Christmas on the Farm
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Jennifer Jennifer runs the bander, securing stacks of lumber with metal bands. The stacks must be even and bound tight.
Tanya Tanya is a planer operator – surfacing and smoothing rough lumber. She also works the resaw - a system for
Jordene Jordene drives a forklift in the mill, moving and stacking pallets of lumber. Employed for a month - at
Kanicee “I am fast learner, not a fragile doll.” This is where we start with Kanicee's interview and
Laura In the spirit of total utilization of the tree - pine shavings from the mill are consolidated into forty
Tonya Planting the seed... Tonya started working at the mill in 2004, “It’s been interesting,” she says laughing. One
Susan Susan has been a lead electrician at Devil's Tower Forest Products for four and a half years.
Consider the skill set you can master working in a mill - and then consider how that skill set can
Lacey The morning was Wyoming bright with a clear blue sky. I met Lacey and her truck as I walked
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