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142nd YEAR, No. 230
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015
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Vince Bogard, the president of the Northwest Old Iron Club chapter from Tillamook, hammers away in a blacksmithing demonstration
during the Camp 18 Logger’s Memorial Dedication and Logging Exhibition on May 9. The blacksmith demonstration was a new addition
this year to the annual event.
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A new addition at this year’s Camp 18 Logger’s Memorial Dedication and Logging Exhibition was an
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