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RANGELEY – With 190 points, Jerry Gingras of Bear Country Power Sports in Errol, New Hampshire, claimed first Overall in the Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum’s Woodsmen’s Competition on Saturday 24 July at the Museum’s 30th anniversary Logging Festival.
Competing both with and against his wife Katy Gingras, Mr. Gingras took home a Stihl chain saw as his award donated by Rick Canzellarini of Northeast Stihl. Second in the Over-all competition was Josh Haley of Rangeley Plantation with 160 points; he received a cash award. Third in the Over-all Competition with 100 points each were Joel Burdin of Sangerville, Jim Carignan of Rangeley, and Jacob Oakes of Buxton who also won a cash award.
To start the competition, Jerry Gingras and Jim Burak demonstrated speed chopping. Judges were John Chandonnet, Kirsten Frazier, Michael Frazier, Lenita Richard, Ron Robichaud, Bob Schriever, as well as members of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail association. Joshua and David Frazier served as judges’s helpers. The competition was organized by Rodney Richard, Jr., and Lenita Richard of Pownal.
Winners of individual events that counted for the Overall award were as follows:
Crosscut saw
1st Jerry Gingras, Katy Gingras 6:54 seconds / 50 pts
2nd Joel Burdin, Rodney Richard, Jr. 8:36 sec / 40 pts
3rd Zac Kirk, Jacob Oakes 9:66 sec / 30 pts
4th Jim Carignan, Josh Haley 10:30 sec / 20 pts
5th Joe Caouette, Jim Burak 11:85 sec / 10pts
Pulp piling
1st Josh Haley 46:89 seconds / 50pts
2nd Dave Porter 50:63 sec / 40 pts
3rd Pat Maloney 51:97 sec / 30 pts
4th Jim Burak 53:46 sec / 20 pts
5th Jim Carignan 55:37 sec / 10 pts
Dot split
1st Jim Carignan 200 pts / 50 pts
2nd Josh Haley 200 pts / 40 pts
3rd Jacob Oakes 175 pts / 30 pts
4th Shawn McCarty 175 pts / 20 pts
5th Kent LaPage 175 pts / 10 pts
Stock chainsaw
1st Josh Haley 25:81 sec / 50 pts
2nd Jerry Gingras 26:00 sec / 40 pts
3rd Joel Burdin 26:31 / 30 pts
4th Jim Carignan 27:26 /1 20 pts
5th Richard Padham 28:00 / 10pts
Axe toss
1st Jerry Gingras 13 pts / 50 pts
2nd Pat Maloney 10 (runoff 5) / 40 pts
3rd Zac Kirk 10 (runoff 2) / 30 pts
4th Jim Burak 8 pts / 20 pts
5th Katy Gingras 7 pts / 10 pts
Pulp toss
1st Jerry Gingras 45ft 5 in / 50 pts
2nd Jacob Oakes 45 ft 1 in / 40 pts
3rd Joel Burdin 43 ft 4 in / 30 pts
4th Jim Burak 42 ft 10 in / 20 pts
5th Jimmy Haley 41 ft 2 in / 10 pts
Winners of Demonstration events that did not count toward the Over-all award were as follows:
Stock-appearing chainsaw
1st Jerry Gingras 4:41 sec / 50 pts
2nd Katy Gingras 6:10 sec / 40 pts
3 Joel Burdin 11:32 sec / 30 pts
Modified chainsaw
1st Katy Gingras 4:55 sec / 50 pts
2nd Jimmy Haley 5:95 / 40 pts
3rd Jerry Gingras 8:15 / 30 pts
