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...November, a rust-colored mountain of barley looks as if it has spilt out from the silos at Moree's southern end. The barley will need to be cleared quickly, says Andrew Dahlstrom, 31, an AES worker who has spent most of his life in the town. "The wheat harvest is about to start and they'll need all the storage space available." As well, cotton has been planted and in coming weeks, under a harsh sun, teams of casual workers, known as "chippers," will flock to the vast fields to remove weeds from the crop. Dahlstrom, like many other...
...Dahlstrom is on trial for a month as one of several AES employment coordinators. The role is the most crucial for the agency, as it combines marketing, local knowledge, and savvy in getting employers to hire Aboriginal people; it then requires poise and wisdom to mentor the new workers and to maintain the relationship with the employer. "The employment coordinators are our lifeblood," says Estens. "They're our strongest and weakest link." Finding people with the necessary experience is difficult; the pressure to perform is high, as is the turnover; and the best ones always seem to end up with...
...edge of town, Dahlstrom parks an AES vehicle at Irritek, a company that makes and supplies agricultural irrigation equipment. General manager James von Drehnen is committed to the AES. "Real jobs move a community forward," he says on a break from the busy factory floor. "Getting youngsters through the door, who will give you a four-year commitment for an apprenticeship, is the hard part." Von Drehnen says the AES can be too soft on its placements, delivering their lunch or driving them to work - generally making life too easy for them. He looks to senior men such as Nigel...
Harvard Police arrested a volunteer in the Museum of Comparative Zoology on charges of stealing rare bugs and a camera from the museum. The volunteer, Gary P. Dahlstrom, was the second person arrested this year for allegedly stealing from campus museums. Sources said he often slept in the museum...
Four months ago, James Arthur Hogue was arrested after Harvard detectives found him in possession of almost $100,000 in gems taken from the mineralogical museum. Two months ago, Gary P. Dahlstrom, a volunteer at theMuseum of Comparative Zoology, was arrested forallegedly stealing rare insects and someelectronics equipment from inside the museum,where he had been permitted to sleep...