Producer Pick: Wagon Maker



Everett Mezentine is an 87-year-old who puts in 12-14 hour days farming. When that's done, he makes horse-drawn wagons. This Wamic farmer is one of the last craftsmen of carriages and wagons in Oregon. He does it all by hand, even harvesting the trees for the wood from his own land. The entire process takes years and his wagons aren't cheap, but the orders keep coming.

First Broadcast: 2005

Production Credits: Producer - Ed Jahn

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by Ed Jahn | 11/20/2009
It seems like just yesterday I went to eastern ORegon to report on the “potential” for wolves to return to Oregon. That was in 2006 (episode 1607). Well, there have been reports all throughout the last year of wolves showing up, with a few videos offered as proof, followed by a wolf attack on livestock [...]
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