North American wholesalers' annual

MULROONEY Award winner: (1) Paul McCracken. (2) Lisa & Bart Swan. (3) Chris Weiss, Greg Weiss. (4) Len Williams, Ward Mintzler. (5) Jim Collins. (6) Bob Legg, Wade Mosby. (7) Bob Reid, Ken McClelland, (8) Randy Luebe, Jim Hassenslab. (9) Ed & Stacy Fisher, (10) Tim Fanell, Frank Cammack. (11) Ben Hershey, Andy Schwitter. (12) Bob Mai, Rick Warner. (13) Charlie & Teresa Moss, Joe Klohs. (14) Mark Lolland, Ted Fullmer. (15) Bill Wood, Jim Scharnhorst, (16) Wayne Knutson, Mark Kasper, Lawrence Prendiville. (17) Steve & Peggy Snavely. (18) Rick Hogue. (19) Fagan Cox, Tom Cox. (20) Chuck & Anna Geisler. (21) Debbie Burns, Sally Killgore, Lou Ellen Chance (22) Alison & Brad Johansen. (23) Melanie & Keith Cox. (24) Kacey & Curt Stuckey lll, Julie Brown. (25) Rosie Bennett, Beverly Johnson.

DAUL McCracken, Tumac Lumber I Co., Portland, Or., was presented the annual John J. Mulrooney Award during North American Wholesale Lumber Association's recent l06th annual meeting.

During the May 2-5 event at the Marriott at Sawgrass Resort, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fl., Stephen F. Boyd, Manufacturers Reserve Supply Inc., Irvington, N.J., was elected NAWLA president.

Other incoming officers: lst v.p. Jim Livermore, Nicholson & Cates Ltd., Burlington, Ontario; 2nd v.p. Jim Epperson Jr., Epperson Lumber Sales, Statesville, N.C.; treasurer Ray Haroldson, Cascade Empire Corp., Portland, Or., and secretary Nick Kent, exec. v.p. and c.e.o., NAWLA.

TWf NS: (1) Ron Hanson, The Merchant Magazine's Chuck Casey. (2) Clayton Barns, Gene Walters, Steve Killgore. (3) Peter

Krihak, Susie Greqq. (4) Lisa Weiss, Michele Weiss. (S) AllisoriFlayes. (6) Linda & Dennis Mitchell, Janet Mah, Frank Girard. (7) Sue

O'Brien, Traci Lavelle, Sandy Sleve

Q'Brierl Traci Lavelle, Sandy Webb. (8) S_teye Mah,'Frank Sue

Boyd, Bob Larsen. (9) Dave Utterback, Chris Grover. (10) Al Walker. (11) Nick & Calhv ll ['ORE THAN 3,000 dealer perLVlsonnel and 1,200 exhibitors attended Ace Hardware Corp.'s spring convention & exhibit April 2427 in Los Angeles, Ca. othing has the curb appeal of genuine redwood siding, but there are a lot of PALCO's Rustic redwood ing combines the beauty of knotfy dwood with an economical price. n real wood siding, each piece has a nique appearance with natural gtain attems. Real character shows through hether the siding has a natural look or a more colorful finish. Customers notice the difference.

Grover. (10) (11) Cathy Georgelis, Greg Haupt. (12) Nick Kent; Jim Livermore, Sherman Leibow. (13) John Omundson, Mike Mackin. (14) Ray Haroldson, 3) (1a) Doug Holt. (15) Jim Sanders, Der Douo (15) Sanders. Dennv Huston. (16)-Steve Weinstein, Jace Gates. 1tz) Rictr (16) Steve (17) Rich Schaberg, Don Engler. (18) Eric Canton, Dan Waters. (19) Rick Hawley,Tony Jenkins. (20) John Brill, Frank Stewart. (21) John Barber, Rick Hawley, Tony PaulWdsh.

During the show, president and c.e.o. David Hodnik noted that Ace wholesale sales in 1997 increased 6Vo to just over $2.9 billion, which translates into over $10 billion at retail. Over the last five years, Ace's wholesale sales have risen 9.5Vo annuallv. from $2 billion.

During 1997, Ace signed 178 stores, representing "the most sales growth for new business in our 74year history," according to Hodnik.

PALCO's Rustic redwood siding is surfaced dry so it lays flat and holds finishes better than other woods. A variety of pattems are available, like PALCO's Rustic rabbeted bevel siding. This extra-thick pattern creates strong horizontal shadow lines. The krotfy, rustic texture underscores the warm natural appearance of the siding.

There's no need to compromise. You can offer your customers genuine redwood siding at a price that will keep them smiling.

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Calaveras Lumber, Angels Camp, Ca., without room to expand at its current site, split into two locations; Calaveras Home & Gerden at a new site in Angels Camp and Calaveras Lumber Home & Garden in Arnold

Simon Home Center is closing after 98 years, unable to extend its lease at its 37-year-old Walnut Creek, Ca., location ...

