community
august3
2017
Hampton Mill in Banks Opens Doors for Tour
During the tour of the facility
visitors had the opportunity to see the mill
in action and witness the process from start
to finish. They watched logs arrive by
truck and be unloaded, followed those logs
as they were cut and processed into raw
lumber automatically and travel
through the plant on conveyor
belts, observed graders as they
quickly checked the finished
product for quality, and saw
2x4s and 2x6s bundled for
shipment.
CEO Zika, Mill Manager
Kyser and owner Hampton all
expressed interest in expanding
operations at the Banks Mill by running
a second shift and therefore employing
more people. “It all comes down to timber
supply,” said Hampton. “That is the biggest
deal for us. These facilities do not run on
During a recent tour of the Banks Mill visitors had a chance
air. So, we spend a lot of time working
to observe the full process of raw logs to finished lumber.
with our legislators and governors and other
Below: Mill Manager Dave Kyser explains mill operations to
politicians to understand that we need this
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici.
7
continued from front page
Prior to the tour Kyser talked about the
importance of job safety and the efforts Hampton
Lumber makes to ensure their employees’ welfare.
Owner David Hampton echoed that priority. “We
always want our employees to go home to their families
every day, so we really focus on safety in our mills.”
timber supply. We need to manage the timber and
we need to utilize it. It’s how you start wealth – it’s
by taking raw materials and making it into a finished
product. That’s the true creation of wealth. I feel
extremely good about what we do, it’s just trying to
get the product. The market is just screaming for more
raw materials. All our saw mills would run more if we
could, but we can’t because we are constrained by the
timber supply.”
A memorial in honor of Kelly
Fultz has been installed next to
Terry’s Gym, thanks to numerous
donations from the community.
Kelly Fultz passed away one year
ago in an automobile accident.
The memorial recognizes several
of Kelly’s passions including
body building, camping, playing
the guitar, and his truck.
Mariolino’s
Pizza & Grill
Open for
breakfast, lunch & dinner
Daily Specials
We have ice cream!
Cones-Shakes-Sundaes
Serving Vernonia since 1970
721 Madison Avenue, Vernonia
(503) 429-5018
Absolute MARBLE
QUALITY FABRICATION & INSTALLATION
MARBLE
GRANITE
TRAVERTINE
FREE ESTIMATES
Kitchen Countertops
Fireplace & Furniture
Tubs & Vanities
CCB#204480
Phone 503-429-2617
AbsoluteMarble@frontier.com
$10 off
Accessories
with any
Verizon phone
purchase now with
Unlimited
Everything
with coupon
Authorized
wireless retailer
350 W Columbia River Hwy
Clatskanie
503-728-9020
503-338-9989
clatskaniecomputers@gmail.com