The Mainline is a monthly publication of: Associated Oregon Loggers, Inc. 2015 Madrona Ave SE, Salem, OR 97302 Mailing: PO Box 12339, Salem, OR 97309 503.364.1330 • fax: 503.364.0836 www.oregonloggers.org AOL Staff Team Executive Vice President Rex Storm • rstorm@oregonloggers.org Business Operations Manager Kathy Ballard • kballard@oregonloggers.org Contractor Services Manager/Se habla Español Mathew McCartney • mmccartney@oregonloggers.org Forest Policy Manager Amanda Sullivan-Astor • aastor@oregonloggers.org Insurance Group Manager Dave Boyd • dboyd@oregonloggers.org Safety & Health Manager David Grim • dgrim@oregonloggers.org IT Director Tyler Teal • tteal@oregonloggers.org Fiscal Operation & Publication Coordinator Aletha Henderson • ahenderson@oregonloggers.org Event & Education Coordinator Shanna Lambert • slambert@oregonloggers.org Member Services Coordinator Tiffany Lord • tlord@oregonloggers.org Sr. Safety Management Consultants Leonard Lulay • llulay@oregonloggers.org Mike Weaver • mweaver@oregonloggers.org Rod Huffman • rhuffman@oregonloggers.org Roger Lulay • rlulay@oregonloggers.org Garrett Weaver • gweaver@oregonloggers.org Contract Lobbyist Kevin Campbell • The Victory Group Contract Communicator FPW Media The Mainline Editor Aletha Henderson Advertising & Design Big Red M • www.bigredm.com Design & Layout Juliette Miratsky • juliette@bigredm.com Advertising Sales Ronnie Jacko • ronnie@bigredm.com Email editorial news, notices, and correspondence: aol@oregonloggers.org Articles in this publication present the informed judgment of AOL staff, and are intended for information purposes only. Content does not represent legal or financial guidance. Copyright 2024 Associated Oregon Loggers, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may be reprinted only with the expressed written permission of AOL. Also Inside 4 From Executive VP 9 News, Events, Reminders 17 Group Benefits, Insurance Discounts 18 Safety & Health 23 Workforce, Human Resources, Labor 24 OPL & Professional Qualification 28 Policymaking & Advocacy 30 Political Action & Elections 34 Business, Contracting, Markets On the Cover OR-Loggers PAC Fundraiser held August 3, 2024 at Mid-Valley Clays in Gervais, Oregon. Page 10 Mainline The 30Election Spotlight A look at legislative and statewide races, and how AOL's State-PAC represents you. 14 A Quiet Leader Remembering industry leader Norbert Schmitz, founder of Schmitz Logging.
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