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WESTIERN ASS0elATr[0N NEWS
Western Building Material Association held its annual convention Nov. l014 in Portland, Or. Brent Taylor, CB Wholesale, Inc., Burlington, Wa., was installed as pres., with v.p.s Carl Van Well, Van Well Building Supply, Dallas, Or., and Chuck Stout, Irrigators Lumber Co., Caldwell, Id. Mick Bush, Bayview Building Materials, Olympia, Wa., was elected to the board of insurance and pension trustees.
Elected directors: Al Davis, Mitch James, Jerry Erickson, Mac Gray, Jim Turner, Frank Rima, Ron Pulliam, Greg Newenhof, Roger Fouts, Bud Wilhite, Charles Simpson and director-at-large David Dittmer. Retiring directors were Alan Stouffer and Chuck Stout.
Dennis Orem, Jerry's Building Supply, Eugene, Or., received the Distinguished Dealer Award. Irvin Dellinger, WBMA, received a Lifetime Membership Award, Gordon Marson, Marson & Marson Lumber, Leavenworth, Wa., and George Borgen, Borgen's Building Supply, Gig Harbor, Wa., joined the 40-Year Club.
Quick Pitch Selling Talks winners: Wood Windows Distributors/Marvin Windows (best presentation), Fields/ ATCO (most original), and Kamlin Hodgkiss, Belco, Inc., Tacoma, Wa. (best first time quick pitch).
The Jan. 18-21 Young Westerners Conference in Coeur d'Alene. Id.. will include a tour of the Stratford Homes manufacturing facility, roundtable discussions, a half-dozen seminars and workshops, and the "Building Materials Bowl" competition. lsFinger Joinl Blocla neBox Shook sFinger Joinl Studs lg(ul Slock nsEdge Glued Producls
The meeting will be followed lan. 22 by an estimating workshop in Coeur d'Alene. Other estimating workshops will be held Feb. 16 in Olympia, Wa., and Feb. 2?inBozeman Mt. A building material marketing course is set for Feb. 14-15 in Olympia.
Lumber Association of Southern California is sponsoring a management training seminar Jan. A in Glendale, Ca., presented by Anderson & Anderson.
At its Dec. 5 meeting, the Second Growth group elected John Neel, Barr Lumber Co., pres.; Michael Mische, Capital Lumber Co., v.p.; Tom Barclay, Ganahl Lumber Co., treas., and Shawn Millerick, Louisiana-Pacifi c. sec.
Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association presented Honorary Life Membership awards to James "Beno," Richard and Thadeus Walker, Walker Brothers Lumber, Colorado Springs, Co., during its fall management conference Nov. 2-4 in Santa Fe, N.M. Lyle Blue, v.p., Bloedorn Lumber Co., Torrington, Wy., was honored for 40 years of service.
