Lebanon City Manager Gary Marks tells members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Greater Santiam about the work he has done refurbishing a totem pole that had been in a city park for the last 23 years.

2. Totem pole meanings But there are different kinds of totem poles that have other meanings. Some are used to welcome or scare off strangers. Some celebrate a special occasion like a wedding.

Producing a garden totem pole is no quick or easy task. Bishop begins by throwing clay on the wheel, shaping it into a cylinder. Once she's made five or six cylinders, the pieces are fired in a ...