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Western Building Material Association honored retired executive director Mary E. Murphy for her 22 years of leadership and service to the group and its members at an all industry reception during its 95th annual convention & building products showcase Nov. 13-16 in Portland, Or. (see photos, p.72-73).

Carl Van Well, Van Well Building Supply Co., Dallas, Or., was honored as Distinguished Dealer of the Year.

Exhibitor awards went to Mutual Materials, Bellevue, Wa., for best single booth; Humphrey Lumber Co., Tacoma, Wa. (multiple), and LWO Corp., Portland (overall).

Weyerhaeuser Co., Beaverton, Or., was honored for best presentation in the Quick Pitch Selling Talks; Wood Window Distributors, Portland, for most original, and Northwest Natural Lighting/Solatube, Lynnwood, Wa., as best first-timer.

Jerry Oventake, Hometown Hardware, Myrtle Point, Or., won the Link Scholanhip Raffle.

Rand Thomas, Thomas Building

Center, Sequim, Wa., was installed as new president, succeeding Chuck Stout, Inigators Lumber Co., Caldwell, Id. V.p.s are Roger Fouts, Withers Lumber Co., Woodburn, Or., and Jim Turner, Able Building Supply, Moses Lake, Wa. '

Directors include: Richard Kruckenberg, OK Lumber, Fairbanks, Ak.; Mike Morehouse, Spenard Builders Supply, Anchorage, Ak.; Bruce Abel, Don Abel Building Supplies, Juneau, Ak.; Mike Werner, Builders Alliance, Bellingham, Wa.; Jeff Swan, Evergreen Lumber, Port Orchard, Wa.; Eric Fritch, Chinook Lumber, Snohomish, Wa.; I-enny Feaster, Bayview Building Materials, Westport, Wa.; Scott Munson, Lumbermen's, Tacoma, Wa.; Ron Pulliam, Elmo Studd's Building Supplies, Tigard, Or.; Ed LaMar, Lake Chelan Building Supply, Manson, Wa.; Gary Kirk, Builders Lumber, Kennewick, Wa.; Jim Crawford, Tum-A-[,um Lumber, Walla Walla, Wa.; Frank Rima, Rima's Building Supply, Pullman, Wa.; Rick McCartney, Valley Bestway Building Supply, Spokane, Wa.; Greg Newenhof,

City Lumber, Astoria, Or.; Wayne Graber, Van Well Building Supply; Mike Hennick, Hennick's Home Center, Bandon, Or.; Eric Gerretson, Gerretson Building Supply, Roseburg, Or.; Charley Miller, Miller Lumber, Bend, Or.; Dennis Orem, Jerry's Home Improvement Center, Eugene, Or.; Chris Perrin, Capital Lumber, Boise, Id.; Steve Henna, Volco, Inc., Twin Falls, Id.; Kirk Jolley, Jolley Building Supply, Shelley, Id.; Joe [-ovato, Hadlock Building Supply, Port Hadlock, Wa.; Charles M. Simpson, Big Sandy Lumber & Supply, Big Sandy, Mt.; Milo Stordahl, Triple S Building Center, Buue, Ml; Tom Simkins, Simkins-Hallin Lumber, Bozeman, Mt.

The 1999 convention will be held Nov. 5-8 at the Doubletree Hotel/Seattle Airport.

Lumber Association of California & Nevada attracted approximately 300 to its 2nd annual convention Nov. 12-14 in Palm Springs (see photos, p.74-75).

During the event, Al Stockton, San Bruno Lumber Co., San Bruno, Ca., was installed as president, succeeding Kevin Lindsay, Lindsay Lumber, Paramount, Ca.

Other new officers: lst v.p. John Saunders, Economy Lumber Co., Campbell, Ca.; 2nd v.p. Erik Jorgensborg, Fisher Lumber, Santa Monica, Ca.; associates v.p. Martyn Temple, Weyerhaeuser Co., Long Beach, Ca., and treas. Bob Rossi, Rossi's Building Materials, Fort Bragg, Ca.

New directors include: Rick Roberts.

Sunnyvale Lumber, Sunnyvale, Ca.; Charlie Cain, Mill Valley Lumber, Mill Valley, Ca.; John Sheltren, Logan Lumber/BMC West Corp., Reno, Nv.; Steve Stevenson, Truckee-Tahoe Lumber, Truckee, Ca.; Tom Janousek, B&C True Value Home Center, Grass Valley, Ca., and Don Fischer. Fischer Lumber. Firebaugh, Ca.

NLBMDA rep is Frank Solinsky, Payless Building Supply, Chico, Ca.; associates council chair George Shea, Huttig Building Products, Sacramento, Ca.; vice chair Rick Hermanson, GeorgiaPacific Corp., Sacramento; insurance trust committee chair Margo Conner, Pacific Home Do-it Center, San Luis Obispo, Ca., and members Bob Jessell, Central Valley Builders Supply, Woodland, Ca.; Barbara Thomas, Minton's Lumber & Supply, Mountain View, Ca.; Bill Norman, Close Lumber, Inc., Sutter, Ca., and Phil Larios, Payless Building Supply.

Next year's convention will be Nov. I l-13 at the Silver Legacy Resort & Casino. Reno. Nv.

Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association is sponsoring two sets of educational seminars Jan. ll-15 in Casper, Wy., and lan. 18-22 in Denver, Co. The opening days will feature a Bill Darling blueprint reading seminar, followed by a three-day residential framing lumber estimating course, and a singleday installed sales class.