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THE VOICE OF THE TIMBER INDUSTRYTIMBERBULLETININ THIS ISSUE66th Annual Membership Meeting..............8_________________________________________________________________________________North Star Expo Schedule of Events.........13_________________________________________________________________________________Cass Forest Products ..................................15_________________________________________________________________________________Manual Approach SuitesMinnesota Logging Team ..........................20_________________________________________________________________________________2003 Legislative Session.............................26_________________________________________________________________________________Friends of the Forest History Center ........28_________________________________________________________________________________Loggers of the Past .....................................30_________________________________________________________________________________Classifieds....................................................33_________________________________________________________________________________Advertisers Index.......................................34_________________________________________________________________________________811Volume 59May/June 2003Duluth, MinnesotaTIMBER PRODUCERSASSOCIATIONPresidentCLARENCE JOHNSONPast PresidentRAMON KILLMER1st Vice PresidentLOWELL PITTACK2nd Vice PresidentDALE ERICKSONSecretary/TreasurerWARREN JOHNSONEditorWAYNE E. BRANDTGraphic Design, Editorial andMechanical ProductionSTEWART-TAYLOR PRINTINGMinnesotaTimber ProducersAssociationON THE COVERThe cover of this month’s Timber Bulletin istaken from the April 1951 issue of theTimber Bulletin. This cartoon shows howforward looking the equipment and loggingindustries have been through the years.This cartoon is run in honor of the 50thNorth Star Expo.The Timber Bulletin is published six times annually,in February, April, June, August, October andDecember by the Minnesota Timber ProducersAssociation, located at 903 Medical Arts Bldg.,324 W. Superior St., Duluth, Minn. MinnesotaTimber Producers Association members receivethe Timber Bulletin at an annual subscription rateof $15 which is included in their membership dues.Periodicals postage paid in Duluth, Minnesota.Advertising rates and data on request. The viewsexpressed in the Timber Bulletin do not necessarilyreflect the views or opinions of the MinnesotaTimber Producers Association.Postmaster: Please send address correctionsto TIMBER BULLETIN, Minnesota TimberProducers Association, 903 Medical Arts Bldg.,324 W. Superior St., Duluth, Minnesota 55802,Phone 218-722-5013.Issn: 10973532 – USPS: 0162082428No articles may be reprinted without written permissionfrom the Minnesota Timber Producers Association.Timber Bulletin May/June 20033
On April 25 the MinnesotaTimber Producers Association’s66th Annual Meeting was held atSpirit Mountain in Duluth. Allthe committee reports wereheard and I want to thankeveryone who worked on thesecommittees for your efforts thispast year.This year we celebrate the 50thAnniversary of the North StarExpo! The Public RelationsPresident’sColumnCommittee hasbeen workingvery hard tomake this amemorable timefor all for attend.You won’t wantto miss this special event!I would also like to welcomethe new members on the boardof directors and the executivecommittee. We look forward toworking with you this comingyear.On Friday, June 13, the TPAgroup will be having theirannual golf tournament inBigfork. This has been a greattime of fun and relaxation foreveryone in years past and I’msure this year will be as well. Ihope to see you there!As you are involved in thebusiness of logging, sawmilling,and trucking this coming year, ifyou have any comments orquestions, we would like to hearfrom you. TPA is here to helpmake Minnesota a better place tomake a living in the timberindustry.Remember to continue to worksafe.Maureen Talarico,New FieldRepresentativeThere’s a new, but notnecessarily unfamiliar, face at theTimber Producers Association.Maureen Talarico has been hired asthe newestmember of thestaff, servingthe role offorestry fieldrepresentative.Talarico maybe new to thetimber industry,but is certainly no stranger to thenorthland. She came to TPA fromthe Minnesota Department ofTransportation, where she hadworked for the past two-and-a-halfyears as public affairs director.Before that, Talarico worked asnews anchor and reporter fortelevision stations KBJR andKDLH, both based in Duluth. “Iam looking forward to learningmuch about the forest industry andthe many fine people who maketheir living in timber and timberproducts,” said Talarico.First on the agenda for Talarico,learning as much as she can aboutthe Timber Producers Associationand meeting the needs of itsmembers.DNR Launches OHVEducation CampaignThe Minnesota Department ofNatural Resources has launched amajor spring education campaignto promote the responsible use ofoff-highway vehicles (OHVs).Publicity efforts include billboardsand radio public serviceannouncements. The campaign iscentered around the theme “ProtectYour Privilege to Ride.”Ron Potter, head of the DNR’sOHV program, said the campaignis aimed primarily at those riderswho don’t always show the properrespect for the environment orother forms of outdoor recreation.“We are committed to providingopportunities for OHV use onpublic lands,” Potter said. “It is alegitimate form of recreation, butsome riders haven’t gotten themessage that they could lose thatprivilege if they don’t exercise itresponsibly.”The DNR shares the concern ofmany Minnesotans about theimpacts of OHV use. RegisteredOHVs now number more than200,000 in the state. That number isincreasing by tens of thousands ofnew machines each year.Billboards appearing throughoutmuch of the state carry themessage: “Protect Your Privilege toRide,” along with one of severalspecific messages, including: “Stayon the Trail,” “Avoid Wetlands,”“Respect Wildlife,” “Keep yourNoise Down,” “Share the Trail,”and “Know the Rules.” A smallerbillboard campaign was launchedlast fall.The same messages are featuredin a new four-part series of radiopublic service announcements.Those PSAs will appear in comingweeks on WCCO, KQRS, theWMNN Radio News Network andother stations around Minnesota.The airtime is a combination ofpaid and donated spots. The PSAsuse a humorous storyline to remindOHV users to ride responsibly.They portray a young teenagercomplaining to his friend about themisdeeds of his father.“Our goal is to change behavior,”said Dennis Asmussen, the directorof DNR Trails and Waterways.“Stepped up enforcement is part ofthe solution, along with a bettersystem of designated trails.Ultimately OHV users need to takeresponsibility for their actions. Weare reminding them to do that in away that we hope will be wellreceivedand therefore effective.”All four of the PSAs are availablefor download on the DNR websiteat: www.dnr.state.mn.us/news/psas/index.html.The education campaign isfunded by a $150,000 appropriationrequested by OHV user groups onbehalf of the DNR. It comes from adedicated account made up ofOHV license fees.4Timber Bulletin May/June 2003
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