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Coeur d’Alene, Idaho–The 29th Annual Inland Lumber Producer (ILP)Association’s golf tournament was held recently at Hayden Lake CountryClub here. Guests and members enjoyed a schedule full of golf activity, a

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Islandia, N.Y.–Recently, Sherwood Lumber, headquartered here, hostedan open house extravaganza announcing its partnership with Georgia-Pacific in providing Georgia-Pacific’s full line of Engineered LumberProducts (ELP) for the Northeast Lumber and Building Industry.

SLMA Celebrates 50 Years

Photos By Terry Miller

Inland Lumber Producers Welcome Members/Guests To Annual Networking Opportunity

Canyonville, Ore.–The Seven Feathers Casino & Resort, located here,was the site for this year’s Umpqua Valley Lumber Association’s (UVLA) MillTours, Banquet and Golf Tournament, all of which was attended by 200guests and members.The majority of the first day of the event was comprised of mill tours.

Included in the tours were the following facilities:• Swanson Group Inc., Glendale, Ore., is a privately held forest productscompany that was established in 1951 and is engaged in the manufactureof Douglas Fir dimensional lumber, plywood, veneer and studs. All material

Photos By Wayne Miller

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Sherwood Lumber/Georgia-Pacific Open House: A Sizzling Summer SuccessGreensboro, Ga.–The Southeastern Lumber Manufacturing Association(SLMA) recently celebrated its 50th anniversary at The Ritz-Carlton Lodgeat Reynolds Plantation.The three-day event was packed with social events for adults, as well as

Umpqua Valley Lumber Association Hosts Tours, Banquet Event

Leslie Southwick, C&D Lumber Co., Riddle, Ore.; Nancy Daniels, Swanson Group, Glendale, Ore.; LindsayEggleston, C&D Lumber Co.; J.T. Taylor, Roseburg Forest Products, Roseburg, Ore.; Alice Briggs, D.R.Johnson Lumber Co., Riddle, Ore.; Kris Lewis, C&D Lumber Co.; Todd Lund, Douglas County ForestProducts, Roseburg, Ore.; and Tim Hunt, D.R. Johnson Lumber Co.

barbecue dinner, and some participated in a bike ride.Winners of the golf tournament included:In the Scramble, first place (score of 60) was earned by the team of Dale

Erol Deren, Idaho Forest Group, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Ron and Debbie Cluster, Tri-ProTM Forest Products,Oldtown, Idaho; and Pete Henningfeld, Stimson Lumber Co., Portland, Ore.

Robert Farris, director of the Georgia Forestry Commission with SLMA president Bryan Smalley. Josh Goodman, Sherwood Lumber, Islandia, N.Y.; Kevin Cyr, Cyr Lumber & Home Center,Windham, N.H.; and Andy Sinnott, Sherwood Lumber; and Paul Cyr, Cyr Lumber & Home Center

Greg Pittman, D.R. Johnson Lumber Co., Riddle, Ore.; Lee Greene, C&D Lumber Co. Inc., Riddle, Ore.; KrisLamke, Boise Cascade Corp., Boise, Idaho; and Nancy and Frank Daniels, Swanson Group, Glendale, Ore.

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Alan Shearer, Roberts & Dybdahl Inc., Ottumwa, Iowa; and Jennifer and Mike Henley and Amber and AndyDunham, Idaho Forest Group, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Ron Insana, senior analyst for CNBCand financial industry expert, willdeliver the keynote address at APA’sAnnual Meeting, slated for Nov. 10 -13 in AmeliaIsland, Fla. Inhis talk, “TheDawn of theA m e r i c a nDecade: TheCase forGrowth in 2012and Beyond,”Insana willmake a casefor economicgrowth in theyears ahead.He’ll read thesigns, from an industrial renaissance,a domestic energy boom and a born-again consumer, to record corporateprofits and the hard choices that politi-cians must make to shore up thenational balance sheet, to support hisoptimistic outlook.Additional annual meeting activitiesinclude the Marketing AdvisoryCommittee and subcommittee meet-ings, the Glulam and I-Joist/SCLManagement Committee meetings,the annual Safety and HealthWorkshop, and Info Fair, the productand services exposition featuringequipment manufacturers, productsuppliers and service providers, spon-sored by the Engineered WoodTechnology Association (EWTA).

Georgia’s Disaster ResilientBuilding Code Embraces APA

Recommendations

The State of Georgia is using APArecommendations for wind-resistantconstruction in prescriptive buildingprovisions, which were passed by theState Code Advisory Committee thisweek. The U.S. Department ofHousing and Urban Development(HUD) awarded a grant to the Georgia

Mark Grube is salesmanager for Zip-O-LogMills, located inEugene, Ore. Zip-O-Log Mills spe-cializes in FOHC tim-bers for exposed appli-cations. They have thecapacity to produce

Duke Jantorno isEastern U.S. SalesManager at BoiseCascade, based inBoise, Idaho.Boise CascadeEngineered WoodProducts manufacturesand markets engi-

solidated for argument, the State ofOregon’s (Decker v. NorthwestEnvironmental Defense Fund) andindustry’s (Georgia-Pacific West v.NEDC). The questions the SupremeCourt has asked the appellants toaddress in their briefing focus onwhether runoff from logging roadsshould be regulated as industrialstorm water and whether the NinthCircuit should have deferred to EPA.Oral argument is likely to be sched-uled in late November or earlyDecember. The Court’s ruling is likelyto be announced in the spring of2013.

