The Oregon Surveyor July/August 2018

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 © 2018 LLM Publications Vol. 41, No. 4 July/August 2018 A publication of the Published by LLM Publications PO Box 91099 Portland, OR 97291 503-445-2220 • 800-647-1511 www.llmpubs.com Advertising Matthew Smith, matthew@llmpubs.com Design Benjamin Caulder, ben@llmpubs.com Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon Publications Committee Greg Crites, PLS, Editor gac_work@hotmail.com Paul Galli • gallip@co.cowlitz.wa.us Chuck Wiley • charleswiley@gmail.com John Thatcher • johnsue648@gmail.com Editorials From the Editor , by Greg Crites , PLS 2 From the PLSO Chairman , by Pat Gaylord , PLS 4 From the PLSO Office, by Aimee McAuliffe 6 Articles/Sections OrYSN Corner: Tradeswomen’s Career Fair, by Kelly MIller, RLS, EIT 8 Where Mules Could Not Go, by Ray Griffin, PLS 10 Community: Building a Children’s Park 12 WFPS Update 20 Flying High with Congressman Schrader 24 Columns The Lost Surveyor, by Pat Gaylord , PLS 16 On the Cover Light Trails through the Rowena Loops on the historic Columbia River Gorge Highway. Photo by Chris Glantz. Contents 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_work@hotmail.com . Advertising policy  Advertising content and materials are subject to approval of the PLSO Board and LLM Publications. The publisher reserves the right to reject any advertising that simulates copy; material must be clearly marked as “Advertisement.” For advertising, contact: Matthew Smith, matthew@llmpubs.com ; 503-445-2223, 800-647-1511 x2223. @ORLandSurveyors The Oregon by Darrell Fuller, PLSO Lobbyist