21 Header Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon | www.plso.org Member Spotlight the profession through career fairs and mentorships, and ride alongs, etc. “This discussion has been going on for a long time and we’ve been taking some steps, but we need to increase our efforts,” says Scott. “I’ll mainly be continuing with the goals that Tim is working on and that Jeremy before him set.” Scott and Dee Anna have been married for 47 years. When Scott’s not busy working, he enjoys hunting, firearms, and his wood shop. He is also active in his church, Calvary Chapel Bend. He says his years in the profession of surveying have been “a real blessing.” “What I like most about it is the variety,” he says. “It may not be true for all surveyors but in my work with the county and then running my own businesses, there’s always a challenge.” Scott went on to tell a story about meeting up with a natural resources specialist for the Sunriver Owners Association who couldn’t find one corner of their common area by a golf course. They searched together using a Schonstedt. When he got a faint signal, they started digging in the frozen ground and eventually found it 1.6 feet down. “She said she had looked for their corner with their Schonstedt but hadn’t found it,” Scott recalled. “But it’s the years of experience that make the difference. I said it was like a treasure hunt and she thought so too. One thing I really like about surveying is finding the hard-to-find monuments or the old piece of wood that was set for a 1/4 corner in 1882. It’s really exciting and gratifying when it works out and you find it.” Scott would like to end this article with a thought and a quote. “We all owe a debt of gratitude to the founders of PLSO and all who have served as board chairs, board and chapter officers, and the various committee chairs and members,” he says. Even though this quote from Theodore Roosevelt is one you may have heard before, Scott says it bears repeating: “Every man owes a part of his time and money to the business or industry in which he is engaged. No man has a moral right to withhold his support from an organization that is striving to improve conditions within his sphere.” One thing I really like about surveying is finding the hard-to-find monuments or the old piece of wood that was set for a corner marker in 1888. It’s really exciting and gratifying when it works out and you find it. Taken atop Pilot Butte in Bend during National Surveyors Week 2011. From left to right is Mike Berry, Scott Freshwaters, Kevin Samuel, and Gary DeJarnatt. Scott Freshwaters at the 2016 Saddle Butte Machine Gun Shoot near Albany, Oregon.
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