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Gibson Guitars Case Resolved

Gibson Guitars, headquartered inNashville, Tenn., recently resolved along-running dispute with the Justice

Department over questionable finger-board shipments. According to FoxNews, the Justice Departmentannounced that Gibson entered a“criminal enforcement agreement,”which resolved the investigation. Foxstated the federal government will notcharge Gibson, but the company hasreportedly agreed to pay a $300,000penalty, $50,000 to a federal conser-vation fund and withdraw claims to thevaluable fingerboards that wereseized in a series of federal raids.Centered around the Lacey Act, theseries of federal raids on Gibson’s fac-tories in 2009 and again in 2011 wereprompted by shipments of unfinishedwood from Madagascar. In the Indiancase court documents said one inter-cepted shipment was “falsely” labeledas finished when it wasn’t.Recent reports from the JusticeDepartment stated Gibson hadacknowledged that it “failed to act oninformation” and the ebony importedfrom Madagascar “may have violatedlaws.”At press time an official statementfrom Gibson had not been released.

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Forestry Provisions for Farm Bill

The House Agriculture Committeecompleted its work on legislationreauthorizing the Farm Bill, whichincludes several important forestryprovisions that apply to federal lands.The markup contained several forestrelated amendments, including a suc-cessful amendment fromRepresentative Kristi Noem (R-SD)that would allow the Forest Service tocategorically exclude forest healthtreatments on lands identified as “crit-ical areas” for projects up to 10,000acres. The underlying legislation origi-nally limited that categorical exclusionto 1,000 acres. Other significant pro-visions in the bill include:• Stewardship contracting, which isdue to expire in 2013, would beextended to 2017.• Expansion of the Good NeighborAuthority, which is currently a pilot inColorado, will expand to include allNational Forest System lands. Thiswould allow for the Forest Service tocontract with states to do hazardousfuels reduction and other projects onthe National Forests. • Authorizes expedited treatments for

Supreme Court Reviews Forest Roads Case

The U.S. Supreme Court recentlyannounced it would review NEDC v.Brown, the Ninth Circuit ruling thatlogging roads are “industrial facilities”subject to the National PollutantDischarge Elimination System(NPDES) requirements of the CleanWater Act (CWA). That decision inval-idated Environmental ProtectionAgency (EPA) regulations that havebeen in place since 1976. Those rulesregulate forest roads as non-pointsources under a Best ManagementPractices (BMP) system.According to the American ForestResource Council (AFRC), there aretwo separate appeals that will be con-

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WASHINGTONSCENE

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Ron Insana To Deliver Keynote At Annual Meeting

For more APA News and Information, go to www.apawood.org

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Department of Community Affairs(DCA) to develop Disaster ResilientBuilding Code appendices to thestate’s building and residential codes.The optional appendices includeheightened requirements for bothflood and wind resistant constructionwhich, if adopted by jurisdictions,would make wood systems more valu-able to builders and homeowners.A DCA appointed task force chose touse recommendations found in APA’spublication, “Building for High WindResistance in Light-Frame WoodConstruction” to create prescriptivebuilding provisions in addition toknown design methods such as theWood Frame Construction Manual.The task force placed a high value onAPA’s cost effective, commonsenseapproach to improving the durability ofthe structure and supported APA’srecommendations throughout thecode development process.Representatives for the FoamSheathing Coalition, the AmericanChemical Council and a metal con-nector manufacturer challenged therecommendations for full sheathingwith wood structural panels, but theirrationale was rejected by the StateCodes Advisory Committee, whichapproved the appendix at their meet-ing on July 26, 2012.

APA and AWC staff worked closelywith Georgia DCA and the Task Forceto make sure that the code languagewas appropriate for use in the appen-dix of the building code. APA will con-tinue to work with the Georgia DCA toassist with any technical or other chal-lenges that may occur at an upcomingplanned public hearing, which will beheld prior to final code adoption onNov. 7, 2012.

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BERNY POWER

DUKE JANTORNO

Scott Chapman issales manager forB r i d g e w e l lResources’ SpecialtyBuilding ProductsDivision in Daphne,Ala.Bridgewell Resourcesserves retailers, distrib-

SCOTT CHAPMAN

B Manning has beenemployed at Durginand Crowell LumberCo. Inc., located inNew London, N.H.,since the company’sinception in 1976.Having worked in virtu-ally all aspects of thebusiness, he has spent

B MANNINGMICHAEL KELLY

Berny Power isresponsible for main-taining customer pro-grams, initiating newcustomer programs,inventory control andsystems managementat Mill & TimberProducts Ltd., locatedin Surrey, B.C.

