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Welcome to Planters Days! Mayor of Woodland, Mr. Grover Laseke
Planters Days President John “JJ” Burke
School is almost out, graduation is upon us, Father’s Day and summer are almost here. This combination of events can mean only one thing, it’s time for Planters Days! The 2015 celebration is guaranteed to be fun for everyone young and old. The theme this year “Celebrate with Me—Planters Days #93” was coined by our current Planters Days Queen Mum Lesa Beuscher. The title tells you this celebration has been around for a while and is currently the oldest community celebration in the state of Washington. The 2014 Queen Alesha Beuscher and 2015 Princesses Karin Taylor, Taylor Vossen and Amanda Corey will be on hand to sell tickets and wow the crowds. Watch for them around town during the event and ask them what the prizes are this year. From the Queen’s coronation Thursday night to the carnival in the park to the parade on Saturday morning to the fireman’s muster to the car show on Sunday, there is something for everyone during the Planters Day celebration. So grab your family and come on down for a weekend of good times, old friends, and fun. I look forward to seeing you there!
he 2015 Planters Days season is our 93rd year and I am proud to have a fantastic team to help make it happen once again. I have been asked many times, what makes this an event that I keep putting my time into. It is just so nice to see the community come out and meet friends from all over! This year our Planters Days Princesses, Amanda, Karin, and Taylor are doing a great job. Whomever becomes Miss Woodland, I feel will represent us well. They have been at several events and I am sure Chaperones April Chunn and Lesa Beuscher really appreciated it. Come by at 8 p.m., Thursday, June 18th, at the park and enjoy the coronation to see who is selected Miss Woodland 2015—followed by Fireworks to launch the festivities! There are events all weekend long and a list of the Planters Days schedule of events is on the website (www.Planters-Days.com). There is so much to get done, and our goal is to see it happen without a hitch. So how does it all get done? There is a pool of about 20 members including several different organizations that meet every month to plan this event. Although we have the regularly scheduled events, there are many people that have just learned about Planters Days and would like to be part of it, so we often have to juggle the schedule. So, bring the fathers out this year anyway and I am sure they will enjoy the great car show put on by the Rose City Classics. Everyone does an excellent job and monies contributed all go back to our community. The fireman’s BBQ beef sandwiches will be put on by the Clark County firefighters, so stop on by the covered area in the park where they are selling them and let them know how much those delicious sandwiches are appreciated. Enjoy the carnival as it is better than ever! This year we will once again have a fireworks show. We have hired a new company and the show should be better than before. Come down and enjoy the show after the Queen coronation. Show starts at 10 p.m. at Horseshoe Lake Park. Once again we would like to thank Fibre Federal Credit Union for the Thursday night carriage rides, and all the businesses for their generous donations for the raffle. The three main prizes from the Planters Days raffle are 1st prize: $5000, 2nd prize: a Traeger Grill, and 3rd prize: an Apple Air iPad. Make sure you don’t miss this great community event and buy some Planters Days raffle tickets that pay the scholarships awarded and to make this event happen!
—Grover Laseke
Mayor, City of Woodland
Planters Days 2007: Just some of the feats spectators are sure to enjoy courtesy of the Portland Water Spectacular skiers. PHOTOS BY TRICIA MARTINEZ
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he Northwest’s premiere show water ski team is coming to the 2015 Woodland Planters Days festival. Watch this amazing water ski group, sponsored by Power Water Sports, perform at Horseshoe Lake Park, Saturday, 11am to 4 pm. The calm waters of Horseshoe Lake will allow this water skiing company to shine. Jim Boland heads up the company comprised of three generations of his family plus friends and their family members. “We love performing,” Boland said. “Our members range in age form 72 to 8 and everywhere in between with several mother/daughter combinations of skiers.” Portland Water Spectacular was formed in 1986 and incorporated in 1987 as a non-profit organization. The team members have many occupations—anywhere from ‘student’ to ‘full-time working person’, especially when considering the vast age range. “This is different from recreational [water] skiing,” Boland said, “We are like those who do it professionally.” He says their group is all about teamwork and the camaraderie within the group. “We do this for the fun of it and we get to work with people with diverse backgrounds and personalities,” he said. WaTer—cont’d on page 5
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Welcome to the 2015 Planters Days Court! T
he Woodland 2015 Planters Days Court began their new journey the night they were chosen in January. The all-new schedule and its responsibilities will be overwhelming at times so be sure to show them your encouragement when you see them next. Buying a ticket from your favorite Princess not only supports her efforts and gives you a chance at a fabulous prize, it also supports the community and keeps alive an important 93-year-old Woodland tradition!
