; www.mheda.org.

National Retail Federation - May 6-8, global supply chain summit, Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, Ga. ; (800) 673-4692; www.nrf.com.

American Coatings Show - May 7-10, Indiana Convention Center, lndianapolis, In.; (202) 462-627 2; www.paint.org.

Los Angeles Hardwood Lumberman's Club - May 10, 19!1es night, Orange Hill Restaurant, Orange, Ca.; (626) 445-8556; www.lahlc.net.

Southern California Hoo-Hoo Club - May 18, Don Gregson Memorial Golf Tournament, San Dimas Golf Club, San Dimas, Ca. ; (760) 324-0842: www.hoohool 1 7.org.

Remodeling & Decorating Show - May 18-20, South Town Expo Center, Sandy, Ut.; (81 8) 57 1 -9012; www.thehomeshow.com.

Remodeling & Decorating Show - May 19.20, Orange County Fair & Event Center,Oosta Mesa, Ca.; (818) 557'2950; www.thehomeshow.com.

Do it Best Corp. - May 19-21, spring market, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, In.; (260) 7a8-5300; www.doitbestcorp.com.

Kitchen Gabinet Manufacturers Association - May 20'23, annual convention, Williamsburg Lodge, Williamsburg, Va.; (703) 2641690; www.kcma.org.

Willamette Valley Hoo-Hoo Club - June 1, golf tournament, Shadow Hills Country Club, Junction City, Or.; (541)688-6675.

Gomposite Panel Assn, - June 3-5, spring meeting, Fountainebleau, Miami Beach, Fl.; (301) 670-0604; www.pbmdf.com.

Forest Products Society - June 3-5, convention, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.; (608) 231-1361 ; www.forestprod.org.

Lumber Association of California & Nevada - June 7, associ' ates/dealers golf tournament, Rancho Solano Golf Club, Fairfield, Ca.; (800) 2664344i www.lumberassociation.org.

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"What'S the best way ro keep shoppers from straying?" is a question being asked in small towns across America. The owner of a hardware store in Uhrichsville, Oh.-population 5,500-believes one answer is an active merchant group that boosts local business.

"There's very little that you can't find in Uhrichsville," says Bob Baker, who started working at Twin City Hardware in 1914 and became owner in 2004. "Mako's (a supermarket and pharmacy) is our anchor and why Uhrichsville has such a nice downtown."

Baker says about 40 mom-and-pop businesses operate in the four-block downtown area. Outside of this area are another 30. Baker admits that the idea of starting a merchant's group has been discussed for years, but little came of it. Finally, he says, "I just got tired of talking; I want to try something."

With the help of a nearby copy store, he had flyers printed to advertise the first meeting of the merchant's group and then handed them out personally. "Better than a phone call or mailing," he believes. "Harder to ignore."

A few days later, about 16 business owners attended the meeting. Over coffee and cookies, they discussed ways to make residents more aware of what businesses in the city can offer. One concern is that "people have gotten so used to going north for shopping and entertainment that they instinctively do that," says Baker. "We want to draw people in and let them know what we have."

The group's first coordinated event will be a sidewalk sale the first weekend of May. Future events could include a "Midnight Madness" sale, a scavenger hunt, a parade, and a tree-lighting ceremony in December-similar to the one organized by Baker last year, which attracted about 200 people.

"We had only talked about doing that for about a month in advance, but it turned out very well," he says. "When we do these events, we"re promoting the city, not iust the merchants."

Advantage Trim & Lumber [www.advantagelumber.com],.........47

Ainsworth [www.ainsworth.ca] ......32.33

Allweather Wood Treaters [www.allweatherwood.com] ...............8

Arch Wood Protection [www.wolman izedwood.com]......,..Cover I

Boise Cascade [www.bcewp.com]..............,...................................7

BW Creative Wood [www.bwcreativewood.com] ......................,.37

California Cascade Industries [www.californiacascade.com]....44

California Timberline [www.caltimberline.com] ...,..............,.........4

C&E Lumber Co. [www.lodgepolepine.com] ...........................,...53

Capital [www.capital-lumber.com]............,..,... .............44, Cover lll

Crawford Creek Lumber [www.crawfordcreeklumber.com],......28

Eco Chemical [www.ecochemical.com] .............34

ExteriorWood[www.exteriorwood.coml .....................26

Fontana Wholesale Lumber [fontanawholesalelumber.com].....35

Hoover Treated Wood Products [www.frtw.com] ..........,..C0ver lV

Huff Lumber Co. ................... .................................27

Humboldt Redwood Co. [www.getredwood.com] ....,....................8

J.H. Baxter [www.jhbaxter.com]................ ..........43

Keller Lumber Co...,................. .............................50

Krauter Auto-Stak [www.krauterautostak.com]...........................13

LP Building Products [www.lpcorp.com] .......................,.........,...29

Manke Lumber Co. [www.mankelumber.com].............................38

Master Mark Plastics [www.rhinodeck.com]................................43

Maze Nails [www.mazenails.com]............. ..........23

McFarland Cascade [www.mcfarlandcascade.com] .............,.....1 1

Norman Distribution Inc. [www.normandist.com].......................35

Osmose [www.osmose.com] ....Cover ll

Pacific Wood Preserving Cos. [www.pacificwood.com].............36

Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance [plmins.com].....31

Quality Borate Co. [www.qualityborate.com] ..............................51

Redwood Empire [www.redwoodemp.com]...................,...............5

Reel Lumber Service [www.reellumber.com] ....,.........................45

Rosboro [www.rosboro.com] .................. .......,....40

Roseburg Forest Products [www.rfpco.com] .,............................39

Royal Pacific Industries.,...... ................................41

Screw Products [www.screw-products.com] ..............................42

Simpson Strong-Tie [www.strongtie.com].....................................3

Snider Industries [www.sniderindustries.com] ........................,..21

Superior Wood Treating [www.superiorwoodtreating.com].......47

Swanson Group Sales Co. [www.swansongroupinc.com].........25

Thunderbolt Wood Treating [thunderboltwoodtreating.com] ....30

TMI Forest Products [www.tubafor.com] ,..................,.................19

Universal Forest Products [www.prowoodmicro.comibpd] .......a9

Utah Wood Preserving Co. .................. .........,......50

Viance [www.treatedwood.com] ........... ,. .............................17