A night for the ladies l

LADIES NIGHT was the occasion as the Los Angeles Hardwood Lumberman's Club admitted its first female member, Terie Lorentzen, Summit Hardwoods, Pomona, Ca., durinq a May 1 1 meeting at the Summit Horise

Restaurant, Fullerton. In addition, Phil Sanis presented the Hardwood Man of the Year Award to (1) Gale Daugherty, Golden State Hardwood Lumber Co., Huntington Park, with his wife, Judy. (2) Diane & Dennis Johnston.

International Paper Chase Comes To An End

After a tense bidding war, International Paper Co. successfully outbid Finland's UPM-Kymmene Corp. to acquire Champion International Corp. for $7.3 billion, or $75 a share in cash and stock (see May, p. 36).

The world's largest paper firm is "in a hurry" to improve its financial status, said John T. Dillon, chairman and ceo, who no doubt was pleased that the Justice Department swiftly approved the merger. Canada and Brazll are expected to follow with their consent shortly.

To help improve its bottom line, International Paper, which assumed $2.3 billion of Champion's debt, will most likely sell over $3 billion in assets within the next 18 months, including timberland in Texas and Washington, according to industry analysts.

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L&S Stakes, Ine

ages 5 million acres of U.S. timberland and annually produces 4.79 m1llion tons of paper.

Lumber Demand To Decline

Lower economic growth and an expected decline in housing starts will end a three-year run of record lumber demand, according to the Western Wood Products Association.

The group forecasts lumber demand to be 52.55 billion bd. ft. this year, a 37o dip from 1999's 54.3 billion bd. ft.

Residential construction lumber volume is predicted to decline 5Vo, attributed partly to a 6.27o decrease in housing starts to 1.56 million units.

Western mills will get hit worse than other regions this year, according to the WWPA, which asserts that regional firms should expect a 4.'77o decrease in lumber production to 16.9 billion bd. ft. The shrinkage of timber supplies from federal lands will most likely continue unabated as well, comprising less than 7O7o of logs processed in the West---quite a change from over 407o a decade ago.

After producing a record 16.8 billion bd. ft. in 1999, southern regional mills are forecast to produce 2.97o less volume this year. Overall, nationwide production is expected to total 35.3 billion bd. ft., a 3.8Vo decline since 1999.

While imports from non-Canadian areas and countries, such as Europe, New Zealand and Brazil, will be up slightly, Canadian imports will be down roughly 27o this year to 18.8 billion bd. ft.

There is some good news, however, in the continued improvement of American lumber exports, which are forecast to increase by 4.9Vo in 2000 to 1.5 billion bd. ft.

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Joe McGuire has been promoted to general mgr. of operations for Universal Forest Products' new facility in Riverside, Ca. Eric Jefferson is general mgr. of operations in Chandler, Az.

Michael Flannery, president and ceo, Pope & Talbot, Inc., Portland, Or., will become chairman effective August l.

Ted Greb has been promoted to general mgr. at the Loveland, Co., branch of Allweather Wood Products.

Jeff Knievel is new to wholesale sales at Wisconsin-California Forest Products. Bend, Or.

Tim Petrillo, ex-American International, is now in lumber sales at D.R. Johnson Lumber Co.. Riddle. Or.

Chuck Delaney, ex-Weyerhaeuser Co., has been appointed quality assurance mgr. of Greenwood Forest Products, Portland, Or.

Thom Wright, ex-C&D Lumber, has joined Atessco, Portland, Or.

Kevin Murray, ex-Westem International, has been appointed president of sales and marketing of TreeSource Industries. Portland. Or.

Jimmie Yerton has been appointed credit mgr. of Landmark Building Products, Rancho Cucamonga, Ca. Other hires: Ron Reed, Bill Townley and Tony Taylor, sales; Yvette Mahmoud, accounting, and David Brewer, James Matthews and Dan Adams, warehouse. Rick Hovick. Lance Duke. Steven King and Bill Townley recently retumed from sales trips.

Andy Adams and Eric Coons are new to sales at Fall Creek Forest Products, Everson, Wa.

Tim Powell, Weyerhaeuser, Portland, Or., has transferred to Nashville. Tn.. as customer service center general mgr.