Princess Amanda Corey.
Amanda says her interests and hobbies are very diverse, including hanging out with friends, shopping and cheerleading. But lest that let you think she’s all on the one side, don’t be fooled. She also likes dirt bikes, snowboarding, hiking and helping her dad work on trucks. Babysitting, interestingly enough, is her favorite activity during her free time because she enjoys kids a lot and loves to help them learn and grow. As far as talents go, she feels her greatest talent is cheerleading. She has been a highschool cheerleader for two years and is also a competitive cheerleader. This will be her third year competing in this area and she says that her experiences have given her sportsmanship skills, leadership skills and a passion to perform. The stunting, tumbling, and dancing involved have helped her to learn to trust her coaches and flyers. Her school activities include being a member of the National Honor Socity (two years running), the Interact Club (three years now) and singing in the choir (just a year). She is also a varsity cross-country runner along with her twoyear stint as a high-school cheerleader. That’s not all Amanda’s put into her hat over the years, she’s also been a member of the Girl Scouts of America (six years) and was a Daisy, Brownie, and a Junior Girl Scout in her earlier days. During her time with the scouts, she learned the importance of helping others and being involved in the community. She continues that service by being involved in the Make A Difference Day (ten years now!) and through Interact, she has helped deliver gifts and food during the holidays to families in need. As a high-school cheerleader, she was involved in the Annual Snowflake Bazaar, the Lewis River Fall Fest, and the Beaver Booster Auction. For
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Princess Amanda Corey PRINCESS AMANDA COREY attends WHS and supports a 3.87 GPA. Her parents are John and Rachelle Corey.
The 2015 Planters Days Princess Court consists of (left to right) Princess Karin Taylor, Princess Taylor Vossen and Princess Amanda Corey. PHOTO BY SCOTT SHOEMAKER, HILLTOP PHOTOGRAPHY—WWW.HILLTOPPHOTO.COM
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Welcome to the 2015 Planters Days Court! her National Honor Society involvement, she supplied gifts and food for their Adopt A Family program. Amanda and her family have lived in Woodland for twelve years. She has learned that it is a close-knit community where the residents really care about each other and their town. (Planters Days and the reasons behind the celebration) all started over 100 years ago, when the town of Woodland became flooded, putting the residents and their farms at risk. Fortunately, working together as a community, they built the dike system to protect the town of Woodland. She enjoys living in Woodland even more because not only do the residents celebrate successfuly protecting their town during Planters Days, but they celebrate the many other events that they’ve come to love here such as Lilac Days, the Tulip Festival, the Fishing Derby, Snowflake Bazaar and many more—all representing the community that cares about each other. Stop and say hello to Amanda…she’s got a lot going for her!
Princess Karin Taylor PRINCESS KARIN TAYLOR attends WHS and supports a 3.95 GPA. Her parents are Amana and Mark Taylor. Karin says that one of her main interests is learning the Princess Karin Taylor. PHOTO BY SCOTT SHOEMAKER, HILLTOP PHOTOGRAPHY— many new concepts and ideas WWW.HILLTOPPHOTO.COM the world has to offer so she can understand the world around her. Talking to people is an interest and a hobby to her as well because she finds that the more people you talk to, the more people there are with whom you can build relationships and possibly help them in life.
