Oregon Logging Conference

Scott Melcher was such a great man His legacy will continue to live on. We miss him dearly ❤️🙏

📰 With partly cloudy skies outside, some 700 people packed the Sweet Home High School gym Saturday, Sept. 12, to say goodbye to Michael “Scott” Melcher.

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On September 12th, family, friends and colleagues will gather to honor the wonderful life of Scott Melcher. Scott’s impact on so many lives is truly remarkable, and his legacy will continue to inspire and touch all who knew him. We will miss Scott so very much.

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It is with a very heavy heart that we
share the news of Scott Melcher’s passing on Friday evening, August 28, 2026. As one of our OLC family members, Scott served as the president of the Oregon Logging Conference in 2021 and 2022. He was a man of very few words, but his words had a profound impact on everyone he touched. His legacy will continue to inspire for years to come. We’ll all will miss you dearly!

Our hearts and prayers are with the Melcher family during this incredibly difficult time. We wish them peace and comfort.

Remembering Dolly Parton - she will be missed but her legacy will live on through her music.

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Our thoughts and prayers are with the Ensign family and friends during this difficult time🙏

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Associated Oregon Loggers joins Oregon’s forestry community in mourning the loss of Jason Ensign, a valued member of the Green Diamond Resource Company, who lost his life Thursday while supporting firefighting efforts on the Wrights Spring Fire.

Green Diamond Resource Company is a valued member company of Associated Oregon Loggers. This loss is deeply felt among our members and across Oregon’s forestry community.

Jason’s willingness to step forward and support the firefighting effort reflects the professionalism and commitment found throughout Oregon’s forest sector. When wildfire threatens our forests, livelihoods, and communities, forestry professionals are often among those who answer the call working in difficult and dangerous conditions.

Behind every person working on the fireline is a family, a circle of friends, and coworkers who expect them to come home. Today, those closest to Jason are facing a profound loss.

Our hearts are with Jason’s daughter, family, friends, colleagues, and all those who worked beside him and are grieving his loss.

Jason’s service and sacrifice will not be forgotten.

Associated Oregon Loggers extends our deepest condolences to everyone affected by this tragedy.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends. ❤️🙏

With the permission and blessing of Timber’s family, we want to share the details of her service with our FFA family and community.

It is with heavy hearts that we continue to mourn the loss of our Vice President, Timber Winegar.

Timber was so much more than an FFA member. She was a leader, a friend, and a light within our chapter. Though she may have been small in stature, her personality was larger than life. She had a way of making people smile, bringing energy into every room, and reminding us what it means to serve others with kindness and heart.

The hole she leaves in our chapter, our school, and our community is immeasurable. She will forever be a part of the Grant Union FFA family, and her impact will continue to be felt in the lives of those who knew and loved her.

Timber’s celebration of life will be held on Friday, July 17, at 2:00 p.m. at Grant Union High School. Interment will immediately follow at Prairie City Cemetery, with a reception afterward at the Grant County Fairgrounds Pavilion in John Day.

We extend our deepest love and prayers to Timber’s family, friends, classmates, and everyone whose life she touched. Please continue to keep them in your thoughts as we honor and remember an incredible young woman who left this world far too soon.

Once an FFA member, always an FFA member. Forever in our hearts, Timber. 💙💛

🌲 Wood is Good: Forest Sector Career Learning 🌲

Did you know the forest sector offers careers for every interest and skill set? From logging, trucking, and sawmill operations to forestry, engineering, GIS, administration, communications, and more, there are rewarding, high-demand careers right here in Oregon.

Our Wood is Good program is a FREE interactive classroom presentation for high school students that introduces the wide variety of careers available in the forest sector and helps students connect classroom learning to real career opportunities.

📍 Available statewide as a virtual presentation
📍 In-person presentations are available in Lane, Douglas, and Benton counties, along the I-5 corridor to Salem, and in coastal communities from Newport to Reedsport.

If you're an Oregon high school educator interested in bringing this program to your students, we'd love to hear from you!