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American Plywood Association president David Rogoway wrote to Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy, "The Administration would seem to have it precisely backwards. Wood is the only material used to make pallets that is all of the following - reusable, repairable, recyclable, renewable and biodegradable," according to the National Forest Resource Council and American Forest & Paper Associauon's Summit Alerl.

The letter continued, "Combined with the devastating effects of the Administration's Option 9 forest plan and equally misguided efforts to eliminate below-cost timber sales, an executive order penalizing wood pallets without any empirical justification or apparent regard for the economic consequences gives the appeafiurce that the executive branch now seeks nothing less than to virtually eliminate the wood products industry from the nation's commercial landscape."

Rogoway expressed pleasure tlat the Administration was quick to recognize its mistake, but he added the affair underscores a frightening lack of environmental clear thinking within the govemment.

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Randy Harrls bas joined Louisiana-Pacific Corp., Salt Lake Cig, UL, as inte.mountain sales mgr.

Ron Dybas has joined United Pacific Forest Products, Petaluma" Ca. Todd By. bee is dimension & studs buyer, and Scott MaJors, timbers & specialties buyer.

Mark Glasbrenner has been named mgr, of Alpine Lumber, Steamboat Springs, Co. Hamld Taha is assl mgr. at the Pecos (Denver) yard, and Kevln Pask, assl mgx., Parker, Co.

Brad Tukey is now exec. v.p. at Orchard Supply Hardware, San Jose, Ca.

Steve lvle has joined HomeBase, [,akewood Co., as customer service mgr.

BlIl Barrett, PPCI Industries, Inc., Newport Beach, Ca., has been promoted to Olympic development mgr.

Tlm Bollhoefner is new to Lone Star Lumber, Englewood, Co.

Allan Sherman has been narned pres. of HomeBase, Fullerton, Ca., replacing Wllllam E. Patterson, who has resigned. Murray Wachtenhelm is now exec. v.p.-store operations, succeeding Harold Compton, who also resigned. John Mlnlcl has been promoted to v.p.-inventory management. Doug Brandt, Scott Rlchards, Rlck Vasquez and Patrlck Young are v.p.smerchandising, all reporting to Merk Baker, now exec. v.p.-merchandising and general merchandise mgr.

Davld Rowland has been named hardware dept. mgr. at Barnett Lumber, Denver. Co.

Jlm Lawson is new to sales at Newquist & Bergshom, Newport Beach, Ca. Bruce Merlno, fomrerly lumber & building materials merchandise mgr., West Coast div., Home Depot, Fullerton, Ca., is now home decor merchandiser.

Mfte Askea is now handling westem and southern yellow pine plywood and OSB sales for Timber Products Sales Co., Springfield, Or.

Val Nlelsen has joined Caffall Bros. Forest Products, \Yilsonville, Or., in cedar fencing sales.

Peter Ganahl, pres., Ganahl Lumber Co., Anaheim, Ca., and Patrlck Young, v.p.-merchandising, HomeBase, Fullerton, Ca., addressed "Meeting the Needs of Your Customers" at the National Building Material Distributors Association's annual convention.

Gary Sell has joined The Terry Companies, Tarzana, Ca., as general sales mgr. Roy Melswlnkel has retired after 30 years at Terry Lumber's Glendale, Ca., yard.

Blll Swaney, Mallco L,umber & Building Materials, Phoenix, Az., was elected pres. of the Phoenix Hoo-Hoo Club, succeeding Glenn Mlller. lst v.p. is Dan Roads, 2nd v.p. Corby Blddle, sec./treas. Chuck Penslnger. Directors: Jerome Huerta, Pat Craghead, Ilwayne Fulbrlght and Lary Tostenson.

Darrel Hanson has joined Georgia-Pacific, Portland, Or., handling sales for Martell, Ca., and Philomath, Or. Jennlfer Gals bas joined Masonite Building Products as urktg. programs mgr.4raftMaster Door Products.

Davld J. Loftus has been promoted to treas. of WTD Industries, Portland, Or., succeeding Wes Okamoto, who has left the co. to pursue other interests.

Michael J. Kennedy has joined Independent Nail Co. as sales mgr.

Mlchael R. I)ouglas, general counsel and sec., Fibreboard Corp., Concord, Ca., has added the duties of senior v.p.

Darrel Hanson and John Delsher are new to sales at Georgia-Pacific, Portland, Or., according to gen. sales mgr. Randy James.

Terrl Twogood-Harley, formerly with Simpson Strong-Tie, has joined Silver Metal Products, Inc., Livermore, Ca., as district sales mgr., based in Fullerton, Ca., reports Ed Mooers, v.p.-mktg.

D. Frank Tooke, v.p.-sales & mktg., CooperTools, was elected 1994 chairman of the American Hardware Manufacturers Association,

Dan R. Caspall has been named v.p. of V & B Manufacturing Co.

Robert E. Hutc.hlson, Stanley Tools, was named national sales mgr.-Stanley American Brush.

Don Lucas is now in sales at American Pacific Wood Products, Portland, Or.

Jlm Inglls, exec. v.p., Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga., spoke at the recent Kitchen & Bath Building/Remodeling Conferpnce & Show.

Vlctor Robles is the new gen. mgr. at Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co., Grants, N.M. In Payson, Az., Mlchael Schwlndt is now gen. mgr. and Julle Wllliams, bookkeeper; Tina Armfio, receiving clerk, and Joe Chavez, yard associate, Truth or Consequences, N.M.; Linda Ylllarreal tansferred to Coolidge, Az., as bookkeeper, and Vlrglnla McVey returned to the Gilbert, Az., huss plant as receptionist. Wllltam H. McCredle, exec. v.p., National Particleboard Association, is set to take early retirement in mid1994. Gen. mgr. Rlchard L. Margoslan will succeed him.

Paul Stanlslawskl is the new mgr. of Rocky Mountain Door, Denver, Co. Wllllam C. Howard has been named v.p.-environmental engineering & technical support for Georgia-Pacific Corp., succeeding Carroll T. Tolar, senior v.p.-environmental affairs, who retires Dec.3l.

Alex Goff, Cotter & Co., has been promoted to Members magazine editor, replacing Dlane Kornlck. Teresa Plemonte is a new communications specialist.

Jeff Styerwalt is now with MacMillan Bloedel Building Materials, Denver, Co.

James A. Culbertson is the new v,p.mktg. for Celotex Corp.'s building products div.