She also counts amongst her hobbies those of group and improvisational singing, hiking, reading, cooking and hospitality, sewing and crafts, leaning guitar, drama/theater, and participating in church and community events. Princess Karin counts among her talents that of being a quality photographer, a singer, a baker and chef, and an empathetic friend—she likes to help people feel better if they need cheering up and she finds she has a talent for understanding when people are going through hard situations. She tries to be a listener for anyone who is needing a friend. Princess Karin’s professional acumen includes skills in organization, planning, management, public and motivational speaking, compromising, and persuasive conversation. She says that she strives to improve herself at all times, to exceed her current capabilities. She lists a number of activities during her years at school, including Academic Scholar (three years), a member of the Art Committee (one year so far), a member of the basketball team (three years), a member of the catering team for the Taste of Jazz events (one year), a member of the Future Business Leaders of America (four years) including going to the state conference for the public speaking for two of those years, a member of the Honor Society (four years), and being a member of the Jazz Choir (two years). Her community service has kept her busy, too, she is a member of the Youth Group at her church as well as being involved in their Nursery Service, the Sunday School Service, and their program for Community Meals during appointed times of the year. She also takes part in a Christmas Family Adoption with her family, adopting a needy family during Christmas-time, about which she says “I think it is cool because it directly affects fellow members of Woodland in a positive manner.” She also, with her family, participates in a program called Operation Christmas which also supports families in need during the Christmas season. One of her other major community service projects is the Dunes Bible Camp where she acts as a counselor. She says “That was one of the best experiences I have had so far. It felt like I was suddenly a mom of eight children, two times over. I wouldn’t trade the experience for the world!” Karin’s fondest memories are right here in Woodland. The community is small and she loves being able to make a bigger difference than she would be able to in a larger town or city. Going to the Planters Days festivities, she finds that every year the number of familiar faces grows and grows. She finds it satisfying to have acquaintances in all age groups and lifestyles. Karin says that, as she gets older, she realizes what a difference it makes if you are involved with your community and in the relationships that you build and the activiites that occur. Since she decided to become more involved with her church and the people in the community, she has found it rewarding to see the effects of all the nice things you do for people. She finds it very pleasing to know that she can help people easily even if it’s just a familiar smile on a bad day. Stop and say hello to Princess Karin—sounds like the future is pretty bright for this young lady!
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Welcome to the 2015 Planters Days Court! Princess Taylor Vossen PRINCESS TAYLOR VOSSEN attends WHS and supports a 3.8 GPA. Her parents are Marisa and Billy Vossen. Princess Taylor has many interests, including a strong desire to study abroad, looking for opportunities to volunteer her time in order to better her community, finding ways in which she will be able to pursue an education in the medical field in order to become a doctor,
Princess Taylor Vossen.
and finding ways to spend more time with her friends and family. Ms. Taylor’s hobbies include drawing and painting, cooking and baking, yoga, shopping, and cleaning and organizing. (Hmm, I could use her!) She lists her talents as being a cheerleader, baking, fixing anything and everything (a handywoman!), her leadership skills and her ability to give advice. To keep herself busy, she’s been involved in many school activities such as Student Council Treasurer, Student Council Vice President, involving herself in over 50+ hours of community service in a variety of areas, being a Volleyball teammember (two years), a track teammember, a cheerleader for the basketball teams, involvement in Interact/ Rotary, a member of the Future Business Leaders of America and acting as the FBLA Public Relations Officer, a member of the Woodland High School Scholars program, a member of the Honors Society, and a Student Leader during Challenge Day (an antibullying program). Her community involvement keeps her busy, too, as she participates in the Halloween for Hunger program, Make A Difference Day, works as a teammember doing Christmas shopping and wrapping and delivering gifts for children in the Woodland community, she’s involved in the annual Cannd Food Drive, the Pennies for Patients program, the Snowflake Bazaar, and does Christmas Caroling at nursing homes. Taylor says that Woodland is a place where people come together and support one another. It’s also a place where everyone is safe, accepted, and belongs. Taylor says “The traditions and people that reside here make up this lovely little community!” Stop by and tell Taylor hello while you enjoy Planters Days. She’s a bright spot in the garden of humanity! The ladies that make up the Planters Days Princess Court work hard for this community event and represent us very welll. Stop and tell the Princesses hello as you stroll around during Planters Days and wish all of them luck as they vye for the Queen’s crown. And don’t forget to buy a ticket for a chance at the many great prizes, but more importantly because it supports these ladies’ efforts and continues the amazing journey Planters Days has had for the past 93 years. Here’s to many, many more!
