PERSONALS

Don Gunvalson, ex-Handy Andy, is a new lumber buyer for Homo Depot's West Coast Div., Fullerton, Ca.

Rob Maple, fomrer pres. of Maple Bros., Chino, Ca., and current National Sash & Door Jobbers Association pres., is the new pres. of Wood Moulding Specialties, Albuquerque, N.M.

Denlse Beck is new !o Galleher Lumber Co., los Angeles, Ca.

Pete Reyneke is the new lumber sales mgr. for Cavenham Forest Industries, Warrenton. Or.

Jane Rooney is tbe new controller at Cal State Forest Products, Orange, Ca., Brad Kllma is a new outside sales rep.

Jon Ashton is new to inside sales & mktg. for the industrial finishing equipment div. of Advanced Manufacturing & Development, Willits, Ca. George Barnett, Sacramento, Ca., is now western regional sales mgr.

Frank Collord, credit mgr., Ganabl Lumber Co., Anaheim, Ca., has left after 14 years to join US Rentals as regional credit mgr. Robert Garcla has retired to Kingman, Az., after four years. Evan Lewls has rcjoined the contractor sales tean.

I)ean Llnton was promoted to sales mgr. of PrimeSource, Seattle, Wa. Carl Cotsakls, Phoenix, Az., has retired after 24 years in the industry. Walt Cucullc takes over his sales territory.

Paul Boyle, Jr., has been named gen. sales mgr. for J. H. Baxter & Co., San Mateo, Ca,, reports Sande Lavlno. Dean W. Rogers is now regional sales mgr. forCa., Nv. and N.M.

Steve Hlldreth and Charlle Reeder have joined the sales team at Redwood Empire, Morgan Hill, Ca.

Heldl Sabln is new to plywood sales at Boise Cascade Corp., Boise, Id.

Fred McCarthy, head of Cotter & Co.'s lumber & building materials dept., has retired after 44 years in the industry, the last 18 with Cotter. Davld W. Chrlstmas is now v.p.-merchandising.

Joe Purell, Toal Lumber Co., Whittier, Ca., has been on business in Portland. Or., and the San Francisco Bay area.

Tlm Black, ex-St. Joe Lumber Co., has joined Brightwood Corp., Madras, Or., in lumber purchasing.

John Ferguson, formerly of MichiganCalifornia Lumber, Camino, Ca., is new to sales for the industrial div. of Hampton Lumber Sales, Redmond, Or.

Klm Sauls, ex-Stockton Wholesale Lumber Co., is new to sales at Pan Pacific Lumber Co., Riverbank, Ca.

Davld West has joined Offshore Lumber Imports, Sacramento, Ca., handling Ca. lumber sales. Don Kathlean is now irnport director.

Cynthla Rapp Blrch, ex-Louisiana-Pacific, is now director of sales & mktg. at The Springfield Group, Eugene, Or.

Phlltppe Mercado has joined APA-The Engineered Wood Association as a consultant in Mexico.

PauI E. Anderson, pres., Vancouver Door Co., Inc., Puyallup, Wa., has joined the National Wood Window & Door Association board of directors.

Jerry Parks has joined the Western Wood Preservers Institute, Vancouver. Wa., as director of mktg. services.

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Brad Tukey, exec. v.P., Orchard Supply Hardware. San Jose, Ca., has left the co. to pursue other interests.

Randy Lambert, Lane Stanton Vance Lumber Co., City of Industry, Ca., was elected pres. of the [.os Angeles Hardwood Lumberman's Club, succeeding Blll Fltzgerald, Weyerhaeuser Co., Anaheirn, now membership chaimtan.

V.p. is Rlck O'Shea, David R. Webb, Cerritos: sec.-treas. Alan Bohnhoff, Bohnhoff Lumber, t os Angeles; social chairman-publicity Fred Brockle' bank, Heritage Hardwood, Chino; sgts.-at-arms Fred and Dan Jones, Custom Mills, Industry; scribe Ken Tlnckler, Tinckler Squires Lumber, L.A., and directors-at-large Dlck Lambert, Lane Stanton Vance; Walter Ralston, Coastal Lumber, Chino, and Joe Purcell, Toal Lumber, Whittier.

Henry Voorhees, recently retired from J. H. Baxter, was feted at a luncheon in his honor by Steve Jones, and joined by Doug Bench, Loule Escobedo' Pete Nevlns and Gene Pletlla.

Tom \illlllams, Foster Lumber Co., Indi, Ca., has retumed from a camPing vacation in Silver Lake, Ca., followed by a visit to San Diego.

James Manke, Manke Lumber, Tacom4 Wa., was re-elected pres. of Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau. Jack Tay' lor, Weyerhaeuser, Nortb Bend, Or., is v.p.; George ThomPson, sec'/treas.

