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Western Building Material Association welcomed its new president, Jim Turner, Able Building Supply, Moses Lake, Wa., during its 97th annual convention and building products buying show Nov. 2-5 at the Doubletree Hotel-Lloyd Center, Portland, Or. (see photos, p. l4r6).

New v.p.s are Curtis Jack, Coquille Supply, Inc., Coquille, Or., and Bruce Abel, Don Abel Building Supplies, Juneau, Ak.. with executive committee members Chris Perrin, Capital Lumber Co., Boise, Id.; Rick Mccartney, Valley Bestway Building Supply, Spokane, Wa., and Richard Kruckenberg, OK Lumber Co., Fairbanks, Ak.

Directors include Bill Mackie, Madison Lumber & Hardware, Ketchikan, Ak.; Morris James, Hadlock Building Supply, Port Hadlock, Wa.;Gary Kirk, Lumbermen's, Kennewick, Wa.; Bob Myers, Alpine Lumber Supply, Post Falls, Id.: Mike Hennick Jr.. Hennick's Home Center, Bandon, Or.; Charley Miller, Miller Lumber Co., Bend, Or.; Kirk Jolley, Jolley Building Supply, Shelley, Id.; Tom

Simkins, Simkins-Hallin Lumber Co., Bozeman, Mt.; Tom Sliter, Sliter's Ace Lumber & Building Supply, Somers, Mt., and Brad Pence, Keith Brown Building Materials. Salem. Or.

Mick Bush, Bayview Building Materials. Olympia. Or.. is insurance trustee, and Bob Perrin, Capital Lumber Co., Boise, national dealer director.

Tom Simkins, Simkins-Hallin Lumber, won the Distinguished Dealer Award, and OrePac Building Products, Wilsonville, Or., was honored as Supplier of the Year.

The Suppliers Council Award for Best Booth Design went to Lumber Products/Marvin Windows. Tualatin, Or. Also recognized were Worthington Insurance, Bothell, Wa. (best single booth); Central PreMix/Oldcastle, Spokane (multiple), and Lumber Products/Marvin (overall).

In the Quick Pitch Selling Talks, Boise Cascade BMDD, Vancouver, Wa., won as best overall, with Tri-W Distributors, Kirkland, Wa., most informational, and Lumber Products/Marvin Windows, Kent, Wa., most entertaining.

Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association honored Walter Foxworth, Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber, Dallas, Tx., with its first Industry All-Star Award.

Also during the annual fall conference Nov.9-ll in Santa Fe, N.M., R/W Specialties, Grand Junction, Co., and Casper, Wy., was named Outstanding Associate Supplier Member of the Year.

Scott Yates, Denver Lumber, Denver, Co., is the new president, succeeding Mike Martin, A.D. Martin Lumber, Riverton, Wy. George Harley, J.C. Baldridge Lumber, Albuquerque, N.M., is presidentelect; Doug Cunningham, Boise Cascade, Denver, treasurert Ed Botkin, Mountain West Wholesale, Salt Lake City, Ut., secretary, and Foxworth, national director.

They are joined on the board by Steve Ker. Max Ker & Son Lumber, Idaho Falls, Id.; Matt Larsen, Standard Builders Supply, Salt Lake City; Chuck Yardas, Valley Lumber & Supply, Lander, Wy., and Joe Martin, Zentz Lumber, Billings, Mt.

MSLBMDA is also sponsoring Bill Darling estimating seminars Jan. 8-12 at the Radisson Conference Center, Albuquerque, and Jan. l5-19 at the Quality Inn, Denver.

Lumber Association of California & Nevada staged its 4th annual convention Nov. 9-l I in Monterey, Ca. (see photo

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Erik Jorgensborg, Fisher-Malibu Lumber Cos., Santa Monica' Ca., is the new president, succeeding John Saunders, Economy Lumber Co., Campbell, Ca. Matt Petersen, Mead Clark Lumber, Santa Rosa, Ca., is now lst v.p.l David Jones, Foster Lumber Yards, Vallejo, Ca., 2nd v.p.; Margo Conner, Pacific Home Do it Center, San Luis Obispo, Ca., treasurer, and Andrew Thompson, Ace Hardware Corp., Rocklin, Ca., associates v.p.

Thompson is joined on the associates council by chair Kelly Lyon, Capital Lumber Co., Chino, Ca.; vice chair Ken Womack, PrimeSource, Fairfield, Ca., and events coordinator Debbie Donnell. Louisiana-Pacific, Rocklin. She is also new to the board, along with Greg Moss, Moss Lumber, Redding, and Scott Kassahn, Meeks Building Center, Sacramento, Ca.

Bob Jessell, Central Valley Builders Supply, Woodland, Ca., is chairing the insurance trust, with Breeze Cross, Truckee-Tahoe Lumber, Truckee, Ca., a new trustee. Kelly Purcell, formerly Builders Supply, Palm Springs, Ca., is 2nd Growth president.

Steve Hoffman, Minton's Lumber & Supply, Mountain View, Ca., was presented the Bob Patterson Memorial Scholarship.

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