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The INDEPENDENT, August 16, 2000
Horn, Whitehead keep their county, show championship titles
Scott Whitehead, at left in front, 1999 Vernonia Logging Show winner, received his trophy at
the beginning of the 2000 logging show. Presenting the trophy were Jack Sweeney and Lau
rie Barber of Wilcox & Flegel, who sponsored the trophy, logging show chairman Bill
Woolsey and show organizer Jani Richards.
Ray Kyser started the ax throwing competition with a
four-point toss.
Vernonia Logging Show results
For the third year in succes
sion, Scott Whitehead of Tilla
mook captured the title of Ver
nonia All-Around Logger, with a
total of 24 points.
Following are the placings,
first to third, for each event in
the 2000 show:
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Matt Samuelson was named winner of the Max Sword Memorial Sportsmanship Award for
the second consecutive year. The winner of this award is selected by show officials.
Unlimited Bucking: Skirvin,
horn, R. Kyser.
Steeple Chase: Whitehead,
M. Samuelson, David Thomp
son.
Pole Fall (all hits): M. Sam
uelson, Jason Kyser, Dethlefs.
Pole Walk: Whitehead, Hof
fen, KC Hamilton.
Boom Stick Run: White-
Axe Throw: Brett Dye, R.
head, Todd Cutright, Adam
Kyser, Scott Whitehead.
Working Saw, 5-6 ci: Jesse Hopkes.
Samuelson, Dean Dethlefs,
Kids Axe Throw:
Adam
Ray Kyser.
Working Saw 4-5 ci: Deth Kallio, Tim Shawley, Mark Sel
lefs, Jim Horn, Matt Samuel by.
son.
Kids Choker Setting: Selby,
Pole Walk and Snip: White- Shawley, Kallio.
head, Horn, Coby Reiger.
Women’s Bucking: Cindy
Dealer Rep Bucking: Les Roberts.
Skirvin for Woods Logging
Supply of Longview.
Women’s Hard Hat Toss:
Choker Setting: Geoff Hof- Roberts, Cheryl Lettenmaier,
fert, M. Samuelson, Horn. -
Brandy Kallio
Horn repeats as Logger of the Year
The Columbia County Log contender by 19 points. His to
ger of the Year is for the sec tal was 61 points.
Scott Whitehead trailed
ond year in a row, Longview
Horn by 22 points coming into
resident Jim Horn.
the
final logging show of the
Coming into the Vernonia
Friendship Jamboree Logging season and, though he added
show, Horn had earned 50 14 points to his score that Sun
points in the other three shows day, couldn’t overcome the
(Clatskanie, Rainier and Co deficit. Whitehead, with 42
lumbia County Fair) on the cir points, was followed by Elsie
cuit. In Vernonia, Aug. 6, he resident Matt Samuelson with
had an off day, but still added 38 points, and Greg Brewer of
11 points to lead the closest Clatskanie with 35 points.
Sportsman award to Samuelson
Matt Samuelson of Elsie
was named recipient of the
2000 Max Sword Memorial
Sportsmanship Award at the
2000 Jamboree Logging Show
Aug. 6. Officials of the Jam
Jim Horn repeated his winning ways of last year by again earning the title of Columbia
County Logger of the Year.
boree Logging Show select the
winner of the sportsmanship
award. This is the second year
that Samuelson has been cho
sen to receive this award.
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