Kelly Lumber Supply, Pendleton, Or., has been opened by Joe and son Jason Kelly

New Holiday Hardware, Valencia, Ca., has closed after 37 yeius; a sister store in Simi Valley remains open ...

Eagle Valley Feed & Building Supply is moving to a new store in Baker City, Or., this summer and also is remodeling its Richland, Or., location; Jordan Benson, exLumbermcnS, joined the staff

Orchard Supply Hardware opened in Laguna Niguel, Ca., and will spend $2.6 million renovating its 50-year-old, 42,000-sq. ft. store in San Jose, Ca., adding up to 47,W sq. ft.

Barr Lumber, Los Alamitos, Ca., completed sale of four Orange County, Ca., yards to Ganahl Lumber, Anaheim, Ca., and of other yards to a management group (see May, p.22)

Terry Lurnber,Tatzarta, Ca., has signed its 13 stores with Da it Best Corp....

Re storation Hardware, Corte Madera, Ca., filed for an initial public stock offering of $115 million in common shares ...

Lloyd Lumber Co. expects to complete its new 28,000-sq. ft., $1 million warehouse/offices in Nampa,Id., by August ...

Home Depot broke ground on a 110,000-sq. ft. store in Lancaster, Ca.; will co-anchor The Plant, a 7 }-acre retail/industrial complex on the site of a former General Motors plant in Panorama City, Ca., and filed a $2.975 million lawsuit claiming developers of a proposed shopping center in Bend, Or., plotted to delay construction of an adjacent 121,000-sq. ft. Depot the chain's plans to build in El Monte, Ca., are under attack by residents concerned about increased traffic ...

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Pacifie Coast Building Products, Sacramento, Ca., agreed to buy DCs in Glendale, Az.; Salt Lake City, Ut., and Billings, Mt., from Georgia-Pacific; the sale brings Pacific Coast's distribution division, Pacific Supply, to 34 total DCs, including its first in Az. and Mt.; the Ut. DC will be consolidated with an existing facility

Idaho Timber acquired Sagebrush Sales, Inc., Albuquerque, N.M., including distribution and mfg. operations on 21 acres, from Ply-Gem Industries ...

Oregon McKenzie Lumber Products relocated to new facilities in Springfield, Or., continuing reman operations on the site of the old Oregon Cedar mill

Greenstone Enterpris es, Placerville, Ca., is a new wholesale firm formed by Richard Reid, initially selling cedar gazebos and plastic benderboard...

Reid & Wright, with plans to consolidate operations at Bend, Or., Hq. by mid-summer, sold its Arcata, Ca., facility to West Coast Hardwaods owner Dan Aalfs, to produce madrone and tan oak flooring and lumber ...

Lyle Wood Products, Tacoma, Wa., has closed aftet 62 years

Russian River Lawn & Garden Products, Healdsburg, Ca., is for sale

DMK-Pacffic Corp. is relocating to Fresno, Ca., aftet 2A years in Fremont, Ca. ...

Enviro Lam, Cloverdale, Ca., has begun manufacturing fingerjointed siding and patterns mostly from air seasoned redwood on the former Primco site; Brad Klima and Chris Ladd, managing partners ...

Wood Fiber Products, Lockeford, Ca., filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy after a creditors' committee meeting; the plant is shuttered-.i

McKenzie Forest Producfs parchased Springfield Forest Products, Springfield, Or.

Willarnette Industries is adding a second line at its Millersburg, Or., LVL plant to double capacity by October ...

Louisiana-Pacific agreed to sell its fiber cement roofing mfg. business to Beadex Manufacturing subsidiary Sybex,lnc., Auburn, Wa.; sale of the plant, with R&D, customer support and sales operations is expected to close in late June

Pacific Lumber Terminal's 90day permit has been revoked by the Port of Los Angeles effective July l; certain PLT customers have reached an agreement in principle with the city to allow Berth 200 to continue operations on about 10 acres, down from 23, using PLT employees on a contract basis

Multi-coat Corp., Costa Mesa, Ca., received a patent on its MuhiIe.r stucco system; Landmark Building Products, San Bernardino, Ca., was named national distributor ... Landmark received the Inland Empire Business Association's 1997 Exporter of the Year Award in construction materials

Arizona Pacffic Wood Preserving, Eloy, Az., has been U.L. certified to produce FR3500 fire retardant lumber & plywood ... Cooley Forest Products, Phoenix, Az., is now Az. distributor of FR3500 Oregon Woodworking Co., Bend, Or., recently shut down for two weeks due to a market oversupplied with cheap imports

Union Planing Mil/, Stockton, Ca., is now selling Palco-Loc redwood remanufacturing blanks ...