Max Guetz has been appointed president of Home Lumber Co., Littleton, Co., a Lanoga Corp. subsidiary, succeeding Mike Goetz, who retired after l8 years.

Terry Johnson, ex-Buckeye Pacific, is new to sales at Welco Lumber, Arlington, Wa.

Chad Niedermeyer, formerly Pacific Wood Preserving Cos., is now in sales and marketing at California Cascade, Sacramento, Ca.

William Leonard is the new mgr.-v.p. of Berdex Forest Products, Marysville, Ca., which has reorganized. Richard H. Mills is in moulding and millwork; Mike Dickerson, millwork lumber, and Jane Draper, administrative assistant.

Kristi Elsemore is new to sales at Pacific Wood Laminates, Brookings, Or.

Glen Macy has been named sales mgr. of California Builders Supply, Sacramento, Ca.

Dennis Reinwald is now in cedar sales at Caffall Brothers Forest Products, Inc., Wilsonville, Or.

Paul and Hope Wenke, Valley Ace Hardware, Westcliffe, Co., received a Grow Ace Award for increasing purchases through Ace Hardware by at least lj%o. Other winners: Jeff Schulein, Crown Ace Hardware, Costa Mesa, Ca.; Michael Johnson, Hollister Ace Hardware, Hollister, Ca., and Robert and Vicki Smith, Smitty's Ace Hardware, Hermiston, Or.

Duane Peterson, v.p. of manufacturing, Champion International, was named chairman of APA-The Engineered Wood Association, Tacoma, Wa., succeeding Alex Aitken, International Paper, who has retired after 12 years, l7 months of which were as chairman. Kevin Hayes has been appointed advertising and publicity mgr.

Michael Rymsha, ex-Grossman's, has been named v.p.-product marketing for ewood.com.

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DOMESTIC SALES: Jerry Long, Michael Parrella. Lynn Bethurum, Janet Pimentel, Pete Ulloa, George Parden, Vrnce Galloway.

INTERNATIONAL SALES: Nestor Plmentel. Oscar Portillo.

Copeland Trims 10 More Yards

In one year of liquidating its onetime 68-unit chain, Copeland Lumber Yards, Portland, Or., now is looking for new owners for just 16 locations, after selling seven more and shuttering three.

Four-unit Keith Brown Building Materials, Salem, Or., agreed to buy Copeland yards in Hollywood, Parkrose, Oregon City, Molalla, Silverton and Lincoln City, allowing the company to expand into the Willamette Valley and Oregon Coast.

Myrtletown Lumber, Myrtletown (Eureka), Ca., agreed to acquire Copeland's Arcata, Ca., yard, with the deal set to close June 15.

Copeland also closed yards in Seaside, Or., and Lacey and Puyallup, Wa.

Of the 16 remaining yards, I I are in California's San Joaquin Valley, three in Oregon, and two in Washington.

Gang's All Here For Universal

Seeking to expand the geographical reach of its engineered wood components business, Universal Forest Products has acquired the assets of Gang-Nail Components, Inc., Fontana, Ca.

"Since their beginning in 1965, the Gang-Nail Components facility has emerged as the largest supplier of roof and floor trusses in Southern California," said William G. Currie, Universal Forest Products' ceo. "We have been looking to enter the engineered wood components business in the high growth Southern California market, and are very excited to have the opportunity to establish a platform."

The acquisition is scheduled to close in the next few months.

Annual Hoo-Hoo Shindig

Thel08th annual Hoo-Hoo International Convention will be held Sept. 9-13 at the historic Menger Hotel. San Antonio. Tx.

Numerous meetings will be held, as will recreational pursuits such as dancing. golfing and shopping excursions. All are within a brief stroll of the legendary Alamo.

The Menger Bar was President Theodore Roosevelt's founding place of the Rough Riders. Roosevelt was given #999 for his Hoo-Hoo number during a 1905 concat in Fort Worth.

Sierra Pacific To Open Mill

Sierra Pacific Industries. Anderson. Ca., is building a new mill in Oroville, Ca.. to meet the demand for cedar products.

Set for an October opening, the new plant will reportedly employ 90 workers in two shifts to produce lx4 to lx8, 4'-8' length fencing boards.

P.O. Box 8OO, Fort BraCE, Ca.95437

Scott Meek, who has over 22 years of cedar lumber manufacturing experience, will manage the facility.

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