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Western Wood Products Association has formed Lumber Pioneers. an organization for those who have worked more than 20years in thewestem lumber industry.

Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association honored Kip Oram, president, Alpine Lumber, Denver, Co., as MSLBMDA Industry AllStar at its recent fall manasement confer- ence in Englewood, Co.

Elected were new president Joe Martin, Zentz Lumber, Billings, Mt.; presidentelect Tom Stringham, Stringham Lumber, Salt Lake City, Ut.; past president John Lindsey, Big John's, Glenwood, Co.; treasurer Bill Miller, Alpine Lumber; secretary Ken Van Grinsven, BG Enterprises, Powell, Wy.; national director Scott Yates, Denver Lumber, Denver, and national director alternate Walter Foxworth, Foxworth Galbraith Lumber. Dallas. Tx.

Other directors include Max Guetz, Home Lumber Co., Littleton, Co.; Steve Ker, Max Ker & Son Lumber, Idaho Falls, Id.; George Harley, JC Baldridge Lumber, Albuquerque, N.M., and associate directors Keith Simpson, R/W Specialties, Henderson, Co., and Craig Pequette, Bluel-inx, Englewood, Co.

The Colorado W.O.O.D. Council yearend celebration is Dec. 9 at the Mile High Stadium Club atInvesco Field, Denver.

Lumber Association of California & Nevada installed new president Greg Moss, Moss Lumber Co., Redding, Ca., at its recent annual convention in San Francisco (see photos, p.46-47).

Other new officers include lst v.p. Jim Taft, Ganahl Lumber, Anaheim; 2nd v.p. Rick Roberts, Sunnyvale Lumber, Sunnyvale; associates v.p. Tom Von Moos, Western Woods, Inc, Chico, and treasurer Milton Johnson, Home Lumber Co., San Bernardino.

Kelly Lyon, Capital Lumber, Chino, was named Associate of the Year; Rex Klopfer, Ganahl Lumber, won the President's Award, and Larry McFadden, retired from Fairfax Lumber, received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Western Building Material Association honored Eric Fritch, Chinook Lumber, Snohomish, Wa., with its Distinguished Dealer Award at its annual convention Nov. l1-12 in Portland. Or. (see photos, p.48-49).

Lumber Products, Tualatin, Or., received the Supplier of the Year Award.

New president is Mike Hennick, Hennick's Home Center, Bandon, Or.; v.p.s Rick McCartney, Valley Best-Way, Spokane, Wa., and Tom Simkins, SimkinsHallin Lumber Co., Bozeman, Mt., and executive committee members Richard Kruckenberg, OK Lumber Co., Roseburg, Or.; Chris Perrin, Capital Lumber Co., and Boise, Id.; Tom Sliters, Sliters Ace Lumber & Building, Somers, Mt.

Directors include Kruckenberg, Perrin, Fritch, Rick Sage, Bayview Building Materials, Olympia, Wa.; Jim Crawford, Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co., Troutdale, Or.; Tom Boyd, Marson & Marson Lumber, Leavenworth, Wa.; Randy Stemper, Astoria Builders Supply, Astoria, Or.; Scott Munson, Lumbermens, Tacoma, Wa.; Tom Waggoner, Kingston Lumber & Supply, Kingston, Wa., and Mike Werner, Builders Alliance, Bellingham, Wa.

Los Angeles Hardwood Lumberman's Club throws its annual holiday party Dec. 18 at the Balboa Bay Club & Resort, Newport Beach, Ca.

The next guest speaker meeting is Jan. 6 atSteven's Steakhouse, Commerce, Ca.

Portland Wholesale Lumber Association holds its annual Christmas lunch Dec. l0 at the Doubletree Hotel. Portland. Or.