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Mark Lofland has retired after 25 years as division mgr. with Capital Lumber Co., Chino, Ca. Bob Gruhlke, ex-Hampton Distribution, has joined Capital Cascade, Tacoma, Wa., as account/ merchandise mgr.

Bill Patterson has been named president of Home Depot's Northwest division, Seattle, Wa.

Chris Wilson has been appointed v.p./ general mgr. at Mendocino Forest Products, Riverside, Ca.

Jim McCarthy and Emory Powell, exBoise Cascade, have launched wholesaler Sellwood Lumber, Lake Oswego, Or.

Michael Benavidez is now co-mgr. at 84 Lumber Co.. Carlsbad. N.M.

Steve Hofer, ex-sales mgr. at Crown Pacific, has joined TnLpx as sales mgr. for the western region.

G. Wayne Bagwell, ex-PPG Industries, is the new western region national accounts mgr. for Snavely Forest Products. Rob Green, ex-Carter Holt Harvey, is the new business development mgr.

Ted Brackett is new to sales at Stockton Wholesale Lumber Co., Stockton, Ca., specializing in fiber cement siding.

Josh Hanson is now in sales at Grant Western Lumber, John Day, Or. Javier Goirigolzarri, ex-California Cedar Products Co., is the new log buyer for Superior Lumber Co.'s Sun Studs sawmill in Roseburg, Or.

Joe Harris, ex-Pan Pacific, has joined Crown Pacific as a trader in Phoenix, Az. Ryan Ellis, ex-Weyerhaeuser, is now an all products trader at the Tustin, Ca., office. Jay Watson, ex-North Pacific, has joined the Tustin office as an OSB/panel trader. Doug Priaulx has been promoted to panel products mgr., Crown Pacific Wholesale, Springfield, Or.

Robert Kincaid has been renamed president of American Hardwoods, Gardena, Ca., which merged in May with Travis Industries.

Amy Dehart has opened Great Northern Lumber of Chicago's buying office in Albany, Or.

Brad Pirrung has joined Cooling Tower Resources, Inc., Healdsburg, Ca., as business development officer. Rex Klukis has been hired as mgr. for the new service facility in Texas City, Tx. Brent Saunders, ex-Cascade Empire, is new to sales at Stora Enso Timber U.S., Portland, Or.

Glenn Hebenton is store mgr. of the new Home Depot in Redlands, Ca. Jay Mello is assistant floor mgr. of the new Sherwood. Or., location.

Michael S. O'Connor has been promoted to v.p. of Pacific Steel and Supply, San Leandro and Commerce, Ca.

Rick Orlando has resigned from Capital Lumber Co., Chino, Ca.

Roger Scott has joined the Western Hardwood Association, Camas, Wa., to run the Non-Industrial Private Forest Landowner education program.

Donald Hoye resigned as c.e.o and president of TruServ Corp. Bill Blagg will serve as an interim c.e.o. Pamela Forbes Lieberman has been promoted from chief financial officer to chief operating officer.

Ludwig Rabold, senior supervisor, Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau, Bellevue, Wa., has retired after 24 years with PLIB. David Poggemoeller, Norrh Enderby Timber, Enderby, B.C., was elected new PLIB president. Greg Mobley, RSG Forest Products, Kalama, Wa., was elected v.p., and Jeff Fantozzi, PLIB mgr., was named secretary-treasurer. New directors: Phillip Davidson, Davidson Indus-tries, Mapleton, Or.; Jim Hallstrom, Zip-O Lumber Co., Eugene, Or.; Steve Ingram, Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Wuy; Ji- Manke, Manke Lumber Co., Tacoma, Wa.; Ted Smith, Gilbert Smith Forest Products, Barriere, B.C.; John Thorlakson, Tolko Industries, Ltd., Vernon, B.C., and Bob Waltz Jr., Seattle-Snohomish Mill Co., Snohomish Wa.

Jason Metnick is new to American Forest & Paper Association as the Sustainable Forestry Initiative program coordinator.

David T. Krawczyk resigned as pres. and c.o.o. of Wickes Lumber. J. Steven Wilson. c.e.o., has resumed the title of president.

George Girard, owner, Banks Lumber Mill. Banks. Or.. donated all the lumber needed to build a school wrestling complex in Banks.

Fabio, male model and tv pitchman, made a recent celebrity appearance at the Home Depot in La Habra, Ca., as a favor to Michael Roberts, the store's new hot dog vendor.

Ivie Moss is new to the nursery department at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to coowners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

THIS YEAR'S Spirit of Life honoree, Home Depot co-chairman Bernard Marcus (center), recently toured the City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute in Duarte, Ca., with (left) his wife, Billi, and (righl) City of Hope president and c.e.o. Gil N. Schwartzberg. The award will be presented Aug. 13 in Chicago to coordinate with the Nalional Hardware Show & Buildino Products Exoo.

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Beaver Lumber Moves To New Site

Beaver Lumber Co., which began moving its entire facility from Santa Clara to Hollister, Ca., in April, completed the transition to San Benito County in July.

Vice president David Nicolaysen said, "We're up and running 1007o now," although he noted small adjustments will be made over the next year.

The new facility sits on an ll-acre site purchased by Nicolaysen and his partner, president Paul Meekins. The new milling facility occupies an estimated 60,000 sq. ft. Nicolaysen noted that all the machinery is the same and that the company "will continue to service the same accounts. The Bay Area is still our focus."

Beaver Lumber was founded in 1946 in San Leandro, Ca. In 1966 it moved to Santa Clara, buying 24 acres from the Redwood Casket Co.

Today it continues with a focus on mouldings and siding, specializingin softwoods like redwood, cedar and Douglas fir for the custom market.

MDF Moulding Plants Certified

Scientific Certification Systems has issued Certificates of Achievement to Pacific MDF Products Inc. and Canadian MDF Products Co.

Pacific MDF Products' Pac Trim facilities (Rocklin, Ca.; Clio. S.C.. and El Dorado. Ar.) are now certified to be at least 987o recovered and recycled wood fiber consistent with U.S. EPA definitions.

Additionally, Canadian MDF Products Co. was recognized for using recycled and recovered fiber in its MDF product line. Can Trim interior mouldings are certified to be manufactured from 1OO7o recovered and recycled wood fiber. At least 6OVo of the fiber comes from post-industrial recycled fiber, with the balance from recovered fiber, consistent with U.S. EPA definitions.

MILLWORK manufacturer PacTrim is adding a 30,000-sq. ft. finished warehouse to its Rocklin, Ca,, facility to help accommodate a production expansion slated lor next June. R6cently'expanded staff includes (l-r) Felipe Hernandez, Manuel Aldrete, Jim Callaghan, Karen Powning, Jim Cairoll, Melissa Morinelli, Jason Goedde, Danielle Zerr, Eric Mix, Kathleen Miller. Ann White, Tom Hall, Sharon Gerrior, Kim Williamson and Aleiandro Osuna.