American March

2019 Association

ALA Board of Directors Membership Dues! President: Eric Hoberg [email protected] It’s back again! Incentive for paying your dues at the 406-360-1822 beginning of the year! If you pay your dues before the UofM ProAm, you are entered in a drawing to receive Vice President: Rob Waibel your 2019 membership for FREE! Payment must be [email protected] 503-369-9910 RECEIVED by the Secretary prior to her departure for the competition, she is leaving April 24th and lives in the Secretary: Chrissy Ramsey boonies, so get that membership mailed in EARLY! [email protected] 509-945-3350 The drawing will be held at the winter meeting. You do not need to be present to win. How it works: if you pay Treasurer: James Hartley a family, junior, college, or annual membership, then a [email protected] 509-344-9951 single ticket will be placed in the drawing. If your ticket is drawn then you will receive your dues back. ($60 for Board Members: a family, $30 for a junior, $45 for an annual, or $35 for a collegiate). Reason enough to get those dues in early? Gordy Mauhl We hope so! 425-788-1201 206-669-0224c

Cody Labahn [email protected] 541-231-9659 The Spring ALA meeting will be held at the University of

Trevor Baker Montana ProAm Competition at the end of April. The [email protected] 206-713-3742 UofM has a new indoor training facility on their site and we will be using it to have our meeting. Food will be provided, We’re on the Web! See us at: and 2019 awards will be handed out! Please plan to attend. www.americanlumberjacks.com It will be held after the competition, so pack up your gear Email us at: [email protected] and then make time to be at this important meeting.

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Custom toe climbing spurs and shin-guards available upon request. Contact Eric Interested in Hoberg for details. 406.531.9345 advertising in the Looking for handles? Contact Mike Forrester 541.496.3204 classifieds? [email protected]. It is FREE for ALA Chainmail Guards: Footies $80, Shins $150 members! Erin LaVoie 509.868.4801, [email protected] Contact the

Secretary.

Modified saws for sale: Contact Clint Stevenson 509-291-3722 for more information.

Saw handles for sale: Welded metal saw handles - $50 per handle, or two for $90 - taking orders for pipe size 1/4", 1/2" and 3/4" pipes in 3 different angles: straight, 10 degree and 15 degree. Contact Kylee Hatfield (208) 740-7646 or [email protected]. Wrap color of your choice included. Spray-on "grit" (similar to truck bed liner) $10. Make great

Christmas Gifts!

Saw sharpening: modified, M-tooth, factory contact Lee Williamson 360-599-2911.

Rob Waibel is sharpening Factory Peg and Raker saws. 503-369-9910, [email protected]

Ballots are out! If you are eligible to vote, you will receive an email to vote on Survey Monkey. Be sure to vote by April 18th!

University of Montana Pro Am entries are due received by April 19th. Longview Go 4th entries are due postmarked by May 25th.

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2019 show dates

= ALA Sanctioned Show

Stihl Collegiate Western Qualifier; Colorado State University March 27th University of Montana Pro-Am Show; Missoula, MT April 27th

Sequim Irrigation Festival; Sequim, WA May 11th th Revelstoke; Revelstoke, BC May 18 Kaslo May Days; Kaslo, BC May 18-19th Port McNeil Logger Sports, Port McNeil BC May 31-June 1st Stihl Western Qualifier; Shelton, WA June 1st rd Brownsville; Brownsville, OR June 23 Scotch Creek, BC June 29th Longview Go 4th; Longview, WA July 4th Paul Bunyan Mtn Blues Festiva ;, Westwood, CA July 6th th Philomath Frolic; Philomath, OR July 13 th Powell River Logger Sports; Powell River, BC July 13-14 Darby Logger Days; Darby, MT July 20th West Linn; West Linn, OR July 21st Big John Miller Memorial Lumberjack Show; Myrtle Creek, OR July 27th

Bowen Island; July 27-28th th Stihl US Pro & Collegiate Championships; Milwaukee, WI July 26-29 Abbotsford Agrifair; BC Aug 3rd Squamish Days; Squamish, BC Aug. 3-4th rd Eagar Daze; Eagar, AZ Aug. 3 Salmon Festival; Campbell River BC Aug. 10-11th Morton Logger Jubilee; Morton WA, Aug 10-11th Smithers, BC Aug. 25th

Land of Legends COWEX; Duncan, BC Sept. 7th Port Alberni Logger Sports, Port Alberni, BC Sept. 8th Orofino Lumberjack Days; Orofino, ID Sept. 15th

= show has already occurred!

Webster County , Webster Springs WV, May 24-26th Sawyer County Woodchop & Stihl Midwest Qualifier, Hayward, WI June22-23rd

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The University of Montana ’s Team will be hosting a fund raiser on Friday, April 26th in their new training building at their competition grounds. There will be spaghetti, beer and an auction. Help support the team that raises the money for the Pro- Am prizes.