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Hello! My name is Titan. I am a green elephant and I work for Lewis County Forest Products in Winlock, Washington. I make millions of feet of GREEN DOUG FIR STUDS in 2X4 and 2X6. I can ship coast to coast by truck or rail. If you want to buy the BEST QUALITY green stud on the market call your personal sales contacts Allan Hurd, and Kathleen Gyurica at 503.699.7547. They'll be happy to take your order. They're the best! They can also send you information on our long history, our location, and the formation of the Green Elephant Preserve.

Thanks for reading my ad.

Gall Allan or Kathleen

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Rim Forest Lumber, Rimforest, Ca., was evacuated for at least a week, but survived the fires that ravaged So. Ca. in late October ...

Lumbermen t has acquired Olympic Lumber, Sequim, Wa., from Randy Gray, who is retiring; Tony Blankenship, mgr., Lumbermen's, Redmond, Wa., has transferred to Sequim

Honsador Lumber Corp., Honolulu, Hi., agreed to buy Hale Kauai Ltd.'s contractor and lumber sales business in Nawiliwili (Kauai), Hi., replacing Honsador's Kauai Lagoons location, and will operate Hale Kauai's readv-mix concrete and tile block operitions in a joint venture with./as. W. Glover Ltd., Honolulu: Hale Kauai retains its Koloa and Kapa'a retail stores and will relocate its Hq. to Kapahi

Builder's Liquidation Center, Battle Ground, Wa., has changed its name to Builder's Lumber Co. to reflect an emphasis on providing full service lumber ...

Hills Flat Lumber, Colfax, Ca., sustained $2,000 in property damage after a vandal drove a stolen vehicle through its front gate the nightof Oct. 18...

Woodcraft Supply Co. will add I 1 retail locations by Jan. 6, including Orange County" Ca. ...

Lowe's opens a new store Nov. 21 in Clovis, N.M. (Michael Duguid, mgr.), and unveiled a new location Sept. 28 in C. Henderson, Nv. (Tim Plummer, mgr.) ... the chain plans 140 new stores next year and 150 locations in 2005 ...

Lowe 's signed a lease to take over 144,2I2-sq. ft. Super Kmart site in Aliso Viejo, Ca.; broke ground in Bend, Or.; selected a site in Clackamas, Or., and had its proposal to build in Albany, Or., rejected because the city wants to focus on creating manufacturing jobs, not retailjobs

Home Depot this month opens new locations in Ridgecrest and West Hills, Ca.; Helena, Mt., and a relocation in Clackamas, Or. ... Depot plans a 140,000-sq. ft. unit with 35,000-sq. ft. garden center on 13 acres in Red Bluff, Ca. ...

Do it Best Corp. presented purchasing awards to Hills Flat Lumber Co., Grass Valley, Ca.; Power Townsend Co., Helena, Mt.; McDaniel Do it Center. Snohomish, Wa., and Collins Cashway Do it Center, Loveland, Co.

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BMC West plans to move its Intermountain Lumber Co. subsidiary to a new site in Missoula, Mt., and is negotiating to sell its current |Z-acre site to housing developers for about $3 million ...-

Jones Custom Millwork, a complete milling facility with planers, moulders, rip saws and sanders, opens this month in City of Industry, Ca.; Dan and Fred Jones, exInne Stanton Vance. owners

Wetsel-Oviatt Lumber Co., after closing its El Dorado Hills, Ca., sawmill Oct. 15. sold its timberlands and other assets to Sierra Pacific Industries ...

Jeld-Wen will shutter its Susanville Forest Products millwork plant, Susanville, Ca., by the end of the year

Louisiana-Pacific sold its shuttered Saratoga, Wy., sawmill, associated acreage and about 12 million bd. ft. of standing timber to Intermountain Resources. Montrose, Co. ...

Thunderbolt Wood Treating Co., Riverbank, Ca., added ACQ to its wood treating operations, and will continue to offer CBA, sodium borate, ACZA and CCA for accepted uses

Snake River lng Homes, Rigby, Id., agreed to be boughtby Lincoln Logs Ltd., Chestertown, N.Y. ...

Plum Creek Timber Co. agreed to sell nearly 41,000 acres in westcentral Montana to The Nature Conservancy for $30 million

TimberGras s LLC, Bainbridge Island, Wa., changed its name to Teragren so it can expand its offerings, while maintaining the TimberGrass brand for its bamboo hardwood flooring and panels ...

Stimson Lumber, Portland, Or.. will cut 67 of 161 employees at its Atlas Lumber pine board plant starting next month

Pella subsidiary Viking Industries is cutting its workforce in half at its Gresham, Or., vinyl window manufacturing plant ...

Montrose Re load " Montrose. Co.. has increased its number of trucks from 15 to28

Atessco /nc.. Santa Rosa. Ca.. is the new sales agent for Windsor Mill Moulding Division, Windsor, Ca., concentrating on the Ca. market...

WindsorOne has added 14 dealers who now offer its Mouldinss Collection...

Smith & Hawken, Novato, Ca., kicked off a new wholesale division by beginning to offer its branded merchandise through TruServ's network of independent garden centers

Pull'R Holdings, Sun Valley, Ca., has acquired Bucket Bosst line of organizational tool products fromFisknrs Brands Inc.

