News Briefs

( Continued from page 20 ) lion ... single family starts slipped 0.7Vo to 1.540 permits rose l.ZVo to a 1.999 million rate

Louisiana- P acific C orp., Portland, Or., has put its cedar sawmill in Malakawa, 8.C., up for sale ...

Vanport Forest Products, Boring, Or., has ordered a 2O-user Lumber Track software system from Progressive Solutions to manage its sales order and inventory tracking ...

Cascade Capital, Tacoma, Wa., recently held an open house to celebrate its third year without an accident; all Tacoma employees have completed Capital Lumber's behavior-based safety training program led by division mgr. Matt Yates, who over the next few months will be completing safety training company-wide

APA-The Engineered Wood Association, Seattle, Wa., has expanded its three-year relationship with Forestweb, Los Angeles, Ca., and become the first industry association to join its iiPartner network

Pacific Lumber Co., Scotia, Ca., denies allegations that it submitted false data on landslides in negotiations to sell the Headwaters Forest; the charges are part of a revised complaint filed by the Humboldt County assistant district attorney...

North Pacifc Lumber is now an authorized distributor of James Hardie siding products in Northern California and Reno, Nv.

We stern Woods Inc., Chico, Ca., is now stocking Monarch composite railing ...

Novato Building Supply, Novato. Ca., is now carrying WindsorOne products

Anniversariesl. Soper-Wheeler Co., Strawberry Valley, Ca., l00th Anfinson Lumber Sales Inc., Fontana, Ca., 50th ... Wickes Cos., 50th ... American International Forest Products, Portland, Or..

40th ...Inovec, Eugene, Or., 25th ... Alliance Lumber. Glendale. Az.,20th.

Trex Co. was named #50 on Business Ethics magazine's listing of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens for2004...

Home Depot Goes KaBOOM!

The Home Depot has joined with KaBOOMI, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to building safe play spaces for children, to build a new playground in just one day. The playground will be for the children at Bryant Webster K-8 School in Denver, Co.

Home Depot volunteers will join

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volunteers from AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) and from the Highland, Co., community to build the playground for the 380 children who attend the school and live in the neighborhood.

The children gave input as to the design of the playground during "Design Day" in March.

"Having built more than 150 playgrounds nationwide with our Home Depot associates, we know what a positive impact community play areas have on our children," said Robert Hammack, Home Depot regional v.p. "We are excited to celebrate the 10th anniversary of AmeriCorps NCCC with this build, and show the power of community service in action."

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CAPITAL LUMBER COMPANY recently hosted an open house at its Albuquerque, N,M., distribution yard. (1) Michael Darby, Mary Stokes, Steve Westfall, Sam Sanregret. (2) Dave & Cheryl Hough, Dean Winters. (3) Kirk Karcowski, Todd Leland, Ron Manzanares. (4) Nicki Depew, Bill Scott, Bruce Gravier. (5) James Mares, Fred James, Barry Mills. (6) Curtis McNery, Jim Scharnhorst. (7)