Washington State's Long Beach Boardwal k,..Tourist Attraction And Environmental Goup

I ONG Beach. Washington, boasts b the first ocean-beach boardwalk in the Pacific Northwest and sets environmental precedents. The boardwalk is the result ofcareful design, engineering, and construction guaranteed to protect the fragile dunes and dunegrass boarding the picturesque shore. The boardwalk weaves in and out for 2,300 ft., following the natural contours of the precious dunes. Although it took just three months to construct, the Long Beach Boardwalk was five years in the planning, according to Nabiel Shaw, Project Coordinator.

Aptly named, Long Beach lays claim to the world's second longest white sand beach, 28 miles in length, and is located on the southwest corner of the Long Beach Peninsula where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean.

Aesthetically pleasing, the Long Beach Boardwalk immediately gamered the unabashed support of townspeople, tourists, and environmentalists alike. This was an interesting occurrence, as the Pacific Northwest is perhaps among the most sensitive of areas to the compatibility of the environment and the ecosystems, according to Dick Theil of Gray & Osborne, Inc., Seattle and Yakima, WA, Consulting Engineers for the project.

"This unusual and automatic acceptance of the boardwalk by the public was a most interesting part of the project," Theil said. "Initially there were fears that the boardwalk would be too imposing and interfere with the skyline. However, the feedback was positive after people saw the boardwalk was not obtrusive, was rugged looking, and fit right into the environment."

Theil said the wood chosen for the project was Douglas fir and the wood preservative treatment recommended by Gray & Osborne was Chemonite@ (ACZA - ammoniacal copper zinc arsenate).

"We specifically mentioned Chemonite because we were lookingfor a 50+ year life for the boardwalk," Theil said. "This is a particularly corrosive environment with a lot of salt water, sand and salty winds. Generally we would not specify a tradename but in this case we did. Chemonite is pretty popular here in the Pacific Northwest."

The Chemonite-treated lumber was supplied by the Wyckoff Company, Seattle, WA, to the building contractor, Quigg Brothers McDonald, Inc. of Aberdeen, WA.

For over half a century, Chemonite has provided unparalleled protection of Douglas fir, and other hard-to-treat wood, against

Remodeling Spending High

Residential remodeling and repair expenditures were at an all-time high in second quarter 1992 ata$124.7 bitlion seasonally adjusted annual rate, up 35Vo from the estimated $92.4 billion first quarter.

Major replacement spending, such as re-roofing, residing and new furnaces had the greatest surge, rising 897o. Maintenance and repair rose 39Vo and additions/alterations llVo in DeparUnent of Commerce figures.

Robert Sheehan, consulting econo-

The mist for the National Association of the Remodeling Industry, agrees that residential remodeling and repair expenditures have improved but questions the estimates, believing the frst quarter too low and second quarter 0oo high.

Although expenditures will continue to improve, there is no reason to believe a boom is underway, he said. Second quarter numbers are most likely to be revised downward

How To Reach New Congress

forest products"

The National Forest Products Association has introduced a new government affairs program aimed at reaching the 122 newly elected members ofCongress.

Unveiled atNFPA's annual meeting in San Diego, Ca, Conact93 provides profiles and addresses for all freshman members, committee infonnation, incumbent group ratings and infonnation on grassroots involvement in the political process.

Participants are also being sought to make visits to all the new Congressmen in their home districts.

Fremont specializes in a large inventory of high quality Douglas fir boards, dimension, long lengths and timbers shipped from select mills in British Columbia, Oregon and California. We &r€ constantly adding to our selection of western red cedar, pine, hemlock and white fir. Other species and specialty items are inventoried and included in our weekly flyer sent to all Fremont customers.

CONSTRUCTION will begin in January on the fifth HomeBase in San Diego County, Ca,, and the first in the cily of San Diego. Opening of

Punched Patron Beats Depot

Home Depot has been ordercd by a jury to pay $1.25 million to a shopper punched in the throat by an employee, according tD the Daily Breeze.

Bill Abbott, 48, testified the 1989 attack inside the Long Beach, Ca., store left his right vocal cord paralyzed, giving him a hoarse and breathy voice. Doctors warn he may lose his voice entirely, he said.

The argument erupted after the employee told him they didn't stock a certain sliding glass door and Abbott sought out a manager to fmd it. After being criticized by his manager, the employee began to walk away, but then turned around and struck Abbos in the throat. Abbott was hospitalized and the clerk arrested, convicted of battery and sentenced to three months in jail.

Abbott said he rejected settlement offers from Home Depot of $35,000 before the trial and $225,000 before the case went to the jury. Home Depot attorneys contended in the trial that Abbott stafied the argument and that the worker was not acting within the scope of his employment when he hit him.

G-P To Build New OSB Plant

Georgia-Pacific is making preparations to build an oriented strand board (OSnl manufacturing plant on 300 acres near Lynchburg, Va

North of Brookneal in Campbell County, the new plant will augment the Skippers,Va., OSB plant and the South Boston, Va", particleboard plant.

Hardware Association Merger

National Wholesale Hardware Association and the American Wholesale Hardware Association will merge Jan. I with a yet to be decided new name.

Snith, Bucklin & Associates, Chicago, Il., will manage the new wholesale trade organization with Glen R. Anderson as managing director. There will be approxinately 92 the $16 million, 120,000 sq. fi. warehouse slore with 25,Ct00 sq. ft. garden shop is slated for summer of 1993 as pail of a 45 acte master' wholesale fimt members.

One of the first activities will be co-sponsorship of the Hardware Indusry Convention March 14-17 ar Marriott's Marco lsland ResorL Marco planned proiec{ at lilerstate 805 and Clair+ inont Mesa Blvd. The slore will employ 200 people and catry about 30,000 different items.

Island, Fl. The annual fall North American Hardware Convention will be dropped with the annual meeting of the new group held during the spring convention.