Canyon crisis: Helpers are in need of help
When Cherie Girod was a sophomore at Willamette University, she lost two people who were close to her to domestic violence related homicide – a teacher and an aunt on her mother’s side. And so, […]
Taking flight – Freres panels add sparkle to upgraded Portland Int’l Airport
The $2.15 billion upgrade of Portland International Airport’s main terminal debuted Aug. 14, complete with 400,000 square feet of mass plywood panels provided by Freres Engineered Wood of Lyons. The innovative wood products firm was […]
Update: Forest recovery – Freres forced to shift gears amid fire losses
Editor’s note: This story is part of a package noting the third anniversary of the 2020 wildfires. The goal is to look forward at what challenges lie ahead for the Santiam Canyon. When the smoke settled […]
Silo blaze – 2-alarm fire damages Freres wood fuel storage facility
A 2-alarm fire damaged a pair of fuel storage silos at a Freres Engineered Wood facility in Lyons on June 23 night. The facility was closed at the time and neither firefighters nor Freres employees […]
100 years in the Canyon – Freres Enineered Wood continues to innovate
How long is 100 years in Santiam Canyon time? Well, 1922 goes back farther than Highway 22, which wasn’t completed to connect with US 20 at the Santiam Summit until the 1930s. Or how about […]
Applause! Freres Lumber honored for contributions
Freres Lumber Co. received the 2021 Community Applause Award, a statewide award sponsored by Oregon Business Magazine and Oregon Banker’s Association. The Community Applause Award, which is given to an Oregon business in acknowledgment of […]
Recovery plan – Freres offers options for burned forest land
Freres Lumber is offering Santiam Canyon landowners who suffered great loss from last September’s Labor Day wildfires a way out of expensive state reforestation requirements. “We suffered a great loss in the fires as did […]