What do you enjoy about your job? I genuinely love my job because I want the best for people’s lives and believe that therapy can help in making that happen. I am honored when I get to hear a person’s story. I know that it takes a strong individual to not only seek out help, but to also be brave enough to tell someone else about who they are and what is going on in their life. The fact is that we all struggle. Sometimes we could benefit from processing what is going on in our lives and could use someone who is able to hear and understand our situation. What are some of your interests outside of work? I love nature. If I could have a full day to myself to do any- thing I wanted, I would probably pack a bag and go hiking, biking or kayaking. I also enjoy volleyball and look for- ward to sand volleyball leagues in the summer. Cooking is another love of mine and I am often trying to find new recipes to try out on the weekends. Being mentally fit is just as important as being physically fit. We all have many tools available to us to help maintain our physical well-being. On the other hand, there are few tools available to help us maintain our mental well-being and most don’t even consider addressing issues until we’ve reached a crisis point. Hopefully this program will fill a gap in our overall wellness program that we have missed in the past. If you feel like counseling might benefit you, please give Madeline a call: 815-732-3157. Hours: Tuesdays 12:30pm - 4:30pm at the Ashton Clinic.
Garnie has Gone Fishin’
by Denton Yocum The year was 1983. Gas cost $2.15 per gallon. We were first introduced to Motorola mobile phones, Microsoft Word, and Cabbage Patch Dolls. The final episode of M*A*S*H aired on TV while the first episode of Fraggle Rock premiered on HBO. That was the year Garnie Stevens decided to start working for an interesting company called Crest Foods. Gary Bolhouse told Garnie he should check out the company and be- fore he even finished filling out the job application Steve Meiners told him to start on Monday. Back then we had about 10 production lines and packaged products like Big League Chewing gum, apple snacks, and Wyler’s drink mix. Garnie started as a B-Shift line mechanic but when people found out he had welding experience from working at Etnyre and Woods his job changed a bit. He started welding mix stands and moved on to stairs, Ingredient Division building addition structural I-beam
Jim Shuck, Kim Gallagher, Bob Pittman, Denton Yocum, Garnie Stevens, Rod Bunger, Jared Stumpenhorst & Mikey Hoyle
framing, elevators, and many other projects as Crest Foods continued to grow. Soon we purchased a welder, mill, lathe, band saw, and other tools to start our own Machine Shop. The shop was originally located where the Parts Room is today. Can you imagine unloading heavy steel material off a truck and carrying it into the basement by hand? That’s what we did back then. Over the years Garnie has helped build a couple cartoners, many stands and tables, thousands of carrier buckets and other change parts, trailer hitches and trailers (ask Garnie about those), and many other interesting things. There are very few machines we run that don’t have at least one component that was made by Garnie. After 34 years Garnie decided to retire this March. We thank Garnie for his many years of service and all he has done to help Crest Foods grow and succeed. Now Garnie can enjoy fishing whenever he wants and tinkering in his very, VERY well equipped home shop (just ask Kelly).
April, May & June 2017 Crest Ink 5
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