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...
Inquiring Mindsets want to know: "If you were a superhero*, what would your superpower be?" Caray Schmiesing, Controller "Read people's minds. Maybe I could prevent my teenagers from doing something silly." Or at least keep them from leaving toast in your briefcase...
Dan Perreira “You know, if you add Craig Frilling’s age and my age, we’re still not as old as Tony.” There’s no need to repeat the fact that Tony is really old. We all know that by now. Instead, we might consider what we would get if...
Garmann/Miller & Associates: “Roses are red, violets are blue. We made this sign GREEN, just for you!” Our good friends at Garmann/Miller & Associates (GMA) invited Jeff Puthoff to a meeting at their office this Valentine’s Day. They pillaged a past Mindset and displayed a surprise, personalized...
Megan Bornhorst: "Goub, you could measure the driveway in cartwheels." Brian Goubeaux: "Nah, I think Caray does that better." When Brian "Goub" Goubeaux almost forgot his tape measure, Megan suggested a resourceful measurement technique. Because, if you weren't aware, the main hallway at Choice One's Sidney office is 11...
Matt Hoying: “Starting the next succession plan.” Last week, Tony had scheduled both a Choice One meeting and Very Important Grandpa Duties at the same time. So Matt staged the meeting with both Tony and his grandson Luke. Indeed, Luke might as well get in on the...
Nick Sanders: “Allen, be sure that Jake understands right away that he’s the ‘Other Bertke.’” Surely you’re all shocked to hear that we have a new employee with an old name. Allen Bertke (left), meet Jake Bertke (right). On his first day at Choice One, Jake boldly...