Grace And Dirt
Midweek Musings...How does your garden, farm, forest - grow?
I have been carrying around a one page piece of writing by my Father. I ran across it some time
Midweek Musings - The Place In-between
"Midweek Musings" are a bit of a departure to offer our readers some variety and a break from
Midweek Musings...Bees in My Bonnet.
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Black Hills Pioneers: James and Sally Ann Neiman
There is a "can-do" spirit in the Black Hills. You feel everywhere, but it resides most deeply in
WOMEN'S WORK-JENNIFER & KARIN-LEGACY
Jennifer Jennifer runs the bander, securing stacks of lumber with metal bands. The stacks must be even and bound tight.
WOMEN'S WORK-TANYA-BUILDING A FUTURE
Tanya Tanya is a planer operator – surfacing and smoothing rough lumber. She also works the resaw - a system for
WOMEN'S WORK-JORDENE-SOLID GOLD
Jordene Jordene drives a forklift in the mill, moving and stacking pallets of lumber. Employed for a month - at
WOMEN'S WORK-KANICEE-FULL STEAM AHEAD
Kanicee “I am fast learner, not a fragile doll.” This is where we start with Kanicee's interview and
WOMEN'S WORK - LAURA - STEPPING OUT
Laura In the spirit of total utilization of the tree - pine shavings from the mill are consolidated into forty
WOMEN'S WORK-TONYA-GROWING STRONG
Tonya Planting the seed... Tonya started working at the mill in 2004, “It’s been interesting,” she says laughing. One
WOMEN'S WORK-SUSAN-MORE TO LEARN
Susan Susan has been a lead electrician at Devil's Tower Forest Products for four and a half years.
WOMEN'S WORK-HALLE-TRY IT
Consider the skill set you can master working in a mill - and then consider how that skill set can