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03 Dec

Posted at 13:27h in Uncategorized

[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] “Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!” The holidays are upon us, and we couldn’t miss the opportunity to send a shout out to our corridor-studying, signal-designing, vehicle-counting traffic engineers. Indeed, these guys might be more passionate...

19 Nov

Posted at 13:27h in Uncategorized

[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: “I wonder how many pins and screws are inside Choice One employee bodies?” Recently, surveyor Dan Perreira broke his arm and needed several permanent screws surgically installed. Lucky for him, he has quite a few Choice One friends...

05 Nov

Posted at 18:21h in Uncategorized

[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] Brian Schmidt: “I was told I am a superhero for donating blood and I even got the socks to prove it!” Imagine our delight to find Brian “Schmidty” Schmidt sitting at his desk, diligently designing a bridge or sewer system,...

22 Oct

Posted at 20:02h in Uncategorized

[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] Eric Kuck: “At least their company gets them a helicopter…” Sometimes, these Mindsets just write themselves, no enhancements needed: Mitch Thobe: Our surveyors should be glad they only have to fight through densely wooded properties or wade into rivers to collect...

22 Oct

Posted at 19:00h in Uncategorized

[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] Caray Schmiesing “This will be my post-surgery cartwheel maiden voyage!” If you recall, our controller Caray is really good at cartwheels, but then took advantage of that two-for-one shoulder surgery we “offered” about a year ago. As this week’s  photo...

25 Sep

Posted at 12:18h in Uncategorized

[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] Dana Bicknell, City of Lebanon “Wait, Nick Selhorst won a Tough Man competition?”   A few weeks back, Nick Selhorst took a day off to celebrate winning a Tough Man competition. And Dana was...

10 Sep

Posted at 19:55h in Uncategorized

[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] Ken Carter, Centerville-Washington Park District: "Matt, include in the proposal topographic survey, design, and a signed self-portrait that we can hang in our office."   Don't even try to guess the proposal fee for the above-mentioned project. The number of zeros...

28 Aug

Posted at 11:56h in Uncategorized

[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] Kaye Borchers: “Anyone break a lacrosse stick?” Troy Niese: “No, but I can break one if you need some Mindset writing material.”   Meet Jacqui, one of our newest engineers and passionate guardian of lacrosse sticks. Despite not being our first...

27 Aug

Posted at 13:40h in Uncategorized

[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’s your favorite back to school memory?”   For many, August/September equals back to school. So back in the day, what did Choice Oners look forward to about a new school year? Luke Hemmelgarn’s favorite memory? Playing euchre on the...

30 Jul

Posted at 20:53h in Uncategorized

[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] Brittany Clinehens: “Jack just told Megan that he scares easily.” There are very few things we keep to ourselves here at Choice One, but one thing co-op Jack Poeppelman may regret sharing is that he scares easily… literally 60 seconds...