Jtn Haas, Berdex Intemational, is back in Sacramento, Ca., after a business trip to New Z,ealand.

Jlm Vanden Berghe has joined Jane Eaves in sales at Mouldings & Millwork, Inc.'s El Paso, Tx., reload.

Blll Stevens, Pacific Lumber Co., Mill Valley, Ca., married Bonnle Hunter July9,1994.

Teresa Swlck, Teresa Swick & Associates, Tacoma, Wa., recently earned her BA degree from the University of Washingtoq Tacoma.

Jlm Summerlin, Robinson Lumber Co., Palos Verdes, Ca., and Gary Smlth' Tower Group Intemational, Los Angeles, Ca,, are convention planning com-

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Rod Flckel, Monier, [nc., Winters, Ca., is now No. Ca. and Nv. "Project Homeowner Association Reroof ' specialisl

Dale Fleshman and Chris Pooser, MidPacific Trading Co., Rancho Cordova, Ca., are back from Wyoming vacations.

Terrl Cotltns, Fourply Inc., Grants Pass, Or., and her husband, Curt, are the pnrud parents of 9 lb., 7 oz. Madlson Lalne, born June 29, 1994. Collins returns to work Aug. 15.

Rhoda Mapp is the new traffic mgr. at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

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Workers' Gomp Raises Galifornia Home prices

A 2000 sq. ft. home in California costs $7,760 more than elsewhere in the country because of higher workers' @mpensation costs, according to the orange county Register.

The article references a National Association of Home Builden suryev showing California's housing costi for workers' compensation are about 77Vo higher than the U.S. average of $4,370. The next highest s0ates are Hawaii, Florida, Oregon, Montana, Minnesota and Alaska. Kentucky, Maryland and Indiana are among the statres with the lowest costs.

AWP!Annual Meeting Heads West

American Wood Preservers Institute's 1994 annual meeting is scheduled Sept. 25-27 at Rancho Bernardo Inn Resort, Rancho Bernardo, Ca.

Program speakers include David Carver, EPA; Cary Camrthers, former New Mexico governor; Dr. Louise Millette, Bell Canada; Lou Guzzo, coauthor, Trashing the Planet and Environmzntal Overkill; Dr. Kenn Brooks, Aquatic Environmental Sciences; Peter Conlon, Association of Ameri- can Railroads; Dr. Calvin Finch, Texas Agricultural Extension Service; Dennis Hayward, Westem Wood Preservers Institute, and Bob Petow, Western Wood Products Association.

High injury rates among roofers, carpenters and other tradespeople building homes help drive up insurance rates for workers' comp coverage. Some trades in California use about $30 of every $100 in payroll o buy workers'comp coverage. Builders eventually pass the added costs on to consumers, reports NAHB.

Although not noted in the article, fraudulent claims are undoubtedly a cost factor. Some within the insurance industry suggest that l|Vo to 30Vo of the amount paid out goes to suspect claims.

Topics slated for discussion are RCRA enforcemenl risk assessment, issues management, product acceptance and fearcd wood market threats and responses. Roundtables cover lumber, railroad products, round stock and alternative preservatives.

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SAES CAL: Jerry Long, Michael Parrella, Lynn Bethurum, Janet Parrella, Pete Ulloa. Bruce Keith. Matt Petersen.

NAWLA Says Ganadian Lumber Duty ls Wrong

As the industry awaited the latest decisions in the l0-year battle over Canadian softwood lumber subsidies, resulting U.S. duties and changes in Canadian governmental stumPage pricing policy, North American Wholesale Lumber Association issued a position statement criticizing the countervailing duty.

NAWLA points out that since North America is considered to be one market, no border should exist between Canada and the United States in the sale and disribution of lumber products. It expresses the association's belief in free and unfettered trade in forest products and that all governments should resist the pressure of self-interest grouPs and remove all barriers to free trade between the countries, helping to ensure a reliable, consisteng and economical supply for lumber products for the home building industry.

Results were due eady this month of a re-examination of methodology used to rule Canadian softwood lumber imports hurt the u.S. industry. This was requested July 6 by a bination panel which found the U.S.

International Trade Cmmission erred in ruling Canadian softwood lumber imports hurt the U.S. Due Aug. 1 was the decision of an ExtraordinarY Challenge Committee reviewing if Canadian menbers of a previous binational panel were biased by connection to the Canadian forest products industry.

ESA Reorganization Bills

Maintaining that although the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has requested $880 million for recovery of endangered plants and animals, "it cannot cite a single success story in the 20 year history of the Endangered Species Act," Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association is asking the industry to contact legislators requesting support of bills s. 1521 and H.R 1490 for ESA reauthorization

Pointing out tbat costs imposed on the private sector are not included in the FWS projections and that the federal government has no idea of the true cost of the endangered species program, SLMA says, "The well