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Richard Reid has joined Reid & Wright, Arcata, Ca., after being with Simpson Building SuPPlY, Santa Clara, Ca. He will be working in both sales and Production, in conjunction with his brother Bob.

Bill Brogan is now covering Parts of the Bay Area & San Joaquin Valley for Kelleher Lumber Co., San Rafael, Ca.

Keith Swaner, Swaner Hardwood, Burbank, Ca., recentlY caught the Indy 500, then riverboated down the Mississippi on the Delta Queen.

Dan Hizer is Boise Cascade's new specialty products mgr. for their wood products marketing grouP' Portland.

Gary Cornwell and Ray I'Yallaston are new to sales at Oregon-McKenzie Lumber Products, Eugene, Or.

Dennis Scott is the new controller for Eel River Sawmills, Inc., Fortuna, Ca., according to Virgil Nesbitt. FIe had been with Filo Lumber, Ukiah, Ca.

Donald A. Dodt is a new outside sales rep, San Diego area, for American Forest Products, according to mgr. Henry Neely.

James H. Parsons, Jr. is the new asst. sales mgr. for Bel-Air Door Co., and Alhambra Metal Products, Inc., Alhambra, Ca., according to Pres' Samuel Fineman.

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Randy Roget has joined the sales force at PSF Inc., Sacramento, Ca., according to headman Bob Bonner. Randy and his new bride, Noelle, were married June 4, at Lake Tahoe.

Garry F. Tucker is now v.p.-resources of Southwest Forest Industries, Phoenix.

John Howard is the new Pres. of the Spokane (Wa.) Hoo-Hoo club. Bob Grotefend, lst v.p.; Dick Stokes, 2nd v.p.; Ernie Wales, sec.-treas. Directors: Bill Anderson, Norb Edwardson, Paul Koenigs, Steve Page, Kris Wales.

John Postman, Pope & Talbot's product dev. mgr. and H. R. Hutchins, corp. communications director, have accepted the "Marketing Firm of the Year" award from the Oregon chapter of the American Marketing Assn. for their success with Cedarstrip, the popular home decorating item.

Doug Gregg, Oregon Pacific Industries, Concord, Ca., and his bride Julie, are back from a Hawaiian noneymoon.

Harlan Schroeder is now with Burns Lumber Co., Beaverton, Or.

Greg Smith has joined Redwood F.mpire as an inside salesman. Jon Dennis has become credit mgr.

Fermin Galvan is the new mgr. at Egland Lumber, Bakersfield, Ca.

John Antle has joined Les Oliver and Rich Blinkhorn at Tree Products Co., Lake Oswego, Or., in the hardwood div.

Jim Brasch is now on the sales force at IJampton Lumber Sales, Portland, according to Gordon King.

Bob Severson is now covering So. Ca./Nv. sales for Kaibab Industries, Phoenix.

John Hull, South Bay Redwood, Orange, Ca.. recently got in an 1800 mi. vacation with his wife, taking in the redwoods of No. Ca. & So. Or. aboard their 1977 HarleYDavidson I 200 Electra-Glide Classic.

Bob McBride, Koppers Co., Wilmington, Ca. is the proud papa of a new baby girl, Jennifer Erin. Wife Pam is doing fine, too.

Alan Lee is back from visiting Southern pine mills on a recent Fla. business trip for his company, Beachwood Forest Products, which is newly moved to Costa Mesa, Ca.

Martin Ritchey is now selling for Deschutes Pine Sales, Bend, Or.

Larry Hayes has moved over to Furman West Lumber Co. in Portland from North Pacific Lumber Co.

Bob Eldredge is the new mgr. at the West Range yard, Rialto, Ca.

Bob Handegard has moved up to fullfledged sales rep at Fred C. Holmes Lumber, Fort Bragg, Ca., according to sales msr. Carl Force.

Marty Olhiser, L-P, Oakland, limited out in four days fishing at Wild I{orse Reservoir near Elko, Nv.

Randy James, American Forest Products, Stockton, flew to Medford, Or., recently on business. Gordon Roby is back from an East Coast sales safari.

Pat McConnell is the new mgr. at Hubbard & Johnson, Mountain View, Ca. He had been with Homestead Supply.

James M. Krier is the new suoerintendent of the California div. of the Union Pacific Railroad, at 32 one of the youngest men ever to head one of the road's seven ooerating division.

Bud Byard has joined Kelleher Lumber Co., San Rafael, Ca. He had been with Simpson Timber, Seattle.

Claudia Cowan has joined Redwood Empire, Morgan Hill, Ca., as an outside salesperson. She had worked for G-P for 8 years, reports Roger Burch, pres.

"Zack" Zacharias is now buying and selling lumber for Rocklin Forest Products, Roseville, Ca., working with Jim Hayes, according to Bob Plunkett. pres.

Gil Harris has jorned Cardwell Forest Products in sales at their Fullerton, Ca., office, according to Ralph Cardwell.

Gene Courchaine, AFP, Cerritos, Ca., plans a 4000 mi. vacation, driving thru the Canadian Rockies.

Harry Lyons, Kelleher Lumber, San Rafael, Ca., is the proud father of a baby girl, Jacqueline Elizabeth, 6 lbs., 10 oz.