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Guest host Pete Wood - a logger from Canyon Minnesota - discusses issues surrounding Northern Minnesota's logging industry.

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    • May 28, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 91 EPISODES


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    Wednesday 5/28/25

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 43:12


    Part 2 - Canyon MN logger Pete Wood and his guest Richard Schwab owner of M.A. Rigoni Inc. a logging firm based in Perry, Florida...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Wednesday 4/30/25

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 43:16


    Let the Sawdust Fly segment of Sound Off with Canyon MN logger Pete Wood and his guest Richard Schwab owner of M.A. Rigoni Inc. a logging firm based in Perry, Florida...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Wednesday 3/26/25

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 32:00


    Canyon MN based logger Pete Wood had American Loggers Council - Executive Director Scott Dane as a guest this month...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Wednesday 2/26/25

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 36:22


    Pete Wood had last month's guest John McCarthy a Cal-Fire forester from Sacramento, and forester Justin Britton with Cal-Fire Sacramento as well...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Wednesday 1/29/25

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 37:49


    Pete Wood had John McCarthy a Cal-Fire forester from Sacramento and Eric Just a Division Chief from Cal-Fire San Diego as guests, and be sure to listen at the end as to what is coming up next month...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Tuesday 12/31/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 34:55


    (Due to year ending holidays the program was moved to Tuesday, December 31st) Pete's guest this month was Mark Kayser plant manager at MN Power's Hibbard Renewable Energy Center that utilizes waste wood to provide a renewable low sulfur fuel source.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Wednesday 11/27/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 39:01


    Pete Wood with his guests Mike and Vicki Albrecht loggers from Sonora CA - Mike is also the President of the American Loggers Council....See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Wednesday 10/30/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 35:50


    This month's guest was Stephen Setliff an attorney from the state of Virginia...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Wednesday 9/25/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 39:55


    Co-host Pete Wood had Shawn Sunnarborg as a guest...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Wednesday 8/28/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 35:14


    Jeff Shay with the MN State Highway Patrol Commercial Division from Hibbing was a guest this month with Pete Wood...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Tuesday 7/30/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 32:26


    Pete's guest this month was Matt Slingerland who will be competing in the Lumberjack World Championship at Hayward this weekend...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Wednesday 6/26/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 37:42


    Retired US Navy Commander and Ely native James Kuehl was an in-studio guest making an encore appearance from one-year-ago...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Wednesday 5/29/24

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 40:19


    Idaho logger Mark Mahon was back for Part 2 and shared some interesting details how logging is done in New Zealand and more...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Wednesday 4/24/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 35:18


    Idaho logger Mark Mahon was Pete's guest this month...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Wednesday 3/27/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 31:15


    An encore performance... Don Bright owner of Meherrin River Forest Products in the state of Virginia, and Frank Myers, a logger also from Virginia were both guests of Pete Wood this month just as they were in February...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Thursday 2/29/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 35:14


    Don Bright owner of Meherrin River Forest Products in the state of Virginia, and Frank Myers, a logger also from Virginia were both guests of Pete Wood this month...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Wednesday 1/31/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 31:25


    Pete's guest this month was Dave Abbott, Senior Editor for Hatton-Brown Publishers who produce world-class publications for the forest products industry, including Timber Harvesting and Southern Loggin' Times magazines...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Wednesday 12/27/23

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2023 37:32


    Tom Hirt was a guest this month...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Wednesday 11/29/23

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 33:29


    Pete Wood's guest this month is Emily Jo Williams the VP of the Southeast & Atlantic Coast Region for the American Bird Conservancy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Wednesday 10/25/23

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 36:46


    This episode Pete Wood had Jimmie Locklear as a call-in guest...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Wednesday 9/27/23

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 34:28


    Pete Wood had Lonard Scofield dos Santos from Brazil as this months guest...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Thursday 8/31/23

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 34:39


    Pete Wood's guest this month was Troy Brown, he is President of the Great Lakes Timber Professionals...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Thursday 7/27/23

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 39:14


    From the 2023 Lumberjack World Championships in Hayward WI were DJ Aderman, Chief of Competition, two competitors were husband and wife Adam and Samantha LaSalle and of course co-host Pete Wood... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Thursday 6/29/23

