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Western Building Material Association recognized Rand Thomas, Thomas Building Center, Sequim, Wa., as Distinguished Dealer of the Year during its recent l00th annual convention and building products showcase in Seattle, Wa. (see photos, p. I6-17).

Jeff Mancheni, Central PreMix/ Oldcastle, Spokane, Wa., was named Supplier of the Year.

New officers were also installed during the meeting, including president Jeff Swan, Evergreen Lumber, Inc., Port Orchard, Wa., and v.p. Rick McCartney, Valley Best-Way, Spokane.

Lumber Association of California & Nevada installed Margo Conner, Pacific Home Do it Center, San Luis Obispo. Ca.. as president at its recent convention in Rancho Mirage, Ca. (see photos, p.44-46).

New lst v.p. is Greg Moss, Moss Lumber Co., Redding; 2nd v.p. Jim Taft, Ganahl Lumber Co., Anaheim; associates v.p. Debbie Donnell, Western Woods, Inc., Chico; treasurer Milton Johnson, Home Lumber Co., San Bernardino, and immediate past president David Jones, Foster Lumber Yards, Vallejo. New directors are Donnell, Scott Kassahn, Meeks Building Center, Sacramento, and Jim Cadwell, Reel Lumber Service, Anaheim.

Associates council chair is Tom Von Moos. Western Woods: events coordinator Rick Hermanson, GeorgiaPacific. Sacramento: insurance trust committee chair Eric Ziedrich. Healdsburg Lumber, Healdsburg; trustees Breeze Cross, Truckee-Tahoe Lumber Co., Truckee, and Dan Cerri, Mill Valley Lumber Co., Mill Valley, and NLBMDA rep Matt Petersen,

Mead Clark Lumber. Santa Rosa.

Rex Klopfer, Ganahl Lumber, is the new president of 2nd Growth, replacing Lisa Randel, Barr Lumber. David Abbott. Jones Wholesale Lumber, is now v.p.; Jim Nicodemus, Weyerhaeuser, secretary; Grant Pearsall, Capital Lumber, treasurer, and Chris Parker, Barr Lumber, director.

The first Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to Bill Corvling, Dixieline Lumber Co., San Diego, and Frank Solinsky, Payless Building Supply, Chico. Mead Clark's Petersen won the President's Award, G-P's Hermanson was named Associate of the Year, and Weyerhaeuser's retiring Martyn Temple was honored fbr his years of service.

Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association has enlisted Bill Darling to present blueprint reading and residential framing lumber estimating courses Jan. 1215 in Casper, Wy., Ian. 19-22 in Denver, Co., and Ian. 2'7-29 in Albuquerque, N.M.

Western Pallet Association will hold its annual meeting Jan. l6-20 at the Rancho Las Palmas Marriott. Rancho Mirase. Ca.

U.S. Rejects lmmediate GGA Ban

The Consumer Product Safety Commission rejected environmentalist organizations' request for an immediate ban on CCA treated lumber.

The federal regulators unanimously voted to uphold its staff's determination and recommendation that a ban was unneccessary, primarily because CCA was already being phased out for residential uses by year's end.

Since the phase out applies only to new products, the commission and the EPA are investigating options for coating existing CCA structures.