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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Jeff Nielson / The Bulletin
September 2, 2001
Then there was one.
Central Oregon once was the home of nearly a dozen sawmills that made lumber out of big Ponderosa pine logs. Now, the only mill operating is Crown Pacific's showcase high-tech plant in Gilchrist, which can process logs as small as 4 inches in diameter.
And that prompts a....