Former employee passes away

Muriel A. Smith, 91 of Wausau, WI and formerly of Mondovi, WI, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2008.  Muriel was the secretary at Jackson's in 1970 and 1971.  Her husband, the late Ralph W. Smith, was a Jackson Lumber Harvester Co. stockholder on the Board of Directors, and served as Vice President of the corporation from February 19, 1963 until February 21, 1989, when he retired.  At which time, Bill Becker was elected Vice President. 

During her career, Muriel worked as a teacher, band and chorus director at the Gilmanton High School and also directed choir groups at the Evangelical United Brethren Church and Central Lutheran Church.  

She had worked as the secretary to the president of Dolly Madison Dairies in Eau Claire, WI.  Because of her talented and vivacious personality, she did the Dolly Madison ice cream commercials for TV.  Back then, in the 1950's, commercials were done "live", so it was crucial that the ice cream was the right consistency for easy scooping when the cameras were rolling.  There were no "retakes" in those days! 

When Muriel and her family lived in Kansas City, she worked as a secretary to the president of Stinson-Mag Law Firm.  One of their clients was Bess Truman, an elderly lady at the time and widow of President Harry Truman.  Mrs. Truman was so impressed with Muriel's charming personality that she called the law firm and requested Muriel to come and have tea with her on a regular basis.

In later years, she had a desire to learn to fly, so took flying lessons and received her solo certificate.  She lived a full life and will always hold a special place in the hearts of those who knew her.

     

Expo Richmond 2008 ~ coming soon ~ May 16 & 17

We are looking forward to seeing all of you who will be able to come to the 'Richmond Show'. Our booth is #12 inside the Commonwealth Building. The Expo Richmond 2008 will be held Friday and Saturday, May 16 & 17 in Richmond, VA at the Richmond Raceway Complex.

For more information on the show, here is a link to the Expo Richmond 2008 Show web site.

Looks like Christmas in Wisconsin....again!

We received 6 inches of wet, heavy snow near Jackson's factory on Sunday night, April 27 and thought we would share some Wisconsin winter pictures.

Even though it usually doesn't snow this late in the spring here, the snow was beautiful and made every branch and twig stand out. We have had an unusually long and cold winter. Thankfully, the snow melted the next day and now everything is greening up and beginning to look more like spring.

Celebrating an Anniversary!

Employee Anniversary

Andrew Meier has been with Jackson's for over five years. He works as a welder and also paints equipment. Employees joined in helping him celebrate with cake and ice cream. Andrew is a faithful and dedicated employee and we are happy that he is a part of the "Jackson" team.

Expo Richmond - May 16-17, 2008

Come and see us at the Expo Richmond 2008 machinery show. The show is scheduled for May 16 & 17, 2008. It will be held at the Richmond Raceway Complex in Richmond, VA. This is the 31st Annual East Coast Sawmill and Logging Equipment Exposition and is the largest show in the Eastern United States. They have both indoor and outdoor areas for companies to display sawmill, logging, pallet and related equipment.

Poultry Show

The Midwest Poultry Federation Convention was held in St Paul, MN at the River Centre on March 18 - 20, 2008. Tom Meis and Dick McGee manned our display booth there. This is the second largest poultry show in the U.S., and growing. This year the show was bigger and better than the last. It is always a pleasure to see our customers.

Panel World Magazine

The March 2008 issue of Panel World Magazine had a nice three-page article on Ken Eldredge and Corinth Wood Pellet Company.  Ken's pellet operation in Corinth, Maine uses a 20mm BTU/hr. Webb Burner as a source of heat in the manufacturing of wood pellets.