V O L U M E
8 ,
I S S U E
This story can fit 175-225 words.
The purpose of a newsletter is to
provide specialized information
to a targeted audience. Newsletters can be a great way to market your product or service, and
also create credibility and build
your organization’s identity
among peers, members, employees, or vendors.
I N S I D E
T H I S
I S S U E :
Inside Story
2
Inside Story
2
Inside Story
2
Inside Story
3
Inside Story
4
Inside Story
5
Inside Story
6
First, determine the audience of
the newsletter. This could be
anyone who might benefit from
the information it contains, for
example, employees or people
interested in purchasing a product or requesting your service.
You can compile a mailing list
from business reply cards, customer information sheets, business cards collected at trade
shows, or membership lists. You
1
might consider purchasing a mailing list from a company.
If you explore the Publisher catalog, you will find many publica-
Caption describing picture
or graphic.
tions that match the style of your
newsletter.
Next, establish how much time
and money you can spend on
W I N T E R
2 0 0 8
your newsletter. These factors
will help determine how frequently you publish the newsletter and its length. It’s recommended that you publish your
newsletter at least quarterly so
that it’s considered a consistent
source of information. Your
customers or employees will
look forward to its arrival.
PAGE
2
In a tragic logging accident on
January 28, William “Stony”
Troyer was trapped under a
falling tree. He was extracted
by emergency services, but
died before reaching the hospital.
To view and sign the online
guest book, go to
www.legacy.com and search
for “William Troyer.”
Stony Troyer and
Charles Wiley logging trees on the
Wiley Farm in 1986
“To catch the
reader's attention,
place an
interesting
sentence or quote
from the story
here.”
This year core courses will
be offered in a slightly different format. Three of the
four modules (safety, endangered species/activism,
and erosion and sediment
control) will now be offered
separately over the course
of the year, simultaneously
Caption
describing
picture or
graphic.
THE
LOGGER
as core components and as
continuing education (CE)
courses. The forth module,
forest management, will not
count as a CE course, but
will be offered to loggers
needing to complete core
requirements.
Courses will also be sched-
uled in the evening instead
of during working hours.
We hope that this will
make it easier for both new
and old Master Loggers to
participate in our course
offerings. As always, please
contact Nevin with any
requests or ideas.
VOLUME
8,
ISSUE
1
PAGE
Same Logs, More Money: Better Bucking Brings More Bucks
when bucking up logs that will
help you get the most value out
of every log.
Most log defects decrease the
size of the check from the mill,
but learning how to work with
defects instead of against them
can [value of increase].
There are four rules of thumb
We are happy to present the
new and improved Master Logger logo. Thanks to Shachar
“Don” Weizman at Edrich Lumber for making the long overdue change to include Delaware
in the Maryland/Delaware Master Logger Program logo.
Delaware joined the program in
1. Know your market: The only
way to get a lot of money is to
know what buyers are willing to
pay a lot of money for.
2. Look for the pumpkin: The
high-value log may not be in the
butt.
3. Identify the high-value log
first and then buck around it.
[2003], but complications with
the original graphic designer
prevented us from making the
change to the logo.
Our bi-state partnership has
been strong since it was initiated, and is now represented
graphically.
4.
“The only
Learn more and get hands-on
experience in optimizing your
bucking at upcoming training
sessions. Contact Nevin at
ndawson@umd.edu or 410-827
-8056 to receive updates when
trainings are scheduled.
way to get a
lot of money
is to know
what buyers
are willing to
pay a lot of
money for.”
3
Organization
Business Name
Type address here or use Mail Merge
(under Tools) to automatically
address this publication to multiple
recipients.
Primary Business Address
Your Address Line 2
Your Address Line 3
Your Address Line 4
Phone: 555-555-5555
Fax: 555-555-5555
E-mail: someone@example.com
Your business tag line here.
We’re on the Web!
example.com
This story can fit 175-225 words.
If your newsletter is folded and
mailed, this story will appear on the
back. So, it’s a good idea to make it
easy to read at a glance.
A question and answer session is a
good way to quickly capture the attention of readers. You can either
compile questions that you’ve received since the last edition or you
can summarize some generic questions that are frequently asked about
your organization.
A listing of names and titles of managers in your organization is a good way
to give your newsletter a personal
touch. If your organization is small,
you may want to list the names of all
employees.
If you have any prices of standard
products or services, you can include
a listing of those here. You may want
to refer your readers to any other
forms of communication that you’ve
created for your organization.
You can also use this space to remind
readers to mark their calendars for a
regular event, such as a breakfast
meeting for vendors every third
Tuesday of the month, or a biannual
Caption describing picture or
graphic.
charity auction.
If space is available, this is a good
place to insert a clip art image or
some other graphic.