What does WCLA stand for?

You have to be a good athlete to be a logger," said Bill Pickell, manager of the Washington Contract Loggers Association in Olympia and also a former logger.

The contest is just as important to Bill Pickell, manager of the 800-member Washington Contract Loggers Association.

Her largest donations were $1,500 from Arlington real-estate-company owners Ralph and Mary Ann Monte, $1,200 each from Olympia-based Drohman Developing and Boeing, $800 from Microsoft, and $600 each from Weyerhaeuser, the Washington Contract Loggers Association, the Washington State Auto Dealers, Certified Public Accountants, Puget Sound Energy, Primera Blue Cross, Qwest Washington and the Washington Association of Realtors.

The Washington Contract Loggers Association in Olympia offers an $80 course that provides an overview of the forestry industry.

Bill Pickell Washington Contract Loggers Association Olympia

Horse logging evokes a certain nostalgia, says Bill Peckell, general manager of Washington Contract Loggers Association, which counts three horse loggers among its 720 members.