The INDEPENDENT, July 2, 2009
Loggers Memorial being added
to Camp 18 Logging Museum
Visitors to the Camp 18 Log-
ging Museum (next to the
Camp 18 Restaurant on Hwy.
26) can wander the grounds
and view old logging equip-
ment to see how logging works.
Now, a Loggers Memorial
Project is being added to the
museum grounds. The memori-
al project will feature bronze
plaques to honor and remem-
ber loggers, and others who
support the logging industry,
who have died.
Mark Standley, President of
the Logging Museum and a
Logging Safety Officer, got the
idea for the memorial about a
year ago. He’s worked in the
area for about 25 years and
has investigated deaths and in-
juries in the woods during that
time. “I just know that memo-
ries fade and this is a way to
keep the memories alive and
this is the place to do it,” Stan-
dley said.
The Memorial is housed in a
beautiful wood building with
one 36 foot-long beam and two
24 foot-long beams. Almost the
entire project is being done
with donated labor, materials
and money. Many of the area’s
logging companies have made
significant donations and many
of the area loggers have donat-
ed time and labor. For instance,
on June 20, Tim Ruyle passed
up a sturgeon fishing trip to
work on the building’s roof.
The space for the Memorial
Project, which will contain the
memorial plaques, is designed
to hold hundreds of plaques, a
bronze statue of a faller cutting
down a tree, plus loggers’ per-
sonal effects, such as boots,
pictures, etc. on the walls of the
building. The project hopes to
eventually obtain a grant for a
computer and screen that will
allow visitors to run CDs of log-
gers from its collection.
Before the dedication, which
is planned for the end of Au-
gust, the project would like to
have more plaques ready.
Plaques can be purchased for
$150 (if that amount is a hard-
ship, contact them for possible
financial aid), by contacting
Mark Standley at 503-434-
0148 or Denise Dethlefs at
503-324-2422 for an applica-
tion, or for more information.
If you want to help, and be a
part of the project, they can still
use donations of doors, fixtures
or money. Call Standley, at the
number above, to help finish
the project.
Above: Mark Standley, left,
and Tim Ruyle on the Log-
ging Memorial building,
June 20, with a steam don-
key in the background.
“… know that memories
fade and this is a way to
keep the memories
alive…
Mark Standley,
President of the
Logging Museum
Below: Photo shows what
Memorial Plaques will look
like and how they will be dis-
played.
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