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 37:47


    Ret. Commander USN and Ely MN native James Kuehl was an in-studio guest as was  Scott Dane the Executive Director of the American Loggers Council...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Wednesday 5/31/23

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 33:57


    Rick Quaglioroli owns Swamp Fox Agency based in Moncks Corner SC and was a guest of Pete Wood talking about the insurance side of trucking for loggers...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Tuesday 4/25/23

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 34:59


    A move to Tuesday this month, Pete's guests were two loggers from the state of Rhode Island. Bob Thurber of Jerimoth Forestry and Bob Verrier of Verrier Tree Service Inc. shared the challenges and logging efforts in their state...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Wednesday 3/29/23

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 36:02


    California logger Russ Hawkins was a guest this month, he operates Del Logging with his wife Helen and sons Colton and HunterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Wednesday 2/22/23

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 38:10


    Crad Jaynes the President of the South Carolina Timber Producers Assn. was this month's guest of co-host Pete Wood.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Wednesday 1/25/23

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 37:30


    The management team from Navistar International were guests of co-host Pete Wood. Mike Noonan, Darren Gosbee, Bob Mann, and Mark Stasell talked about the future of the trucking industry in general. Navistar, based in Lisle IL, operates as the owner of International-branded trucks and diesel engines.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Wednesday 12/28/22

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2022 38:12


    Part 3 - Pete Wood and Missouri based logger Travis Yake who provides the white oak for Ed Belfour to make the barrels for his whiskey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Wednesday 11/30/22

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 34:42


    Pete Wood's guest was Missouri based logger Travis Yake who provides the oak wood for last months guest Ed Belfour to make the barrels for his whiskey...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Wednesday 10/26/22

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 33:24


    Hockey Hall of Fame goalie Eddie "The Eagle" Belfour was a call-in guest to talk about his brand of whiskey and the importance of logging and timber to that industry...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Wednesday 9/28/22

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 34:47


    Pete Wood had Chuck Scherer from Nelson Wood Shims located in Cohasset MN as a studio guest...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Wednesday 8/31/22

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 40:37


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    Wednesday 7/27/22

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 41:20


    Lumberjack World Championships are this weekend in Hayward WI - Pete Wood had guests that included, Wisconsin comedian Charlie Berens, competitors Ferry Svan from Sweden and Hayward's very own Cassidy Scheer, and DJ Aderman who is the Chief of Competition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Wednesday 6/29/22

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 37:47


    Scott Dane, Executive Director for American Loggers Council, Henry Schienebeck, ED for Great Lakes Timber Professionals Assn., Mike Forsman, ED Associated Contract Loggers & Truckers, and Pete Wood, Wood Forest Products, is the co-host who moderated this full-hour episode...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Thursday 5/26/22

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 35:31


    Ron Thiry was a call-in guest he is Sr. VP and COO with ST Paper in Duluth that was once home to VERSO paper... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Wednesday 4/27/22 Let the Sawdust Fly

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 31:59


    Pete Wood had Jerry Gray as a guest, the owner of Gray Logging LLC and Genesis Timber based in Madison FL... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Wednesday 3/30/22

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 32:11


    Local 49 representatives, Jason George and Dan Snidarich were guests of co-host and logger Pete Wood who all shared some exciting and innovative news, and listen at the end, Brad shared a chance meeting he had with a Florida logger... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Wednesday 2/23/22

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 29:29


    Luke Peterson the GM of the Hibbing Public Utilities Commission was a guest of logger and co-host Pete Wood talking about the utilities use of waste wood... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Wednesday 1/26/22

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 33:17


    MN Logger and co-host Pete Wood had St. Louis Co. Commissioner Keith Nelson as a guest, who shared some exciting news, and St. Louis Co. Land Commissioner Julie Marinucci was a guest as well... PROGRAMMING NOTE*** this podcast will be moving to kdal610.com next month as will the program itself to KDAL 610AM & 103.9FM scheduled to air in the Noon to 1:00PM time slot. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Wednesday 12/29/21

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 36:07


    Pete Wood and Donna Bergstrom and the final segment of the theme "American Indian Perspective on Forestry" with Ron Waukau from Menominee Tribal Enterprises in Wisconsin... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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