N'West Iowa Business

Honoring the accomplishments of 20 area entrepreneurs, 

managers, business owners and professional 

men and women under 40. 

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THE HEARTBEAT OF N’WEST IOWA GROWTH 

SECTION E 

MARCH 3, 2018 

THE N’WEST IOWA REVIEW 





RACHEL BECKER, SHELDON 



MANDY BOERSMA, HOSPERS 



TIMOTHY BRINKMAN, SANBORN 

MIKE COULANDER, SHELDON 

SUSAN DE YAGER, HULL 

ANNA FEDDERS, SIOUX CENTER 

THE BEST OF OUR YOUNG LEADERS OF N’WEST IOWA 

KARISSA GETTING, SHELDON 

TAYLOR HIBBING, SIBLEY 

These are some of the faces of N’West Iowa. 

They are the people you do business with in 

stores and shops, institutions and industries, 

and companies and cafes throughout the 

region. 

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They most notably are the current and future 

business leaders in N’West Iowa as they 

represent some of the area’s best and 

brightest young professionals. 

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These 20 people — all under the age of 40 

— were nominated by you to be recognized 

in this 12th annual special section and at a 

“20 Under 40” Breakfast Banquet at 7:30 a.m. 

Wednesday, March 21, at Northwest Iowa 

Community College in Sheldon. 

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MEGAN KOOIMA, SIOUX CENTER 

JEREMY KOOPMANS, IRETON 

MATTHEW LAMMERS, SIOUX CENTER 

ERIN OLSON, SIOUX CENTER 

ERIC ORTNER, SHELDON 

KRISTI ROBINSON, SHELDON 

KYLE ROZEBOOM, ROCK VALLEY 

NICOLE ROZEBOOM, HULL 

COREY ROZENBOOM, SANBORN 

JEREMY VAN DEN BERG, SIOUX CENTER

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SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2018 THE N'WEST IOWA REVIEW/SHELDON, IA E3 

MANDY BOERSMA HOSPERS 

Business manager for Fred’s Plumbing & Heating Inc. of Hospers 

RACHEL BECKER SHELDON 

Assistant O’Brien County attorney based in Sheldon 

BY MARK MAHONEY 

MMAHONEY@NWESTIOWA.COM 

SHELDON—Rachael Becker 

likes having law and 

order in her life. 

The Sheldon woman is one of 

two assistant O’Brien County 

attorneys who work for county 

attorney Micah Schreurs, who 

is based in Sheldon. Becker has 

worked in the part-time position 

since May and said she 

has enjoyed every minute of it, 

including the time she spends 

often at the county courthouse 

in Primghar. 

“It’s been really fun,” she said. 

“It’s such a cliche way of saying 

it, but I have enjoyed it. I’ve 

learned a lot through it.” 

As part of her job, she mainly 

handles criminal cases that 

involve simple misdemeanors 

in magistrate court and serious 

and aggravated misdemeanors 

in district court. 

“With the misdemeanors, 

that includes traffic court, 

mental health and substance 

abuse committals,” Becker 

said, noting that magistrate 

court deals with traffic violations 

and mental health and 

substance abuse cases. 

She sometimes helps out 

with civil litigation and felony 

criminal cases when Schreurs 

requests assistance. 

“If they go to trial, then I will 

assist our county attorney, if he 

needs my help,” Becker said. 

She recalled going for her 

juris doctorate — law degree — 

at the University of Nebraska 

College of Law in Lincoln. 

“Whenever I was in law 

school, one of my least favorite 

courses was criminal law,” 

Becker said. “I just didn’t get it.” 

She mentioned a criminal 

law professor of hers who used 

the Socratic method, a means 

developed by Greek philosopher 

Socrates of arriving at the 

truth by continually questioning, 

obtaining answers and 

criticizing the answers. 

“I just couldn’t get his method 

of how to teach criminal law, 

but when I started studying for 

the bar, it made sense,” Becker 

said. “It just clicked, and I got it. 

