Lake City High School student Gemma Loose learns how to use a welding gun at KTEC from KTEC student Isaac Deuel.
About 550 students from 14 different schools learned about different trade professions at Hard Hats, Hammers, Healthcare and Hot Dogs on Thursday at Kootenai Technical Education Center.
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.