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Michael Kelly is NewEngland sales managerfor Mid-State LumberCorp. based inBranchburg, N.J.Mid-State Lumberoffers Western RedCedar, Douglas Fir,Eastern White Pine,Southern Yellow Pine,

MARK GRUBE

Ron Insana

FEATURES:Inland Lumber Producers Welcome Guests .1

Umpqua Valley Lumber Assoc. Hosts Tour . .1

SLMA Celebrates 50 Years . . . . . . . . . .1

Sherwood Lbr./Georgia-Pac. Open House .1

CABIN CREEK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

IDAHO FOREST GROUP Expansion . . .6

NORTH CAL WOOD PRODUCTS . . . . .7

Jim Robbins Sr. Retires . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Idaho Forest Group Hosts Customers . .9

Potlatch, Plum Creek/Stimsom Reception . 10

BCWLA Holds 32nd Annual Roast . . .11

Pacific Coast Builders Conference . . . .12

DEPARTMENTS:Who’s Who in Softwoods . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Washington Scene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

APA News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Midwest Business Trends . . . . . . . . . . 20

West Coast Business Trends . . . . . . . 20

Retail Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 & 22

Ontario/Quebec Business Trends . . . . . 23

South/Southeast Business Trends . . . . . 23

Western Business Trends . . . . . . . . . . 24

Northeast Business Trends . . . . . . . . . 24

Trade Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Stock Exchange . . . . . . . . . 28, 29, & 30

Softwood Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Classified Opportunities . . . . . . . 37 & 38

Index of Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Every piece of the timber frame is handcrafted to exacting specifica-tions.

Cabin Creek Timber Frames, based in Franklin, N.C., specializes in one-of-a-kind timber frame structures erected from Eastern White Pine,Cypress and Douglas Fir.

The company’s one-of-a-kind timber frame structures are erected fromEastern White Pine, Cypress and Douglas Fir. Cabin Creek purchasesapproximately 100,000 board feet annually of green timbers.

Once all the individual pieces have been handcrafted, the craftsmen per-form a trial assembly of the structure in the beamery of their own facili-ty.

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Specializing in handcrafted mortise and tenon timber frame structures,Cabin Creek has been in operation since 1996.

Franklin, N.C.—If you can visualize it, Cabin CreekTimber Frames can likely create it. Specializing in hand-crafted mortise and tenon timber frame structures,Cabin Creek has been in operation since 1996.The company’s one-of-a-kind timber frame structuresare erected from Eastern White Pine, Cypress andDouglas Fir. Cabin Creek purchases approximately100,000 board feet annually of green timbers. “We design and build timber frame buildings expectedto last centuries,” co-owner Joe Bell said. “We work dili-gently to bring beauty, elegance, durability, and energyefficiency to your residential, commercial, or publicspace. Together with Structural Insulated Panels, thesebuildings cost half or less of what a stud wall/fiberglassinsulated building would cost to heat and cool,” he con-

tinued. It’s not by accident that Cabin Creekhas a reputation of ‘celebrating’ wood.The company’s staff consists of skilledcraftsmen with impressive back-grounds. A Naval Vietnam veteran, Dr.Joe Bell established Cabin Creekwhile operating his anesthesiologypractice. He has a number of years ofexperience cutting and designing tim-ber frames and even ran a summercamp that included a timber frameprogram. After 35 years in anesthesiology, Dr.Bell retired from medicine andfocused on Cabin Creek TimberFrames. However, at the beginning ofthe current recession he had the fore-sight and the love of his business tocome out of retirement and teach atWake Forest University, where he isan assistant professor of anesthesiol-ogy. Bell is still active and very much apart of the day-to-day aspects ofCabin Creek. “I am still very active intimber framing,” he explained. “Whennot at the hospital, I enjoy maintainingseveral of our larger pieces of machin-ery including the 1928 Tannewitz 36"band saw. I also present AIA approvedcontinuing education on timber fram-ing to architects in the SoutheasternUnited States. Other days I can befound in the sales office at CabinCreek Timber Frames.”Jo "Miss Jo" Bell worked as a regis-tered nurse from 1974 to 2001. She

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Idaho Forest Group has a sales headquarters inCoeur d'Alene, with five production sitesthroughout northern and central Idaho's timber-lands.

Idaho Forest Group has the ability to offer custom sizes, specified tal-lies and mixed loading.

Idaho Forest Group continues to invest significantly in computerizedtechnology.

Idaho Forest Group's Ken Koenig, Garth Williams, Rick Palmiter andErol Deren at company headquarters. A local craftsman using everyspecies of wood they sell made their conference table.