It was my best subject.” 

She passed the Iowa bar 

exam in February 2017 and was 

sworn in to the Iowa State Bar 

Association two months later. 

While she was in law school, 

she had thought she would 

focus on wills, trusts and real 

estate once she became an 

attorney. 

“I really enjoy those, but after 

I passed the bar, I was seeking 

employment,” Becker said. 

PHOTO BY MARK MAHONEY 

AT A GLANCE: 

Age: 33 

Education: Bachelor of science in agriculture from 

University of Georgia in Athens in 2007; juris doctorate from 

University of Nebraska College of Law in Lincoln in 2011. 

Experience: Law clerk for The Hoppe Law Firm in Lincoln, 

NE, January 2010-May 2011; agent for Farm Bureau 

Financial Services in Omaha, NE, October 2011-December 

2011; escrow closing agent for All States Real Estate 

Services/Nebraska Default & Title Services Inc. in Omaha 

December 2011-August 2012; claims professional/claims 

research specialist for Berkshire Hathaway Homestate 

Insurance Co. in Omaha April 2013-June 2016; part-time 

assistant O’Brien County attorney since May. 

Family: Husband, Ryan; children, Eli, 5; Evie, 2. 

Interests: Working with youth in community, volunteering, 

working out, baking. 

“I had spoken to Micah, too, 

about, ‘Well, I’m not sure about 

doing trial work and that kind 

of thing, but I’m interested in 

what work you do.’” 

When Becker started working 

as an assistant O’Brien County 

attorney in May, she came in as 

then-Osceola County attorney 

Bob Hansen, who had been 

assisting Schreurs’ office temporarily, 

was getting ready to 

retire in July. 

“Bob Hansen was helping us 

out with the magistrate part of 

it, so I started taking the magistrate 

part,” she said. “I was kind 

of thrown into that one, which 

is a good place to be thrown 

into.” 

Schreurs then started giving 

the Rochelle, GA, native 

more misdemeanor cases, and 

Becker has not looked back. 

“It’s been a lot of fun and I’ve 

really enjoyed it,” she said. 



HOSPERS—Mandy Boersma 

cannot imagine working 

anywhere else. 

She has worked since 

October 2002 as the business 

manager for her family’s 

company, Fred’s Plumbing & 

Heating Inc., which is based in 

Hospers. 

“I love my job; I really do,” 

Boersma said. “Just the people 

you get to meet and talk to 

throughout the course of the 

day and talking to the employees 

and getting to know their 

families — it’s a lot of fun.” 

The Hospers native and 

resident detailed her job’s dayto-day 

duties. 

“It’s scheduling — getting 

the employees to the places 

where they need to go,” Boersma 

said, along with, “Payroll, 

accounts receivable, accounts 

payable, helping the customers 

as they come through the 

door, just kind of keeping 

everybody organized here.” 

She said being able to assist 

the company’s customers 

gives her a sense of purpose. 

“It makes you feel good that 

you can help somebody out,” 

Boersma said. 

Even though she has worked 

for Fred’s for nearly 16 years, 

Boersma has been around the 

company since she was 4 years 

old. 

Her paternal grandfather, 

Fred Falkena, started the 

family business that bears his 

name in 1972 and owned and 

operated it for many years as 

AT A GLANCE: 

Age: 36 

Education: Bachelor of science in business administration: 

finance and management from Northwestern College in 

Orange City in 2002. 

Experience: Business manager for Fred’s Plumbing & 

Heating Inc. of Hospers since October 2002. 

Family: Husband, Josh. 

Interests: Coaching volleyball, spending time outdoors and 

fishing. 

his wife, Vel, handled managing 

the office. 

The Falkenas’ son Mark 

— Boersma’s father — is the 

company’s owner and president. 

Boersma joined the family 

business about two months 

before she graduated in 

December 2002 from Northwestern 

College in Orange 

City. 

