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QC's finest, Paula Sands, graciously invited us to Paula Sands Live on KWQC TV-6, to share information about our business and the Grand Opening of the new lumber showroom! Check it out at the link below!
IN THE NEWS
PARTNERS Illinois Farm Bureau Magazine Fall 2026
Sawmill Carves New Roots for Felled Tree
Written by Kim Hill Photographs by Nathan Lambrecht
Nick and Angie DeVolder don’t see a downed tree as a nuisance. They view felled trees as opportunities – and they give them a second life. The DeVolders operate Milan-based Stella Sawmill as a source for urban lumber, meaning wood salvaged from trees in urban settings such as streets, parks and residential yards, rather than harvested from forests.
QCT BUSINESS - WINTER 2025
A Milan sawmill turns old wood into something new
Photos and Interview by Katelyn Metzger
Stella Sawmill owners Angie and Nick DeVolder have been working with locals to salvage trees for milling. This prevents waste by using felled trees that might otherwise end up in landfills. It also lowers the demand for killing trees to produce lumber.
KWQC QUAD CITIES TODAY 4/19/2024
Stella Sawmill to hold Open House to celebrate Earth Day Saturday.
Interviewed by Morgan Ottier
Stella Sawmill will be hosting an open house on Saturday, April 20th to celebrate Earth Day. At the event the Quad City Woodturners will be doing live wood turning demonstrations throughout the day.
QUAD-CITY BUSINESS JOURNAL 10/19/2022
Stella Sawmill rooted in family, beauty, sustainability
by Kendra Burrows
MILAN – For Nick and Angie DeVolder turning trash into treasure is much more than a hobby. Their “small” business, Stella Sawmill, is rooted in a commitment to sustainability on such a massive scale it might be hard for Quad Cities home recyclers to get their heads around it. But for cabinetmakers, woodworkers and others, 850 Second Ave. West has become…
QUAD-CITY TIMES 9/28/2022
Milan couple makes sustainability beautiful with Stella Sawmill.
by Gretchen Teske
Nick DeVolder accomplished what most people don't: He turned his hobby into a business.
Stella Sawmill is tucked away at 850 2nd Ave. W in Milan. Nick and his team complete every step from picking up the wood to getting it finished for clients to turn into a masterpiece. His hobby started in high school with shop classes and continued throughout his life, starting...