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A3 • Friday, April 19, 2019 | Cannon Beach Gazette | CannonBeachGazette.com Loggers raise funds for new memorial, museum at Camp 18 By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian ELSIE — A decade ago, a volunteer group of forest- ers opened a memorial in a small cabin-style building along U.S. Highway 26 just east of Camp 18 Restaurant for those who died while logging. In a testament to one of the deadliest and most sto- ried local professions, the Camp 18 Loggers Memo- rial quickly fi lled up with shrines and artifacts from the woods. Volunteers are now rais- ing between $3 million and $4 million for a new, 7,000-square-foot museum to continue honoring the past while providing a nod to the future. The Camp 18 Loggers Museum was founded in the 1970s by Maurie Clark and Gordon Smith, former owners of Camp 18 Restau- rant. The museum became a popular spot to stop on the way to the coast, marked by a 160-foot spar tree and a growing collection of donated logging equipment from years past. “We were forgetting what our guys looked like who passed away,” said Mark Standley, a logging safety consultant and an organizer behind the addi- tion of the memorial. “We sat around on a deck of logs wondering, ‘What can we do to preserve these guys’ memories.’” The idea was to put some logs out with aluminum tags memorializing late loggers, he said. But after receiving some large donations, the project soon expanded into a small building. The entrance to the memorial is framed by a large grappling hook, each end anchored in twin stone pillars. Inside a heavy set of double doors is a bronze cast of a timber faller — modeled after the late Steve Boudreau, who worked for Morisse Logging Co. in Astoria for 20 years — chainsawing through a tree trunk. On either side of the statue are a series of wooden aisles, each fi lled with memorials of fami- lies who have worked in the industry. The innermost aisles are dedicated to those who have died on the job. “We’re running out of room,” said Harve Deth- lefs, the owner of Bighorn Logging Corp. in Banks and a board member for the memorial. Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian A statue commemorates the legacy of local loggers at the memorial and museum at Camp 18. Logging museum names fi rst female board president Cannon Beach Gazette Effective March 2019, the Camp 18 Log- ging Museum has voted in their fi rst female president. Allina Schmeltzer, board member since 2015, has volunteered to serve in the role after the previous president stepped down. Schmeltzer joined the board to honor her father, Mark Schmeltzer, who loved working in the for- estry industry and was dedicated into the memo- rial in 2015. Schmeltzer has a degree in English with a writing minor from Portland State Uni- versity and has been serv- ing as the board’s secre- tary since she joined. As a native Oregonian, she is extremely passion- ate about educating the public on the importance of the logging industry and for creating a space that will commemorate those who have served About 350 loggers have been memorialized so far, with another 30 or so plaques added each year, Standley said. With space running low, he’s had the unenviable task of ask- it, for all genera- tions. T h e board is currently raising Allina money Schmeltzer for a new museum and memorial building. The memorial building has become a home, of sorts, for all the men and women who have served this industry. There are currently about 400 plaques in the existing memorial build- ing and space is becom- ing limited. The Camp 18 Log- gers Memorial will hold its annual dedication Sat- urday, May 11, at 10 a.m. A live auction will fol- low to raise money for the new building. All are welcome. For more information call Allina Schmeltzer at 503-956-4631 or visit www.camp18logging- museum.org for more information. Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Mark Standley talks about the eff ort to raise money for a new facility to house a memorial and museum at Camp 18. ing families to consolidate their memorials as more of the fallen are added to the walls. Interspersed with the memorials throughout the museum are tin hats, axes, climbing spikes and other tools of the trade. In one corner is a memorial to the family of Shawn Teevin, a local industry mag- nate whose brother and father both died in logging accidents. “We get hordes of peo- ple from the restaurant, so it’d be nice to have some- thing more visible,” Deth- lefs said. The museum hired Asto- NORTHWEST PRAYER BREAKFAST ria-based fi rm Chadbourne + Doss Architects to come up with the design of the new memorial and museum. The fi rm has