Annual ALC Meeting In Myrtle Beach Includes Fun, Plus Industry Insights

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Larry and Shannon Cockram, Griffith Lumber Company, Woolwine, VA; and Damon Bevins, Farrow Lumber Company, Cairo, IL
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Annalise Howard, Jeremy Howard, Weston Howard, Tiffany Howard, Bella Howard and Haley Howard, Nyle Dry Kilns, Brewer, ME
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Janie Duplisea, Jayden Duplisea, Adam Duplisea and Brentley Duplisea, Nyle Dry Kilns, Brewer, ME
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Stan Jones, Koppers Inc., Raleigh, NC; Robert Coleman, Robert S. Coleman Lumber Co. Inc., Culpeper, VA; Lance Johnson, ISK Biocides Inc., Memphis, TN; and Shannon Garland, American Hardwood Industries Inc., Waynesboro, VA

The Appalachian Lumbermen’s Club held its Annual Beach Meeting in North Myrtle Beach, SC, with members and guests enjoying sports events and networking.

The meeting attracted 148 people to the Avista Resort for the annual event. Casual networking is the theme for this weekend and included forest industry representatives from landowners, sawmills, distribution yards and secondary manufacturers from the central Appalachia region.

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Jeff Dougherty, Sr., Cindy Dougherty, Carly Dougherty, Jeff Dougherty Jr. and Haley Dougherty, The AGL Group LLC, Jacksonville, FL
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Preslea LaSon, Destiny LaSon, Oskar LaSon, Jesse LaSon and Khloe LaSon, Rossi Group, Cromwell, CT
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Donna Reese, Roy Reese, Megan Reitzel and Andrew Robinson, Penn-Sylvan International Inc., Spartansburg, PA; and Tyler Ber- ntsen, ISK Biocides Inc., Clarksville, TN
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Abigail Summerfield, Lauren Summerfield, Lilly Summerfield, David Summerfield and Hailey Summerfield, ISK Biocides Inc., Grovetown, GA
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Peter Lovett, Maria Lovett, Jessica Lovett and Julia Lovett, King City Northway Forwarding Ltd., Montreal, QC
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Cooper Garland and Shannon Garland, AHI, Roanoke, VA; Erin Cox, GTL Lumber Inc., Ironton, OH; Linwood Truitt, Sarabeth Kight and Josh Turner, Beasley Forest Products Inc., Hazlehurst, GA

The group held two well-attended receptions and a dinner that was followed by a spirited game of Deal or No Deal. Participants were drawn and allowed to select a case that held cash prizes. Before opening the case, they could accept cash offers to sell or keep it.

There were also golf, beach cornhole and horseshoe contests and a host of door prizes from sponsors.

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Peter Lovett, King City Northway Forwarding Ltd., Montreal, QC; Lindsey DiGangi, PLMI, Philadelphia, PA; and Karl Schmertzler, Yoder Lumber Co. Inc., Lenoir, NC
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Mark Pierce, New River Hardwoods Inc., Mountain City, TN; Eddy Phillips, Phillips Lumber & Farm Products LLC, Mountain City, TN; and Peter McCarty, TS Manufacturing Co., Levant, ME
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Wendy and John Bowman, AHMI, High Point, NC; Jesse LaSon, Rossi Group, Cromwell, CT; and Rick Jordan, Associated Hardwoods Inc., Granite Falls, NC
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Amanda and Shannon Forrest, Robinson Lumber Company, Anderson, SC; and Michael Oakes and Taylor Barr, ISK Biocides Inc., Marion, VA
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Tatianna Hughes and Winonna Hughes, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC; Toye Oshoniyi, Dominion Risk Advisors, Roanoke, VA; and Karmin and Ken Matthews, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC
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Eddy and Amy Phillips, Phillips Lumber & Farm Products LLC, Mountain City, TN; and Mark and Dana Pierce, Layne Law and Wayne Law, New River Hardwoods Inc., Mountain City, TN
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Annalise Howard, Tiffany Howard, Weston Howard, Jeremy Howard, Bella Howard, Haley Howard, Janie Duplisea, Jayden Duplisea, Adam Duplisea and Brentley Duplisea, Nyle Dry Kilns, Brew- er, ME
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Jennifer Beam, Jennifer Beam SEO, Staunton, VA; and Mavis Beam, Stephen Beam and Drake Beam, NWH, Staunton, VA
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Karl and Karen Schmertzler, Yoder Lumber Co. Inc., Lenoir, NC; Will Schmertzler, Rex Lumber Company, Crozet, VA; Chris Fehr, National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; and Nate Jones, Ron Jones Hardwood Sales Inc., Union City, PA

The next event for the Club is September 10 and location will be announced soon.

To learn more about the Appalachian Lumbermen’s Club, visit www.lumberclub.org.

By Chris Fehr

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