2016 College Program at Crest Foods This summer, we welcomed 8 new employees as part of our College Program at Crest Foods. Through the college program, Crest Foods pays the student’s in-district tuition to an Illinois com- munity college in exchange for part-time, paid employment. Currently, students are spending three nights a week working on Crest’s second shift in production, while also working toward their degrees at Sauk Valley Community College, Kishwaukee Com- munity College, and Northern Illinois University.
Miguel Astudillo, Gerardo Garcia, Sal Ibarra, Shane McConkey, Kevin O’Dowd, Annalee Joos, Kim Yates & Mirna Barrientos
While students work part-time during the school year, they are also guaranteed full time employment during the summer months while they are active in the program. New to the program are: Miguel Astudillo, Sal Ibarra, An- nalee Joos, Kim Yates, Shane McConkey, Kevin O’Dowd, Mirna Barrientos and Gerardo Garcia. Welcome to Crest!
To my Crest Foods Family! In April my husband, Cory; son, Houston; and Aunt Pat, visited Petaluma Creamery in Petaluma, CA and we were able to see the Organic NFDM you purchase in action! A big shout out to Mr. Larry Peter, owner of Petaluma Creamery, who gave us a wonderful person- alized tour of the creamery and fed us delicious cheeses and ice cream in the Spring Hill Cheese Shop & Specialty Food Café. PS. Glad my husband and son were able to enjoy the bonnets like I wore at Crest Foods! From Taylor Roe Morris, (Former Ingredient Division employee through summers of high school and college and daughter of Stephanie Quinton, Ing Div Op. Manager)
A feathered friend made a surprise visit to the Kemp’s front porch in May. This owl, called a barred owl, took up a 9 hour residence on the porch in broad day light. He (or she) did not seem to mind us coming and going. In fact, he would turn and look into the dining room window from his perch, to see what was going on in the house. Barred owls are best known as hoot owls because of their distinctive call. They can be up to 25 inches tall with a 49 inch wingspan. This particular owl was very large. It is not known why this owl made the porch his home for over 9 hours but he was gone by the next morning. Pictured are Jude & Evolet Kemp, grandchildren of Cheri Kemp, checking out the visitor at grama & grampa’s house.
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