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lilii$il:iir:llillliitlilitliliililll:il#t!liliilliil!lilllfiiitlrit:lill:lli:lt:i:i:l:ir:iii:i:li kte Winans has been promoted to director of marketing for Colonial Cedar, Inc., Kent, Wa. Rich Preble is now sales mgr. John Davidson and Tom Wolfrom are new sales reps.

Pat Ryan, v.p., Simon, Crabtree & Ryan, Inc. , Lake Oswego, Or., has retired after 30 years in the industry, according to Tom Cratrtree.

Kelly Miller and Mac Jones have joined the sales staff of Gregory Forest Products, Fontana, Ca., according to Wally Ttrner, sales mgr.

Rod Remington, Goodyear Nelson Hardwood Lumber Co., Inc., Sedro-Woolley, Wa., coordinated the Western Hardwood Association's display for the Nov. 9-13 Pacific Rim Housing Conference in Portland, Or.

Michael Zermeno is now director of manufacturing for Hydro Systems, Inc., North Hollywood, Ca., according to Alan Steinhardt, pres. and c.e.o.

Ronald C. Farker has joined Roseburg Forest Products Co. , Roseburg, Or. , as v. p. of finance. He will replace Jack E. Snodgrass, who will retire Dec. 3l after 28 years as treas. and c.f.o.

Dale Von Behren is now asst. treas. of Morgan Products, Ltd., Oshkosh, Wi. Hal Huff, Sequoia Supply, Irvine, Ca., is back after a trip to their San Antonio, Tx., branch.

Ted Gilbert, Product Sales Co., Orange, Ca., and his wife, Rosie, vacationed briefly at Punta Pescadero near Cabo San Lucas in Baja, Mexico.

Stanley G. Frahm, pres., Stanline, Inc. , Norwalk, Ca., was presented the Wholesaler of the Year (Major Metro) Award by Abitibi-Price Corp.

Kula Thaxton, head cashier, Lumbermen's, Redmond. Wa.. was voted October Employee of the Month I her co-worken.

[-ou Kaufman has come out of retirement to join Builders Discount, Chatsworth, Ca., as merchandising mgr. for the three-store chain. Formerly with Handyman and Ole's, he hasjust returned from a brief vacation.

Faul Gaboury, former owner of Golden Gate Lumber Co. in No. Ca., is still active at 71, playing five hockey games in six days at the Snoopy's Tournament, Santa Rosa, Ca., earlier this year.

Chip Mosby is a new outside salesman for Higgins Lumber Co., Sacramento, Ca. Keith Moomey is new for San Fernando Valley, Ca., sales.

Kyle Kincaid, controller and treas., Knoll Lumber & Hardware Co.. Kenmore. Wa., is teaching a series ofeconomics classes to seniors at Bothell High School.

John Hyde, Scott McKay and Bob Williams are new to sales at Arthur Pozzi Co., Portland, Or.

Tim Wallace has joined Henderson Lumber Co. , Boise. Id.. as industrial lumber sales mgr.

Jody Fitzgerald, Ganahl Lumber, Anaheim, Ca., married Alden Byrd Sept. 14, 1986. Barb Hoerner has been transferred to the Garden Grove, Ca., store. Scott Foley, Anaheim architectural mill, and his wife, Julie, are the parents ofJessica Lin, born Sept.22, 1986.

Michael L, Couey is now marketing mgr., of Simpson Timber Co.'s operations in Arcata, Ca.

Ewell H. Davenport has been named exec. v.p. of the American Institute of Timber Construction, Englewood, Ca., according to Warren T. Wier, pres.

Tony Roach has been promoted to sales mgr. of the trade sales div. of Minton Co., Mountain View, Ca.

Ken Marson, Marson and Marson Lumber, Inc. , Leavenworth, Wa., was a delegate to the National White House Conference on Small Business in Washington D.C. recently.

W. I-ee Fry has been appointed west coast reg. sales mgr. for Ispo, Inc., San Francisco, Ca., according to Richard W. Fiske, senior v.p.

Chuck Eyler has been named marketing program specialist for Wickes Lumber at the Vernon Hills, Il., Hq.

