KFIA Holds 55th Annual
KFIA Holds 55th Annual Meeting Jeremy Pitts, Nyle Systems LLC, Lenoir, NC; Andy Holloway, Independent Stave Company, Bowling Green, KY; Brandon Koetter, Northtech Machine LLC, Borden, IN; and George Crawford, Somerset Hardwood Flooring, Somerset, KY Photos by Gary Miller (Editor’s Note: Among these photos included with this article are some that were taken at the Robinson Lumber Co./Van Meter Insurance Hospitality Suite.) Frankfort, KY–The Kentucky Forest Industries Association (KFIA), headquartered here, recently completed a successful 55th Annual Meeting in Louisville, KY at the Brown Hotel. The meeting was originally scheduled for April 7-9, but due to COVID-19 the meeting was rescheduled for August 2020. Under the current circumstances in regard to COVID guidelines, a KFIA spokesperson stated, “We had a successful meeting with 120 in attendance and 25 exhibitors. The KFIA Annual Meeting serves as the premier event for the Hardwood industry in Kentucky.” The meeting got underway with a day of golf with 36 par- ticipants who played in the John C. Smith Invitational Golf Scramble that was won by Darrin Gay, Robert Smith, Eric Mason and Randy Osborne, all from Gay Brothers Lumber in Oneida, KY. Immediately after the golf tournament was over, two golf players purchased two tickets to qualify for a drawing for the opportunity to win 0. One individual won the prize money by having the best score on a Par Three. The “Shoot Out” was sponsored by U-C Coatings, located in Buffalo, NY. The winner of the “Shoot Out” was Jon Williams. Please turn to page 45 Bob Bauer, KFIA, Executive Director, Frankfort, KY; and Jack Urmann, Mandy Quick and Garret Nowell, Independent Stave Company, Lebanon, MO Allan Robinson, PLMI, Philadelphia, PA; and Aaron Swords, LiTS LLC, Piketon, OH 36 OCTOBER 2020 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE
Michele Brewer, KFIA, Frankfort, KY; and Tony and Cheryl Goodman, C.B. Goodman & Sons Lumber, Hickory, KY Emily Stinson, Raelyn Stinson and Olivia Stinson, Froedge Machine & Supply Co. Inc., Tompkinsville, KY Todd Phipps, Danson Peebles LLC, Peebles, OH; George Crawford, Somerset Hardwood Flooring, Somerset, KY; Andy Nuffer, Tally Express, Salem, NC; and Tom Inman, Appalachian Hardwood Mfg. Inc., High Point, NC Jeff Cowley, BOLDesign Inc., Jacksonville, FL; Kirk Bachman, Missouri Walnut LLC, Neosho, MO; Brett Bollinger, BOLDesign Inc., Hudson, NC; and Henco Viljoen, Nyle Systems LLC, Brewer, ME Lee Heffley, Brandeis Machinery & Supply, Louisville, KY; and Jason Goodman, U-C Coatings LLC, Glendale, Ky OCTOBER 2020 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 37
