Pacific Northwest 6, March 13, 2022

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PACIFIC NORTHWEST EDITION

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March 13 2022 Vol. VI • No. 6

“The Nation’s Best Read Construction Newspaper… Founded in 1957.” Your Pacific Northwest Connection – Patrick Kiel – 612-481-8557 – pkiel@cegltd.com

Modern Machinery Territory Manager Ed James (L) and Dancer Logging Inc. Owner Pete Dancer Sr. The Komatsu PC290 excavator that Modern Machinery equipped with a Falcon Winch Assist helps Dancer Logging Inc. perform logging on steep terrain and is used as the “top” or “uphill” machine.

Third-Generation Family Business Celebrates 25 Years Back in Oregon Last year marked the 25th anniversary of Dancer Logging Inc.’s reincarnation in Oregon. “Like a lot of loggers in this area, the presence of the spotted owl took its toll on us in the late 1980s,” Pete Dancer Sr. recalled. “I finished the last contract I had and moved three sites to New Zealand in 1990. As things settled here, I started looking to come back. With kids in junior high

and high school and aging parents, we felt it was a necessity.” He did not have to completely start from scratch and work in the woods by himself like he did in 1975, when Pete and his wife, Bonnie, originally founded Dancer Logging. This time around, he bought a logging site from a lumber company that came with equipment and employees. “We slowly grew and as the boys got

older, they joined the business,” said Dancer. “We now have five sites and more than 50 employees, which is roughly equivalent to what I had in the 1980s. We cover a couple of hours in each direction from our home base in Camas Valley.” Dancer’s three sons, Pete Jr., Scott and Eric, are now part owners of Dancer Logging Inc. Eric and Pete Jr. run sites, while Scott dispatches the company’s fleet

of log trucks and moves equipment. Pete Jr.’s son, Bradley, joined the company and runs a site as well. “Our projects are primarily clear cuts on private land,” Dancer explained. “We do thinning on rare occasions. Our logs go to a lot of places for a wide variety of uses. The main species we harvest is Douglas fir, followed by hemlock, white fir and cedar. see WOODS page 8


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