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QUALITY LUMBER FOR OVER 40 YEARSAt our 50-acre sawmill facility in Danbury, N.C.,we manufacture 25 million board feet annually ofAppalachian Hardwood lumber. We offer green, airdried, and kiln dried lumber in Red Oak, WhiteOak, Poplar, and Soft Maple.The mill produces Appalachian lumber in 4/4and 5/4 thicknesses, with 5 length separations.To better serve you, we have four conventionalsteam dry kilns, a planer mill, five company ownedtrucks and the experience to offer export preparationand on-site container loading.Technology makes the difference. We continue toupgrade our mill with the latest advances to meetthe ever changing needs of the market.When we can be of service, contact:Frances PettyBill Hanks1 800-531-7350 or Jeff HanksFAX 1 800-764-4917 1-336-593-2022Salem Frame...The Company To Contact For Custom Dry KilnServices or Quality Wood ComponentsFor the best in Custom Dry Kiln Services or QualityWood Components, no one does it better than SalemFrame located in Salem, Virginia. Call us at 540-389-8661 when we can help you.CUSTOM KILN DRYING SERVICESFast turnaround & very competitive pricing • SurfacingSpecializing in pine, oak, & other hardwoodsPre Dryer capacity: 1,000,000 BFDry Kiln capacity: 600,000 BFFor Custom Dry Kiln Services call Darrell Cannaday,Tim Worrell or Gary Wilson at our Virginia facility at540-389-8661, or e-mail us at tim.worrell@rowefurniture.comQUALITY WOOD COMPONENTSCONTACT Eric Collins or Kenneth Cox at our dimensionmill in Salem, Virginia by calling 540-389-8661. Wehave a rough mill, a finish mill, sanding capabilities,CNC routers, etc. that help us to make all types ofwood parts such as furniture legs, blanks, doweling, etc.Salem FrameA location ofRowe Fine Furniture Inc.WEST COAST TRENDS - Continued from page 75only barely inching downward, is a strong indication of just howcritical it is for Congress to move forward immediately with housingstimulus legislation, said Sandy Dunn, president of the NationalAssoc. of Home Builders (NAHB).On the other hand, existing-home sales rose 2 percent nationwideto a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.99 million units. Although15.9 percent below the 5.93 million units reported in 2007, it doesshow promise.Richard F. Gaylord, NAR president, said, “Homebuyers are startingto get off the fence and into the market, drawn by drops in homeprices in many areas and armed with greater access to affordablemortgages. Today’s buyer plans to stay in a home for 10 years,which is a good strategy for building long-term wealth.”Although conditions remain mixed around the country, areasexperiencing much higher sales activity including Sacramento, theSan Fernando Valley and Monterey County, Calif.PENDING HOME SALES DOWN ON WEST COASTAccording to the NAR, the Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), aforward-looking indicator based on contracts signed, recently fell1.3 percent on the West Coast, but the index is still up 2 percentyear-to-date. Double-digit pending sales gains from a year agowere noted in Sacramento, Calif.Nationwide, the PHSI fell 4.7 percent to 84.7, some 14 percentbelow 2007 when it stood at 98.5. Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist,said some pullback was expected.“The overall decline in contract signings suggests we are not outof the woods by any means,” he said. “The housing stimulus bill…is critical to assure a healthy recovery in the housing market, jobsand the economy.”CALIFORNIANS COULD SEE TAXINCREASE FOR FIRE FUNDSAfter spending $412 million last fiscal year on fighting wildfires,California had already spent more than a third of that amount twoweeks into the new budget year. With California already operatingunder a $15 billion budget deficit, it is believed the state’s taxpayersmay have to foot the bill to control fires.Bill Stewart, a forestry specialist at the University of California atBerkley, noted, “Everybody is now realizing we are going to spenda lot of money… and we might have to pass tax increases to pay.We’re not paying for (fire protection) out of the petty cash draweranymore.”Federal, state and local governments divide the lands in Californiainto thirds to handle wildfire responsibility. The United States hasoffered to pay 75 percent of the more than $214 million state andlocal governments have spent on firefighting since lightning-strikefires in June. The state also often goes out of its jurisdiction to helplocal fire districts.To help cover the expense of fighting wildfires, Gov. ArnoldSchwarzenegger has proposed adding a surcharge onto all homeowners’insurance, which would be higher for those living in fire,flood or earthquake zones.•ONTARIO TRENDS - Continued from page 20required lengths and widths was very challenging. White Birch wasequally hot and in tight supply.With regards to imports, it was reported that prices for severalspecies had softened. However, prices for African Mahogany werereported to be more volatile in recent weeks, while a scarcity ofGenuine Mahogany had firmed up its prices despite a low demand.According to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation(CMHC), the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was84 Hardwoods Have Workability