The portable sawmill Hoover brought to the job has a swingblade on tracks, and is capable of cutting slabs up to 5 feet in diameter.
“This saw is typically used when you have trunks that are either so large or so remote that you can’t bring them to the sawmill,” said Hoover, the owner of Terrific Timbers LLC. “The Peterson can be put into place around the trunk that you want to cut.”
Edwards, an Army veteran who coached football at Danbury High for more than 25 years, said he plans on selling one of the slabs, “ASAP,” to raise money for Mike Halas Jr. to purchase a German Shepherd.
Halas Sr. said the family had two loving dogs that died in recent years. Allie, a German Shepherd who was more than 12 years old, died several months ago.
“This wouldn’t have happened today if it wasn’t for Gus,” Halas Sr. said. “When he gets an idea in his mind, there’s no stopping him.”