In addition to her father, she 

works with her brothers, Kris 

and Tim Falkena, as well as 

with her father’s sister, Sarah 

Otto, and Sarah’s husband, 

Dean. 

“It’s been good,” Boersma 

said. “It’s nice that we can talk 

about our differences and 

then agree on something, 

work together and compromise. 

Our whole family gets 

along really well, which is 

great. 

“It’s a challenge some days,” 

she said. “We can get kind of 

mad at each other, but the 

nice thing is that you can yell 

at each other and then you’re 

over it.” 

During her time at Fred’s, the 

company has tripled in growth 

and opened a second location, 

which is an expanded shop for 

sheet metal manufacturing 

and storage space for equipment 

in Sheldon. 

The business’ headquarters 

in Hospers is home to its main 

office and showroom. 

Boersma also is the business 

manager for PM Builders, 

a Hospers-based company 

started by her father that constructs 

condos and duplexes 

for resale. 

She contributed her success 

— especially at Fred’s — to her 

family. 

“Growing up in a family 

business with grandparents 

whose honesty, integrity, trustworthiness 

and hard work has 

taught not only their children, 

but their grandchildren, how 

to treat people and how to 

build a business on a solid 

foundation,” Boersma said. 

PHOTO BY MARK MAHONEY


TIMOTHY BRINKMAN SANBORN 

Owner of Don’s Auto Service Inc., Don’s Auto Towing and Don’s Auto Wash in Sanborn 

BY JOE FISHER 

JFISHER@NWESTIOWA.COM 

SANBORN—Timothy 

Brinkman has been under 

the hood since his senior 

year in high school. 

The 37-year-old was born 

and raised in Sanborn. After 

getting his foot in the door of 

the auto repair business while 

in high school, he fulfilled the 

dream of owning his own business 

in his hometown. 

Brinkman actually owns and 

operates three businesses: 

Don’s Auto Service Inc., Don’s 

Auto Towing and Don’s Auto 

Wash. 

“I do a little bit of everything,” 

Brinkman said. “There’s always 

something different to do every 

day.” 

The Sanborn resident grew 

up working on classic cars 

with his father, Rick. He started 

gaining more of an interest in 

working on automobiles when 

he got his driver’s license. He 

began drag racing at Thunder 

Valley Dragways in Parker, 

SD. During his senior year at 

AT A GLANCE: 

Age: 37 

Education: Graduated from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High 

School in 1998. 

Experience: Auto mechanic at Snider’s Auto Care, 1998, 

2000-06; Ron Drenkow Motors, 1998-2000; owner of 

Don’s Auto Service, Don’s Auto Towing and Don’s Auto Wash 

in Sanborn since 2006. 

Family: Wife, Anne; children, Summer, 17; Mason, 14. 

Interests: Hunting, buying and restoring classic cars with his 

father, watching his children’s activities. 

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High 

School in Hartley he took his 

growing interest and began 

work studying at Snider’s Auto 

Care in Hartley. 

“Then I started working there 

after school. When I graduated 

I went to Drenkow’s in Sheldon,” 

he said. “I enjoyed it and 

saw it as something to pursue.” 

He was at Ron Drenkow 

Motors 1998-2000, then 

he returned to Snider’s. He 

remained at Snider’s until 2006. 

“We talked about, ‘Hey, I’d be 

interested in buying this,’” he 

said. “I figured if you’re going to 

do it, it’d be nice to buy it and 

do it yourself, if it’s something 

you enjoy. That was always my 

plan was buying in there.” 

While he was contemplating 

the purchase of Snider’s, 

he found out Don’s Service in 

Sanborn was looking for new 

owners. He and his friend 

Brent Elgersma purchased the 

business and renamed it Don’s 

Auto Service in 2006. Brinkman 

became the sole owner in 2015. 

He has three full-time mechanics 

and two part-time secretaries. 

