Robert Smith, a journeyman lineman with Kootenai Electric Cooperative, demonstrates a backfeed electrical scenario during Hard Hats, Hammers, Healthcare and Hot Dogs. Throughout the day, high school students from 14 schools cycled through different demonstrations to learn more about trades they can pursue.
April 24, 2026
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Hard Hats, Hammers, Healthcare and Hot Dogs introduces KTEC trades
Hard Hats, Hammers, Healthcare and Hot Dogs introduces KTEC trades
From the driver's seat of the logging processor, Tiegan Black Eagle-Seres took his spot behind the controls with quiet confidence. Under the watchful eye of Brad Gordon, the Lakeland High School student picked up the lumber by raising the righthand stick, swung the bucket to the side with the lefthand stick and then using a preset command, neatly sliced through the wood with the touch of a button.