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Lumber Association of California & Nevada has hired Ken Dunham as executive director, effective May l. Mr. Dunham has worked in association management positions for general contractor associations in Montana, Washington, and lllinois, and managed or consulted with other business and trade organizations.

Forklift training seminars are scheduled for June 28 at Holt of California, Sacramento, Ca., and June 29 at Southern California Material Handling. Anaheim. Ca.

LACN's 2nd Growth group meets July l3 at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Anaheim, Ca.

Its annual summer conference will be Sept. 22-24 at Harrah's Rincon Casino & Resort, San Diego, Ca. "Sensible Environmentalist" Dr. Patrick Moore will speak on "Green Spirit-Trees Are the Answer."

Western Building Material Association's summer management conference-July 19-21 at the Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine. Wa.will open with a golf outing at one of the resort's two golf courses.

Author and consultant Jim Collins will explore "lmplementing Good to Great in a Building Material Company." His techniques will help attendees decide what makes them the best in their market and what makes them the most money.

North American Wholesale Lumber Association elected Tom Rice, Conner Industries. Fort Worth. Tx., chairman to succeed Steve Weekes, Weekes Forest Products, St. Paul, Mn., during its I l4th annual executive conference in New Mexico (see photos, p.76-79).

Also installed were lst vice chair- man Gregg Riley, Bloch Lumber Co., Chicago, Il.; 2nd vice chair Susan Fitzsimmons, Snavely Forest Products, Pittsburgh, Pa.; secretary/treasurer Steve Sprenger, Sprenger Midwest, Sioux Falls, S.D., and president and c.e.o. Nick Kent.

New directors include Riley, Weekes, G.G. "Buck" Hutchison, Hutchison Lumber & Building Products, Adams Ciry, Co., and Tom Kohlmeier, Seemac, Carmel, In.

Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers' Association and the New Mexico Wood Council will co-host a golf tournament July 14 at the Santa Ana Golf Club, Santa Ana Puebo, N.M.

A golf tournament co-hosted with the Colorado Wood Council will be held July 24 at the Ranch Country Club. Westminster. Co.

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