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YEARS 2014 CALENDAR Crater Lake Natural History Association {Crater Lake} City of Jordan Valley {Jordan Valley} Huffman-Wright {Canyonville} Oregon State Capitol {Salem} Pine Mountain Observatory (University of Oregon) {Pine Mountain} M-F Drive-in Theater {Milton-Freewater} St. Paul Rodeo {St. Paul} SOLVE {Portland} Clatsop County {Astoria} Oregon Coast Aquarium {Newport} L.L. Stub Stewart State Park {Buxton} Portland Farmers Market {Portland} In this issue of our calendar, we celebrate SAIF’s 100-year history of serving Oregon businesses and workers by highlighting some interesting moments in Oregon history. Each month represents a decade between 1900 and 2014 and features an event or a trend that was important during that decade—the Columbus Day Storm, the passage of the Oregon Bottle Bill, and the establishment of Crater Lake National Park, for example. We have selected a policyholder for each month that represents that moment in history. SAIF’s history began with a special election held on November 4, 1913. Oregon voters approved the “Workmen’s Compensation Act,” which went in effect on July 1, 1914, which is why we celebrate our 100th anniversary in 2014. The first attempt to pass a workers’ compensation law had been in 1911, but that bill Huffman-Wright Logging 1952 failed. Governor Oswald West then appointed a commission to draft new legislation. After passing the Legislature, the measure was referred to a vote of the people. The law created the State Industrial Accident Commission (SIAC) and provided funds for the “compensation of injured workmen employed in hazardous occupations.” It also appropriated $50,000 as start-up funds. A three-member commission took up residence in the Masonic Temple in downtown Salem and began preparing to implement the law. One of the most difficult tasks for the new commission was getting the necessary information about the industries that St. Paul Rodeo 1930 would be subject to the law. Lists were obtained from the Manufacturers Association, the Labor Bureau, lumber associations, and trade unions, and a survey was made of the entire state. On SIAC’s first day of business, William Smith, an electrician with Oregon Power Company, was injured. He lost one and a half days of work, worth $2.70, and his doctor’s bill was $5. His was not the first claim received, however. That distinction goes to Dewie McKilrath, who was injured on July 2. He worked at Spaulding Saw Mill located in what is now Riverfront Park in Salem. We hope you will celebrate with us and enjoy these little glimpses of Oregon history. Governor Tom McCall helps at SOLVE’s Brenda JP Rocklin first beach cleanup, 1972 President and CEO August 2004 to February 2014 FEBRUARY 2014 DECEMBER 2013 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 January SUndaY MondaY TUesdaY WednesdaY THUrsdaY FridaY SatUrdaY 1 2 3 4 New Year’s Day SAIF offices closed 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Agricultural Agricultural Employer training Safety Seminar Safety Seminar Medford Hillsboro Hillsboro In Spanish 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Agricultural Agricultural Employer trainings Safety Seminar Safety Seminar Eugene Hermiston The Dalles Portland In Spanish In Spanish Salem Agricultural Safety Seminar The Dalles 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Agricultural Agricultural Safety Seminar Safety Seminar Hood River Hood River In Spanish Martin Luther King Jr. Day SAIF offices closed 26 27 28 29 30 31 Employer training Coos Bay Mid-Oregon Construction Safety Summit, Bend Chinese New Year To learn more about SAIF’s employer training programs, Crater Lake Natural History Association | Crater LAKE | craterlakeoregon.org go to saif.com/employer > Training calendar. Crater Lake becomes national park The eruption of Mount Mazama around 7,700 years ago began the long geological process that would create Oregon’s Crater Lake. In 1902, in recognition of its unique geological history and beauty, Congress established Crater Lake National Park. The Crater Lake Natural History Association was established in 1942 by local residents and the National Park Service to help educate the public about the lake’s history and geology. By selling books, 1900s posters, maps, and other interpretive merchandise, it benefits Crater Lake National Park and Oregon Caves National Monument through educational programs and research. JANUARY 2014 MARCH 2014 1 2 3 4 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 