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The latest press release from WDT
September 8, 2006

The World Deaf Timberfest celebrated its grand 25^th anniversary with 1364 campers and visitors presented at Camp Taloali over Labor Day weekend. The whole 5-day event went very well with many recreational activities and logging events arranged for people and children to enjoy, watch, socialize, play, compete and eat at the camp! Great Sprint-sponsored shows with John Maucere, the Deaf comedian were fabulous and hilarious! Also, there were 27 great booths of food, commercial and crafts to browse and shop!

Here were the results from cash raffle tickets drawing last Saturday evening:

The luckiest winner with $750 raffle ticket went to LUANNE PAQUIN of Maine!

2^nd $500 raffle ticket went to Ron Sammons of Oregon

3^rd $250 raffle ticket went to N. Veylupek & B. Neilson of California

DOOR PRIZES:

4th John Spreen of Wash TV

5th Louise Bodnar of CO fireplace tools

6th Cynthis Diaz of CA instarisa

7th Linda Morton of Or WDT black polo shirt

8th Henning Ingens of ? WDT black polo shirt

9th Seymur Bernstein of Ca WDT black polo shirt

10th Donna Hall of Or WDT black polo shirt

11th Julie Lake of Or WDT sweat shirt

12th Kyra Gray of ? WDT t shirt

13th Dan Nurdock of Or WDT tote bag

14th Tom Morrison of Ca WDT cap

15th Jeska Duckworth of Or WDT cap

Please check the website to see logging events' new records, and also read WDT newsletters at www.wdtxxv.com The website will be kept for next 5 years so you can check on it periodically!

"Hands-up and shaking" and "Hats off" to the 2006 chairperson, Janice Logan, hard-working committees and helpers to make this successful. The money proceedings (after all the expenses defrayed) will be donated to Camp Taloali's youth leadership program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children.

We were also grateful to our sponsors who helped make this happen! The Sponsors were Sprint, Oregon Telecommunications Relay Service (OTRS), Sorenson Communications, Hands On Video Relay (HOVRS) and IP-Relay.

NOTE: There will be WDT's 30^th anniversary planning meeting in the near future. However, we will have a Family-style camping every year during Labor Day weekend in order to keep Camp Taloali preserved. It will offer simply old fashioned fun with few activities like horseshoe pitching, fishing, swimming in low cost! We will keep you informed (check the website) about the plans for the next five years!

Betsy Burks and Charlene Ribera

WDT Public Relations