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Northern California

Mark Hronicek

Marc Silveira

Dan Scherber

Tyler McKenna

Western Washington

Robert Horstmann

Mike Biever

Russell Hester

Eastern Washington

Jim Devaney

Oregon

Roland Carlson

Brian Wilson

Preston Paakkonen

Garrett Alford ldaho

Cristina DeBoer

Utah

Jim Jensen

Lumber Association of California & Nevada will hold its 2nd Growth annual summer conference July l5-17 at the La Quinta Resort & Club, La Quinta, Ca. A golf tournament will be held the first day, followed by an opening reception that evening.

Day Two will feature a product knowledge session with vendors. Cal Poly forestry professor Doug Piirto will speak on the need for wood in our everyday lives, and Donn Zea, California Forest Products Commission, will discuss upcoming industry challenges. The evening's keynote speaker will be Mike Robbins, former pitcher for the Kansas City Royals.

Mountain States Lumber & Building Materials Dealers Association and the Colorado Wood Council are hosting a golf tournament July 18 at the Ranch Golf & Country Club. Westminster. Co

North American Wholesale Lumber Association elected Steve Weekes, Weekes Forest Products, chairman during its recent spring conference in San Antonio, Tx.

New lst vice chairman is Tom Rice, Conner Industries; 2nd vice chairman Greg Riley, Bloch Lumber; secretary/treasurer Steve Sprenger, Sprenger Midwest, and president/ c.e.o. Nick Kent.

National Lumber & Buitding Material Dealers Association has moved to new headquarters in Washington, D.C.

The association has extended the deadline for applications for its new safety awards program to June 30. NLBMDA will present National Achievement in Safety Awards to all dealer applicants who achieve specific safety criteria. The National Industry Leader in Safety Award will be pre- sented to two dealers: one with fewer than 50 employees and one with more than 50. so they won't rust and pose a safety hazard over time.

BC Wood, a non-profit trade association dedicated to growing British Columbia's secondary wood products manufacturing industry, is hosting the 2005 Global Buyers Mission Sept. l5l7 in Whistler, B.C.

More than 80 manufacturers will be showcasing their wood products at the Whistler Conference Centre for international buyers from the U.S., China, Korea, Japan and Europe. Major retailers, wholesale distributors, builders and developers are invited to explore new value-added products and suppliers from western Canada.

BC Wood is also offering free accommodations and meals for the first 40 qualified buyers from the U.S. For more information and to register, visit www.bcwood.com.