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Nearly dusk and the lights of the carnival really set it off. On a balmy evening, it’s a great place to meander and people watch. PHOTO BY GLORIA LOUGHRY RIGHT: Okay. This needs a caption. I’ll bet you can think a good one up! I think the baby’s saying “What the heck is that??!” and all the while mom and dad are imagining all the stories to tell friends, neighbors, grandparents a—everyone! (From Planters Days 2007) PHOTO
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Woodland Pla Schedule of Events —
BY GLORIA LOUGHRY
This is a tentative schedule of events and tim
Thursday, June 18th: Time: 3 pm–10 pm 3 pm–10 pm 3:45 pm 4:45 pm 5 pm 6 pm–9:30 pm 8 pm–9 pm 10 pm–10:15 pm
Event: Carnival Begins Paddle Flatts Kayaks on the Lake Children’s Chalk Art Children’s Parade Formation Children’s Parade Starts Free Daybreak Carriage Rides Queen’s Coronation Fireworks Show
Location: Horseshoe Lake Park Horseshoe Lake Park Davidson Avenue Davidson Avenue Davidson Avenue Davidson Avenue Horseshoe Lake Park Horseshoe Lake Park
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Friday, June 19th:
LEFT: 2008 Planters Days Parade PHOTO BY GLORIA LOUGHRY
2008 Frog Jumping Contest
Time: 9 am–4 pm 9 am–9 pm 10 am–4 pm 1 pm–11 pm Dusk 2 pm–5 pm 6:30 pm–9 pm 6:30 pm
RIGHT: 2007 Planters Days Car Show PHOTO BY GLORIA LOUGHRY
Sponsor: WLF PDC FOWCL WFD WOTM Lions WHMS Lions
Saturday, June 20th:
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Event: Location: Antique/New Farm Equip. Show Park Plaza Field Paddle Flatts Kayaks on the Lake Horseshoe Lake Park Library Friends’ Book Sale Community Center Carnival Horseshoe Lake Park Kielbasa & Corn on the Cob Woodland Moose Lodge Dawg Father Dog Show Horseshoe Lake Park Museum Bingo High School Commons Saturday Market Set-Up U.S. Bank Parking Lot
Time: 7 am–11 am 7 am–11 am 8 am 9 am 9 am–2 pm 9 am–1 pm
Event: Hotcakes & Sausage Breakfast Buffet Parade Formation Parade Judging Calvary Kids Zone Library Friends’ Book Sale
Location: Veteran’s Hall Moose Lodge 5th St., S. of Davidson 5th St., S. of Davidson Park & Davidson Ave. Community Center
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George the horse provided rides during the 2006 Planters Days festivities. PHOTO BY GLORIA
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The elaborate works of art and energy put into some of the display cars is pretty amazing. Bring your camera! PHOTO BY GLORIA LOUGHRY
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Saturday, June 20th, cont’d. Time: Event: 9 am–9 pm Paddle Flatts Kayaks on the Lake All Day Antique Farm Equipment All Day Saturday Market All Day Kielbasa & Corn on the Cob 11 am–11 pm Carnival 11 am–1 pm Parade 12 pm Firemen’s Bar-B-Que 12:30 pm–3:30 pm Military Vehicles Show 1:30 pm–2:30 pm 48th Annual Frog Jump 3 pm Penny Scramble 3:30 pm Firemen’s Muster 4 pm 13th Annual Bed Races 4 pm–6 pm Water Ski Show 7 pm– 8 pm Cruise In 7 pm–11 pm Pull For Fire
Location: Sponsor: Horseshoe Lake Park PDC Across from HS Lake Park WLF U.S. Bank Parking Lot Lions Woodland Moose Lodge WOTM Horseshoe Lake Park WFD Davidson/Buckeye/Park St PDC Horseshoe Lake Park Fire Dept Horseshoe Lake Park MVCCO Horseshoe Lake Park Hansen Family Front of City Hall (Fire Dept.) WFD Front of U.S. Bank CC1F&R Davidson Avenue Wdld True Value Horseshoe Lake Park PWS Davidson Avenue RCC Stage Area (Fire Dept.) PDC/RCC
Sunday, June 21st: Time: All Day All Day All Day 7 am–11 am 7 am–11 am 9 am–5 pm 12 pm–2 pm 12 pm–5 pm 3 pm– 4 pm 4 pm
Event: Saturday Market Car Show Antique Farm Equipment Breakfast Buffet Biscuits & Gravy Paddle Flatts Kayaks on the Lake Talent Contest Carnival Raffle Drawing Car Show Awards
Location: U.S. Bank Parking Lot Downtown Across from HS Lake Park Moose Lodge Veteran’s Hall Horseshoe Lake Park Stage at Fire Dept. Horseshoe Lake Park Stage in Front Fire Dept. Davidson Avenue
Sponsor: Lions RCC WLF Moose VFW PDC PDC WFD PDC RCC
