THE INDEPENDENT, AUGUST 19, 2004
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Samuelson, Whitehead take top honors in 2004 Logging Show
Logging Show Chairman Bill Woolsey. right, presents the
award for Vernonia All-Around Logger to Scott Whitehead.
All-Around Logger title to Scott Whitehead
Scott Whitehead, from Tilla-
mook, won the All-Around Log-
ger title at the 2004 Vernonia
Jamboree Logging Show and
received a Husqvarna chain
saw from Triple S Service of
Vernonia. Matt Samuelson was
leading the show with 21 points
to Whitehead’s 19 points going
into the final three events.
Whitehead then pulled ahead
and won with a total of 29
points to 24 points.
Matt Samuelson’s name will be added to the Columbia Coun-
ty Logger of the Year trophy being held by David Thompson.
Participating in the presentation is Bill Woolsey, at right.
Sportsmanship title
goes to Robert Eide
Robert Eide from Vernonia
was honored with the Max
Sword Memorial Sportsman-
ship award. The recipient of
this award is selected by the
judges, based on contestants’
conduct throughout the show.
Despite running into a few diffi-
culties during some of the
events, Eide kept a smile on
his face and showed what true
sportsmanship is all about.
Robert Eide, left, accepts the
Max Sword Award from Kyle
Cota, nephew of the award’s
namesake.
Robert Eide makes his way
across Rock Creek in the
Boomstick Run.
Matt Samuelson
earns 2004 title
for county shows
Matt Samuelson, of Elsie, is
the 2004 Columbia County
Logger of the Year, a title he
earned by accumulating the
most points at the four logging
shows in Clatskanie, Rainier,
St. Helens and Vernonia, plus
the Clatsop County Fair. This
was the first year that points
from the Clatsop County Fair
show were included. Jeremy
Chalk kept Samuelson on his
toes throughout all five of the
shows and lost the title by only
one point.
For the Logger of the Year ti-
tle, Samuelson took home a
new Husqvarna chain saw
from Cowlitz River Rigging in
Longview. He will also receive
a gold-plated axe award, spon-
sored by Wilcox & Flegel, at
the start of the 2005 show.