Don Swanson

What?!? Tell everything here? Then what we will talk about? Ok ok, Here's a few tidbits....after graduating and bouncing around a few hamburger joint jobs, I went to the Teamsters sponsored heavy construction truck driving school at White Swan. Afterwards I was gainfully employed at Western Rv for 10 years. I then got hired by Central Premix Concrete Company where I have remained off and on since. I also work for WSDOT in winter driving snowplow based out of Cle Elum.

After graduating I also became a volunteer firefighter for Yakima county fire dist 11 and the city of Union Gap....I did that for aprox 20 years and ended that venture when I had Moved to Las Vegas.

Speaking of Las Vegas, that was the last placed I lived out of town before returning here. I have also lived in Denver and the Seattle area a few times.

Occasionally I can be found these days on yahoo messenger at yakima_don

The recent economic downfall has caused me to change employers. I no longer work for Central Premix. I am now employed with Ken Leingang Excavating. I still however, work for WSDOT in the winter time.

In June of 2010 I moved to Naches. I also joined the Naches volunteer fire dept.

As of August, 2012 I have become a fulltime employee with Washington State Dept. of Transportation, working out of the shop at the "Y."

In Sept. of 2012, I reunited with Michelle. We had a special relationship 15 years ago and I'm happy to say we have picked up from where we left off and are now together as a couple!

As of July, 2013 I no longer work for WSDOT and work full time for Ken Leingang Excavating

Summer of 2012, I was involved in the beginning stages of the reconstruction of the school. Working with Leingang Excavation, we tore out the pool, and installed a huge underground drainage system for rainwater runoff for the new school grounds. After that, we prepared the groundwork for which is now the new parking lot on the southwest corner of the school grounds. And working with Granite Construction have hauled in many loads of gravel for the new school's construction.