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Dennis likes to putter around in his DUKW. With the collector’s license plate, he ally asked if we had any brakes. I yelled ‘no’ as I desperately tried to get the 6.5 ton can drive the DUKW on roads around Woodland. One day, Dennis and his buddy Don DUKW to stop. We blew through a stop sign, but managed to get it to stop when we (Jonesy) Jones of Kalama, were out for a ride in the DUKW. The DUKW would only arrived on my property. Whew!” do about 20 mph because Dennis has driven the DUKW (Miss Gracey) in the Planters Days one of the brakes was parade and rides are offered at Horseshoe Lake Park. There will also locked up. They decided be military weapons on display as well as some of his military vehicle that if they drove the collection in Hoffman Plaza. Look for him and some of his Military DUKW long enough, the Vehicle Collector friends where you can find out all about this great brake would break loose. group looking after a bit of our history. And sure enough, it did. As Dennis and Jonesy were heading home, the brake came free and the speed picked up. As an afterthought, Dennis decided to check the brakes to see how many were actually working. “It must have been the look on my face,” laughed Dennis. “Jonesy, sitting in a lawn chair (inside the cab) because I had not Steve Greenburg (driving) and Dennis Ripp take ’er out for a test installed both seats, casu- spin. This show-stopper literally did stop all work at several construction sites when it passed on by. Where do park a 30 foot long, 15,000 lb. DUKW? Anywhere you dang-well please!
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“Hmmm… now that we found a spot, how much do you suppose it’s gonna cost?” Steve Greenburg (camo cap) and Jerry Ripp (black cowboy hat) ponder the City of Portland’s new-fangled parking meter.
LEFT: 1940s Planters Days float, complete with winsome ladies! The parade route remains the same, after all these years. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! This looks to be about the intersection of Park and Davidson. TOP: Planters Days street dance at the corner of Park and Davidson, too. From the 1940s again.
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History Lessons: A River Runs Through It sTerNWHeeLers—cont’d from page 12
The Lena, 1884–95. A light draft 40-foot boat that was put on the LaCenter run and was sold when her captain died. The new owner used her as a lighter for the Mascot. The Isabel, 1887–90. Was launched at Salem in 1882 and passed hands in 1889 when she ran the Lewis River run for a year and then sold again. The Mascot, 1890–1911. This was a big boat at 132-feet in length. It was constructed in Portland for the Lewis and Lake River trade where she was steadily employed. She was fast, had elegant quarters on the passenger deck and was the queen of the Lewis River steamboats. She was the first boat to establish a daily run to Portland. The Mascot sank at Pekin in 1898, was raised and rebuilt 32 feet longer just to burn three years later. The Toledo, 1891. This ship was purchased by a group of farmers to run as opposition to the Mascot but the Mascot was able to keep prices low and in time the Toledo had to quit and was sold. The Mascot then raised prices back up and continued on. The Egalite, 1891–96. She was built and launched on the bar across from the Woodland dock. She was 76 feet long and would run to The Steamer Spielei on the Lewis River. the headwaters of Lewis and Lake Rivers. She was sold to the owners of the Mascot and used to operate up the East Fork to LaCenter and Woodland when the low water made it impossible for the Mascot to operate. The Messenger, 1891–96. A milk boat that was built in Portland She ran from Lewis River points to Vancouver and Portland. On her return trip she went down the Willamette Slough to St. Helens then over to Lewis River. She burned in 1896. The Elwood, 1894–98. She took the place of Mascot in 1896 when the Mascot was laid up for repairs. She was a slow boat and caused much dissatisfaction. The Bismark, 1892–98. Was built in Woodland and ran from Lewis River points to Portland. She ran into a rock and knocked her nose off and was laid up for repairs so they brought in the Grady. The H.C. Grady, 1895–97. She replaced the Bismark while in repairs but the Bismark never came back on the run and the Grady only lasted a year or two because there was too much competition from the Mascot.
