Words just can’t do justice to the amount of thanks we send your way.  This year’s Conference was a tremendous success because of involvement from the entire industry and the community as a whole.  Whether it was a slightly improved economy or people just wanting to contribute, we are amazed and extremely happy with the end result. You came through for us!

Our Board, Committee Chairs, Committee Members and all the other people who plan and execute the Conference did an outstanding job in making the event a prosperous one.  The Education Auction nearly doubled what it has done the last few years, putting to work dollars for programs like Forestry Institute for Teachers, Talk-About-Trees and the Forestry Challenge.

When we needed sponsors for events, auction items donated or sponsored, support to offset expenses for the logging sports teams, we asked you and you responded with comments like: “sure”, “absolutely” and “we’d be happy to”.  When we asked for your time, or for you to attend an event you said: “certainly”, or “we’ll be there”.  The past few years have been very tough on all of us but if this year is any indication, the future is promising and things are getting better.

To the public who attended the Conference, we hope it was everything and more than you expected.  We go out of our way to make it fun for the whole family.  Entertaining while educational is what we strive for.  Thanks for coming out and supporting us.

On behalf of the Sierra-Cascade Logging Conference Board and all our volunteers, thank you sincerely, for you participation in helping us to educate the public and the next generation that what we do is a good thing and to encourage them to be a part of it.

Thank you and we’ll see you next year!

Mark Lathrop
President,
Sierra-Cascade Logging Conference

Plans have been underway for months for the 63rd Sierra Cascade Logging Conference. The board members and their committees are working out the details to make this Conference the best ever.

We have a few changes to share with you from last year.  First and foremost, the Conference is returning to the Shasta District Fairgrounds in Anderson in 2012.  I’ll try to make this long story as short as possible but want you to know how we arrived at our decision.

The Redding Convention Center has been a large liability to the City of Redding for some time.
Continuing economic times have forced the Redding City Council to make drastic budget cuts. With pending closure, several outside groups made proposals to take over the event center. The Council decided to lease the Convention Center to a private entity with the hope it might reopen to the
public in the future. Their decision took considerable time to make which put the SCLC Board in a wait-and-see mode. All of the planning decisions on programs, meal events, registration packets, website and contracts, to name a few, were in a holding pattern until we had a definite location.  The new tenant of the Convention Center plans to run a school there 4 days a week. That would not work for our needs. We move in for 2 days before our 3-day event starts. OK…enough on that topic.

We plan to have all of the same events that have made the Logging Conference wildly popular with the public each year plus a new event, the Log-loading Skills Competition promises to add even more excitement.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, committee chairs and committee members, we invite you to the 63rd Annual Sierra Cascade Logging Conference. Please fill out your registration and drop it in the mail today as we continue the tradition of educating and promoting our industry. When you register, don’t forget to get plenty of tickets for the fantastic gun drawing, our primary fundraiser enabling us to put on the Conference.

We are looking forward to February 2012 and we are anxious to see everyone once again. Please note below our phone and fax #’s have changed. Please call with any questions.

Sincerely,

Mark Lathrop
President, Sierra Cascade Logging Conference
SCLC:   www.sierracascadeexpo.com
Phone: 530-222-1290     Fax:530-222-1320
Address: P.O. Box 993220 Redding CA  96099-3220

The Trinity River Lumber Mill that burned down late last year is reopening.

The ribbon cutting and open house for the new saw mill saw 200 people along with State Senator Doug LaMalfa.

“I’m very excited and happy to be here, to see the reopening of this to rise from the ashes. This means so much to this community this county here,” said LaMalfa

The main building of the Trinity River Lumber Company was destroyed by fire on September 12, 2009. The fire, which saw volunteer firefighters from Weaverville, Douglas city, Lewiston and Junction City, along with Cal Fire and two aerial tankers responding.

“Once we start two shifts we will be in the vicinity of about 120 employees,” said H.R. Manager, James Knight

Before the fire, the mill employed 130 people in two shifts and was the largest private employer in Trinity County.

“There are a lot of businesses that link up with the mill. There are truck drivers and people who service trucks. It just ripples through the economy when something like this happens,” said John Budman, who owns a business in downtown Weaverville.

With new equipment and technology, the new mill will be an improvement over the old facility.