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June

Western Hardwood Association - June 15-18, annual meeting, Sunriver, Or.; (206) 834-5202.

Phoenix Hoo-Hoo Club - June 18, golf, Prescott Country Club, Prescott, Az.; (612) 97 4-37 29.

Spokane [Ioo-Hoo Club - June 19, trap shoot/dinner, Spokane Gun Club, Spokane, Wa.; (509) 624-455L

Meet the Demands of the Home Center Retailer - June 19-21, conference, Swissotel, Chicago; (212) 599 -21 92.

Sapporo Trade Fair - June 20-23, Sapporo, Japan.

Silver Dollar Invitational - June 21, Alta Sierra Country Club, Grass Valley, Ca.; (916) 272-3451.

Forest Products Society - June 23-26, annual meeting, Marriott City Center, Minneapolis, Mn.; (608) 231-1361.

Expopak '96 - June 25, material handling show, Mexico City, Mexico.

Timber Products Manufacturers - June 26.28, annual meeting, Sun Valley Lodge, Sun Valley, Id.; (509) 535-4646.

PCBC Western Building Show - June 26-29, Moscone Center, San Francisco, Ca.; (916) 325-9300.

July

National Lawn and Garden Distributors Association - July 14-17, Salt Lake City, Ut.; (215) 564-3484.

Phoenix Hoo-Hoo Club - July 16, golf, Kokopelli Golf Resort at El Dorado Lakes, Gilbert, Az.; (612) 921-1556.

Western Red Cedar Lumber Association - Juty 18-20, annual meeting, Blaine, Wa.; (604) 684-0266.

Servistar Corp. - July 18-21, home and garden convention, charlotte, N.c.; (412) 283-4567.

Black Bart Hoo.Hoo Club - July 19, golf, Ukiah Municipal Golf Course, Ukiah, Ca.; (916) 378-8000.

Spokane Hoo-Hoo Club - July 20, directors meeting, Dewey's East Restaurant, Spokane, Wa.; (509) 624-4551.

Interbuild Australia '96 - July 2l-24, New Melbourne Exhibition Center, Melbourne, Australia; (3Ol) 656-2942.

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Western Building Material Association - lutry 27-30, mid-year meetings, Elkhorn Lodge, Id.; (360)943-3054.

International Lawn, Garden & Power Equipment Expo - July 28-30, Louisville, Ky.; (502) 473-1992.

August

Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Association - Aug. 78, summer meeting, Empress Hotel, Victoria, B.C., Canada; (916) 66r-9591.

Humboldt Hoo-Hoo Club - Aug. 9, annual golf tournament, Baywood Golf & Country Club, Arcata, Ca.

Black Bart Hoo-Hoo Club - Aug. 10, family picnic and fun day, Lake Sonoma, Cloverdale, Ca.; (916) 378-8000.

National Building Products Exposition & Conference - Aug. 10-13, Navy Pier, Chicago, Il.; (847) 605-1025.

National Hardware ShodHardware Industry Week - Aug. 11-14, McCormick Place, Chicago, Il.; (847) 605-1025.

American Wood Preservers Institute - Aug. 14-15, regional forum, Portland, Or.; (703) 893-4005.

National Wood Window & Door Association - Aug. 17-21, summer meeting, Minneapolis, Mn.; (708) 299-5200.

Depot Wins Contractor Suit

A San Diego, Ca., superior court's ruling in a Home Depot case that allows general contractors to take contracts involving a single specialty trade without having the corresponding specialty license was upheld by the appellate court.

Home Depot, which holds a General Building "B" license to operate its installation program, took a prime contract for installation of a water heater, work involving a single trade. Home Depot was cited for violating Rule 834(b), which prohibited general contractors from taking a prime contract or subcontract (excluding framing or carpentry) unless the job involved at least three unrelated building trades or the contractor held the appropriate specialty license.

The judge found the 50-year-old rule inconsistent with the definition of a general building contractor, and the Contractors State License Board appealed. The board has formed a task force to review the overall licensing classifications and the implications of the ruling, will no longer prohibit a "B" contractor from taking a contract that involves one or two unrelated trades, and dismissed Depot's citation.