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Larry Craik, owner, Craik Lumber Co., Walla Walla, Wa., has opened a new Ace Hardware store in the same 20,000-sq. ft. building as his lumber business.

Eric Domanic has been appointed v.p.-sales and marketing at Weber Plywood & Lumber Co., Tustin, Ca. Andrew Barker continues as v.p.-operations.

Casey Garland, ex-Georgia Pacific, has joined retailer Pacific Lumber Co., Hillsboro, Or., as a central commodity buyer.

Randy Jackson, ex-Louisiana-Pacific and Weyerhaeuser Co., is the new California and southern Oregon sales representative for Kop-Coat. He will be based out of Redding, Ca.

Dave Hughes has been named chief operating officer-distribution at North Pacific Group, Portland, Or.

Dan Semsak, ex-Willamette Industries/Weyerhaeuser/TrusJoist, has joined Plum Creek Northwest Lumber, Inc., Columbia Falls, Mt., as lumber sales mgr. He replaces Rick Nelson, who in July was promoted to mgr. of Plum Creek's Columbia Falls plywood plant.

Brent L. Stinnett has been promoted to the new position of v.p.-general mgr., Southwest region for Plum Creek Timber Co., Seattle, Wa., and Thomas M. Reed is now v.p.Southeast region. Larry D. Neilson has been appointed to the new position of v.p.-real estate. Dennis L. Moore has been promoted to national sales representative for SierraPine Ltd., Sacramento, Ca. Jana Donahue has been promoted to door and window sales at Ganahl Lumber Co.'s Costa Mesa. Ca.. store.

Kevin Koranda and Larry Tommerup are sales representatives at Woodinville, Wa.-based Matheus Lumber Co.'s new Vancouver, Wa., sales office.

Pete Coronato is retiring from J.E. Higgins Lumber Co., Livermore, Ca., after 42 years with the company. Manuel Lavrador Jr. is now the divisional mgr. at J.E. Higgins Lumber Co.'s Monterey Bay Division, Watsonville, Ca. Jim Larman is the new general mgr. of the Fresno Division, Fresno, Ca., and Robin Salin has been promoted to corporate logistics mgr.

David Jones has launched Idaho Forest Products, Boise, Id.

Kellie Schroeder has been named president of the Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Association, Woodland, Ca. She will succeed Jim Costello Jan. l.

Jack Fitzgerald, ex-Geodeck, has joined Correct Building Products as v.p.-sales and marketing. Rick Trottier is now a CorrectDeck product representative.

Lela Sales is new to sales at Louisiana-Pacific's Hayden Lake. Id.. office.

T.J. Coombs, Management Services & Associates, joined the advisory board of Forestweb, Inc., Los Angeles, Ca.

Richard H. "Rick" Wollenberg was promoted to c.e.o. at Longview Fibre, Longview, Wa., replacing his father, Richard P. Wollenberg, who continues as chairman.

Craig Neeser has been promoted to v.p.-British Columbia for Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, Wa.

Nicholas Haaroff is new to Power Wood Corp., Coquitlam, B.C., as export sales mgr. Lorena Christensen has joined the company in western red cedar sales.

Lee M. Thomas has been named president of GeorgiaPacific Corp.

Peter Wijnbergen has been named v.p.-sales, marketing & logistics for Nexfor/i.,lorbord, replacing Harvey Joel.

Todd Huffman was promoted to v.p./general mgr. of Pilkington North America's westem region, Lathrop, Ca.

Rod Kautz, All-Coast Forest Products, Cloverdale, Ca., recently shot his first hole-in-one at Mount Shasta Resort, Mount Shasta, Ca. Playing with him were Charlie Moss and Rob Harris, California Cedar Products Co., Stockton, Ca., and Thom Wright, AllCoast Forest Products.

Noah Hageling is now in charge of retail product pricing at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to co-owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

Blaze Hits Redding Meek's

Meek's The Builders Choice, Redding, Ca., survived a devastating fire last month which drew in 60 area firefighters and l5 fire engines.

The blaze began early Sept. 14, eventually destroying a 3,000-sq. ft. lumber warehouse, two pick-up trucks and two forklifts.

Fire officials say that an 8" thick concrete fire wall saved the main building from destruction. Damage was estimated at $500,000. "It's surreal," said operations mgr. Paul Lichtman. "You spend 50 hours or more in this build- ing, and then to see it like this."

The majority of the company's lumber was undamaged as it sat safely in an adjacent yard during the fire. Meek's was open the following day for business. Store officials say they will rebuild the warehouse.

Although no foul play is suspected, Meek's is located across the street from a motel that was destroyed by fire in July. In 1990, a second Meek's yard in Redding was completely destroyed by a fire blamed on transients.

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