Spring Meeting Lands Penn-York In New York

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Feature Stories, National Hardwood Magazine
May 2026

Spring Meeting Lands Penn-York In New York

The Penn-York Lumbermen’s Club recently held a meeting in Ellicottville, NY, at Holiday Valley. Fitzpatrick & Weller Inc. and W.J. Cox Associates Inc. served as co-hosts of the evening.

Guest speaker during the dinner engagement was John Bartow, executive director of Empire State Forest Products Association.

Founded in 1895, Fitzpatrick & Weller Inc. is a multi-national supplier in the hardwood lumber and wood components industries. Located in Western New York, the company has developed and earned a reputation, known to many parts of the world, for quality raw materials, master crafted production and customer-oriented management, according to the company’s website.

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W. J. Cox Associates Inc. has been specializing in providing insurance and risk management services to the forest products industry since 1979.

The next Penn-York meeting is set for May 12 in Cranberry Township, PA, and will be hosted by Burns Industrial Equipment.

Visit pennyork.org for more information.

Andy Moore, Moore Forest Products, Sheffield, PA; Dickie Scutt, Gutchess Lumber Co. Inc., Cortland, NY; and Mike Kerner, Gutchess Lumber Co. Inc., Brookfield, PA

Paul Kephart, NWH, Beachwood, OH; Dan McElroy, D.A. McElroy Hardwood Lumber Inc., Buffalo, NY; Mark Metzger, Nyle Dry Kilns, Brewer, ME; and Lu Abbott, D.A. McElroy Hardwood Lumber Inc.

Steve Jones, Ron Jones Hardwood Sales Inc., Union City, PA; Jeff Dougherty, The AGL Group LLC, Jacksonville, FL; Loren Voyer, Kennebec Lumber Company, Solon, ME; and Isaac Jones, Ron Jones Hardwood Sales Inc.

Brian Sexton, Baillie Group, Cayuta, NY; Greg Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick & Weller Inc., Ellicottville, NY; Chris Fehr, National Hardwood Magazine, Erie, PA; and William Miller, Salamanca Lumber Co. Inc., Salamanca, NY

Brandon Ferman, Baillie Group, Hamburg, NY; Brian Hitchcock, Quanex Custom Components, Greenville, PA; and Cullen Roll, Baillie Group

Katie and Jason Smith, Westbury Lumber Company, Red Creek, NY; Missie Geitner, W.J. Cox Associates Inc., St. Marys, PA; and John Bartow, Executive Director, Empire State Forest Products Association, Rensselaer, NY

Ed Pry, Lewis Lumber Products Inc./Dwight Lewis, Picture Rocks, PA; Matt Lowry, Ron Jones Hardwood Sales Inc., Union City, PA; Russ Shamblen, Premier Hardwood Products Inc., Syracuse, NY; and Andy Nuffer, RAM Forest Products Inc., Shinglehouse, PA

Marquis Adams, Fitzpatrick & Weller Inc., Ellicottville, NY; Kevin Brown, W.J. Cox Associates Inc., Clarence, NY; and Jeff Myers, RT Machine Company Inc., Hughesville, PA

Greg Richardson, Dickson Hardwoods LLC, Buffalo, NY; Catherine Suda, Baillie Group, Hamburg, NY; Missie Geitner, W.J. Cox Associates Inc., St. Marys, PA; Bob Pope, SII Dry Kilns, Montpelier, VT; and Peter Sformo, W.J. Cox Associates Inc., Clarence, NY

Simon Ince, Walker Lumber Company Inc., Woodland, PA; James Hodder, Weston Premium Woods Inc., Brampton, ON; and Nate Jones, Ron Jones Hardwood Sales Inc., Union City, PA

Curt Hollabaugh, Slater Run Resources LLC, Tidioute, PA; Shawn Blochberger, Gutchess Lumber Co. Inc., Brookville, PA; and Shaina Westerburg and Joe Snyder, Fitzpatrick & Weller Inc., Ellicottville, NY

Nathan Jobe, American Lumber Company, Hamburg, NY; and Ron Boose and Cody Hickman, RT Machine Company Inc., Hughesville, PA

Chris McMillen, Moore Forest Products, Sheffield, PA; and Dan Fitzpatrick and Charlie Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick & Weller Inc., Ellicottville, NY

Craig Albright, Messersmith Manufacturing Inc., Bark River, MI; Scott Silvis, Lewis Lumber and Milling Inc., Clarion, PA; Rob Matson, Matson Lumber Company, Brookville, PA; and Bill Smith, Suny ESF, Syracuse, NY

Sean McMahon, Baillie Group, Hamburg, NY; Jeff Barnhart, Barnhart Lumber Company, Nichols, NY; and Andy Dickinson, Sirianni Hardwoods Inc., Painted Post, NY

John Olson and Zander Israel, Collins/Kane Hardwood, Kane, PA; and Heath Glumac, Springfield Hardwood, Mercer, PA

Jeff Dougherty, The AGL Group LLC, Jacksonville, FL; Chris Fehr, National Hardwood Magazine, Erie, PA; and Craig Albright, Messersmith Manufacturing Inc., Bark River, MI

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