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By Matt Moulder

Ross Loveland? Unlike mosl of the people who are fealured in his column, Ross is not retired, at least not in he true sense ol the word. Athr all, he is iusl a young kid of 49, give or take a lew years, and, ol course, loo dam young b retire, Ross's lirst iob in the lumber induslry was assistant sales manager ol Hudsph Pine in Prineville, Or. That took place in 1965 and '66. From lhere he wenl lo Poriland to work for Norlh Pacilic Lumber Co. From 1973 to 1980, Loveland was lhe sales manager of DG Shelter Producls'sawmill in Klamath Falls, Or. He lefl DG to become an enlrepr€neur, being one ol lhe founders ol Pine Lam, a remanulacturer of wood products located in Pilot Roch Or. Ross continues to be an inveslor in Pine Lam, but he has nol been active in frat business lor some lim€.

From 1984 to 1986, Ross worked for Blue Sky Forest Products, a wholesale company headquarlered in Bend, Or. During his tenure al Blue S$, Ross manied Claudia Oens of Prineville, formerly Oaudia Hudspetr. Claudia's latrer, Claude Hudspeh, was one of the hree lounders of Hudspetr Pine Co., at one lime one of the largest lumber manufacturers in the U.S. Brohers John, Fred and Claude Hudspeth built their first sawmill in 1938 at Camp Watson, Or., a small community located eest of Prineville. A second mill was starhd in Bridge Creek, Or. A trird sawmill was built in Prineville in 1947 and an existing mill in John Day, Or., was added in 1948. Other localions of manulacturing facilities were: Spray and Condon, Or.; Pagosa Springs, Durango and Juanila Co., and Blanding, Ut.

Over a period of time the Hudspeth brothers gradually shitted heir atlenlion to ranching. At one point John and Fred Hudspetr had the largest herd of regislered Herefords in the world. John passed away in he 1980s. Fred and Claude are retired and living in the Prineville area. Ross and Claudia are in the process of getting oul of lhe catlle business, having recently sold their 20,000 acre Prineville ranch. They are leaming a new game - real estale invesling and propefiy managemenl. They have a nEw home in Prineville and spend a fair amount of time traveling lo places like Florida and Alaska. With hunling being one ol Ross's lavorile pastimes, Alaska is al lhe top of lhe lisl ol travel deslinalions.

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Recently we had occasion lo stay ovemight in Salinas, Ca" In spite of there being 1 1 1,000 ,people in Salinas, we could not find a four or five star restaurant lisled in lhe American Aulo ,Assn. tour book. A two star eatery was he besl shown on lhe AM lisl

Whal to do. Pasl experience has laughl us lhal asking a cab driver or gas stalion 'attendant will often elicit a respons€ along the lines ol Sizzler or Denny's. We hit upon a new and seemingly good idea to get lhe kind of answer we were looking for. While checking in al the motel, we asked the lady desk clerk tre following question, 'll Robin Leach were lo slay ovemight in Salinas, wherE would he eat?' Pleased as punch wilh my cleverness and wift pencil and pad ready, I was prepared for he solulion lo our quandary. Her answer - 'Robin Leach wouldn't eat in Salinas. He would drive lo i/onlerey.' So much lor clever ideas and so much for dining out in Salinas, Ca.

Seen in a Southem Oregon slore in logging counlry. A picture of Bill Clinton and his running male,'0wl' Gore. tu <) pAcrFrc sourHEAsr

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