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from short growing seasons, soil qual-ity and the right amount of rainfall.”IFG’s locations now include MoyieSprings near the Canadian border,Laclede on the Pend Oreille River,Chilco just north of Coeur d’Alene,Grangeville and Lewiston. The compa-ny’s sales team and administrativestaff work out of the flagship head-quarters in Coeur d’Alene. “These locations give us the ability topull desirable fiber out of the forestsaccording to demand,” Deren said.“We are in an excellent position to har-vest exactly the product our cus-tomers are asking for, and ship it intimely fashion.”Lumber species include Western RedCedar, White Pine, Douglas Fir,Western Larch, Grand Fir, WesternHemlock, Lodgepole Pine,Englemann Spruce, Sub-Alpine Firand Ponderosa Pine. IFG offers itspremium products under the nameIdaho Forest Gold.The company has the capacity for pri-vate labeling, bar coding, end brand-ing, custom sizes, specified tallies,mixed loading and destination pricing. For 2013, IFG will continue its expan-sion of specialty products, includingCedar, White Fir, Ponderosa, andEngelmann Spruce/Lodgepole Pine. “At this point, we have the broadestline of species and products in North

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Coeur d’Alene, Idaho—Idaho Forest Group continues to expand itsoperations and lumber product line from the Intermountain West region.In fourth quarter 2011, the company announced that it was acquiring aLewiston, Idaho, lumber production facility along with nearby timber sup-ply from Clearwater Paper Corporation.That $30 million purchase gave Idaho Forest Group (IFG) anotherstrategic hold in a region renowned for its timber supply.IFG is now Idaho’s largest lumber producer, according to company rep-resentatives, and one of the Top 10 in America, with capacity for manu-facturing more than 1 billion board feet per year.With the Lewiston purchase, IFG now owns five mills throughout north-ern and central Idaho’s vast acreage of forests. “We like our supply here in the Intermountain West,” said Erol Deren, VPof sales for Idaho Forest Group. “We get a special kind of fiber resulting

Idaho Forest Group’s Hem Fir in 2x12, preparedfor prompt shipment.

The Idaho Forest Group, headquartered in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, salesand administration team: (left to right) Erol Deren, Wade Wheeler,Melody Martz, Ahren Spilker, Mason Anderson, Garth Williams, RobinMartin, Alan Kemmis, Ken Koenig, Gina Pearcy, Andy Dunham, and RickPalmiter.

Ukiah, Calif.–North Cal Wood Products Inc. has beenone of the leading manufacturers of the value-addedRedwood product for nearly three decades in theCalifornia marketplace. Today, it purchases well inexcess of 100,000 board feet of Redwood, Western RedCedar and Douglas Fir.North Cal procures new, 100% FSC-certified lumber, aswell as some reclaimed lumber, to make siding, decking,fencing, lattice and garden products at the firm’s Ukiahfacility. Those products are sold to various supply chainsand retail lumberyards. End users include residentialand commercial customers from Coast to Coast.“We sell direct and we use a distribution network,” said

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NORTH CAL WOOD PRODUCTS: “You Click It, They Ship It”

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North Cal’s Frank Van Vranken Jr. is pictured alongside a truckload ofRedwood. The company’s products are sold and shipped to residentialand commercial customers from Coast to Coast.

Overhanging this Facebook Café are accent ceiling beams from NorthCal Wood Products, which purchases well in excess of 100,000 boardfeet of Redwood, Western Red Cedar and Douglas Fir.

Finely crafted pieces of lattice atop the pictured fence panels are anexample of the products crafted from Redwood, Western Red Cedar andDouglas Fir at the Ukiah, Calif.-based plant owned and operated by NorthCal Wood Products.

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Tony Fernandez, North Cal’s vicepresident of sales and operations,who foresees a time in the near futurewhen the Internet will play a largerrole in that distribution. “As part of ouronline strategy, we’re looking to set updistribution facilities across the U.S.and tying them into our online offer-ings.”Historically a proven innovator, thismonth North Cal Wood Productsrolled out a full-service, online lumberstore called YouClickItWeShipIt.com.The lumber manufacturer is rampingup its new “You Click It, We Ship It”campaign with an eye on creating thelumber industry’s version ofAmazon.com. YouClickItWeShipIt.comallows anyone to browse through thefirm’s line of lumber inventory optionsvia the web, select their preferences,place their orders, and have theirselections shipped – all without havingto pick up the phone or send a fax.The site also allows anyone tobecome a member with discounts tocontractors, builders and architects.Fernandez said the 28-employee firmdecided to launch its online store inorder to serve its broadening clientbase in the most seamless mannerpossible, and to fill what he describesas a current void in the marketplace.“It’s an online world where customersare buying virtually everything on theInternet,” said Fernandez. “While othercompanies offer lumber productsonline, we offer something unique andcompelling for the do-it-yourself client- direct shipping with no minimumorder requirement.” YouClickItWeShipIt.com is just one ofmany customer-oriented moves thecompany has made since it was pur-chased by Frank Van Vranken (currentpresident) in 1985. An electrician bytrade, Van Vranken grew the companyfrom a tiny $750,000 remanufacturingfirm in its infancy to a $33 millionorganization in 10 years.In the 1990s North Cal became oneof the first firms to service HomeDepots with Redwood lumber andgarden products. North Cal Wood Products operatesfrom a 14-acre site that includes amanufacturing plant, an ample yardspace to accommodate its largeinventory and an FSC-certified lumbermill. Fernandez and three reps handlesales. The team works primarily withNorth American customers, but alsosells to international clients.

