Description of NHC The Northwest Horticultural Council (NHC) was incorporated in 1947 with the broad purpose of coordinating the activities of its members and to assist in handling problems common to the Northwest tree fruit industry. Its current work focuses on national and international policy issues affecting growers and shippers in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. 1.  Council Officers                                      4.  Articles of Incorporation  2.  Past Chairmen                                        5.  By-laws 3.  Past President                                         6.  Work Place, Employment and                                                                             Operational Policies  1.  COUNCIL OFFICERS 2008-09 Chairman, Dar Symms Vice Chairman, Mark Zirkle Immediate Past Chairman, Bob Price President, Christian Schlect Secretary, Cheryl Latendresse  2.  PAST CHAIRMEN W. M. Kohagen 1947-1949 Richard F. Duckwall 1978-1980 Lehm Brown 1949-1950 Gerald M. Smeltzer 1980-1982 Frank Freshwater 1950-1951 Herbert L. Frank 1982-1984 James E. Klahre 1951-1953 Dan Hull 1984-1986 Desmond Shearer 1953-1954 Bob Wines 1986-1988 R. A. Reter 1954-1956 Bruce Howe 1988-1990 J. A. Smith 1956-1958 Dick Clements 1990-1992 Sid Reese 1958-1959 Jim Wade 1992-1994 Richard F. Duckwall 1959-1961 Tom Spatz 1994-1996 Len Wooton 1961-1964 Lowell Lancaster 1996-1998 Harold Holmes 1964-1965 Mike Hambelton 1998-2000 Frank Coleman 1965-1967 Fred Duckwall 2000-2002 G. C. Crossland 1967-1970 Mike Wade 2002-2004 Harold E. Copple 1970-1972 Ed Kershaw 2004-2006 Vernon A. Turpin 1972-1974 Bob Price 2006-2008 Lorne Johnston 1974-1976 Dar Symms 2008- M. H. (Bud) Corbin 1976-1978 3.  PAST PRESIDENT Ernest Falk - 1947-1980 4.  ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 5.  BY-LAWS 6.  WORK PLACE, EMPLOYMENT AND OPERATIONAL POLICIES   Northwest Horticultural Council 105 South 18th Street, Suite 105 Yakima, Washington 98901, USA Voice: (509) 453-3193, Fax: (509) 457-7615 E-mail general@nwhort.org