The G.M. Walker, 1898–1913. Formerly from the run on the Willamette, she was put on the run on Lewis River as a lighter boat for the Mascot. She was renamed the Woodland. The Leona, 1901–12. Was an opposition to the Mascot. She didn’t last long and was bought by a preacher and brought to LaCenter for major alterations. In the process of tarring her hull she caught fire and burned down. The Etna, 1906–19. A 60 foot boat of 13 ton capacity. Was sold after a couple of years and began to operate on the North Fork going up as far as Speelyai Creek. She hauled supplies, rails, and equipment to the logging camps. In 1919 while tied up to her Woodland dock, she broke loose, drifted down stream where she hit a snag and sank. The Modoc, 1911–13. Replace the Mascot after she burned and ran the Lewis River–Portland run for a couple of years and then sent to the Puget Sound area. She had a large shallow draft and was able to navigate low waters. The Woodland, 1913–1921? She was rebuilt in 1917 but her history is pretty unclear. They are not sure if she was a freighter or passenger boat. Some say she might have been a cattle freighter since cattle was being shipped by steamboat from Lewis River to the Portland PHOTO COURTESY OF MARGARET HEPOLA. Stock yards. The Metlako, 1913–21. It is believed that she was put on the Lewis River run as oppositon boat to the Woodland. She carried passengers, freight and cattle. It is believed that she was the last boat to run from Woodland to Portland. The LaCenter, 1912–31. She was the last steamboat to run from LaCenter and Woodland to Portland. She was sold after four years and used as transportation of cattle. The Speilei, 1907–1940. A stern wheel scow and was used in the boom of the logging operations. She was rebuilt in 1912 and abandoned in 1940. I was amazed when reading about the history of the sternwheelers that there were so many that ran in this area. It was interesting that the boats had such short lives on the rivers. They retained their own personalities and some were more favored that others. It was a very interesting subject to explore and I am sure that all the people who were fortunate enough to be a part of this history would have wonderful stories to tell.
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Farmers are the “Planters” in Planters Days O
ne day ‘the boys,’ (Randy Behrendsen, his son Tyler, and George Thoeny Jr.), antique to brand new,” laughed Randy. “If it has been used for farming, or will be used were sitting around ‘jawing’ about the good old days of farming on the Woodland for farming in the near future, then we have a place for it in the field.” As one might bottomlands (aka: ‘the Bottoms’). Eventually the conversation turned to the Planters expect, ‘the boys’ like to keep things simple. There is no entry fee, and no registration Days celebration and just what the hoopla was all about. “General opinion is that it was forms to be filled out. Everyone one is invited to bring their farm equipment—even if because the dikes held during the floods in 1921,” explained Randy. “But what most it is just an outrageous lawnmower. “If you want to have your equipment displayed in people forget is that it was the first time that the farmers could plant the bottoms with- the field, then have it there by 5:30 p.m. on Friday, June 18th, 2015. If you want to be in the parade too, then you out river water getting to need to be in the field by their crops.” As the evening 8:30 a.m. on June 19th, wore on, the idea of cele2010,” Randy explained. brating the bottomland “We are hoping that more farmers during the Planters farmers will show up. If we Days celebration became had 100 pieces of equipmore important. Someone ment or more, then we suggested displaying the would have a really goodfarm equipment that has sized display.” To keep the helped the farmers work equipment safe during the their farms all through the Planter’s Days weekend, years. ‘The boys’ all agreed there will be people staying that they had just come up overnight and large lights with a darn fine idea. will keep the display area ‘The boys’ began sharing illuminated. their idea with other area “The farm equipment that farmers. Most agreed it is on display is not just to surely was a fine idea and look at,” said Tyler. “It is that they were willing to there for kids and grown up bring their equipment to kids to sit on, climb on, and town to be put on display. just enjoy. We