2009 Indiana Regional Game of Logging Competition

The Indiana Regional Game of Logging competition was held near the Ford Sawmill in Vincennes. We could not have hoped for a nicer day with temperatures in the 70s and partly cloudy skies. There was a great cookout of hamburgers and hotdogs, some great watermelon and cantaloupe. I think everyone had a great time. There were 11 competitors in all, 2 landowners and 9 loggers.

In order for this competition to be successful, as it has been every year, many people and companies donate a lot of time, effort, money and prizes. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THE TIME, MONEY, AND EFFORT.

The results of the 2009 Indiana Regional Game of Logging Competition are as follows:

1st Place: Jason Britton (won $1,000.00 prize) – Plus Tree Felling Event, Target Event, and Three-Way Tie on the Spring Pole Event

2nd Place: Mark Jones (won Dolmar Chainsaw)

3rd Place: Brent Buchan

4th Place: Richard Spaw - Speed Cut (up-cut) Event

5th Place: Clif Buchan - Precision Stump Event

6th Place: Tim Fuhrmann - Three-Way tie on the Spring Pole Event

7th Place: Wayne Buchan - Three-Way tie on the Spring Pole Event

8th Place: Ned Buchan

9th Place: Jamie House - Bucking Event

The Landowner Competition results are as follows:

1st Place: Roger Miller - will compete in the National Landowner Competition on October 3, 2009. 2nd Place: Lee Eckart

Prize Money Donations

1. Sugar Ridge Timber - $50.00 (Mike Klinger) 2. Mike Reynolds Logging - $100.00 (Mike Reynolds) 3. R.E. Casebeer & Sons - $50.00 (Keith Casebeer) 4. Cole Hardwoods, Inc. - $100.00 (Dave Bramlage) 5. C.C. Cook & Sons Lumber Co. - $50.00 (Ronnie Cook) 6. Crone Lumber Co., Inc. - $100.00 (Steve Crone) 7. Indiana Hardwood Specialists - $150.00 (Tom Derleth) 8. Kester Logging - $50.00 (Jerry Kester) 9. Baird Sawmill - $100.00 (Mike Baird) 10. Midwest Logging & Veneer - $50.00 (Mike Dow) 11. Danzer Forestland, Inc. - $100.00 (Lee Eckart) 12. Holt Equipment - $50.00 (Kip Bancroft) 13. Rudd Equipment Co. - $100.00 (Gary Harshberger) 14. Coldwater Veneer - $500.00 (Dean Calhoun) 15. Buchan Sawmill - $500.00 (Dan Buchan) 16. C.J.'s Hair Technologies - $200.00 (Mark Jones’ Mother)

We would like to say a big “Thank You” to those who assisted with the competition, they are as follows: Jim Glenn, Mark Jones, Jason Britton, Jamie House, Clif Buchan, Ned Buchan, Tim Fuhrmann, Dwayne McCoy, Jeff and Mary Hall, David James, Sam Bond, Shaun Cook, John Jones, and Dan Buchan.