Letter From the President

Welcome to the 77th Intermountain Logging Conference & Equipment Show

 

With great pleasure, the ILC Board of Directors, staff, and I welcome you to this year’s ILC conference.

Mike Newton, of Mike Newton Logging Inc. in Kalispell, MT, has an outstanding program—“Embracing Change.” Mike and the board have truly put together an industry leading package for all attendees this year. Listening to your voices, we have moved the conference dates to Wednesday, April 8th – Friday, April 10th. This will allow for more of your families and crews to attend without impacting your weekend. In order to do so, we have 3 packed days ending with Awards, Good of the Order, and the closing of the 77th Annual ILC at 1:30PM – 3:30PM Friday afternoon.

The ILC is very excited to have as our keynote speaker Mr. Bill Imbergamo of the Federal Forest Resource Coalition.

Wednesday will have technical sessions with “Dealer Education” along with a panel “Educate yourself, your family, and your community,” and always entertaining equipment dealers appreciation and trade show.

Thursday will continue strong with seminar “Your are worth what you negotiate” by Jerry Evans, University of Montana, School of Business Administration. Also a panel “Change… how it has made our business stronger.” Our outstanding auction and buffet will be a great end to our 2nd day.

Friday will be a fast-paced day beginning with our ILC General Membership Meeting for ALL to attend!! New and engaging round table event “Recruiting and Maintaining Employees”/ “Problem Solving, Facilitating Change, and Exploring Solution.” Be ready for great interaction! You will NOT want to be late for lunch with special guest Kina Repp, motivational and safety speaker. Closing Awards, Good of the Order, and the 77th ILC Conference with a packed house will be a great finish to a SUPER conference for YOU!!!

On behalf of the entire board and staff, thank you for supporting the ILC—without YOU this isn’t possible!

Jerry P. Kelly
77th ILC President

 

2014-2015 Board of Directors

President’s Review of the 76th Intermountain Logging Conference and Equipment Show

Exciting Opportunities
and Challenges for the
Next Generation

April 3—5, 2014

Mirabeau Park Hotel & Convention Center
Spokane Valley, Washington

Panel Presentation
Photo Credit: Barbie Miller

 

Some of the Logging Equipment on Display at the 2014 Intermountain Logging Conference and Equipment Show
Photo Credit: Barbie Miller

 

The Ikola Family Was Awarded the Don McKenzie Award
Photo Credit: Reva Dockery Photography

 

Many thanks to all board members and volunteers for a very successful and entertaining 76th Intermountain Logging Conference! This year acquired an outstanding attendance and was not short of quality speakers and entertainment. All eminent presenters addressed education and the training of younger generations, as well as life in rural communities and families working together in this extended industry. The keynotes as well as the esteemed panels, exceeded expectations and met the goals for the next president Jerry Kelly and the theme for 2014, “Exciting Opportunities and Challenges for the Next Generation”.

Several million dollars worth of equipment filled the side parking lot with all the newest, up-to-date logging equipment for today’s contractors and operators. The outside and inside booths were full and well displayed. The evening events went exceptionally well. Thursday night’s auction was full of entertainment and auction items seemed to be in high demand. Friday night’s banquet, presented the Don McKenzie Award to Jerry Ikola, of McCall Idaho, who humbly accepted the award. The night was ended with the amusing entertainment of a Hypnotist.

A special thanks to all panels, presenters and speakers that carried out the program Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Also a big thank you to all sponsors, equipment dealers, volunteers, entertainers and auctioneers, for without any of these people this conference would not be possible or enjoyable. Feedback from the visitors was very positive and the conference concluded another year successfully.

Thanks again to everyone who attended and for making the 2014 Intermountain Logging Conference an enjoyable and memorable one. Have a great season, and we will see you next year.

Bob Danielson
2014 Intermountain Logging Conference President.

David James Browitt (1938 - 2013) Obituary

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David James Browitt, 74, a lifelong resident of Roslyn whose career and personal involvement impacted numerous facets of the Upper Kittitas County community and beyond, died April 26, 2013, of complications related to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

A funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, May 7 at 11a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Roslyn. A rosary will be recited on Monday, May 6 at 7p.m. at the same church.

Dave was born June 25, 1938 in Roslyn, the middle of five children of Harold and Elizabeth (Franciscovich) Browitt. He attended the Roslyn School through 8th grade and graduated from Cle Elum High School in 1956. He graduated with a B.S. in biology from Central Washington State College in 1961 and a B.S. in forestry from the University of Washington in 1964. In 1962 he married Jean Vandetta, whom he had met when they were both students at CWSC, and they had four children – the first of whom, David, was born while he completed his studies at UW.