As North Cal Wood Products launches its online Internet “You Click It,We Ship It” campaign, customers can browse and select from hundredsof Softwood products to complement their home, such as the accentbeams here, or build a deck or fence.

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Jim Robbins Sr. Retires After Lifelong Career In White Pine

Searsmont, Maine—Jim Robbins iscurrently the CEO and owner ofRobbins Lumber Inc., based here. Hehas been with the company full-timesince 1968. Robbins is set to retireJanuary 1, 2013.A life-long member of the forest prod-ucts industry, Robbins holds a B.S.degree in Forestry from the University

Alden Robbins, vice president and lumber sales manager, and Jim Robbins Jr., president ofRobbins Lumber Inc.

Jim Robbins Sr., current CEO and owner of RobbinsLumber Inc., located in Searsmont, Maine, is set to retireJanuary 1, 2013.

Catherine Robbins is responsible for accounts receiv-able, credit and human resources.

of Maine, located in Orono, Maine. Heserved in the U.S. Navy from 1967-1968 as a survival instructor. Throughout the years Robbins hasdedicated his time and a large part ofhis life to the lumber industry and hiscommunity. His professional associa-tion affiliations include: chairman ofgrading committee and past president

for Northeastern Lumber Manu-facturers Association; past chairmanof American Forest Council; pastpresident of Maine Christmas TreeAssociation; member of executivecommittee and past president ofMaine Forest Products Council; mem-ber of the board of North AmericanWholesale Lumber Association; for-

mer member of the board of NationalForest Products Association.He has contributed to his communityover the years with the followingorganizations: Boy Scout Troop #35(21-years); Searsmont UnitedMethodist Church; president andpresent member of the board ofKatahdin Area Council Inc.;Searsmont Comprehensive PlanningBoard; and Governor McKernan'sBusiness Roundtable. Robbins has been honored with manyawards throughout his career includ-ing:• National Arbor Day Foundation

• BSA-Silver Beaver Award, 1994•Northern Logger Outstanding Forest

Activist Award, 1996• Maine Conservation Rights Award,

1996• Retail Lumber Dealers Association

of Maine Lumber Person of theYear, 1996

• Governor’s Award for BusinessExcellence, 1996

• The National Taking Wing Award,Habitat Category, 2000

• Distinguished Citizen Award, 2001• Employer of the Year Award Coastal

Counties Workforce, 2002• Austins Wilkins Stewardship Award,

2011Robbins is married and has three

children and 10 grandchildren. Allthree of his children are currentlyinvolved in the family-operated busi-ness. Jim Robbins Jr. is currently thePresident of Robbins Lumber and hasbeen with the company full-time since1995. He is an active member of BoyScout Troop #35 in Searsmont. Jim ismarried and has five children. In hisspare time, he enjoys spending timewith his family, hunting, fishing, as wellas spending time outdoors. Jim stillenjoys the smell of a fresh cut Pineboard and hopes to still have Pinepitch on his hands when he's 84.Alden is currently the Vice Presidentand lumber sales manager. He hasbeen with the company full-time since1998. He is currently the Chairman ofNELMA Pine Species subcommitteeand a member of the SoftwoodLumber Board, and Maine RetailLumber Dealer's Association board ofdirectors. Alden is married and hasthree children. In his spare time, heenjoys spending time with his familyand outside activities.Catherine Robbins has been with thecompany full-time since 1996 and isresponsible for accounts receivable,credit and human resources. She iscurrently chair of the Forest ProductsGroup Trust, board member of MaineForest Legacy Committee, UnitedMidcoast Charities and board of advi-sors for Maine Forest ProductsCouncil. She has two children and inher spare time enjoys spending time

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Coeur d’Alene, Idaho–Idaho ForestGroup (IFG) recently hosted a cus-tomer appreciation reception and din-

IDAHO FOREST GROUP Extends Appreciation To Customers

Leiann and Carter Stinton, Hampton Affiliates, Portland, Ore.; and AhrenSpilker and Wade Wheeler, Idaho Forest Group, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Peter Howe, Tristar Companies, Vancouver, Wash.; Steve Kimery,Hampton Affiliates, Portland, Ore.; Laura Howe, Tristar Companies; andAhren Spilker, Idaho Forest Group, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Dawn Deren, Amber Dunham and Mike Henley, Idaho Forest Group, Coeurd’Alene, Idaho; Shannon Fuchs, Idaho Forest Group, Grangeville, Idaho; TimCornwell, BlueLinx, Atlanta, Ga.; and Andy Dunham, Idaho Forest Group,Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Ryan Kline, Disdero Lumber Co., Clackamas,Ore.; Garth Williams, Idaho Forest Group, Coeurd’Alene, Idaho; and Kurt Nelson, DisderoLumber Co.

