![]() ![]() ![]() He rebuilt the buggy that had been donated to the Crook County Historical Society, and the buggy is now located at the Rancher Memorial Building at the Crook County Fairgrounds. Not content to be idle after winding down his racing career, he became involved in restoring and rebuilding buggies and wagons. He did continue to train two of his horses to chariot race and a long-forgotten event was added to the Deschutes County Fair and Rodeo. He retired from big-time racing in the 1970s. He also trained for others and by adding these horses to his training, he became the leading trainer in Oregon for four years. He was a leading horse owner at Portland Meadows Race Track for 12 years. He was very successful as a horse owner and trainer. His second wife was Velma Martin who passed away in 1968, and then he married Theresa Bush.Īfter the mill closed, George began training racehorses for races on the Southern Washington and Blue Mountain circuit. George was married three times, first to Alynne Parker and was later divorced. The mill in Madras was operated in partnership with Winton Livingston and discontinued in 1949. He came to Madras in 1946 and established the D & L Lumber Company Mill. ![]() After the war, he did horse logging near Fort Klamath. He was the millwright for Western Pine Limber Company in Northern California for most of the war. His skills were important as a millwright, and he was asked by the government to stay at home and run the mills during World War II. He did some work in Central Oregon but went to do farming on the Oregon coast and then became involved in the lumber mill business in Southern Oregon and Northern California. He helped his mother and family move to Central Oregon when he was 18. George grew up near Battleground and did odd jobs to help support the family. His mother remarried and had three more children. ![]() George's father died when he was 12 years old. His parents were Walter and Velina Coiteux Dimick. Skills were important as millwright, and was asked to stay at home and run the mills during World War II ![]()
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