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Lumber Association of California & Nevada takes over the Paradise Valley and Ranch Solano golf courses in Fairfield. Ca.. June 5 for its annual associates/dealers tournament. Dinner at Rancho Solano follows the tournament, which benefits the Bob Patterson Memorial Scholarship Program.

2nd Growth holds its annual summer conference July 11-19 at the La Quinta Resort & Club, La Quinta, Ca.

Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association will host the Colorado Wood Council's summer golf tournament July 14 at the Ranch Golf & CountrY Club, Westminster, Co.

Western Hardwood Association stages its annual meeting July 12-15 at the Fairmont Chateau, Whistler, B.C.

Speakers are Brian Hawrysh, BC Wood; Grace Terpstra, Hardwood Federation; Mike Snow, American

Hardwood Export Council, and Glenn Ahrens, Oregon State University.

Other activities include continental breakfasts, hosted receptions, two dinners, and a golf tournament at the hotel's course.

North American Wholesale Lum' ber Association elected Susan Fitzsimmons, Snavely Forest Products, Pittsburgh , Pa., as chairwoman during its recent executive conference. (See pages 75-77 for photos of the event.)

Also installed were lst vice chairman George G. "Buck" Hutchison, Hutchison Lumber & Building Products, Adams City, Co.; 2nd vice chairman Chris Beveridge, Skana Forest Products, Richmond, B.C.; secretary/treasurer Bill Barnett, Marathon Forest Products, N. Vancouver, B.C., and president/c.e.o. Nick Kent.

NAWLA will host a regional meeting May 22 at the DC Ranch Village Health Club & Spa, Scottsdale, Az.

Keynote speaker Jason Metnick will discuss the Sustainable Forest Initiative and its chain of custody.

North American Building Material Distribution Association and North American Wholesale Lumber Association are among 40 distribution groups co-hosting a Young Distribution Professionals Conference Aug. 3-6 at Eaglewood Resort & Spa, Itasca, Il.

NBMDA has partnered with the Institute for Trend Research to develop a series of customized economic reports for members.

Window & Door Manufacturers Association has begun outsourcing management of the association.

WDMA selected John R. Stoiber as its new president and SmithBucklin as its full-service management company. The group will relocate to SmithBucklin's offices in Chicago,Il.

Weyco Readies New Mill

Weyerhaeuser's new lumber/planer mill in Longview, Wa., is scheduled to run its first log June 30. The existing mill on the site will shut down three weeks before to prepare for the final consolidation.

"We will have a mill here that, in the end, will be the most competitive in North America," said Fred Kuhn, manager of the St. Helens unit.

The company's 32-year-old Green Mountain sawmill in Toutle. Wa.. closed May 1. About half of the mill's 100 employees will be hired at the Longview operation, which is expected to employ 230 people.

New Rental Shop In Sonora

J.S. West Lumber & Hardware. Sonora, Ca., opened an Ace Rental Place for both contractors and homeowners.

"We want builders to have a onestop shopping experience," said lumber manager Gary Holman.

Rentals include such items as air compressors. installation equipment. drain cleaners, drywall and cement tools, compactors, generators, work lights, and hand tools.

Prr-co I nterrupts Med iation

Pacific Lumber asked to stall courtordered mediation to pursue a proposed acquisition by Mendocino Redwood Co. and Marathon Structured Finance Fund, two key players in Per-co's protracted bankruptcy hearings.

Timber note holders want to put Scotia Pacific's 210,000 acres up for auction, which Beal Bank has offered to buy for $603 million. Mendocino Redwood believes the timberlands are worth less and has offered $500 million, but is also planning to continue operating the Scotia, Ca., mill.

Marathon is a Pelco creditor.

Shelby Jordan, a Par-co attorney, told the court that the consensual plan could help resolve the case sooner. He said that the proposal-for Mendocino to run the mill and Marathon to run the town of Scotia-would not require going back to creditors for a vote.

The proposed deal would be a settlement among Marathon, Mendocino Redwood, Pelco, Scotia Pacific, and PRlco's parent company, Maxxam Inc. If a settlement is reached, Maxxam and Pe,lco would support the Mendocino plan and drop their own plan. Agreement could encourage a settlement between all parties and bring the case to an end.

"The settlement. of course, is in process, and it's not done," said Sandy Dean, chairman of Mendocino Redwood. "Mendocino Redwood is interested in settling with as many parties as possible."

