Our Customers Think the Dawn of a New Millennium is Something to look Fonruard to.

Building material dealers using SPRUCE computer systems have nothing to fear when it comes to the Year 2000.

Happily, 92o/o oI our customers can still use the original hardware they purchased from SPRUCE when the clock strikes midnight on December 31, 1999.

And because we're not in the midst of the Year 2000 Upgrade Crisis, we can continue to provide the best support in the industry.

How can we be so sure we have the best support? Because we can make these claims:

A We have the highest support personnel-tocustomer ratio in the industry.

A We know you by the sound of your voice when you call for zupport.

I We answer and resolve support cals immediately. Our support fees are virtually the same today as they were l0 years ago.

Can you software supplier say the same?

If you want a computer company with the foresight to save you money over the long haul and still provide you with a high level of personal support, call SPRUCE today. You'll be happy you did (especially when the Year 2000 rolls around).

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North American Building Material Distribution Association has adopted a new mission statement: "NBMDA ... develops and promotes the effectiveness of distribution processes to improve member profitability and growth"

Universal Forest Products was listed in Fortune magazine's latest list of the 1,000 largest U.S. companies; its 48Vo total return to shareholders was tops in its industry group

Landmark B uilding P roducts, Rancho Cucamonga, Ca., is now carrying Deck One deck fasteners and Roseburg melamine and hardwood plywood

Boise Cascade Building Material Distibution Division, Portland, Or., received a Facility Improvement Award for a renovation that more than doubled office space at its leased warehouse at the Port of Vancouver, Wa.

Ame ric an Arc hit e c tura I Manufact ure rs A ss o c iat ion has formed the G/ass Materials Council; Bradley P. Boone, PPG Industries, and Grant T. Muller, Pilkington Libbey-Owens-Ford Co., are co-chairs ...

American Forest & Paper Association was recognized by Renew America and the President's Council on Sustainable Development for its Sustainable Forestry Initiative, earning a National Award for Sustainability in the Forests & Rangelands category.

Robert M. Slettedahl, 87, former owner of Lumbermen's of Washington, Shelton, Wa., died March 30.

He was general manager of Lumbermen's Mercantile until he purchased the firm in 1961 and changed the narne. During the next two decades, he opened several other locations and continued to run the business until 1982, when he sold the company to Lanoga Corp.

He was a member of the Western Building Material Association and served as president in 1956.

Matthew Mattson, 76, retired president, Logan Lumber Co., Normandy Park, Wa., died March 30.

A native of South Dakota, he served in the Army during World War II and saw action in Germany.

He and his brother, Wayne, started working at Logan Lumber in the early 1950s and eventually became partners.

He became president after his brother retired and ran the company until his own retirement in 1991.

Barbara A. Baker, 69, retired lumber sales assistant for Friesen Lumber Co., St. Helens, Or., died of cancer March 3l in Portland, Or.

A native of Portland, she worked for Friesen Lumber for 20 years, before retiring in 1989.

Melda L. Johnson, 79, co-owner and co-operator of Fresno Pallet, Inc., Fresno, Ca., died March 28.

She was born in Lincoln, Ne., and moved to California with her husband, Warren Del Johnson, in 1942.

The couple founded Fresno Pallet in 1960, and built the firm into a large company with over 100 employees.