Kaye Borchers: “Nothing says ‘important meeting’ like a blue slushy.” We don’t blame you, Matt, for sipping on that cup of vibrant raspberry goodness regardless of your meeting’s significance. Indeed, when there’s an “Alligator Ice” machine running just outside your office door, it would be a crime...
Joan Schroeder (Tony's wife): "Good thing they didn't have a 'Tony's Green' or we would have to buy all of Choice One one of those!" Tony and his wife Joan have hit the pavement on two wheels again and are currently bicycling around the Finger Lakes of...
Kaye Borchers: “Craig, you better reschedule your family vacation. Else you’re going to miss registering for OTEC at the first moment possible." 25-year traffic engineering veteran Craig Eley has been faced with an incredibly anxiety-ridden decision: go camping in Michigan with his family OR register (yes, just...
Brian Schmidt: “I make a lot of engineering decisions in the course of a day. This is not one of them.” For a water distribution engineer like Brian Schmidt, weighing options like ductile iron pipe and PVC pipe comes easily. But bathroom fragrances? Not so much. While perfumes...
Tyler Thobe: "Oh my gosh! There’s a window in Matt’s office?" He’s been walking past the president’s office for five years, but it took until this week for engineer Tyler Thobe to notice the window Matt is awkwardly peering in above. Thankfully, Tyler is attentive when it...
Cara Tilford, Sugarcreek Township: "Did you send the tallest Choice One employee you have?" He may be trying to disguise himself with those sunglasses, but we see right through that masquerade—that’s surveyor Ryan Francis. On stilts. Because… why not? Ryan is a helpful guy, and while being helpful...
Nick Selhorst: “Michael found out he passed his P.E. on Friday morning so he hung up his “certificate” in Loveland.” It may seem like just a sheet of paper, but to an engineer like Michael, passing the Professional Engineer (P.E.) exam and achieving licensure is a big...
Angela Polechek-Damron, Village of Ada: “You guys should start naming all Choice One babies after communities you’ve helped design over the years!” If you follow Choice One on Facebook or Twitter, you might have noticed that there has been quite a rash of Choice One babies born...
Nick Sanders: “I also got up early to do my hair. 10 seconds early, to be exact.” This week we’re taking a few new company photos. Some of us (ok, maybe just the ladies), have been discussing the extra time devoted to pre-photo hairstyling to make sure...
Don Harrod, Village of Minster: “Hurry up! I don’t know how much longer I can fly!” Evidenced by his billowing green cape, Don Harrod (Village of Minster Administrator) is indeed a superhero. However, maybe his super power is something other than flying. It probably didn’t help that...