The renewed acquisition talks came amid two days of mediation ordered by bankruptcy judge Richard Schmidt to resolve differences over how the company should be restructured.

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Tom Denig has been appointed chairman of the board for North Pacific, Portland, Or., succeeding Tom Tomjack, who remains a director.

Sue Sciaroni, ex-North Pacific, is new to sales at Taiga Building Products, Sanger, Ca.

Terry Baker has opened a sales office in Wenatchee, Wa., for Tri-Pro Cedar Products. Oldtown, Id.

Tony Leece is now specializing in sales of pallet stock, truss components, and industrial boards for Montana Lumber, Hamilton, Mt.

Daniel S. Fulton, president. Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wa., has added the title of c.e.o. He succeeds Steven R. Rogel, who will remain chairman in a nonexecutive role. Kevin Shearer is now v.p.-information technology and chief information officer, succeeding Susan M. Mersereau, who has retired. Mark A. Emmert, president, University of Washington, is joining Weyco's board of directors.

Jeff Clave, ex-Weyerhaeuser, is now an account mgr. at Capital Lumber, Chino, Ca. Kevin DeRoche, exParkers Lumber, is now an engineered wood tech in Tacoma, Wa.

Tom Williams, ex-IWP, has joined the sales team at Kuzman Forest Products. Hillsboro, Or.

Kaylynn Poplawski has joined Fiber Composites as the company's first builders accounts specialist, working with contractors in the Seattle, Wa., and Portland, Or., areas.

Mike Arnold, ex-North Pacific, has joined the sales staff of Building Material Distributors' forest products division in Walnut Creek, Ca.

Hans Reher has been promoted to v.p.-operations for Diamond Hardwoods. Fresno. Ca. Kirk Durbin was promoted to national sales mgr.

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Daniel Manning has been promoted to controller of Plum Creek Timber Co.. Seattle, Wa.

Brad Rodakowski is new to Oregon Industrial Lumber Products, Springfield, Or.

Gordie Amos has retired after 37 years as mill mgr. at Sierra Pacific's mill in Arcata, Ca.

Jason Schermerhorn has been promoted to president of Builder Sourcing Corp., Denver, Co. Steve Dowlen is now v.p.-supplier management.

Benjamin R. ttBen" Haynes, ex-Secor International, has joined the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau, Federal Way, Wa., as technical & special programs mgr.

Dave Krantz. Western Forest Products, Vancouver, B.C., has retired after 34 years in the industry.

Rich Holen has been promoted to mgr.-strategic business development for Insulfoam, Tacoma, Wa.

David Fowlie, ex-Viance, has joined PhibroWood, Ridgefield Park. N.J.. as executive v.p.

Mitch Wagner has been named director of purchasing for 84 Lumber Co., Eighty Four, Pa.

Frank Bifulco is new to Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga., as senior v.p. & chief marketing officer. Bob DeRodes, executive v.p./chief information officer, is leaving the chain at the end of 2008.

Mike Clark, ex-Orchard Supply Hardware, has been appointed senior v.p. and chief merchandising officer for True Value Co., Chicago, I1., effective May 19.

Dorvin D. Lively has been named chief financial officer for Ace Hardware Corp., Oak Brook, Il.

Nate Kredich, ex-Creative Touch Interiors, has joined the U.S. Green Building Council, Washington, D.C., as v.p. for residential market development, overseeing the LEED for Homes program.

David Gromala, director of codes & product acceptance, ilevel by Weyerhaeuser, was presented the International Award of Merit by the ASTM International Committee D07 on Wood.

Rob Lynch, president and c.e.o., Orchard Supply Hardware, San Jose, Ca., has been appointed to the board of directors of the Canary Foundation, the first non-profit organization dedicated to the funding, discovery and development of tests for early cancer detection.

Rick Frost, c.e.o., Louisiana-Pacific Corp., delivered a presentation on the building products industry May 8 at the Bank of America 2008 BASics/Industrials Conference.

Don Ehnebuske, Almquist Lumber, Arcata, Ca., was one of three panelists addressing "Doing Good by Doing Green" at a quarterly Business Leader Luncheon.

Dan and Dave Bohannon, Bohannon Lumber, Orange, Ca., won the U.S. Tennis Association National Hardcourt Tennis Championship in the 60 and over division, in Mission Hills, Ca. Winners received a gold tennis ball and two free round tickets to Hawaii.

Barry Koodah is new to sales at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., report co-owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.