Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon Executive Secretary Aimee McAulie PO Box 230548 Tigard, OR 97281 503-303-1472 Toll-free: 844-284-5496 execdirector@plso.org www.plso.org Contents Editor’s Note, by Greg Crites, PLS 2 From the PLSO Chair, by John Thatcher, PLS 4 From the PLSO oce, by Aimee McAulie 5 Building Our Associate Membership, by Mason Marker, PLS 6 PLSO Puzzler, by Greg Crites, PLS and John Thatcher, PLS 8 Dening the true title status of Railroad Right-of-Way in the American West, by Brian Portwood, PLS 9 DLCs and Survey Protests—Oh My!, by Tim Kent, PLS 18 The Lost Surveyor, by Pat Gaylord, PLS 19 Professional Listings 19 Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon @ORLandSurveyors Publications Committee Greg Crites, PLS, Editor gac@deainc.com Paul Galli • gallip@co.cowlitz.wa.us Chuck Wiley • charleswiley@gmail.com © 2015 LLM Publications, Inc. The Oregon Surveyor is a publication of the Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon (PLSO). It is provided as a medium for the expression of individual opinions concerning topics relating to the Land Surveying profession. Address changes & business All notications for changes of address, membership inquiries and PLSO business correspondence should be directed to Aimee McAulie, PO Box 230548, Tigard, OR 97281; 503-303-1472; execdirector@plso.org. Editorial matters & contributions of material The Oregon Surveyor welcomes your articles, comments and photos for publication. PLSO assumes no responsibility for statements expressed in this publication. Editorial matters should be directed to Greg Crites, gac@deainc.com. Advertising policy Advertising content and materials are subject to approval of the PLSO Board and LLM Publications, Inc. The publisher reserves the right to reject any advertising that simulates copy; material must be clearly marked as “Advertisement.” For advertising, contact: Dan Hartzog, danh@llm.com; 503-445-2229, 800-647-1511 x2229. To send display ads to ads@llm.com. For submission guidelines, email ads@llm.com. Cover photo St. John’s Bridge, Portland, Oregon—by Pat Gaylord Vol. 38, No. 3 May/June 2015 The Surveyor OREGON A publication of the Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon Published by LLM Publications, Inc. PO Box 91099 Portland, OR 97291 503-445-2220 • 800-647-1511 www.AssociationPublications.com President Linda L. Pope, linda@llm.com Advertising Dan Hartzog, danh@llm.com Design Lisa J. Switalla, lisa@llm.com Editor’s note: Susan Elizabeth Newstetter, 60, died May 1 at her Mt. Vernon home, with her husband and friends by her side. A memorial service is scheduled for June 27 at 11, at Clyde Holliday State Park in Mt. Vernon, Ore. e memorial will include a potluck with outdoor cooking in Dutch ovens or solar ovens, encouraged in Sue’s memory. Camping at Clyde Holliday State Park is available on a rst come, rst served basis. Some rooms are available in John Day and Prairie City. If the State Park lls up there will be RV and tent camping available on private property, but there may not be hookups available at those locations. Memorial contributions may be made to the PLSO Scholarship Fund, the John Day Community Garden, the Mt. Vernon Community Center, or the Grant County Library Foundation. Photos, articles and a special “Lost Surveyor” will honor Sue in our July/August issue.
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