Page 14 The INDEPENDENT, August 7, 2003
Brewer is Columbia County Logger of the Year for second year
For the second year in a row,
Gregg Brewer of Taylorville
won the All-Around Logger Title
at the 2003 Vernonia Logging
Show. He will be awarded a
gold-plated axe at the begin
ning of the 2003 show. The
golden axe is sponsored by
Wilcox & Flegel of Longview,
Washington.
Three competitors kept
Brewer on his toes all day -
Matt Samuelson of Elsie, earn
ing 25 points, Jeremy Chalk of
St. Helens, earning 18 points
and Jim Horn of Longview, who
earned 16 points, to Brewer’s
31 points.
Brewer also won the title of
2003 Columbia County Logger
of the Year, by accumulating
the most points at logging
shows in Clatskanie, Rainier,
St. Helens and Vernonia. For
this title, Brewer took home a
new Husqvarna chain saw
sponsored by Triple S Saw
Shop of Vernonia and the four
county shows.
Unlimited
Bucking: An-
drews/Pellham, Pellham/Horn,
Flatz/Horn.
Choker Setting: Jeremy
Chalk, Matt Samuelson, Marvin
Johnson.
Women’s Bucking: Mary Ann
Martin, Margie Ragsdale.
Kids’ Axe Throw: Ryan Flatz,
Cody Ford, Derek Berezo.
Pole Walk & Snip: Gregg
Brewer, Kennedy Ragsdale,
Matt Samuelson.
Steeple
Chase:
Matt
Samuelson, Gregg Brewer, Jim
Horn.
Pole Fall: Denny Flatz, Jim
Horn, Jeremy Chalk.
Boom Stick Run: Jeremy
Chalk, Matt Samuelson, Gregg
Brewer.
Pole Walk: Gregg Brewer,
Jim Horn.
Women’s Hard Hat Toss:
Mary Ann Martin, Alisha Re-
aney, Margie Ragsdale.
Kids’ Choker Setting: Jere-
my Martin, Cody Ford, Derek
Berezo.
Placings for ‘03
Vernonia show
Sword award
goes to
Shane Holum
Placings for each event in
the 2003 Vernonia show are as
Shane Holum of Clatskanie,
follows:
Axe Throw: Matt Samuel was honored with the Max
Sword Memorial Sportsman
son, Gregg Brewer, Jim Horn.
Working Saw 4-5 ci: Gregg ship award for 2003.
Officials of the Jamboree
Brewer, Matt Samuelson, Rick
Logging
Show select the win
Kyser.
Working Saw 5-6 ci: Gregg ner of the sportsmanship
Brewer, Rick Kyser, Denny award.
Flatz.
Top: Gregg Brewer receives trophy for Columbia County Logger of the Year.
Above: Jim Horn with his unlimited saw. Left: Bill Woolsey presents Shane
Holum with the Max Sword Memorial Award.
Next page - Top left: Pole Walk & Snip requires balance, agility & strength.
Top right: A different view of pole falling. Center left: Working saw 4-5 ci.
Center right: Axe throw. Bottom left: Steeple Chase looks simple but often
leaves competitors frustrated. Bottom right: Unlimited slices through.