Throughout his life, Dave was inextricably linked to the mountains and forests of Washington's eastern - slope Cascades. As a youth he was introduced to his family's customary summertime haunt – Fish Lake – and happily imbued that tradition on his grandchildren, not to mention his four kids. As a teenager he took his first job in the woods, maintaining telephone lines to the various fire lookouts within the Cle Elum Ranger District. And after 10 years with the U.S. Forest Service, most of which was spent in fire control, Dave accepted a position with Boise Cascade and served that company in several capacities – among them logging supervisor, federal sales specialist and area manager – for almost 40 years. Along the way, he directed crews that planted several million trees, thinned hundreds of acres of overgrown forestland and maintained untold miles of trails.

In the years leading up to his retirement from Boise Cascade and thereafter, Dave engaged in some far-ranging pursuits: He and Jean traveled internationally, visiting venues where one son-in-law happened to be on film location (they were granted an audience with Pope John Paul II in 2004); they became devotees of the various collegiate and NFL teams for whom their other son-in-law coached; and Dave fished for steelhead in the rivers of Washington and Idaho, and for salmon off Vancouver Island's Pacific coast.

But his favorite endeavors were always those for which he had an enduring association and occurred close to home. Dave relished hiking into Hyas Lake, especially in the spring when runoff-swelled creeks were difficult to cross, and casting a line for eastern brook; he loved spending a summer evening beside a campfire at Fish Lake, chatting with friends and family while watching the grandkids make s'mores; he savored the brisk fall mornings in hunting camp, meticulously glassing remote, rugged Cascade hillsides in search of a nice mule deer buck; and though he would be loathe to admit it, he enjoyed shoveling snow. He was a snowmobiler, a boater, a sports fan, a little league coach, a berry picker, a seeker of wildflowers, an admirer of autumn colors, and an ardent walker of the streets of Roslyn as well as the paths that dissect the wooded terrain above town.

Dave was a lifelong parishioner of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and was heavily involved in the church's recent restoration; he was a charter member of the Snomads, Upper Kittitas County's first snowmobile club, and its inaugural president; he was a board member of the Intermountain Logging Conference, serving as the organization's president in 1993; he was a board member of the Roslyn Cemetery Commission; and he served in the U.S. Army Reserve.

Dave is survived by his wife Jean, with whom he celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in December; son David H. A. (wife Christy) of Roslyn; son Jim (wife Tracy) of Lewiston, Idaho; daughter Kristen Linehan (husband Scott) of Detroit, Mich.; daughter Kerri Caviezel (husband Jim) of Westlake Village, Calif.; grandsons Matthew, Michael and Marcus Linehan, and Bo and David Caviezel; and granddaughter Lyn Caviezel; brother Edward (wife Sheila) of Lake Stevens, Wash.; sister Eileen Stewart (husband Ken) of Suisun, Calif.; and brother Robert (wife Lisa) of Roslyn. He was preceded in death by a brother, Gerald, and a sister-in-law, Gerald's wife Ruth.

Memorials may be made to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 303 W. Second St., Cle Elum, WA 98922, and the Roslyn Cemetery Beneficial Association, P.O. Box 156, Roslyn, WA 98941.

Source: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/kvnews/ob...

Letter From the President

Welcome to the 76th Intermountain Logging Conference

On behalf of the ILC board of directors and staff, I would like to welcome you to 76th ILC annual conference and greater intermountain region.

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This years program chairman, Jerry Kelly of Kelly Logging from Missoula, Montana, chose “Exciting Opportunities and Challenges for the Next Generation” for our conference theme. Due to the fact that nationally the average age of a logger is 55, it is extremely important to get the next generation actively involved in our industry.

This year we are very fortunate to have a nationally known speaker, third-generation logger and founder of Provider Pals, Bruce Vincent of Libby, Montana, to deliver our keynote message Thursday morning.

Thursday afternoon keynote includes another nationally known speaker, Ron Nilson, President of Ground Force Worldwide, Post Falls, Idaho, speaking on the topic, “Getting the Younger Generation Plugged in Again”.

Take advantage of our important panels and breakouts Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Senator Chas Vincent, Montana, and Senator Shawn Keough, Idaho, along with other top speakers will round out Thursday afternoon.

Saturday morning will address issues in the trucking side of our industry, and Washington Department of Labor will present how you can save on Workman’s Compensation.

Be sure to participate in our outstanding equipment show outside, and take time to visit with all the vendors inside as well. Their support is important to the success of the ILC.

Please take advantage of what we have to offer over the three days. Attend our social opportunities each evening to visit old friends and new.

Thank you for supporting the 76th Intermountain Logging Conference.

Bob Danielson
2014 ILC President