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Choice Mindsets: Out to Lunch Nick Sanders: “Kinda think it makes sense to go out for Japanese food since we’re Team Japan.” https://conta.cc/3AKttZH The 2024 Choice One Office Olympics have concluded, and after fierce competition and some creative self-scoring, the team from Ireland was declared the winner. Regardless of placement, each team enjoyed a celebratory lunch together to honor a successful competition, minimal injuries, and admirable team spirit. To keep the international theme alive, a portion of the team representing Japan (l-r: Nick Sanders, Wes Wolters, Kaye Borchers, and Matt Lefeld; not pictured Caray Schmiesing and Mike Francis) headed to a local Japanese restaurant for their lunch. While Team Japan somehow excelled more at toothpick javelin and cotton-ball shot-put than at eating with chopsticks, the lunch was still quite enjoyable. Cheers to the conclusion of the Office Olympics, and back to the everyday routine of swimming through field surveys and relaying projects from concept and utility modeling to design and construction. Let’s hear it for the potential of Choice One Office Winter Olympics in 2026… Office chair curling, ice cube hockey, and freestyle snow angel-ing, anyone?

Choice Mindsets: Going for Gold Megan Bornhorst: “All I keep hearing are grunts and the occasional ‘ouch.’” https://conta.cc/4cmUpMp Let the games begin: the Choice One Summer Office Olympics are back! As you can tell from Megan’s comment, there were feats of incredible athleticism, controversial scoring inquires, and minor injuries. Similar to the real deal in Paris, there were many highs and lows during Choice One’s week of competitive events. The highs included a 15-foot toothpick “javelin” throw by co-op Nick “Scooter” Schmidt, Steve Goessling’s perfect score in rubber band archery, and a high-scoring, innovative throwing [and grunting, apparently] style in cotton-ball shotput by Kyle Siegrist. And then, the lows: a sore elbow from so many toothpick “javelin” throws by Adam Gill, a disappointing team score of 2 in water polo-pong for the Jamaican team, and a devastating -1 score by Caleb Sutherin due to spilling too much water during the track and field water race. As we reflect on our Office Olympics, we probably lack the finesse of the pros. Still, we have the competitive spirit of those Olympians—even if our victories are rewarded with plastic “gold” medals and bragging rights… which we all know around Choice One are pretty important and better than any cash prize.

Jacqueline Huelskamp recently took her 5-year Choice One Anniversary trip! Congratulations, Jacqueline! “For my 5-year anniversary trip, my family went out west to see the country. We visited the Badlands, Custer State Park, and Needles Highway in South Dakota before heading south to stay in Fairplay, Colorado. While in Colorado we rode the Leadville Railroad in Leadville, which is the highest elevation City in the United States. We also took a rafting trip down the Arkansas River through Salida and saw three different mountain ranges. Overall, we ended up driving through 9 different states.”

Happy National Professional Engineers Day! Thank you to our dedicated professional engineers who help make the world a better, safer, and more enjoyable place!

Matt Hoying, President at Choice One Engineering Corp., grew up on a farm and spent a lot of time under the stars. This nighttime ritual taught Matt the importance of slowing down and served as a reminder that the world was larger than himself and that he had a responsibility to make a positive contribution to it. Tune in to the Growing with Purpose podcast to hear more about Matt's leadership journey and what role the stars have played in it. https://hubs.li/Q02K2JP10

Ever wondered how we intentionally work to keep multiple offices feeling like ONE? Check out this article in the most recent Zweig Letter from our People & Culture Leader Hannah Dapore about how Choice One creates the environment for a cohesive culture, no matter our location.

Happy Choice One Anniversary! Matthew West Abigail Wells Mitch Thobe, P.E. Sammy Selby

We wanted to take a moment to highlight the experiences of last year’s charity cup grand prize recipients. Starting with the Loveland Charity Cup, Kylie Conde of Ryan Homes was our grand prize winner of $750 towards a trip of her choice. Kylie shared, "We went to Siesta Key for the first time. We rented a beautiful home and had a short walk to the beach each day. This vacation was very special to our family!". Meanwhile, at the Sidney Charity Cup, Barry Tiffany, CLRP of Sugarcreek Township was our grand prize winner of $750 towards a trip of his choice. He and his wife Angela went to Oklahoma City to visit the largest casino in the USA.

We’re on the hunt for skilled civil engineers to enhance our site design, transportation, and land development teams. Does this interest you? Apply here: https://lnkd.in/eeNv69t or call our office to find out more!

Choice Mindsets: Flush with Success Adam Gill (from bathroom): “Schmidty, you wanna bust up a toilet?” Brian Schmidt (from across the office): “YEP!” https://conta.cc/3Wjy5NF Brian “Schmidty” Schmidt is always up for good times: reviewing plans with vigor, eating (anytime, anything), and, apparently, busting up broken fixtures. So when one of the toilets in our Loveland office needed to be put out of its misery, Brian didn’t hesitate. We like to take things into our own hands. We have our own popcorn machine. We do our own heavy lifting. We do our own scaring. Heck, at this point, plumbing seems simple (unless you’re Tony, of course). Plus we design sanitary sewer on the daily—those two things are the same, right? Whether its snacks or sledgehammers, doughnuts or destruction, it’s all in a day’s work for Schmidty—he always manages to turn a messy situation into a memorable moment. Thanks, Schmidty, for flushing another crisis away!