GALENDAR

Septem Ber

Yakima Co. - Sept. 10-11, market, Convention Center, Yakima, Wa.

Western Wood Products Association-Sept. 10-13, semiannual meeting, Coeur d'Alene, Id.

Hoo-Hoo International - Sept. 13-17, annual convention, co-sponsored by the Florida Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association, Marriott Orlando World Center, Orlando, Fl.

Lumber Association of Southern California - Sept. 14, Second Growth dinner meeting, Hyatt House, City of Commerce, Ca.

National Lawn & Garden Distributors Association - Sept. L4-17, annual convention, Hyatt Regency Hotel, San Francisco, Ca.

Lumber Merchants Association of Northern CaliforniaSept. 14, regional meeting, Fresno, Ca.; Sept. 22, Santa Rosa, Ca.

Dubs Ltd. - Sept. 16, golf tournament, Oakmont Country Club. Santa Rosa. Ca.

Inland Empire Hoo-Hoo Club - Sept. 16, dinner/elections, Shandin Hill Golf Course, San Bernardino, Ca.

...and we will be glad to assist you with plywood plywood siding oriented strand board mdo concrete form paneling-hardwoods roofing-louverboard cladwood products decorative overlays o Douglas fir o hem-fir o spruce o pine o stress-rated o treated lumber o timbers

Marquart-Wolfe Lumber Co.

COSTA MESA

P.O. Box 11150

Costa Mesa, Ct.92626

Q13l 625-1494

0r4l 966-0287

F1\X(714) 966-21.64

CORONA 1450 W. 6th St. Suite 1 12 Corona, Ca.91720 014) 272-0440

FAX(714) 272-01.36

Shasta Cascade Lumbermens Golf Tournament - Sept. 16, 25th annual invitational competition, Riverview Country Club, Redding, Ca.

9th Annual Past & Present Nor/Pac Golf TournamentSept. 17-18, Aloha Greens, Aloha, Or.

Hoo-Hoo-Ettes - Sept. 17, national board meeting/initiation & installation of Tacoma club. Tacoma. Wa.

American Wood Preservers Association - Sept. 18-23, fall technical meeting, Seattle, Wa.

Morse Co. - Sept. 19, market, Nedels' Inn, Bellingham, Wa.

Woodwork Institute of California - Sept. 20, crime prevention program, Michael's Restaurant, City of Commerce, Ca.; Sept. 22, meeting, San Diego, Ca.

Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau - Sept. 2224, annual meeting, Seattle, Wa.

Lumber Merchants Association of Northern CaliforniaSept. 26-2E, sales seminars, Sacramento, Ca.; Sept. 29, San Jose, Ca.

October

Western Hardwood AssociationOct. 5-7, fall meeting, Bally's Grand, Reno, Nv.

Hardwood Plywood Manufacturers Association - Oct. 5-8, fall conference, Loews Le Concorde Hotel, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Liberty DistributorsOct. 7-8, market, Seattle, Wa,

National Kitchen & Bath WeekOct. 7-16, sponsored by National Kitchen & Bath Association.

American Hardware Manufacturers AssociationOct. 912, national hardware convention, Seattle Sheraton and Westin Hotels, Seattle, Wa.

International Hardwood Products AssociationOct. 12-14, members&directors meeting, Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.

National Lumber & Building Material Dealers AssociationOct. 13-16, annual convention, Wyndham Hotel, Palm Springs, Ca.

7O,OOO+ At Hardware Show

The hardware industry is becoming "electrifred" with home securitl' and electronic measuring devices, cordless power tools and devices that turn lights and heat on and off. Power tools have become increasingly compact and portable. More and more are cordless.

This is the impression after looking at approximately 250,000 products shown bl' 3.000 exhibitors at the National Hardware Show in Chicago, Aug. 14-17. \{ore than 70.000 retailers from all over the country attended to look and purchase products which will be delivered in time lor the Christmls buring.

Tom Pooton. director of marketing at Weyerhaeuser's Repair and Remodel I)ivision. summed it up when he said, "Exhibiting at the National llardware Show provides us with the opportunity to introduce our customers to new products, new packaging and new merchandising ideas. all of which are designed to make their businesses easier and ntore profitable. "

Others attending were equally enthusiastic. Guy Duvall, electrical appliance buyer for Ace Hardware, said. "l locus on purchasing seasonal products. For instance, I'm looking at fans for the '89 selling season."

Over 53% of those attending are hardware retailers with more than 20% buying products seen at the show. Close to 3O(ii, consider the show a time to make contacts in the industrv.

Lee New HomeClub President

Sean F'. Lee has been named president of tlomeClub, Inc.. Fullerton. Ca.. based discount home improvement chain owned by Zayre Corp.

Lee spent 18 years with Montgomer!' Ward with responsibilities for merchandising on both the East and West Coasts. In 1982. he moved to Grace Home Centers which rncluded Oles, Cashway, Angels and Allivoods where he served as president. In 1986, along with I)aniel Sullivan. president of Ken Mayer Financial Group. New York. Lee bought Yellow [:ront Stores of Arizona in a leveraged buyout. lle served as president/C. EO of that company until leaving to assume his current oosition.