DATE Book

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

Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association - Nov. 13' 15, annual convention & show, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Tx.; (800) 352-2981; www.stafda.org.

Black Bart Hoo-Hoo Club - Nov. 16, annual meeting, La Hacienda Restaurant, Cloverdale, Ca.; (800) 337-3343, ext. 102; www. blackbarthoohool 81 .org.

Southern California Hoo-Hoo Club - Nov. 16, dinner meeting, Orange County Mining Co., Orange, Ca.; (760) 324-0842.

Washington Forest Protection Association - Nov. 16, annual meeting, Olympia, Wa.; www.wfpa.org.

Building Industry Show - Nov. 17-18, Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, Ca.; (909) 396-9993; www,buildingindustryshow.com.

Woodex - Nov. 29-Dec. 2, industrial woodworking fair, Crocus Expo Exhibition Centre, Moscow, Russia; www.woodexpo.ru.

Lumber Association of California & Nevada - Dec. 2, 2nd Growth holiday dinner meeting, Embassy Suites, Brea, Ca.; (800) 2664344; www.lumberassociati0n.0rg.

Portland Wholesale Lumber Association - Dec. 3, holiday lunch meeting, Embassy Suites Airport, Portland, Or.; www.portlandwholesalelumberassociation.org.

Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Assn.Dec. 7, Colorado WOOD Council year-end party, Mile High Stadium at Invesco Field, Denver, Co.; (303) 793-0859; www. mslbmda.org.

Los Angeles Hardwood Lumberman's Club - Dec. 17, Christmas party, Mr. Stox, Anaheim, Ca.; (626) 445-8556; www.lahlc.net.

American Lumber Standard Commiftee - Jan. 5, board of review meeting, Washington, D.C.; www.alsc.org.

Colorado Springs Home Building & Remodeling Show - Jan. 6' 8, Norris-Penrose Event Center, Colorado Springs, Co.; (800) 374-6463; www.homeshowcenter.com.

Portland Build, Remodel & Landscape Show - Jan. 6.8, Otegon Convention Center, Portland, Or.; (800) 374-6463; www.homeshowcenter.com.

Remodeling & Decorating Show - Jan. 6-8, South Town Expo Center, Sandy, Ut.; (818) 571-9012:www.thehomeshow.com.

Los Angeles Hardwood Lumberman's Club - Jan, 12, monthly mee[ing, Heroes Bar & Grill, Fullerton, Ca,; (626) 445-8556; www.lahlc.net.

Western Pallet Association - Jan. 14-17, annual meeting, Rancho Mirage, Ca.; (360) 335-0208; www.westernpallet.org.

Black Bart Hoo-Hoo Club - Jan. 18, industry night, Broiler Steak House, Redwood Valley, Ca.; (800) 337-3343, ext. 102; www. blackbarthoohool 81.org.

Surfaces - Jan.24-26, annual floor covering show, Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nv.; (866) 860-'1975; www.surfaces.com.

Budma 2012 - Jan.24-27, international construction fair, Poznan Fairgrounds, Poznan, Poland; (317) 293-0406; www. budma.pl/en.

American Fence Association - Jan. 25-27, FenceTech/DeckTech, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Fl.; (800) 8224342; www.americanfenceassociation.com.

Do it Best Corp. - Jan. 25-28, winter conference, Walt Disney World Swan Hotel, Lake Buena Vista, Fl.; (260) 748-5300; www.doitbestcorp.com.

Guardian Building Products - Jan.29-31, show, Casesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nv.; (800) 569-4262; www.guardianbp.com.

Never underestimate the lure ot fresh fruit and vegetables. A dealer in Billings, Mt., didn't, and he's still reaping the benefits.

As fall approached last year, canning supplies at Billings Hardware weren't moving. Owner T.J. Comstock, whose family spent decades in the grocery business, thought of the perfect solution: a farmer's market set up in the store's garden center. Of course, the slow-moving canning supplies were installed nearbyand sales took off.

"A lot of people are realizing the benefit of canning. They grow a garden and wonder what to do with it at the end of the year," says Comstock. "We sold out a semiload of produce in about a day and attracted customers from farther away."

This year, he decided to up the ante, ordering 120,000 lbs. of peaches, pears, cantaloupe, corn, and other produce that arrived in three semi-trailers. Everything sold out in two days, even though the store shares a parking lot with an Albertsons and competes with a local, weekly farmers market.

Housewares and appliances joined the canning supplies this year. Also added were product demos and taste-tests of related recipes.

"People who like to can fruits and vegetables also like to cook," says Comstock. "Sales of these items doubled, and we had record sales overall durins the market."

For more information on advertisers, call them directly or visit their wcbsites lin brackets.l.

Advantage Trim & Lumber [www.advantagelumber.com] ......,,,,.,.,,.,..,.,.37

Allweather Wood [www.allweathenrvood.com].................................Cover ll

Bear Forest Products [www.bearfp.com]....

Cal Coast Wholesale Lumber ............................49

California Cascade Industries [wvrv.californiacascade,coml ..,..............37

California Timberline [www.caltimberline.com] ..........................................4

Capital [www.capital.lumber.com]. ,...................23, 38, 45

Collins Co. [www.truwoodsiding.com] 16A

DeckJt Spacers [www.woodpileproducts.com]

Royal Pacific Industries

Screw Products [www.screw-products.com]

Simpson Strong.Tie [www.strongtie.com] .........,..,..,......................Gover lV

Siskiyou Forest Products [www.siskiyouforestproducts.com] ...............33

Sunbelt [www.sunbeltracks.com]. ..,.,,.,.,...,..,................45

Superior Wood Treating [www.superiorwoodtreating.com] ....................24

Swanson Group Sales [www.swansongroupinc,coml ..................,Cover lll

TAMKO Building Products [www.evergrain.com].......................................7

Thunderbolt Wood Treating [www.thunderboltwoodtreating.com],..,....,53

Universal Forest Products [www.ufpi.com]. .................27

Viance [www.treatedwood.com] ... .,..,,,.,,.......................21

Wahoo Decks [www.wahoodecks.com].....................................................26

Western Red Cedar Lumber Association [wwwwrcla.org].,......,....,..,30.31

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