Author: ChoiceOne

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Andy Shuman: “Who would have thought it would be almost too cold in June for ice cream?” Like Brian Schmidt and chocolate chunk cookies, ice cream and summer just go together—there’s nothing like a double scoop on a hot...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Inquiring Mindsets: What are you looking forward to this summer? Summer is upon us, and we at Choice One couldn't be happier. Sure, we have summer vacations planned, but we're REALLY excited that it's full-on construction season, blazing hot field survey season,...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Mitch Thobe: ”Many kids dress up for Halloween as what they want to be when they grow up--some Batman, some an NFL football player. Justin had it figured out very early.” Eight years after the Halloween “costume” photo on...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Link Thobe: “Daddy, I want to see the water drain!” Link is the 2-year-old son of one of Choice One’s stormwater engineer Tyler Thobe and wife Brittany. While out and about near his home with his parents (who were...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Matt Lefeld: “I just want to note that I had nothing to do with this!” A likely story, Matt Lefeld. Caught in the wrong place at the wrong time? Sounds like a Ryan Francis excuse. Administrative professional Abbey Swick, on...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Barry Tiffany, Sugarcreek Township: “Looks like we dodged having Kyle on our team.” We’re not sure if this is the EXACT moment Barry [far right, above] spoke the quote, but based on Choice One designer Kyle Siegrist’s antics, we...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Casey Reichert: “Picked up the baby. Honestly, it weighs as much as my toddler.” It’s Sidney Charity Cup time again, and that means the traveling trophy has come home safely for its annual polishing in prep for the March...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Michael Seeger: “’Ceeeeee’ if you can guess where my ship is…” This past weekend we enjoyed another annual Choice One Game Night. While there was no crowning of the Most Fun Spouse, project manager Michael Seeger was trying to...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Kristi Moorman: “Steve was using a jacket to ‘guide’ the bird. Specifically Daniel’s jacket… not his own.”   While days out on our survey crews sometimes get a little adventurous, most days in our Sidney and Loveland offices are pretty...