February 30 31 SUndaY MondaY TUesdaY WednesdaY THUrsdaY FridaY SatUrdaY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Agricultural Agricultural Safety Seminar Safety Seminar Wilsonville Wilsonville In Spanish Groundhog Day 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Agricultural Agricultural Employer trainings Safety Seminar Safety Seminar Bend Central Point Central Point Redmond In Spanish Valentine’s Day 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Agricultural Employer trainings Safety Seminar Eugene | Portland Salem Salem Agricultural Safety Seminar Presidents Day Salem SAIF offices closed In Spanish 23 24 25 26 27 28 Agricultural Agricultural Agricultural Safety Seminar Safety Seminar Safety Seminar Woodburn Woodburn Clackamas In Spanish City of Jordan Valley | Jordan VALLEY | cityofjordanvalley.com To learn more about SAIF’s employer training programs, go to saif.com/employer > Training calendar. City of Jordan Valley founded On the eastern edge of Oregon, surrounded by rolling hills covered with sagebrush, sits the small community of Jordan Valley. Gold brought the first settlers to the valley in the 1860s, but cattle ranchers and Basque settlers with their sheep soon followed. The town was established in 1911, and many of the original stone buildings from that period are still standing. Cattle ranching is still the main occupation, followed by growing 1910s hay and grain and mining. Although only about 180 people live in the town, thousands come each year for a rodeo, barbecue, dance, and trade show held in May. And, seasonally, antelope, deer, pheasant, quail, and sage grouse lure hundreds of hunters to the area. FEBRUARY 2014 APRIL 2014 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 March SUndaY MondaY TUesdaY WednesdaY THUrsdaY FridaY SatUrdaY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Agricultural Employer trainings Employer training Employer training Safety Seminar Hood River Hermiston Ontario Bandon The Dalles Mardi Gras Ash Wednesday 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Agricultural Employer training Agricultural Safety Seminar Medford Safety Seminar Klamath Falls Salem Daylight saving time begins 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Employer trainings Eugene Salem Portland St. Patrick’s Day Spring begins 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Huffman-Wright | CANYONVILLE | www.huffman-wright.com To learn more about SAIF’s employer training programs, go to saif.com/employer > Training calendar. Timber industry booms, modernizes Timber has been a driving force in the Oregon economy since the late 1800s; in 1905, Oregon ranked second in the nation for timber production. Increased construction in the 1920s drove production even higher, creating an industry boom. Large timber companies developed mills, railroads, and company towns. And the industry began to modernize—more logging was done with machines instead of horses and oxen. Almost 60 1920s years ago, in 1956, Ralph Huffman and Roger Wright founded Huffman-Wright Logging. Now, the second and third generations are working for the company. MARCH 2014 maY 2014 1 1 2 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 30 31 April SUndaY MondaY TUesdaY WednesdaY THUrsdaY FridaY SatUrdaY 1 2 3 4 5 April Fools’ Day 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Employer trainings Bend Redmond National Work Zone Awareness Week 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Employer trainings Eugene Portland Salem Palm Sunday Passover begins at sundown Tax Day Good Friday 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Employer training Coos Bay Portland in Spanish Easter Earth Day National Arbor Day 27 28 29 30 Holocaust Remembrance Day Workers’ Memorial Day Oregon State Capitol | SALEM | www.oregonlegislature.gov To learn more about SAIF’s employer training programs, go to saif.com/employer > Training calendar. Fire destroys State Capitol—again On December 29, 1855, Oregon’s first statehouse, a wood frame building barely two years old, burned to the ground. In 1876 a new Capitol opened, this time constructed of brick and native Umpqua stone. Grand staircases and covered porticoes supported by Corinthian columns were added in the 1880s. Then, on April 25, 1935, fire once again destroyed the Capitol. The fire, which began in the basement, spread up through 1930s the center of the building, and the dome collapsed. Rebuilding began in December 1936, and, by the summer of 1938, the new Capitol was complete.