SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2017
Dinner
from 1A
Osgood said that some
favorites from years past
remained on the menu, but
some choices were changed.
“We are doing mixed vegeta-
bles this year, because green
beans are a lot more work and
take a lot of time to prepare.
You have to add bacon and
onions and then bake them and
it requires a lot of time. So with
these mixed vegetables, we will
save a lot of time and we will
see how people like them,” he
said.
Volunteers prepared the hams
in quarters and then slices.
“Then we make a special
juice for them with pineapples
and cherries, and that makes
them taste really good,” Osgood
said. “People just seem to love
it.”
The supplies for this year’s
Christmas dinner included 150
pounds of Yukon Gold potatoes,
which did not have to be peeled,
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saving the cooks a considerable
amount of time and effort.
Additionally, the group dis-
tributed almost 1,000 rolls, hun-
dreds of slices of apple and
pumpkin pies and dozens of
pounds of yams.
This year, the diners were
seated “restaurant style,” as a
waitperson came to the table,
took the group order and then
returned with the table’s meals.
McDuffy
and
Osgood
weren’t sure of the exact cost of
the meal to the lodge and its
members, but both men agreed
it is a large number.
“The cost is substantial, but
we budget for it,” Osgood said.
“We have other fundraisers that
help to support this event, and
some that are specifically for
the Christmas dinner. Our goal
is to provide a delicious meal
for anyone in the area who
wants one, free of charge.”
For more information about
the Elks Lodge, call 541-997-
2610.
7 A
Hundreds of people enjoyed the freshly-prepared
Christmas Day dinner at Florence Elks Lodge.
from 1A
The recovered logs and pil-
ings could have been discard-
ed or chopped up for fire-
wood, but Wilson believes the
wood
will
be
easily
reclaimed. He wants to find
an appropriate use for the old
timber.
“There is not even a mil-
limeter of rot on these, even
though they have been down
there for 80 years. They are
pristine, almost like they
have been pickled,” he said.
“Once it soaks for that long,
the wood will get stained and
have a black iridescent,
almost a shiny blue, color to
the wood.”
While towing the recovered
logs upriver to the Port of
Siuslaw was a challenge, it
was even more difficult to
load them onto a vehicle that
can handle the weight and
size of the sodden logs.
Fortunately, Wilson recent-
ly purchased just the right
tool for the job.
“It’s an old National Guard
truck I bought in Utah. It’s
38,000 pounds and it’s built
for hauling tanks off of the
battlefield. It’s a military tow
truck, so it can carry just
about anything I need to
move,” he said. “It’s amazing
how much weight and
momentum these logs carry.”
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Crews work to stack re-
claimed timber on a massive
hauler after dragging the
logs to the marina.
Thomas and Wilson took
about seven hours to tow the
logs from the bridge to the
port marina.
“They are so heavy and
hard to move, it’s unbeliev-
able,” Wilson said.
The wood recovery project
will now be interrupted for a
few months to allow for the
river to smooth out the bank
around the dock and the
bridge. This will occur as the
river and the ocean tides
move massive amounts of
water by the bank, stripping
unsecured trees and debris
from the site.
Both men feel that should
be accomplished this spring.
After inspecting the site,
Thomas and Wilson believe
they will be able to continue
working to remove any
remaining debris that may
accumulate this winter.
“This wood will take a
while to dry and when it does,
it will harden and become
more dense. Then we will see
if there are any nonprofits or
charitable organizations that
can use the wood for a project
or some related activity,”
Wilson said. “We also may
sell the wood, which could be
worth $50,000 or more and
donate a portion of the profits
to the community.”
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