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La Dawn Fronapel has been promoted to sales mgr. at Linnton Plywood Association. Portland. Or.

Bruce Kelly has opened a new office in Yorba Linda. Ca.. for Pacific Wood Preserving Cos., Bakersfield, Ca. Also new to the firm: Bob Palacioz, Ralph Morris, Mike Croxton, and John Martinez.

Doug Holt, mktg. mgr., has retired from K Ply, Port Angeles, Wa., after 20 years. Terry Castrow, ex-Linnton Plywood, is new to plywood sales.

Gregory Burzell has been appointed western regional sales mgr. for Champion International Corp.

Don Scheele has joined the Corvallis, Or., sales force of Western Lumber Co., Medford, Or.

Eric Zurbrigen has been appointed sales mgr. at Universal Forest Products, Inc., Windsor, Co.

Mike Vinum, ex-Diablo Timber, has been named general mgr. of WisconsinCalifornia Forest Products, Redding, Ca.

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Sean Birch is the new general mgr. of Redwood Empire, Morgan Hill, Ca. Ron Pulliam, co-founder and owner, Elmo Studd's Building Supplies, Tigard, Or., has sold his interest in the 16-year-old firm to his partner, Bill Fagan, and retired after 34 years in the building products industry.

Troy Hefner has been appointed regional v.p. for the Western division of Home Depot, Orange, Ca. Terry Hopper is v.p.-merchandising, Western division; Kim Curtin, v.p.-merchandising, West Coast, Expo Design Center. Dan Weiss is mgr. of the new store in Thousand Oaks, Ca. Keith Spidel is mgr. in Flagstaff, Az. Kathy Moore is head cashier.

Colin Watson and Gary Cook have joined the board of directors of Louisiana-Pacific, Portland. John Barter resigned after two years on the board.

Richard Monson is new to the sales and dispatch team at Great Western Transportation, Rancho Cucamonga, Ca.

Dana Linz has been promoted to president of Royal Plywood Co., La Mirada, Ca. Don Kathlean, ex-Concannon Lumber, is now in sales with High Desert Millwork. Bend. Or.

Ron Derrick, ex-Arauco Wood Products, has been named mgr., North American sales, for Carter Holt Harvey Wood Products Co., Tigard, Or., succeeding John Maple, who has retired.

Jeff Maughan has joined Talpx, Chicago, as West regional mgr.

Michael Dickerson is now in industrial pine/millwork sales for Berdex International, Marysville, Ca.

Terry Dunn has been promoted to plant mgr. of Setzer Forest Products, Oroville. Ca.

Henry "Hank" Botkin, auditor, APAThe Engineered Wood Association, Tacoma, Wa., has retired after 35 years.

Duff Reinking is now heading California Lumber Inspection Service, Lodi, Ca., succeeding his father, George, who has retired.

George MacConnell, ex-Georgia-Pacifi c, has been named ceo of USBuild.com, San Francisco, Ca.

Don "Doc" Combs has joined Aeneas Valley Lumber & Building Supply, Tonasket, Wa.

Martha Hamilton, corporate secretarytreasurer, California Redwood Association, Novato, Ca., recently retired, after nine years.

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Buck Buchanan, ex-Cameron Ashley, has rejoined Georgia-Pacific after a threeyear absence as general mgr. of the Denver. Co.-based western region building products division.

Frank Velez, Sr., Frank Velez, Jr. and Lori Brandon have joined the sales team at the new Laguna Hills, Ca., office of Burns Lumber Co., Medford, Or. Frank, Jr. is in charge of the newly acquired National City, Ca., distribution facility.

Jeff llrin was promoted to senior buyer of the building materials division of Lumberman's, Olympia, Wa. Rodney Bullion is now special projects mgr.

Glenn Hart, president, Orepac Building Products, Wilsonville, Or., and Roger Pringle, president, Pringle Co., have been named directors of North Pacific Group, Inc., Portland, Or.

Steven G. Bowen has been appointed v.p. and treasurer of HomeBase. Inc.. Irvine, Ca., succeeding Peter A Hutt, who has been named v.p. and chief financial officer of Cooking.com, Santa Monica, Ca.

El Louise Waldron, Waldron Forest Products, Fair Oaks, Ca., recently enjoyed a Mexican Riviera Cruise. George Hammann plans a July family visit to Disneyland.

Geri Jorgensen, executive v.p., Mountain States Lumber and Building Dealers' Association, Englewood, Co., wed Mark Adams Aoril24 in Hawaii.

Mike Steager, Keller Lumber Sales, Redding, Ca., was recently honored by TrusJoist with their Top Gun Award, beating out over 70 other TJ-Xpert designers in a multi-state western area.

