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Payson Sawdust Festival Honors Top Logger Bob Lowery
Bob Lowery of Payson named the festival's second Reid Smith Memorial All-around Logger after a weekend competition that drew about 2,000 spectators. The event, open to all entrants, included log birling, pole climbing, ax throwing and a cigar smoking contest, with over $1,000 awarded and a $200 donation to Lowery.
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Bob Lowery
Payson
Payson Chamber of Commerce
Lowery
Floyd’s Logging
Reid Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Williams
Smith
Arizona
Ron Smith
Rickee
Tony
Becky
Bettye Mathis
LaMar Kennedy
Jim Pinnee
Pinetop
Jack Gruer
KJ Radio
Phoenix
Pinneo
Iowa State University
Payson Ranger District
Hugh Thompson
Nancy Carlile
Judy McKeen
Lisa Bevers
Ms. Carlile
U.S. Forest Service
Log Birling
Gary Crandall
Heber
Claudio Zamorano
Kate Romine
Mathis