want everyone Dan and Carol Heermann to have a good time enjoying agreed to let the farmers use the farm equipment.” their field that is located “In the Bottoms, farmers adjacent to Horseshoe Park tractors are a favorite at the Farm Equipment Display. Three tractors that will be in the Planters Days parade and grow such crops as berries for the new Farm Equipment Old on display in the field will be (left to right) a 1952 John Deere (with Tyler Behrendsen), a 1956 International Farmall (strawberries, raspberries, Display. When Planters (with Randy Behrendsen), and a 1951 Ford (with Matt Rychel). blackberries, blueberries), Days rolled around in 2008, there were 40 items on display. When all was said and done, everyone agreed that ‘the carrots, wheat (winter and spring), sweet corn, green peas, beans, squash, pumpkins, tulip bulbs, lilacs, and hay,” Randy explained. “It has always been hard to make a dolboys’ had indeed come up with a mighty fine idea. 2009 rolled around. Farmers that had not participated in the Farm Equipment lar off farming, but people keep doing it because they just like to work the land.” To Display the first year decided that they too should bring their equipment to town not do all this farming takes some very specialized equipment such as a carrot digger and only for the display, but also to be in the parade. On that Saturday of Planter’s Days a Tumble Bug (a piece of equipment that was used scrape and move dirt). “Back in the weekend there were 74 pieces of equipment—both old and new—in the parade and at day, the Tumble Bug was a cutting edge piece of farm equipment,” Randy chuckled. “We will also have today’s cutting edge equipment on display so everyone will have a the display field. The 2015 Planter’s Days celebration will be the eighth year that farming equipment chance to see how far technology has taken the farming industry.” farmers—cont’d on page 11 will be on display. “We have been showing off EVERYTHING! From dirty to ‘purty,’
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ABOVE: Dennis Ripp with his new baby—a “DUKW” (Duck). A friend saw it at a car dealership in downtown Portland. Dennis put his money down and it was “sold American!” A friend at TLC Towing provided the ride from Portland to his home in the Woodland bottoms.
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The last several years have been real ‘barn burners’ for ‘the boys.’ “We have had so much fun with the Farm Equipment Display,” said Randy with real enthusiasm. “We want EVERYONE to stop by our display area. Kick a tire or two, sit awhile on a tractor seat, and daydream for a moment about what it must be like to be a farmer.” If you have questions about anything concerning the Farm Equipment Display, call Randy (360) 798-9035 or Tyler (360) 600-0657. Story and photo by Deborah Yates
ennis Ripp loves ducks! He does not love mallards or wood ducks, nor is he particularly found of domesticated ducks. Nope. The kind of DUKW* that Dennis Ripp loves is 32 feet long and 8 feet wide. It has wheels, an engine, and will travel about 55 mph over land, and about 5 mph through the water. These DUKWs were used during WWII to transport cargo, artillery, ammunition, food, and soldiers during beach assaults. DUKWs were at Normandy, and on the beaches of the Pacific theatre. These green DUKWs are credited with saving many a soldiers’ life. Six years ago, Dennis purchased a WWII tank—searching years to find such a treasure. He went through a lot of expense to get the tank hauled from a driveway in Michigan to his driveway in Woodland. Dennis loved his tank and the idea of restoring it to its original condition. But Dennis is fickle when it comes to his love of military vehicles. When a person with a good offer and cash to back it up comes by—well, let’s just say that Dennis no longer owns a tank. After he sold off his tank, Dennis had money to burn on other military vehicles. And his friends knew it. One friend told him about a small armored car (15,000 pounds) that was in good shape, and was being offered for a good price. SOLD! Other friends told him about other vehicles, but Dennis was holding out for a DUKW. One day, Dennis’ brother Jerry was in Portland. He and a friend were driving on Macadam, near the base of the OHSU tram. The two friends were driving along, enjoying the scenery, when Jerry spotted a DUKW in a used car lot. Jerry told Dennis about the DUKW. A week later, Dennis took a trip to Portland to see a man about a DUKW. What Dennis found was a 1945 Army DUKW in reasonably good shape. According to the used car salesman, everything worked great (yeah, right) on the DUKW. When Dennis took it for a test drive, it seemed to run just fine. Dennis did a little horse trading with the used car salesman and eventually drove home with his DUKW—thanks to Corey at TLC Towing that is. DUKW—cont’d on page 8
