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This year at the annual fundraiser, the Oregon Logging Conference Foundation (OLCF) partnered with Brothers in Arms, raising money for both scholarships and financial assistance for Curt Rogers, who is fighting a battle with ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease).
23 teams and many generous sponsors helped raise more than $65,000 this year at the fundraiser, which was held on September 6th at Creswell Clay Target Sports in Creswell, OR.
“Once again this event was a huge success and we had a wonderful turnout for our joint fundraising efforts,” said OLC Manager Rikki Wellman. “This group of people always comes together to help support the future of the logging industry and other worthy causes,” she added.
Winning teams at the fundraiser were:
1st place – Ocean Terminals (for the 6th consecutive year)
2nd place – Boise Cascade
3rd place – Bell Lumber & Pole
4th place (tie) – Papé Machinery and Starker Forests, Inc.
Cinderella award – JWN Trucking
High Scoring Men’s award – Kevin Ankeny
High scoring Women’s award – Jennifer Breathe
Conservation award (lowest scoring individual) – Tommy Nichols
Participating teams rotated through the course and for each broken “bird” clay target, one point was awarded to the individual who shot it. In addition to paid registration, participants had the option to buy “do-over” tickets for missed rounds.
The fundraiser included breakfast and lunch catered by Chapala’s Catering, with breakfast sponsored by Sierra Pacific Industries and lunch sponsored by Papé Kenworth, beverages sponsored by Modern Machinery, an auction, and an opportunity drawing.
Special thanks to the following who donated auction and opportunity drawing items: Nelson Bros Trucking, ShaneCo Timber Inc., Creswell Clay Target Sports, Kevin Merritt, Giustina Resources, Thompson Timber, Dean & Jeanne Shuttleworth, Riverhawk Guide Service, Bi-Mart, Monte Clough, Martie Munsell, Rikki & Dave Wellman, Papé Machinery, Hap & Lory Huffman, Chapala’s Mexican Restaurant, OLC Foundation, Seven Feathers, Wheel Fun Rentals, Mark & Denise Taisy, Chula’s Cantina & Grill, Matt Verley, OLC, and Bob & Terry Rogers. Proceeds from the auction and opportunity drawing totaled more than $16,000.
Title sponsors were Bell Lumber & Pole, Giustina Resources, JWN Trucking, Papé Machinery, and Douglas County Forest Products
Scholarship sponsors were Hart Custom Cutting, Stuntzner Engineering & Forestry, ShaneCo Timber, Inc., Rikki & Dave Wellman, Swanson Group, and Sundance Lumber.
Station sponsors were Boise Cascade, Cascade Timber Consulting, Lone Rock Resources, Roseburg Forest Products, Starker Forests, Inc., Teevin Bros, McGee Engineering Inc., ShaneCo Timber Inc., Bi-Mart, and the OLC.
A tentative date for the 7th Annual Clay Target Tournament fundraiser has been set for September 4, 2025.
Visit the OLCF website for more information about the scholarship program.
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