Peter Howe, Tristar Companies, Vancouver, Wash.;Terry Miller, The Softwood Forest Products Buyer,Memphis, Tenn.; Ahren Spilker, Idaho Forest Group,Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; and Paul and Jolette Owen,Vanport International, Boring, Ore.

Loren and Maggie Johnson, Coeur d’Alene Cedar, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho;and Rick Palmiter, Alan Kemmis, Brittnie Hendricks and Gina Pearcy,Idaho Forest Group, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Todd Brinkmeyer and Angie Marozzo, PlummerForest Products, Post Falls, Idaho; and KevinEsser, Idaho Forest Group, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Dennis and Bobbi Buttice, Buttice Forest Products Inc., Vale, Ore.; Daveand Patricia Tripp, Tripp Lumber Co. Inc., Missoula, Mont.; and KenKoenig, Idaho Forest Group, Denver, Colo.

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Joseph DuChene, Boise Cascade Distribution, Lake Oswego, Ore.; Mason andWendy Anderson, Idaho Forest Group, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Dan Bouchard,BPWood, Penticton, B.C.; and Zoe and Peter Bradley, Lumbermen AssociatesInc., Bristol, Pa.

Dan Mandeville, BMC West Building Materialsand Construction Services, Seattle, Wash.; JonWoods, ProBuild, Denver, Colo.; and Erol Deren,Idaho Forest Group, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

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Terry Johnson, TDJ Inc., Spokane, Wash.; Jim Gould, BlueLinx, Atlanta, Ga.;Joe Angelo, Potlatch Corp., Spokane, Wash.; and Tim Cornwell, BlueLinx

Bob Mai, Potlatch Corp., Spokane, Wash.; Brett Mildenberger, Fox LumberSales Inc., Hamilton, Mont.; Don Graver, Universal Forest Products, Windsor,Colo.; and Ron Liebelt, Exterior Wood Inc., Washougal, Wash.

Mark and Michele Mitchell, Stimson Lumber Co., Portland, Ore.; Mike Gruenke,Burlington Northern/Santa Fe Railway, Spokane, Wash.; and Connie Van Sickle,Burlington Northern/Santa Fe Railway, Seattle, Wash.

Carol Bacon, Low Grade Lumber, Seattle, Wash.; Cindy Wood and Lynn Wood,Intermountain Orient Inc., Mesa, Ariz.; and Ron Tiller, and Travis Vezina, TJForest Products, Nampa, Idaho

Donna and Kurt Nelson, Disdero Lumber Co., Portland,Ore.; Ron and Debbie Cluster, Tri-Pro Forest Products,Oldtown, Idaho; and Terry Miller, The Softwood ForestProducts Buyer, Memphis, Tenn.

Mike and Isabella Flynn, Potlatch Corp., Spokane, Wash.;Pete Henningfeld, Stimson Lumber Co., Portland, Ore.;and Kelsey and Ryan Kline, Disdero Lumber Co.,Portland, Ore.

Jill Angelo, Lance Hart, Barbara Couch, and Mike Flynn, Potlatch Corp.,Spokane, Wash.; Blakeley Shea and Tony Pieper, Greenwood Products Inc.,Portland, Ore.

Mike and Sandra Theberge, Phoenix Forest Products Inc., Richmond Hill, Ont.;Derek Dryden, Potlatch Corp., Spokane, Wash.; Russ Hobbs, Plum CreekTimber Co., Columbia Falls, Mont.; and (back row) Matt Kelly, Potlatch Corp.,Spokane, Wash.; and Chuck Dotson, Empire Lumber Co., Spokane, Wash.

Potlatch, Plum Creek, Stimson Host Reception

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho–The Iron HorseRestaurant, located here, was the siterecently of a cocktail reception hostedjointly by Plum Creek Timber Company,Potlatch Corporation and StimsonLumber Company.The event afforded attendees an oppor-tunity to socially network and shareinsight about current market issues.Potlatch Corp., headquartered inSpokane, Wash., owns approximate-ly 1.44 million acres of forestland inArkansas, Idaho, and Minnesota. Everyacre that the company uses for silvicul-ture is certified under the rigorous stan-dards of the Forest Stewardship Council,and every acre is managed for maximumvalue.The company also operates six manufac-turing facilities that produce lumber andpanel products. Potlatch employs approx-imately 1,000 people, also conducts areal estate sales and development busi-ness through its taxable REIT subsidiary.Potlatch, a verified forest practices leader,is committed to providing superior returnsto stockholders through long-term stew-ardship of its resources.Plum Creek is the largest geographicallydiverse private landowner in the U.S.,

Photos By Terry Miller

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Alex Grant and Chris Ahern, Conifex Timber Inc.,Vancouver, B.C.; and Sean Steede, Interex,Vancouver, B.C.

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Bob Johal, New West Lumber Ltd., Surrey, B.C.; andMike Flanagan, West Fraser Mills, Quesnel, B.C.