Pete Hodson, ex-owner, T&H Lumber Co., Redwood City, Ca., and his daughter, Carol, the owner, held a rummage sale at the lumberyard in April that raised $9,600 for Family Connections, a local preschool.

Antonio Maravilla, dispatcher, Ganahl Lumber, Los Alamitos, Ca., is recovering from a heart-related illness. Irene Brewer, customer sales/service mgr., Corona, wed Wil Daniels June 4. Sarkiz Merdinoglu, gate guard, Costa Mesa, and his wife, Orcan, are the parents of 6 lb., 6 oz. Andre Rupen, born April 25. Lorenzo Bonilla, Anaheim, and his wife, Anna Gardufio, are the parents of 6 1b., 12 oz. Marco Antonio, born June 5. Richard Davidson, retail sales, Lake Forest, is recuperating from heart surgery.

Mark Wyland, owner, Pine Tree Lumber Co., Escondido, Ca., defeated Encinitas Mayor James Bond in the Republican primary in the 74th Assembly District, to advance to the November runoff.

David Koenig, senior editor, The Merchant Magazine, is celebrating his l5th year with Cutler Publishing, Inc. Heather Kelly is now in charge of circulation, succeeding Autumn Schwanke, who has moved to Seattle.

Anthony V. Hong has been named general mgr. of Hawaiian Duragreen, Inc., Pu'unene. Maui. Hi.

Jack Tweedy, retired Southern California lumberman, is recovering from a broken hip.

Phyllis Inn has been appointed media spokesperson for Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

Hoff Continues In Millwork

Hoff Companies, Inc., after selling its Strandex Composite manufacturing facility to Louisiana-Pacific, will continue operating its vinyl window plant and four millwork distribution facilities.

In addition to the Western Window plant in Caldwell, Id., and Trimco Millwork centers in Boise, Salt Lake City, Denver and Spokane, Hoff also owns various land developments, including BanBury Meadows in Eagle, Id.

The company also is considering relocating to Caldwell machinery from a wood moulding plant it ran in Meridian. Id.. until June 30. The building, adjacent to the Strandex plant, was included in the L-P deal (see June, p. 22).

Group To Buy Johns Manville

Insulation giant Johns Manville Corp., Denver, Co., has agreed to be acquired for $2.4 billion by the investment group of Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc., which, along with Bear Stearns Merchant Banking, will pay $15.625 in cash and securities for each of Manville's 155 million shares.

The deal, which is expected to close before year's end, represents a 277o increase over the company's closing price of $12.313 a share. The buyers also are assuming liabilities and expenses that would raise the sale to roughly $3 billion.

Chairman and ceo Jerry Henry, the management team and the Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust will retain a stake in the new firm. The Trust finances litigation settlements from Manville's asbestos products.

The trust, which currently owns l67o of its outstanding stock, will hold around 8.57o of the common stock after the merger. The investment group will own about 627o, Bears Stearns 26.57o, and existing senior management 2.6Vo, in exchange for $15 million in equity capital.

The t42-year-old firm sought bankruptcy protection under Chapter ll in 1982 due to lawsuits from people sickened from asbestos exposure. Johns Manville, which employs roughly 9,700 worldwide, emerged from bankruptcy protection in 1988.

Henry, an employee since 1996, has agreed to postpone his previously announced retirement.

The company's sales last year were $2.2 billion, up from $1.5 billion in 1996.

Are You On OSHA's Hit List?

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's 2000 Hit List has been released, the first to include lumberyards.

The list, available online at www.osha.gov, contains information obtained from businesses during OSHA's annually required survey of injury incidents during 1998.

Survey recipients are chosen at random by OSHA, according to Regulatory Consultants, Inc. The Lawrence, Ks.-based firm said that businesses with incident levels of eight per 100 employees or greater made the list, while those that reported l4 incidents per 100 employees most likely will be visited by OSHA before Feb. 1,2001.

RCI said that firms not on the list could still be inspected by OSHA, particularly if their industry has a high incident rate.

Woodland Products Fire

Despite suffering a $2 million fire June 4, Woodland Products, Inc. is already making partial shipments to its customers, according to president Frank Robertson.

The blaze at the Pomona. Ca.. plant destroyed the packaging and shipping departments, including work in progress and completed goods. Due to the plant layout, the milling machinery, manufacturing, finishing and raw materials departments were saved.

The fire is believed to have started in electrical wiring in the ceiling of one of the shipping warehouses.

The shelving and wood specialties firm was back in business two days after the fire. "We're wounded, but not fatally," said Robertson. "Our customers understand our problem and are working with us during this temporary period."

Robertson founded the company in 1959.