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John Hartmann has been appointed president and c.e.o. of True Value Co., Chicago, Il., to succeed Lyle Heidemann, who is retiring at the end of the month.

Todd Spivey has joined Jeld-Wen, as regional builder development mgr. for Co., N.M., Tx., Ok., and La.

Brian Leung has joined Western Forest Products, Vancouver, B.C., as a specialty cedar remanufacturing coordinator.

Justin Ellis, Builders Do it Center, Roswell, N.M., was named a Young Retailer of the Year by the North American Retail Hardware Association.

John K. Smith, president and c.e.o., Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co., Philadelphia, Pa., was inducted as an honorary chief in the Union Fire Co.-the volunteer fire company formed by Benjamin Franklin and colleagues in 1736, which would serve as a model for other brigades throughout the nation.

Wendell Hicks is celebrating 50 years with Steamboat Lumber, Steamboat Springs, Co.

Dan D. Lyons now heads the garden center at MungusFungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., report co-owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.