National Hardwood Magazine - July 2014

Appalachian Lumbermen

Appalachian Lumbermen Hold Myrtle Beach Meeting Photos By Tom Inman Myrtle Beach, SC–Members and their families of the Appalachian Lumbermen’s Club held their annual Beach Meeting recently and installed new officers. The club visits here 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 2014 (and the third consecutive year) were the team of Rodney Lawing, Chad Scott, Linwood Truitt and Ray Turner. The club installed the new officers for 2014-15 and thanked officers and board members who were ending their terms. The new officers are: President - Ken Stephens, Associated Hardwoods LLC, Granite Falls, NC; Vice President - Brian Ballard, Huntersville Hardwoods Inc., Huntersville, NC; Secretary/Treasurer - Jamie Straka, Vernon James Inc., Hickory, NC; and Past President Cliff McKittrick, McKittrick Lumber Co., Camden, SC. The board of directors are Kyle Cronland of Cronland Lumber Co. Inc., Seth Deacon of W.R. Deacon & Sons Timber Inc., Ben Fulbright of Fulbright Lumber, Steve Leonard of Lawrence Lumber Co., and Mark Pierce of New River Hardwood Inc. The next meeting of the ALC will be September 9, 2014, in Mountain City, TN. For more information, visit www.lumberclub.org. ■ Shannon, Jacob, Caleb, Joshua and Amanda Forrest, Robinson Lumber Co., Anderson, SC Ernie III, Ernie, Becky and Laney Pait, Zickgraf Hardwood Flooring, Franklin, NC 24 JULY 2014 ■ NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE

Fred Hardin and Janice Vance, Gilkey Lumber Co., Rutherfordton, NC; and Mary and Ken Stephens, Associated Hardwoods LLC, Granite Falls, NC Brian Ballard, Huntersville Hardwoods Inc., Huntersville, NC; Seth Deacon and Otho Dudley, W.R. Deacon & Sons Timber Inc., Lexington, VA; and Linwood Truitt, Beasley Forest Products/Thompson Hardwoods, Hazlehurst, GA Allison, Winn, Cliff and Carolyn McKittrick, McKittrick Lumber Co., Camden, SC Tom Inman, AHMI, High Point, NC; Craig Myers, PLM / ILM, Philadelphia, PA; Brandon Reavis, PLM / ILM, New Bern, NC; and Ray Hunt, Hunt Lumber Co., Statesville, NC Steve and Leah Leonard, Lawrence Lumber Co., Maiden, NC; and Bud and Theresa Griffith, Griffith Lumber Co., Woolwine, VA Gale Keener, Mullican Flooring, Ronceverte, WV; Jesse Cockram, Caitlyn Priddy, Larry Cockram, Drew Cockram and Kendell Cockram, Griffith Lumber Co., Woolwine, VA Additional photos on next page JULY 2014 ■ NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 25