PLSO The Oregon Surveyor January February 2021

18 The Oregon Surveyor | Vol. 44, No. 1 This award is for the best article published in The Oregon Surveyor within the last year. We had several nominees this year, and I’ve really enjoyed getting the magazine and reading the diverse arti - cles being written. I’m not an author, but I really appreciate those that have taken the time to submit their writings. The article cho - sen this year comes from the September/October issue. It’s one of those informative articles that shares insight into the extensive history that is our profession. If you have a young survey techni - cian working for you, I suggest you have them read this article. Not surprisingly, this author offers a lot of entertainment value as well as valuable information. It is my pleasure to announce that this year’s Article of the Year winner is Mike Berry for “Vam - pire Cemetery.” Read that article on page 9: http://www.associationpublications.com/flipbooks/plso/2020/ SeptOct/8/index.html CONGRATULATIONS 2020 Award Winners Recognized Article of the Year Mike Berry Vampire Cemetery G iven everything that has happened this last year, I wasn’t sure that we were going to have nominees to vote on, so I’m glad to be part of something positive. It just shows how great our land surveying community is when we have members who are still able to stand out among their peers and deserve to be recognized. I want to start by thanking everyone that sent in a nomination. Too often, I think we get busy and don’t ac - knowledge those around us who have done something worth rewarding. Though I was not able to invite the winners up on the stage this year for public recognition, I ask that our members reach out and congratulate these winners. — Dan Nelson, PLS Mike Berry got a selfie with George Brosterhous, who died in 1914 in a fall from the third story of the Reid School in Bend. George and his brother had the contract to build the school. It is now the home of the Deschutes County Historical Museum and George is supposedly a benevolent spirit who haunts the building. There are lots of George encounter stories from all sorts of folks who have worked in the building. On Berry’s first day of volunteering at the museum, he detoured his walk through the cemetery to get a selfie with George. Just to pal up with him. It’s gone OK so far, Mike says. 2021 Annual Conference: Award Winners