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PROPOSED merger with the National Building Material Distributors Association was voted down by NorthAmerican Wholesale Lumber Association members at their milestone 100th annual meeting in Colorado Springs, Co.

More than 500 registered for the centennial conv ention, a 35 %jump over last year's attendance. Keynoter Dan

Reeves, head coach ofthe Denver Broncos, launched the meeting with a motivational talkatthe first general session. Moderated by Snavely Forest Products president Stephen Snavely, a second general session focused on "Adding Value inthe 2lst Century," withpanel-

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Story at a Glance

NAWLA's 100th well attended ... merger with NBMDA voted down... sustained yield video premiered. 1993 dates: May 2-5, Tarpon Springs, Fl.

COLORADO convention lor NAWLA: (1) Jim Mace,Jim Bishop. (2) Mike& Margie McFarland, BobWenige, Charlie Moss. (3) Jeanie &Wayne Holm (4) Fagan & Ann Cox. (5) George Baker, Chuck Hanis, Paul McCracken. (6) Sue & Don Fisher. (7) Mary & Barney Blondal. (8) Paula & Nicholas Kent. (9) Ctaig Cookingham, Teny Hancock. (10) Doyal & Barbara Marks. (1 1) Mark & Michelle Fingerle. (12) Rishi & Serj Sangara. (13) Walter & Alisa Russell. (14) Greg Golding, Dave McElroy. (16) Dorl6 & Dan Green. (16) J. W. Blanton. (17) Harvey Graves, Linda Bernstein, (18) Paul& Marilyn Eddison.(19) Jim & Cindy McGinnis. (20) Carol Herbert, Will Riegel. (21) Arl Andrews, Dennis Downer, (22) Kiny Hiegel, Laurie Kepon.

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(Continued.lrom page 53) ists Walter Kellogg, Kellogg Lumber Co., Denver, Co.; Jon Reed, P&M Cedar Products, Stockton, Ca.; Doug Grover, Lumbermen's, Olympia, Wa,, and David McElroy, Noranda Forest Sales.

Consulting economist Dan Goldy supplied an update on the timber supply crisis, forecasting a LOO% price increase for lumber in the foreseeable future, and gave examples of what every lumberman can do about it.

At a working brealdast, Rob ertLegg, president of the Temperate Forest Foundation, screened the group's new video, In Harmony with Nature: The Vision. Designed to educate the public on sustained yield practices, the video is the first of an anticipated series. To help pay costs ($30,000 per episode), Legg collected more than $7,200 in donations and video orders after the screening.

Dennis Downer. Intermountain-Ori- ent, Inc., Boise, Id., was elected president,succeeding ChuckHarris, Wholesale Wood Products, Dothan, Al. William E. Tuft is now lst vice president; Jack Skriden, 2nd v.p.; Steve Boyd, treasurer, and Nick Kent, secretary. John Newquist, Newquist & Bergstrom, Newport Beach, Ca., is new to the board.

To mark its centennial, NAWLA handed out copies of a new book on the group written by past president Ward Allen, the first recipient of the John J. Mulrooney Memorial Award. This year the award went to New England lumberman David A. Mittell.

Two contact sessions, a panel discussion on entering the export market, seminars on financing wholesale distribution and maintaining personal growth in your organization, board meetings and golf and tennis tournaments completed the convention agenda, May l7 -2O at the Broadmoor, Colorado Springs. NAWLA will regroup May 2-5,1993, at Innisbrook, Tarpon Springs, Fl., for its 10lst annual.

NETWORKING: (1) Kurt Williams, Marlin Clausner. (2) Ron Shepard, Darrell Hungerford. (3) Bob Balfour, Robert Burgin lll. (4) Bernie Bernstein, John Campbell. (5) Steve & Connie Love. (6) Sleve Rountree, Willie Goyne, Marc Lishewski. (7) Clark Robertson, Bob Wenige. (8) Mark Lofland, John Gaskin, Marty Olhiser. (9) Rich Schaberg, Don Engler, John Ferguson, Pete Himmel, Ken Malone. (10) Clayton Barns, Mitchell Wommack, Gene Walters. (11) Bob King, Chris Grover. (12)Mike Durga, Jim Stuckey,Jim EppersonSr. (13) Doug Holt, Chris Snavely. (14) Alan Wilson, Dave Wilson. (15) Ron Lindquist. (16) Bob Legg. (17) Ted Bloch, Gary Bennett. (18) Joe Sullivan, Jim Scharnhorst. (1 9) Tom Brooks, Randy Landman. (20) Buddy Klumb, (21) John Jayne, Gus Gustafson.