Gregory Open House

ln USTOHAERS and suppliers got a Vpeek inside Gregory Forest Products, Fontana, Ca., as the remanufacturing plant/distribution center celebrated its first birthday with a festive open house.

About 100 guests attended, including sales people from as far away as Boise Cascade's ldaho offrce, visitors from around California, and principals from Gregory's headquarters in Glendale, Or.: president Bill Gregory, vice president of finance Rick Snyder, and marketing manager John T. Cole.

Cole arranged the open house with assistance from Gregory's Kathy Rector. Entertainment was provided by a country and blue grass band.

The event also presented an oPportunity to meet new employees at the Fontana facility, including outside salesman Bill Johnson, inside salesmanRuss Leland, and salesman Brad Mehl, who joins the firm this month.

Mehl, a recent Oregon State University graduate, represents the fourth generation of his family that has worked in the lumber industrY.

The Fontana DC now emPloYs a staff of 26, continuing to exPand the business Gregory purchased from Canfor U.S.A. Corp. last Year, according to manager Hank NeelY.

In addition to the five acre yard, Gregory also owns mills in Glendale, Or., and Klamath Falls, Or.