Selling lastenerc isn'[ arurularitu Gontest. But iI hel[s.

Grip-Rite@ is the number one selling brand of fasteners among professional builders. Why? Because Grip-Rite offers high-quality and reliable performance at a reasonable price. Plus, Grip-Rite has the broadest fastener assortment available under one brand, in a variety of packaging options to fit any prolect size. And even more good news: Grip-Rite collated fasteners fit every major brand of pneumatic tool on the market. For one-stop shopping, start with the winner: Grip-Rite. www.grip-rite.com

Call 800-676-7777 for the Grip-Rite dealer nearest youor to find out how you can become a stocking dealer.

Grip-Rite Fasteners - built better so you can build better.

Dave Hernandez, Bloedorn Lumber Co., has transferred from Lander, Wy., to manage the Fort Morgan, Co., store. He succeeds Gary Foos, who has retired after 41 years.

Frank Forward has joined the lumber trading staff at the Lake Oswego, Or., office of Western Lumber, Medford, Or.

Jeff Barnes, Kelleher Corp., Carneros, Ca., has been promoted to president of the lumber division. David Westlake, Sacramento, Ca., has been promoted president of Kelleher's moulding & millwork division. Don Kelleher, San Rafael, Ca., remains c.e.o. and owner.

Jeff Lynn, ex-Oregon Canadian Forest Products, has opened an office in Irvine, Ca., for Dakeryn Industries.

David Rhoades is new to Capital Lumber Co., Phoenix, Az., as national account mgr. Pamela Messier, ex-Boise, is a new account mgr. in Denver, Co.

John Spaulding, ex-Trout Creek Lumber Sales, has joined the sales staff at High Cascade Forest LLC, Carson, Wa.

Rob Johnson, ex-Washington Alder, is a new sales associate in the Burlington, Wa., office of Metolius Forest Products, Bend, Or.

Peter Gibney has been promoted to the trading staff of Seneca Wholesale, Eugene, Or.

Stewart Clark is new to sales at Twin Rivers Cedar Products, Maple Ridge, B.C.

Ricky McGhee, ex-James Hardie and Armstrong, has joined Epoch Composite Products as Southwest region territory mgr.. managing sales in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. He is based in Dallas, Tx.

Wade Wilson is store mgr. and Rob Dixon operations mgr. of the new Lowe's Home Improvement Center in Twin Falls, Id.

Shane Monahan is store mgr. of the recently opened Home Depot in Payson, Az.

Robert Schmelz has joined Do it Best Corp., Fort Wayne, In., as e-commerce mgr.

Byron ttKim" Cotterman has joined Association of Millwork Distributors as director of membership.

Steven Leer was appointed to the board of directors of USG Corp.

Kurt M. Landgraf has been elected to the board of Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

Phillippe J.C. Gastone, Cruex, has been appointed to the board of directors of Huttig Building Products.

Ira Roth is head of pension planning at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to co-owners Hugh Mungus and Freddie Fungus. ll,'8i

- Chuck Casey, sales manager, The Merchant Masazine Family Yard Opens In ldaho Mountain West Building Supply, Emmett, Id., held a grand opening August 4. Attendees received giveways from vendors, won door prizes, and enjoyed a free catered lunch.

The business is family owned and operated, in a really big way. Ed and Bobbie Blotkin are owners with their children and their spouses. Even the grandchildren pitch in.

The Blotkins owned a wholesale building materials business in Salt Lake City, Ut., but sold it a couple of years ago. When a friend and one of their sons raved about the area. which is 30 miles from Boise, they decided to relocate and get into the retail building supply business.

"We really weren't ready to retire," said Bobbie. "We wanted to get away from the big city and live in a smaller town. Emmett seemed like a great area for the family and the grandkids."

The new building totals 12,000 sq. ft., with 4,000 sq. fr. for a Do It Best hardware store and the rest for a fullservice lumberyard. "If we don't have what you want, we can get it for you," said Bobbie.

Lumber Products Into Montana

Lumber Products has secured warehouse facilities in the Four Corners area of Bozeman, Mt., to support its Spokane, Wa., branch as a point-of-transfer to Montana customers.

"The addition of this facility will allow Lumber Products to provide premium product delivery service and products to existing and additional markets in Montana that previously we were not able to reach," noted Spokane manager Randy McComas.

Brad Butterfield is operations manager. Local reps Byron Logue and Mike Neely will handle sales. Allan LeDoux will handle deliveries and assist with will-calls.

Bears Stop Loggers In Tracks

A lawsuit filed by environmentalists has halted F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber, Columbia Falls. Mt.. from continuing salvage logging in areas of Montana's Flathead National Forest-within two days of finishing the job.

The ruling has forced Stoltze to leave roughly I million bd. ft. of timber on the ground until a federal court can decide if the harvest is jeopardizing core grizzly bear habitat. The company has also invested time and money building helicopter pads and paying loggers to fell the timber.

Logging was to cease at least until a July 29 hearing on the Blackfoot North Sale's 647 fire-charred acres, of which 99 acres are considered core grizzly habitat. In all, about 8Vo of the area's timber burned is to be logged. All salvage sales have been small in size and often barely recognizable.

Nonetheless, plaintiffs Friends of the Wild Swan and the Swan View Coalition sought a restraining order because the logging was disturbing the bears and the Forest Service was ignoring "the needs of the wildlife."