Mike Rocksborough-Smith and Jameson Craig,Skana Forest Products Ltd., Richmond, B.C.

Joe Heath, West Fraser Mills, Quesnel, B.C.; GitaSheikholeslami, Interex, Vancouver, B.C.; and DaveJohal, New West Lumber Ltd., Surrey, B.C.

Pierre-Louis Cartier, CN Rail, Kamloops, B.C.; Jack Hetherington,Roastmaster, Skana Forest Products Ltd., Richmond, B.C.; and BillBarnett, Welco Lumber Corp., Burnaby, B.C.

Jack Hetherington, Skana Forest Products Ltd., Richmond, B.C., (past presi-dent, BCWLA); Chris Sainas, Dakeryn Industries, North Vancouver, B.C., (1stvice president, BCWLA); Joe Heath, West Fraser Mills, Quesnel, B.C., (2012BCWLA Lumberman of the Year); Vince Bulic, Yaletown Lumber Industries Ltd.,Burnaby, B.C., (3rd vice president, BCWLA); Steve Parkinson, South BeachTrading Inc., Coquitlam, B.C., (past president, BCWLA); and Carl Dobler, TaigaBuilding Products, Burnaby, B.C., (president, BCWLA)

Chris Beveridge, Skana Forest Products Ltd., Richmond, B.C., (past pres-ident, BCWLA); and Carl Dobler, Taiga Building Products, Burnaby, B.C.

Ernie Thony, retired, Quesnel, B.C.; Bill Bratton, AFA, Langley, B.C.; andJoe and Paula Heath, West Fraser Mills, Quesnel, B.C.

Bill Barnett, Welco Lumber Corp., Burnaby, B.C.; and Andy McGibbon,West Fraser Mills, Quesnel, B.C.

Mike Apsey, retired, Victoria, B.C.; and Dalton Lewis, AFA, Langley, B.C.

Vancouver, B.C.–Carl Dobler, presi-dent of the British ColumbiaWholesale Lumber Association(BCWLA), welcomed a boisteroussell-out crowd at The Vancouver Club,located here.Roastmaster Jack Hetherington setthe stage for three entertaining roast-ers from West Fraser Mills in Quesnel,

For 32nd Year, BCWLA Holds RoastPhotos Provided By Motiontide Media

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Pacific Coast Builders Conference Reflects Upbeat Mood

San Francisco, Calif.–Based onreports by attendees of the recentPacific Coast Builders Conference(PCBC), held here at the MosconeConvention Center, while the housingindustry has not returned to its morerobust pre-recession status, the moodat this trade show indicated all

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Randy Robins, John Murray and Chris Wischmann,Ainsworth Group of Companies, Auburn, Wash.

Stacy Einck, Annette Panning, Mona Schmidt, Rob Garofalo, ShomailaShoukat, Andy Webber, Blain Beckmann and Kreg Klever, Andersen WindowsInc., Bayport, Minn.

Matt Prince, Ron Gurss, Mike Carver and Curtis Eck, Boise Cascade LLC,Boise, Idaho

DeeDee Graham, Seamus O'Reilly, Brian Foran and Tom Conchuratt, LPBuilding Products, Nashville, Tenn.

Doug Mullins, Larry Runeare, Bill Hayward and Steve Hardy, Hayward BuildingProducts, Monterey, Calif.

Chris Martin, Teri Ziemer and Jeff Siverhus, Marvin Window and Doors,Warroad, Minn.

Tom Littschwager and Greg LeFevre, ArchitecturalTraditions, Tucson, Ariz.

Scott Thomas, Glen Gilmore and Cindy Amistoso,Sierra Pacific Windows, Sacramento, Calif.

Kevin Paldino, Robert Rodriguez and Brian Hurdle, The Collins Cos., Portland,Ore.

Brett Collins and Mike Pidlisecky, Woodtone BuildingProducts, Chilliwack, B.C.

Photos By Charles Gesell

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Call It The Fun Side of Cedar.Who says siding has to be all about straight lines and uniform color?Specialty profiles of Western Red Cedar siding such as Haida Skirl addpersonality and individuality to your home. And that’s something nocement or plastic siding can do. Western Red Cedar gives you naturaldurability, long lasting street appeal and surprisingly little mainte-nance. Which leaves more time for the fun things in life.

Make the right choice for your business, your customers and yourenvironment. Western Red Cedar offers dependable performance, un-matched beauty and superior environmental credentials tocomposite decking and other man-made products. The choice ofdiscerning builders and consumers alike, Western Red Cedar addswarmth, character and value to projects and significant returns toyour business.

