Name: Kaela Bokus Title: Corporate Accountant Briefly share your work experience/background: I spent several years working as a tax accountant preparing income taxes. Then a few years ago, I made a switch to working as an accountant in a manufacturing plant and found I really enjoyed it! What are your hobbies/interests? I love to read and travel. I enjoy […]
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Name: Jeff Ifkovits Title: Programmer Analysts Briefly share your work experience/background: I have many years of IBM-I series experience along with many different types of ERP system on the I-Series. I’ve also spent many years in a wide variety of business applications on the I-Series. I have also spent multiple years on the I-Series internationally across Asia and
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Two Crest Foods employees hit all 5 numbers on the Illinois Lucky Day Lotto recently. April Fichter – Shuttle Driver A Shift Main Plant and Randy Otten – Sanitation – A Shift had been playing various lotto games for nearly 7 years. They have had some small wins but nothing like the recent jackpot when they matched all 5
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Written by Steve Meiners Where in the world is Lloyd Droege? I caught up with Lloyd at a local café for lunch recently. Lloyd retired from his position in the Blending Operation of the Ingredient Division. He had been with Crest for many years and was well known by all who worked with him. Today Lloyd is
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By Steve Meiners I had dinner with Sue and Rob Osborne recently to catch up on ‘life in retirement’. Sue was a Production Manager in Contract Packaging when she retired in 2021. She started in 1987 as a Second Shift Production Supervisor. She and her husband live in the rural Dixon area. They have been
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In July, myself, my husband Keith, our daughters Kaelynn and Quinn, and our bonus daughter, Reilly, took a trip to Panama City Beach, FL. We were gone for 10 days and spent a ton of time at the ocean. We stayed across the street from the beach, where we lucked out because it was never
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I took two weeks to visit Guanajuato, Mexico, to see my family. While there, I was able to do a lot of relaxing and visiting with relatives and enjoyed the beautiful weather. There were a lot of street vendors I was able to try different foods from. Growing up in Mexico, I love to visit
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Name: Justin Rogers Title: Technical Service Manager Briefly share your work experience/background: 23 years in the Dairy business mainly working with Ice Cream/Frozen Desserts and Culture. Tell us about your family: Been Married to my wife Kathy for 18 years. I have two daughters. Hannah, 15, and Caroline, 12. What are you looking forward to the
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Steve Meiners recently ran across Jim Spangler, former Crest Foods Engineering Manager. Jim was out in the yard calmly watering the grass. He says, these days he hangs around home and “piddles around” a lot. His home in Franklin Grove looks great. You can tell he dedicated plenty of time to upkeep! Yardwork and home
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Congratulations to our Recent Retirees! Mark Hussey (12/4/24) Al Duthie (12/27/24) Peggy Reineke (12/31/24) Marc Smith (1/31/24) Jeff Capes (1/13/25) Chris Pfoutz(4/1/25)
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