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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 27 A U G U S T 7 , 2 0 2 3 ainebiz: When and how did you get into the sport? Alissa Wetherbee: I grew up here in Maine, helping my family with firewood. en, as a teen, helping my dad work in the woods. I've always loved working in the woods, using chainsaws and splitting wood by hand! When I was 20 years old, I attended my first woodsman's competition. While there I met several other women in the sport and learned from them. It's a super fun and safe sport. It's actually just one of several events that make up timber sports or logging sports. Events include chainsaw competitions racing to start your saw and making three cuts through a log as fast as you can. Chopping events use a razor-sharp axe to cut a log in half between your feet while standing on top of it. With logrolling, you're bal- ancing on a spinning log in the water while trying to run forward and backward, attempting to knock your opponent into the water. But axe throwing happens to be one of my favorites and one that I've won a world championship title in at the World's Open Lumberjill Contest. MB: Who is your leadership role model and why? AW: I am proud to say that I consider my parents as my role models. ey encourage and support my ideas and plans. Growing up, I was always watching and learning from their hard work, both inside our homes and out in the world. MB: What was it like starting a business from scratch? AW: By the time I had made the decision to start my own business in this unique niche, I had already been competing professionally in timber sports for over 10 years. I knew that I wanted to show exactly what the C O N T I N U E D O N F O L L OW I N G PA G E ยป Alissa Wetherbee grew up around loggers and saw a need for an event that would showcase women competing in a male- dominated field. She wanted to show that women in the forestry, landscape and timber sports world were professionals, educated and most importantly serious athletes. Wetherbee formulated a business plan, took out a loan, built a team of other trusted professionals and began taking this team of AxeWomen all over the world to show how important women really are to timber sports. We're proud to offer a wide selection of metal roofing and siding products. Give your home or business the color and style you're looking for with the durability and quality that only metal roofing and siding can provide. NOW OFFERING Screw Down Metal Roofing for just $3.59 per linear foot WAREBUTLER.COM 15 LOCATIONS ACROSS THE STATE metals@warebutler.com STANDARD COLORS ONLY Free delivery from our metal shops in Palmyra and Old Town Visit one of our stores, or email us using the contact form on our website, for more information on these products. Advertised price for limited time M