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Post by lebaneaver on Feb 22, 2024 15:52:41 GMT -8
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Post by lebaneaver on Feb 22, 2024 16:10:41 GMT -8
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Post by TheGlove on Feb 22, 2024 16:41:23 GMT -8
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Post by ftd on Feb 22, 2024 16:46:20 GMT -8
Yeah I remember those...today...so not PC on so many levels.... |
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Post by lebaneaver on Feb 22, 2024 17:00:30 GMT -8
Oh yeah. There were more than a few in Lebanon in the early 70s. All gone, now but not forgotten. Hell, the Lebanon Warrior booster club is the “Wigwam Wisemen.” 😁 |
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Post by beavaristotle on Feb 22, 2024 19:18:05 GMT -8
There was a wigwam burner at every mill in the valley and at one time there was a mill on every corner.
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Post by beaver94 on Feb 22, 2024 19:44:16 GMT -8
There was a wigwam burner at every mill in the valley and at one time there was a mill on every corner. I just saw today that what had been the Georgia Pacific mill in Philomath is closing down. |
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Post by ag87 on Feb 23, 2024 0:24:53 GMT -8
There still is one about a mile north of Drain at the old Woolley enterprises mill. I had a friend, Tom, whose uncle was Harold. Tom says his side of the family didn't have any ownership but Tom did have a section up Smith River Road. When timber prices were high he'd log a few trucks worth of lumber.
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Post by beavaristotle on Feb 23, 2024 9:42:15 GMT -8
Times have changed. When I left high school you could go to any of the mills, get a family wage job, buy a house, marry your high school sweetheart and raise a family. Of course in our 18 year old wisdom we thought that was the worst thing we could do. I wonder if kids today would kill to have those opportunities. I’m old
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Post by lebaneaver on Feb 23, 2024 16:02:32 GMT -8
Times have changed. When I left high school you could go to any of the mills, get a family wage job, buy a house, marry your high school sweetheart and raise a family. Of course in our 18 year old wisdom we thought that was the worst thing we could do. I wonder if kids today would kill to have those opportunities. I’m old Very well put. Prior to the late 70s, early 80s, Lebanon had SIX such mills, from paper to plywood to studs. AND, all the logging companies that SUPPLIED the raw materials. Many of those jobs were incredibly monotonous, and hard on one’s body….. but, no one thought a thing about it. Providing for FAMILY was all that matters. |
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Post by spudbeaver on Feb 24, 2024 8:30:12 GMT -8
Times have changed. When I left high school you could go to any of the mills, get a family wage job, buy a house, marry your high school sweetheart and raise a family. Of course in our 18 year old wisdom we thought that was the worst thing we could do. I wonder if kids today would kill to have those opportunities. I’m old Sadly, I don’t think they would. Too hard. There are great paying construction jobs waiting to be filled. But working in the rain, mud, heat and dust isn’t for everyone. |
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Post by Werebeaver on Feb 24, 2024 10:17:41 GMT -8
Yep. Grew up in Lane and Linn County in the 60’s and 70’s. Wigwam burners were a common roadside sight. |
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Post by ftd on Feb 24, 2024 15:29:23 GMT -8
Yep. Grew up in Lane and Linn County in the 60’s and 70’s. Wigwam burners were a common roadside sight. and smell |
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Post by Werebeaver on Feb 24, 2024 15:44:29 GMT -8
Yep. Grew up in Lane and Linn County in the 60’s and 70’s. Wigwam burners were a common roadside sight. and smell And rusty abandoned wigwam burners were a common sight through the 80's. |
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