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Sternwheelers
ternwheeler boats have gone by many names such as: RiverBoat, Paddle Wheel, Showboat, and Steamboat. The first paddle steamer was built in France around 1783 but the first successful commercial steamboat was invented by Robert Fulton and put into use around 1807 in New York. Steam-powered sternwheelers were one of the most important ways to travel back then because in this area there were no railways and the roads were often impassable. It was an unpredictable and treacherous means of travel because even the most experienced captains could get caught up in changing water levels, rapids or unseen rocks below the surface. Snags and sandbars could damage or even destroy the boat’s hull and prevent possible navigation. It was considered a vessel with simple construction using strong central timbers to support the structure and lightweight planks everywhere else. This was so the boat would float in shallow water. This was important when carrying cargo up river. A steam boiler was located on the main deck near the front of the boat, which provided steam to the engines at the back of the boat. Boilers were usually fired by wood and later with coal. In some of the more luxurious boats there might have been hot running water for the cabins and after the 1900s most of the larger boats had electric lights. Sternwheelers were the only means of communication for people who lived in isolated areas. They carried people as well as mail, goods, farm produce, and machinery up and down the rivers. It is believed that the earliest settlers most likely came to this area because of the ability for transportation on the river. The height of the steamboat era was between 1890 to 1911. There were several sternwheelers that operated on the rivers in our area. These are some of the boats that have been recorded through records from Lewis and Druden’s Marine History of the
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The Steamer Mascot, docked just across from downtown Woodland (the small barn-like building on the right side of photo is approximately where Hoffman Plaza is now) in what is now Horseshoe Lake. photo courtesy of the hulda klager lilac garden society.
Pacific Northwest, Clark County History by B.F. Alley and MonroeFraser and A History of Woodland Community. The Fashion, 1854. A 50-foot long sidewheeler steamboat that shipped goods to The Oaks store just below Woodland. The Cowlitz, 1866. A 77-foot sternwheeler that operated on the Cowlitz river but was moved over to run between Portland and the Lewis River on a regular schedule. The Carrie, 1869–71. Was built in Rainier in 1867 and was put on the Cowlitz-Pekin-Portland run for two years. The Swallow, 1870–79. A 45-foot sternwheeler that ran the East Fork of the Lewis River stopping at houses exchanging dry goods and groceries for cash, butter, eggs and honey. She topped over and sank from a floating snag in 1874. The Hydra, 1876–78. A 70-foot sternwheeler ran the Lewis-Lake River-Portland until 1878 when she was succeeded by the Latona. The Latona, 1878–91. This 90-foot boat was built in LaCenter by the same men who built the Hydra. She took the Hydra’s run until 1886 when she was put on the Oregon City run. She was condemned in 1891. The Dewdrop, 1881–1887. Launched in 1881 in Portland. She was a boat with a pair of misfit engines of light capacity. She acted as a lighter for the Latona and Lucia Mason, going up the North Fork as far as Etna and to LaCenter when the water was low. She sank above Woodland when she ran into ice. The Rescue, 1864–78. Was built in 1864 and put on the Cowlitz-Lewis River-Portland run and later the Lewis River-Portland run. The Lucia Mason, 1883–91. The boat ran the Lewis River run for about eight years, sinking occasionally but making a great deal of money for her owner. She hit a snag and sank and was never raised again. sTerNWHeeLers—cont’d on page 9
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