Diversified F orest P roducts, Anaheim, Ca., was named a California sales rep for Braided Accents moulding ...

Hy-Lite Block Windows,

Beaumont, Ca., was acquired by Simonton Windows

Housing starts in April (latest figs.) slid 2.3Vo to an annual rate of 1.54 million, still3.9Vo above last year ... single-family starts were np 0.7Vo, multi-family down 13.4Vo, permits down 3.3Vo ... starts in the lVest fell5.6Vo.

Listings ure often submitted months in udvrutce. Alwuys verify'dutes and Iocutiuts with synxtr belltre muking plans to tttend.

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International Warehouse of the FutureJune 15-17, cont'erence & show, Phoenix Civic Plaza, Phoenix, Az.; ('717) 2950033.

Silver Dollar InvitationalJune 19, golf, Alta Sierra Country Club, Grass Valley, Ca.; (530) 273-1473.

Western Hardwood AssociationJune 20-23, annual meeting, Sunriver Resort, Sunriver, Or.; (360) 834-5202.

Forest Products SocietyJune 21.24, annual meeting, Fiesta Americana Merida, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico; (608) 231-1361, Western Material Handling ShowJune 24-25, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, Ca.; (510) 354-3131.

PCBC Western Building ShowJune 24-27, Moscone Center, San Francisco, Ca.; (916) 325-93N.

Brazil Build '98June 24-28, building & construction expo, Rio Centro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; (914) 686-3333.

Western Wood Preservers InstituteJune 28-30, summer retreat, Skamina Lodge, Stevenson, Wa.; (360) 693-9958.

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Bricolage '98July l-5, trade fair, Exhibition pavilion at the Bienal, Sao Paulo, Brazil; (55) 0l l-5505-2243.

Redwood Region Teacher's TourJuly 8-11, Fortuna, Ca.; (503\ 579-6762.

Portland Hoo-Hoo ClubJuly 10, annual golf tournament, Forest Hills Colf Course, Cornelieus, Or.; (503) 64 I - I 6l I

Lumber Association of California & NevadaJuly 10-11, 2nd Growth weekend getaway, La Quinta, Ca.; (916) 369750t.

Western Building Material AssociationJuly 25, Young Westerners Conference; July 26-28, committee & board meetings, Shilo Inn, Ocean Shores, Wa.; (360) 943-3054.

National Retail Hardware AssociationJuly 26-29, annual convention, Hyatt Grand Champion Resort, Indian Wells, Ca.; (317) 290-0338.

American Institute of Timber ConstructionJuly 27-30, committee conference, Silver Legacy, Reno, Nv.; (303) 7929559.

National Hardwood Lumber AssociationJuly 28.30, lumber grading short course, Industry Hills Sheraton Resort & Lane Stanton Vance, City of Industry, Ca.; (616) 532-3678.

Northwest Region Teacher's TourJuly 29-Aug. I, Longview, Wa.; (503) 5'79-6'762.

Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers AssociationJuly 30, 5th annual Front Range golf tournament, Arrowhead Golf Club, Littleton, Co.; (303) 793-0859.

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National Wood Window & Door AssociationA,rg. 1.5, summer meeting, Four Seasons Hotel/Olympic Hotel, Seattle, Wa.; (847) 299-5200.

National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association - Aug. 8-11, executive meeting, Beaver Run Resort & Conference Center, Breckenridge, Co.; (202) 54'7 -2230.

Hoo-Hoo InternationalAug. 9-12, l07th annual convention, Ritz Carlton, Dearborn, Mi.; (870) 353-4997.

Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers AssociationA,rg. 1l-15, semi-annual meeting, Coeur d'Alene Resort, Coeur d'Alene, Id.; (91 6) 661-9591.

National Building Products ExpositionAug. 16-19, McCormick Place, Chicago, Il.; (847) 605-1025.

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L-P Fined $37 Million

Louisiana-Pacific agreed to pay $37 million in fines after pleading guilty in federal court to l8 felony criminal charges, including conspiracy, fraud and several Clean Air Act violations.

The penalties include a record $5.5 million for pollution violations at its Montrose, Co., waferboard plant, $31 million for defrauding various govenment agencies, and $500,000 in donations to environmental charities near Montrose.

L-P also was put on probation for five years, meaning future violations could bar it from federal contracts or federal timber sales.

As a result of a six-year federal investigation and court battle, the company has replaced most of its executives, paid over $70 million to settle civil suits by customers, shareholders and Montrose residents, and installed more than $150 million in pollution control equipment at various plants.

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L-P faced maximum fines of nearly triple the sum it agreed to pay, but the district court judge took into consideration that the company's "corporate ethic and atmosphere" has changed drastically since L-P was indicted by a grandjury three years ago.