lawrence potts:  

I raised three wonderful children about 3miles from where I grew up near Alder Lake. I've done one of just about every kind of job that there is in the hills from California to Alaska, mostly in the timber industry. I've worked as a musician at various times in my life, and now have 3 CD's out. I play guitar, mandolin, dobro, and fiddle, and just about anything else that has a string. I moved to the Packwood area a couple years after my divorce, and have worked as a ski lift operator, cut timber in Alaska, and run 18 wheelers across the country since moving here. I'm retired now, supplement my income with music gigs, recording sales, and studio work. I do a little fishing, love to play music with friends, and take road trips to visit my kids and grandkids. I've been here 15 years already. As some of you remember, my dad was a power plant operator at Alder and LaGrande. I am now a power plant operator too, only on a smal...Expand for more