24 teams and many generous sponsors helped raise more than $65,000 this year at the 7th annual fundraiser, which was held on September 12th at Creswell Clay Target Sports in Creswell, OR.
“Once again this event was a huge success and we had a wonderful turnout for our joint fundraising efforts,” said OLC Manager Rikki Wellman. “This group of people always comes together to help support the future of the logging industry and other worthy causes,” she added.
Heartfelt thanks are extended to OLC Board Member Jeanne Shuttleworth for her eight years of dedicated service to the board and this event, as those efforts have significantly contributed to the growth of the OLC Foundation’s industry scholarships. This was Shuttleworth’s last event, as she has decided to enjoy some downtime and spend more time surfing. “Thank you, Jeanne for your invaluable contributions, we greatly appreciate you,” Wellman said.
Winning teams at the fundraiser were:
1st place – Ocean Terminals (for the 7th consecutive year)
2nd place – Chapala’s Mexican Restaurant
3rd place – Roseburg Resources
4th place – Boise Cascade
Cinderella award – ShaneCo Timber
High Scoring Men’s award – Kevin Ankeny
High scoring Women’s award – Erin Pelayo
Conservation award (lowest scoring individual) – Tygue Barron
Participating teams rotated through the course and for each broken “bird” clay target, one point was awarded to the individual who shot it. In addition to paid registration, participants had the option to buy “do-over” tickets for missed rounds.
The fundraiser included breakfast, sponsored by Sierra Pacific Industries, and lunch, sponsored by Pape’ Kenworth, and provided by Chapala’s Catering. Beverages were sponsored by Modern Machinery, and the event also included an auction and opportunity drawing.
Special thanks to the following who donated auction and opportunity drawing items: Kevin Merritt, Mark Standley, BigHorn Logging, Olstedt Logging, Good Time Charlies Fishing, Dan Taylor’s Guide Service, Giustina Resources, Thompson Timber, Dean & Jeanne Shuttleworth, True Value, Bi-Mart, Stimson Lumber, Rikki & Dave Wellman, Papé Machinery, Hap & Lory Huffman, Chapala’s Mexican Restaurant, OLC Foundation, Seven Feathers, OLC, Chula’s Mexican Restaurant, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, Jim Dudley, Memory of Jim Search, and Graduate by Hilton. Proceeds from the auction and opportunity drawing totaled more than $16,575.
Title sponsors were Bell Lumber & Pole, Giustina Resources, ShaneCo Timber, Papé Machinery, Hart Custom Cutting and Douglas County Forest Products
Scholarship sponsors were Stuntzner Engineering & Forestry, Stimson Lumber Co., Southport Lumber Co., Rikki & Dave Wellman, Swanson Group, and John and Anne Blodgett.
Station sponsors were Boise Cascade, Cascade Timber Consulting, Roseburg Forest Products, True Value, Bi-Mart, and the OLC.
Save the date for the 8th Annual Clay Target Tournament fundraiser which is planned for September 11, 2026, at the Creswell Clay Target Club.