New Company PresidentAnnounced At Penn-York MeetingFranklin, Pa.–Challenges in the transportation industrywere addressed recently by Al Flick ofRoehl Transport at the monthly Penn-York Lumbermen’s Club, held here at theWanango Country Club. Ron JonesHardwood Sales Inc., located in UnionCiy, Pa., hosted this meeting, which wasattended by 115.Additional speakers included GilThurm, executive director of theHardwood Manufacturers Assoc., whoaddressed current association programsand membership opportunities. RichHascher, inspection school director of theNational Hardwood Lumber Assoc. gavean update on the 10-week NHLAInspection Class which was being held inOil City, Pa.Please turn to page 65PHOTOS BY STEPHEN WESTDonn and Sherri Patchen, Ron and Sally Jones, Steve and Danielle Jones, and Serene and Brad Klomp, Ron Jones HardwoodSales Inc., Union City, Pa.Ron and Sally Jones, Ron Jones Hardwood Sales Inc., Union City, Pa.; and Tim Edgar,Lumbermen’s Underwriting Alliance, Youngwood, Pa.Steve and Danielle Jones, Ron Jones Hardwood Sales Inc., Union City, Pa.; Marc Reese,Salem Hardwood Inc., Adamsville, Pa.; and Shelia and Joe Ledford, Hill, Barth & KingInc., Meadville, Pa.Terry Hunter, Hickman Lumber Co. Inc., Emlenton, Pa.; Milo Glancy, Ron JonesHardwood Sales Inc., Union City, Pa.; and Lee Stitzinger, BWP Hardwoods Inc.,Brookville, Pa.Additional photos on page 61Greg Ochs and Drew Helmus, PW Hardwood LLC, Brookville, Pa.; Allen Guth, HazenLumber LLC, Hazen, Pa.; and Jack Monnoyer, PW Hardwood LLC48 Hardwoods...The All-Purpose Material
WHA Focuses OnGlobal MarketBY WAYNE MILLERWhistler, B.C.– The WesternHardwood Association (WHA), headquartered in Camas,Wash., recently partnered with BC Wood BusinessInnovation, located in Langley, B.C., to present expertspeakers at the WHA’s 53 rd annual meeting, held hererecently at the Fairmont Chateau.Attendees traveled from the Pacific Northwest andBritish Columbia to gather insight at the meeting regardingthe Hardwood sector and its importance in theirareas. Guest speakers included: Mike Snow, executivedirector of the American Hardwood Export Council;Grace Terpstra, lobbyist for the Hardwood Federation;Glenn Ahrens, Oregon State University’s Extensionoffice, who addressed the Hardwood harvest outlook forthe Pacific Northwest; Brian Hawrysh, with BC WoodSpecialties Group, who highlighted opportunities forHardwoods in B.C.; and Dr. Ivan Eastin, director of CIN-TRAFOR (the Center for International Trade in ForestProducts).Some topics addressed by the various speakers includedimports, which was addressed by AHEC’s Snow. Henoted that China is buying more lumber now from theU.S., and has become the largest importer of HardwoodIncoming WHA officers are: Darrin Hastings, Emerson Hardwood Co., Portland, Ore., vice president;Jeff Nuss, Greenwood Resources Inc., Portland, Ore., president; and Walt Seals, Rose City WoodProducts, Broadbent, Ore., treasurer.Please turn to page 65Lee, Janelle and Jesse Jimerson, The Collins Cos., Portland, Ore.Andy Walker, BC Wood Specialties Group, Langley, B.C.; Mike Snow, AmericanHardwood Export Council, Washington, D.C.; and Grace Terpstra, HardwoodFederation, Washington, D.C.Additional photos on page 56SEPTEMBER/2008 49
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