Ralph Kinross, Whonnock Shingle & Shake, Whonnock. BC., was elected chairman of the board of the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau, Bellevue, Wa. Patty Wood is now sec. and John Coker, Ridge Co., Cresswell, Or., vice-chairman and treas. Others new to the board include Fred Amundson, Chemco, Inc., Eugene, Or.; Jack Banner, Fair Shake Co., Inc., Forks, Wa.; Jim Carlson, J&J Shake, Inc., Humptulips, Wa.; Peter King, Shaker Town Corp., Winlock, Wa., and Elroy Strid, Grays Harbor Shake Inc., McCleary Wa.

Al Meier, Al Meier's Building Center, Thcoma. Wa.. was elected chairman of the board of Hoo-Hoo Intemational, the fraternal lumbermen's organization. Bill Patterson, Patterson Construction Inc., Klamath Falls, Or., and Brent Crosby, Domtar Gypsum America Inc., Oakland, Ca., were named Supreme Nine members (regional directors).

Carl Hellman is new to Ceco Corp., Oak Brook, Il., as western regional sales mgr. for Wa. , Or., Ca., Nv., Az. and Id., based in Los Angeles, Ca.

Bill Williams has joined the sales team at Kalama Forest Products. Inc., Hazel Dell, Wa.

Gary Low is now gen. mgr. of Colonial Cedar. Kent. Wa.

Debbie Vance is the new softwood lumberand plywood sales rep for Vance lnternational's new Loma Linda. Ca.. branch.

Fat Connell has been appointed mgr. of New Homestead Log Co., Payefte, Id.

Thomas A, Suess has been promoted to director ofemployee benefits and pensions for Southwest Forest Industries. Phoenix. Az.

John M. Blauser has joined Peninsula Plywood, Port Angeles, Wa., as CedarPly sidings rep.

Bob Abbott, Far West Fir Sales, Huntington Beach, Ca.; Tlrn Beaudoin, Oregon Trail, Gladstone, Or.; Rich Bilby, Mallco Building Materials, Phoenix, Az., and Vern Dando, Lumbermen Merchandising Corp. , Wayne, Pa. , were guests of Clay Donne and Jack Brandis, Brand S Corp., Corvallis, Or., at Brandis' Diamond B Ranch, Immigrant, Mt., for a fishing & sightseeing vacation.

Larry Morrissey is now district mgr. for 22 stores in Wy. and Co. for Diamond Lumber, Denver, Co.

Donna Kohler is now rail transportation director for Furman Lumber, Fonland, Or.

John Parsons is new to sales at Gabbert Lumber Sales, Sacramento, Ca.

Don Clothier has joined the western region sales and marketing team at Weyerhaeuser Co.. Thcoma. Wa. Brad Mattheun is now with the building products group marketing communications dept., and Bill Simmonds is the new v.p./repair & remodel.

James R. Morris, v.p., western div., wood products group, Fotlatch Corp., lrwiston, Id., has been elected chairman of the American Plywood Association. Donald A. Graves, Southwest Forest Industries, Phoenix, Az., was elected APA vice chairman.

Marshall T[ttle is ncnr So. Ca. sales rep, particleboard div., for American Forest Products Co.

Shelley Hershberger is new to the Western Wood Pnrducts Association. Fortland, Or., as supervisor of technical communications.

Mark Carlson, Weyerhaeuser Co., Anaheim, Ca., was joined by Rick and Dave Hormuth, Orange County Lumber Co., Santa Ana, Ca.; Mike Saruk, Pardee Construction, San Diego, Ca.; Tom Wessberg,Tomen Development, and Tony Rinauro, J.T. Framing, on a 3-day trip to Weyerhaeuser's Kalmath Falls, Or., operations.

Ed Fountain Sr., pres., Ed Fountain Lumber Co., Los Angeles, Ca., and his wife, Vivian. have returned from a month in Australia, touring Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney, with a side trip to Hamilton Island.

Jim DiMatteo has joined Latitude Marine at their Eureka, Ca., operations. The firm operates a West Coast barge service.

Larry Jantzen has been transferred to Louisiana-Pacific Corp., Chico, Ca., as plant mgr. Dave Blanchard succeeds him as production supervisor at the Red Bluff, Ca., plant. Al Ryan is now plant mgr. in Red Bluff, and Chet Gonczeruk succeeds him as sales mgr.

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