BY TOM INMAN Myrtle
BY TOM INMAN Myrtle Beach, S.C.– Approximately 100 members and families of the Appalachian Lumbermen’s Club (ALC) held their annual Beach Meeting here recently and installed new officers. The club visits Myrtle Beach each spring for a time of networking and social development. The group participates in golf, beach games and receptions each evening. The golf tournament winners for 2012 were the team of Rodney Lawing, Chad Scott, Linwood Truitt and Ray Turner. Second place was Jamie Straka, Cliff McKittrick, Davis Inman and Tom Inman. The club installed the new officers for 2012-13 and thanked officers and board members who were ending their terms. The new officers are: President-Cliff McKittrick of J.W. McKittrick Lumber Co., Camden, S.C.; Vice President-Brian Ballard, Atlanta Hardwood Corp., Huntersville, N.C.; Please turn to page 38 Cliff McKittrick, J.W. McKittrick Lumber Co., Camden, S.C., receives gavel and presidency from Jamie Straka, Vernon James Lumber Co., Hickory, N.C. Toby Cox and Jennifer Mahan, Marcus Cox and Sons Inc., Moneta, Va.; and Penn Cooper, John Rock Inc., Sadsburyport, Pa. Ray Hunt, Austin Hunt Lumber Co. Inc., Statesville, N.C.; Robert Conner, Denton Hardwoods Inc., Denton, N.C.; and Brian Ballard, Atlanta Hardwood Corp., Huntersville, N.C. Robert Coleman, Robert S. Coleman Lumber Co. Inc., Culpeper, Va.; and Penn, Lisa and Meredith Cooper, John Rock Inc., Sadsburyport, Pa. 24 Hardwoods Have Versatility
Rick and Romi Wheeler, Little River Dry Kilns, Granite Falls, N.C.; Greg Pappas, Eastern Hardwoods Inc., Weldon, N.C.; and Gale Keener, Mullican Lumber Co., Ronceverte, W.Va. Emery Grimes and Kim C. Vollinger, W.M. Cramer Lumber Co., Hickory, N.C.; Jamie Straka, Vernon James Lumber Co., Hickory, N.C.; and Stuart Deacon, W.R. Deacon & Sons Timber Inc., Lexington, Va. Fred Hardin and Janice Vance, Gilkey Lumber Co., Rutherfordton, N.C.; and Marijo Wood and Carolyn Dove, Neff Lumber Co., Harrisonburg, Va. Greg and Jennie Pappas, Eastern Hardwoods Inc., Weldon, N.C.; and Ken and Mary Stephens, Associated Hardwoods Inc., Granite Falls, N.C. Tyler, Missy and Brett Eller, Shaw Industries Group, Stuart, Va. David and Karen Kay, Forest Products Inc., Conover, N.C.; and Kimberly Brown and Rodney Lawing, Conover Lumber Co., Conover, N.C. Robert Coleman, Robert S. Coleman Lumber Co. Inc., Culpeper, Va.; Stuart Deacon, W.R. Deacon & Sons Timber Inc., Lexington, Va.; and Mike Passerell, Northland Forest Products, Troy, Va. Additional photos on page 36 Emery Grimes, W.M. Cramer Lumber Co., Marlinton, W.Va.; and Toby Cox and Jennifer Mahan, Marcus Cox and Sons Inc., Moneta, Va. JULY/2012 25
