All-American Home Center Remodels

OFFICIAL ribbon cutting launched the reopening of renovaled All-American Home Cenler, Downey, Ca, (1) Downey mayor Diane Voggs shared honors wilh owners lrvino and Lannv Gertler. (2)Lanny & lrving Gertl6r. 1a1tSS5 Chevrolet 1500 pickup lruck was a give away. (4) Ron DeLeon, Mike Johnson, Guy Hall. (5) Tim Lane, Ray Dardis. (6) Rolly Skifton. (7) Bill Porter, June Longdon, Dave Goodwin. (8) Rvan Theo checls orices in fronl of the dailv luinber and commodity price board. (9) Wid6 aisles allow lift truc'ks to replenish shefues. (10) Steel studs are racksd along wilh lumber. (1 1) Door displav offers wide seledion with prices dear'ly mbrkid. (12) Millwo* house showcases millwork and moulding invenlory. A 10,000 sq. fl. addilion of lumber producls and a 2,500 sq. fl. renlal depaimenl were added to the slore during the 60,000 sq, fl remodeling.

LEADING execulives from lhe counlrv's mosl prestigious foresl producls companies'presented their views of limber supply issues at the interaclive 'Where Will The Wood Come From?' session opening the 1993 National Home Center Show and Conference. Panelists represenling seven home cenlers, building supply retailers and forest products distributors resoonded with reaclions and questions. (1) Speaker A. D. "Pele" Conell, president and ceo, Georgia-Pacific, Dave Morlensen. (2) Linda Priddy, Debra Wilgenbusch. (3) John Janssen, Chuck lon, Charles

Holsopple. (4) Ron Nystrom, Mike Delong. (5) Ed Baker, John Ramsey. (5) Earl Hankamer lll. (7) Mike Ventura, Randy Beck. (8) Al Pevonka, Michael Brown. (9) Jack Emmerl, Michael Kujacznski. (10) Paul Brown, Scotl Greene. (11) Brian Spellmeyer, Mark Fish, Brian Foran. (12) Paul Hylbert, Alvin Ballachay. (13) Kevin Gammonley, Jim Weir. (14) Bill Adams, Ken Fishbein, Gary Smilh, Mike Sims, Scon Klein. (15) Paul Bertrand, Carl Stucker lll, Wayne Parker. (16) John Poyser. (17) Joe Baughn, Earl Anderson, Stan Conning. (18) RolV Skiflon, Heclor Segura.

(19) Bruce Horwath, Kevin McGauley, Vic Emley, Fred Van Dyke. (20) Bruce Mclean, Alan Bodnaruk, Av Laniado. (21) Howard Josey, Joe Flemming. (22) Dan Kane. (23) Owen Lloyd. (24) Brian Hawrysh. (25) Jim Lawson. (26) Kim Curtin, Jeff Popowitz. (27) Bill Smith, Dan Sterling. (28) Paul Robbins, Doug Feeney. Lunchtime seminars, speakers and a showcase of thousands of building products kept those attending the show, March 2123 at McCormick Place, Chicago, ll., occupied, although lhere was time for talk of lumber shortages and high prices.