previously worked on the Alderbrook Station and Red Building in Astoria. “They were very inter- ested in going modern and showcasing newer lumber technologies,” Daren Doss said. Dining on the North Coast “Love One Another” Pray for America Excellence in family dining found from a family that has been serving the North Coast for the past 52 years Thursday, May 2 nd , 2019 Doogers Seafood & Grill 505 Broadway, Seaside “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.” ~John 13:34 NKJV Steidel’s Art Est. in 1959 Great Great Great Homemade Breakfast, lunch and pasta, Clam dinner steaks & Chowder, but that’s not all... menu,too! seafood! Salads! Breakfast Buffet - $ 5 00 7:30 to 8:00 am (Please pay upon arrival if eating) Seaside • 323 Broadway • 738-7234 (Open 7 Days) Cannon Beach • 223 S. Hemlock 436-2851 (7am-3pm Daily) Astoria • 146 W. Bond • 325-3144 Prayer and Song Program 8:00 to 9:00 am Help Clothe Kids!! Introduces Fri. evening May 3rd @ 6 pm Buy 10 balls, dress 1 child!!! $10 per ball l ua nn MALLORY th A Children’s book by Max 2000 balls sold. Each ball 1 chance to win. A 1ST CLOSEST TO PIN: $1000 TRAVEL VISA CARD 12 2ND CLOSEST: 1 night at the Cannery Pier Hotel & Spa w/ two 1-Hour Massages & Dinner for Two at the Bridgewater Bistro (Value $900) 3RD CLOSEST: 2 Nights at The Waves Cannon Beach, $100 at The Wayfarer, $100 at Public Coast Brewing Co. & $100 at the Stephanie Inn Dining Room (Value $700) CL NS OSE ST TO THE PIN WI in the Forest of Lost Kites Sam Steidel & William Steidel His fi rm presented sev- eral designs, from which the board chose a long, gabled hall reminiscent of agrarian sheds in the region. It has a fl exible, free-standing inte- rior for an expanded memo- rial, museum, library and meeting space, and a large fi replace on one side. The new hall would face the highway for maximum visibility and approximate the height of the existing museum, the two buildings linked by walking paths. Below the east side would be a covered area for events overlooking an outdoor fi re pit and a fi eld behind. The project is in the con- ditional use permit phase with Clatsop County. Orga- nizers have held meetings with surrounding neigh- bors, who Doss said have been generally supportive of the museum and design. Volunteers began fund- raising for the new building a year and a half ago, hiring a consultant before going in-house. Several large donors have already given around $400,000, but fund- raising has slowed down with a defl ated log market and Chinese tariffs amid a protracted trade war. “We’ll have to adjust it to fi t,” Standley said. The group has looked at incorporating green build- ing concepts and newer construction materials such as cross-laminated timber, used in multistory build- ings elsewhere. But the newer material and sustain- ability certifi cation might be overkill for the muse- um’s size and backing, Doss said. “For a project strug- gling with money, you have to limit expenditures,” he said. “They’ll try to be as green as possible.” To reach its lofty fund- raising goal, the museum needs someone to reach out to large timber landown- ers, mills and other compa- nies. “That’s where the big- ger money’s going to come from, hopefully,” Dethlefs said. The Camp 18 Log- gers Memorial will hold its annual dedication at 10 a.m. May 11. The names of those added in the last year will be called out, after which local high school forestry teams will compete in timber sports. 4TH CLOSEST: 1 Night at the Holiday Inn Express Astoria & Dinner for 2 at the Bridgewater Bistro (Value $525) 5TH CLOSEST: 1Night at the Ocean Lodge in Cannon Beach & Meals at Tom’s Fish & Chips & the Driftwood Restaurant (Value $450) SATURDAY, MAY 11TH, 2019 • Astoria Golf & Country Club Schedule of Events: 3:00pm - Champagne Reception 3:30pm - Helicopter Drops Golf Balls 4:00 to 6:00pm - Social & Silent Auction WHERE TO BUY TICKETS: *All golf ball ticket sales must be made in advance. Ticket holders need not be present to win. -Holly McHone Jewelers, Astoria -The Sweet Shop, Gearhart -Any Assistance League Member SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR MAJOR SPONSORS 116 S. Hemlock St., Cannon Beach 503.436.1757 Also showing several New original works from the Cannon Beach artist who at age 90 continues to present unique art. One of which is this years original work for CB Sand Castle Contest. ASTORIA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB SEASIDE TEMPS SENATOR BETSY JOHNSON NORTH COAST DENTAL CLINIC We are a volunteer organization focused on promoting self-esteem and emotional well being of children in our community. 100% of all proceeds go to children in Clatsop County. Visit us at: www.assistanceleaguecp.org