Elite Access Systems and Elite Entry Phone, Lake Forest, Ca., have been acquired by The Chamberlain Group ...

New Web site: Contact Lumber, Portland. Or.. www.contactlumber. com...

Anniversaries: North Pacific Lumber, Portland, Or., 55th Southwest Lumber, Yuma, Az., 30th .. . Valley Lumber Co., Basalt, Co., 25th Alpine Lumber Supply, Sandpoint,Id., 25th ...

Housing starts in Sept. (latest figures) rose 3.4Vo to an adjusted annual rate of 1.888 million ... single-family starts increased 3.IVo to 1.520 million and multi-familv starts (5+ units) were at a rate oi 321,000 building permits fell 2.2Vo to a 1.860 million pace.

"Stiff. Strong. Stable. Thatt why I specify Doug Fir. Itt proven performance makes a quality product. Swanson Group offers a variety of panel rypes that work in multiple applications. They'll deliver what you need on spec, on market and on time."

Call to order dimension, studs or plywood. All your building needs at one place.

Lumber: (541) 832.124r (54r) 832.rr94 (54r) 832.1222

Pllrvood: (541) 832.1175 (54r) 832.1254

Studs: (541) 832.1145 www.swansongroupinc. com

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Waldron Forest Products

4227 Sunrlse Blvd., Ste. 100 Falr Oaks, Ca. 95628 Fax 916-966-1573

Listings are often submitted months in advance. Always verify dates and locations with sponsor before making plans to attend.

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Western Wood Preservers Institute - Nov. 9-12, annual conference, Princess Resort, Scottsdale, Az.; (360) 693-9958.

Distribution America/Pro Group - Nov. 13-15, 2004 executive planning conference, Naples, Fl.; (847) 296-70N.

North American Wholesale Lumber Association - Nov. 13-15, Traders Market, Wyndham Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Tx.; (800) 52't-8258.

Western Building Material Association - Nov. 17-21, roundtable groups, WBMA Hq., Olympia, Wa.; (888) 551-9262.

National Forest Products Week - Nov. 16-22.

North American Building Material Distribution AssociationNov. 17, sales workshop, Los Angeles, Ca.; (3I2) 321-6845.

Western Forestry & Conservation Association - Nov. 18, "Innovation for Survival of the Northwest Forest Sector: An Integrated Approach" seminar, Allmendinger Center, Puyallup, Wa.; (503) 226-4562.

Building Shanghai - Nov. 18-21, Shanghai, P.R. China; (408) 737-2820.

North American Building Material Distribution AssociationNov. 19, sales workshop, Dallas, Tx.; (312) 32I-6845.

Western Hardwood Association - Nov. 20, board meeting, Red Lion Hotel at the Quay, Vancouver, Wa.; (360) 835-1600.

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Lumber Association of California & Nevada - Dec. 4, 2nd Growth holiday meeting, Sheraton Hotel, Cerritos, Ca.; (800) 266-4344.

Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association - Dec. 4, W.O.O.D. Committee year-end party, Mile High Stadium Club at Invesco Field, Denver, Co.; (303) 793-0859.

Oregon State UniversityDec. 4-5, Selling Forest Products seminar; Dec. 8-11, How to Dry Lumber for Quality & Profit workshop, Corvallis, Or.; (541) 737-2329.

Wood Solutions FairDec. 9, sponsored by Canadian Wood Council, Humble Civic Center, Houston, Tx.; (352) 629-8067.

Western Forestry & Conservation Association - Dec. 9-10, Western Forestry Conference: The New Environmentalism & Forest Resource Sustainability, DoubleTree Hotel, Sacramento, Ca.; (503) 226-4562.

Columbia Forest Products - Dec. 9-11, hardwood plywood training class, Klamath Falls, Or.; (800) 547-4261.

Portland Wholesale Lumber Association - Dec. 12, Christmas lunch, Doubletree Hotel, Portland, Or.; (503) 648-4156.

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Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association - Jan. 12-15, Bill Darling estimating courses, Casper, Wy.; Jutr. 19-22, Denver, Co.; Jan. 27-29, Albuquerque, N.M.; (303) 793-0859.

Humboldt Hoo-Hoo Club - Jan. 15, crab feed, Eureka Inn, Eureka, Ca.; (7 07 ) 268-3085.

siding, drying and storage available. 3400 Patterson Rd. (P.O. Box 890), Riverbank, Ca.9536'7 www.thunderized.com o thunderbolt@bigvalley.net (800) 826-8709. Fax 209-869-4663

Bob Palacioz, Regional Sales Manager (9 16) 402-3248 . bobpalacioz@ sbcglobal.net

Western Pallet Association - Jan. 16-21, annual meeting, Rancho Las Palmas Marriott, Rancho Mirage, Ca.; (305) 4270938.

DIY & Garden Show - Jan. 18-20, London, England; (613) 549-0404.

International Builders Show - Jan. 19-22, sponsored by National Association of Home Builders, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nv.; (800) 368-5242, Surfaces 2004 - Jan.27-30, Sands Expo & Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nv.; (800)547-3477.