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and Kathleen Rodekhur, Ron Bradyand Kathy Hill; second place (score of62) Scott Vigil, Jon Woods, Erol Derenand Ken Koenig; and third place(score of 62) Dave Stokes, JohnBranstetter, Ron Liebolt and ErickGrandeen.Handicap first place, Flight 1: Pat

Duchein (1st gross) and Luke Wenner(1st net); Flight 2: Terry Baker (1stgross) and Tom Temple (1st net);Callaway Flight 1: Harris Gant (1stgross) and Scott Lewis (1st net);Callaway Flight 2: Gerry Hall (1stgross) and Barry Schneider (1st net).Second place net included: Flight 1,

Kevin Lang; Flight 2, Terry Baker;Callaway 1, Shawn Hummer; andCallaway 2, Brad Schneider.Third place net included: Flight 1, Jon

Berglund; Flight 2, Frank Peaslee;Callaway 1, Glen Burdick; andCallaway 2, Trace Sutter.Fourth place net included: Flight 1,

Dale Rodekhur; Flight 2, JohnHeidemann; Callaway 1, NickLarrinaga; and Callaway 2, RodLarios.Fifth place net included: Flight 1, Eric

Grandeen; Flight 2, Scott Sunday;Callaway 1, Ron Liebelt; and Callaway2, Wade Wheeler.Dusty Hammock and Travis Vezina

finished first in the horse race, fol-lowed by Matt Brajcich and Scott Vigil.Third place went to Dave Tripp andMatt Beymer.Members and guests enjoy network-

ing among their peers at this annualILP meeting.

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is purchased from environmentallyresponsible sources and the companyis certified by the Sustainable ForestryInitiative. For information about sales,contact 541-832-1234.• Roseburg Forest Products, Dillard,Ore., is a privately-owned manufactur-er and marketer of a diverse line ofwood products that include engi-neered wood products, lumber, soft-wood plywood, composite and hard-wood panels, among other productsand value-added services. For infor-mation about sales and products, call800-245-1115.• C&D Lumber Co., Riddle, Ore., hasbeen in business more than 100years. Founded by Alfred Johnson,who built the company’s first sawmillin 1890, C&D Lumber is now led byfourth generation family members,and the firm prides itself on being thelargest U.S. manufacturer of PortOrford Cedar. Also, Douglas Fir andIncense Cedar are offered by thisenduring lumber company. For infor-mation about sales and products, call541-874-2241.• Douglas County Forest Products isan independently-owned sawmill nearRoseburg, Ore. Douglas CountyForest Products is committed toforestry practices that ensure the sus-tainability of raw material production,while providing the highest level of

protection for water quality, soils, fishand wildlife habitat and diversity. Thecompany offers various products ingreen and kiln-dried Douglas Fir andHemlock Fir. For information aboutsales and products, call 541-957-0238.• DR Johnson Lumber Co., Riddle,Ore., is a family-owned company thatstrives to purchase the best availablelogs from the Pacific Northwest. DRJohnson Lumber is FSC certified anda member of the American ForestResource Council. For informationabout sales and products, call 541-874-8260.• Riddle Laminators, Riddle, Ore.,was established in 1967 and is certi-fied by the APA-Engineered WoodAssociation. Riddle Laminatorsbeams, comprised of Douglas Fir andAlaskan Yellow Cedar, are manufac-tured by NAS/AITC standards forwood products. For more information,call 541-874-8260.The Umpqua Valley LumberAssociation can be contacted by writ-ing to: UVLA, PO Box 642, Riddle,Ore., 97469.

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children of attendees, plus a tradeexpo and information forums for atten-dees and guests.SLMA Chairman Johnny Hall noted,“With the recent economic hardshipsand uncertainty our country is facing,I thought it would be nice to shift gearsand focus on something a little differ-ent; our positive friendships and rela-tionships. In essence, the SLMA isreally a family of like businesses fight-ing through the challenges of ourindustry together. We are members ofa family that cares about each otherand each other’s businesses. For,what affects one of us, affects us all.SLMA has a history of battling manytrials over the years, and meetingthose trials head-on. Not only that, butthe SLMA has continued to grow andendure. We have evolved over theyears, and will continue to do so inorder to survive and thrive.”He added that the core values uponwhich the SLMA was founded remainstrong: to represent independent lum-ber manufacturers across the regionand develop timely programs and

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information sources to meet theirneeds. Now representing 209 mem-bers in 17 states, SLMA is an associ-ation dedicated to perpetuating fami-ly-owned businesses, regardless ofsize, that are the essence of theircommunities.SLMA President Bryan Smalley seesthe past echoed in the future, with anassociation structure to harness theenergies of the independent lumbermanufacturer and their allies. “With acontinuously strengthening emphasison what launched the association-government affairs, marketing, man-agement and operational issues,SLMA remains as relevant today as itwas in 1962. We will continue to buildcohesion among our members, creat-ing a voice to be acknowledged inlocal, state and federal governments.Our members are thought leaderswith regard to best practices, maxi-mizing new technologies and bench-marking activities to build a betterassociation for the future. We are hon-ored to serve as partners to our mem-bers and to navigate the ever-chang-ing lumber industry with them towardstheir continued success.”Atlanta, Ga. resident Lt. Col. Rob“Waldo” Waldman, author of the NewYork Times best-seller “Never Fly

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