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Professional Land
Surveyors of Oregon
Executive Secretary
Aimee McAuliffe
PO Box 230548
Tigard, OR 97281
503-303-1472
Toll-free: 844-284-5496
execdirector@plso.org
www.plso.org
Editor’s Note, by Greg Crites, PLS 3
From the PLSO Chair, by John Thatcher, PLS 4
From the PLSO office, by Aimee McAuliffe 5
Letter to the Editor
Can Experience Help?, by Dick Bryant, PLS 7
BLM Public Land Survey Plats, by Mary J.M. Hartel, PLS 8
NSPS Spring Business Meeting
Summary, by Bob Neathamer, PLS 9
The Case for Carrying E & O Insurance, by Greg Crites, PLS 10
Layne Caswell Honored with “Final Point” Ceremony,
by Bob Taylor, PLS; Jim Elam, PLS; Al Hertel, PLS; Chuck Pearson, PLS;
John Thatcher, PLS; and Greg Crites, PLS 16
The Lost Surveyor Honors
Susan E. Newstetter, by Pat Gaylord, PLS 18
Trig-Star 2015 20
Professional Listings 20
© 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 notifications for changes of address, membership inquiries and
PLSO business correspondence should be directed to Aimee McAuliffe, 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.
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Contents
Cover photo
Fence Post in Fox, Oregon, by Pat Gaylord
Fox is about 20 miles north of Mt. Vernon, Oregon, on U.S. Route 395.
Vol. 38, No. 4
July/August 2015
The SurveyorOREGON
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
Nicole Gardner,nicole@llm.com
Design
Lisa J. Switalla,lisa@llm.com
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
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