He works on vehicles while 

maintaining the car wash and 

operating the tow trucks. 

“Sometimes it can wrack your 

brain. It’s fun troubleshooting 

and finding the problem out, 

even though sometimes it can 

be a pain,” Brinkman chuckled. 

“It’s nice too when they say, ‘I’ve 

had it here and there and they 

can’t find it.’ So I’m going to 

make darn sure I find it. That’s 

the fun part.” 

His goals for Don’s Auto 

PHOTO BY JOE FISHER 

Service are to continue meeting 

the needs of a constantly 

changing business. 

“The thing is to just keep 

growing with the industry. 

Things change so much,” he 

said. “We’re real competitive on 

our price and we treat people 

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MIKE COULANDER SHELDON 

Owner of Coulander Manure Handling Inc. of rural Sheldon 

BY RYLAN HOWE 

RHOWE@NWESTIOWA.COM 

SHELDON—Mike Coulander 

doesn’t mind the 

smell. Really, he doesn’t. 

That’s a good things considering 

he is the owner and 

founder of Coulander Manure 

Handling, Inc. of rural Sheldon. 

“I’ve never had an issue with 

manure and the weird thing 

about is I actually like the smell. 

My wife definitely doesn’t, but 

yeah it’s never been an issue 

for me,” Coulander said. “I’ve 

always been around livestock 

as a kid and growing up, so 

to me it really is the smell of 

money.” 

Coulander graduated from 

Western Christian High School 

in Hull in 1997 and upon 

graduation worked a series of 

full-time jobs leading up to one 

at Trans Ova Genetics in Sioux 

Center. 

That was where the opportunity 

first arrived for his now 

full-time business. 

“Working at Trans Ova we 

used to handle spreading the 

manure ourselves,” Coulander 

said. “I talked to them one year 

about doing it myself, and that 

was my shoe-in in the industry. 

From there it was just a lot 

of phone calls and driving to 

people’s yards. We started seeing 

more of a need for it.” 

So began Coulander Manure 

Handling Inc. in 2008, with 

Trans Ova remaining one of 

Coulander’s biggest clients to 

this day. 

AT A GLANCE: 

Age: 39 

Education: Graduated from Western Christian High School 

in Hull in 1997. 

Experience: Several jobs ranging from landscaping to 

working on a dairy farm; worked at Trans Ova Genetics near 

Sioux Center; started Coulander Manure Handling Inc. in 

2008. 

Family: Wife, Jill; Alison, 16; Wyatt, 5; Tyler, 4; Haley, infant. 

Interests: Fishing, camping. 

“We started with custom 

application of dry manure and 

went from there,” Coulander 

said. “What we do varies a lot, 

some will hire us just to haul 

away a big pile of manure, 

that’s how we got started really 

and we still do that, but it has 

evolved a lot in the 10 years 

too.” 

Sometimes his clients are 

folks who have manure from 

livestock but nowhere to go 

with it, so Coulander Manure 

Handing will buy it and resell 

it to other area farmers who do 

not have livestock but would 

like natural fertilizer for their 

fields. 

“We fill a need there, and 

we’ve branched out into poultry 

manure as well. We do a lot 

more custom applications now 

as well as buying and selling,” 

Coulander said. 

He employs one full-time 

worker as well as a few parttime 

employees in the fall, 

which is the busiest season. 

From late August through 

January is basically nonstop for 

Coulander and his employees. 

“One of the reasons I think 

people come work for me is my 

wife makes meals and brings 

them out in the fall. I think they 

work for that more than anything 

else; they love the home 

cooking!” Coulander said. 

For the first year they had one 

tractor and one spreader which 

they ran around the clock. 

They quickly added a second 

spreader the next year. 

“We still have crazy hours. We 

probably have 100-120 hours 

a week in the fall,” Coulander 

said. “You get up at 4 a.m. to get 

started and basically go until 

you get done with a certain 

job, which might not be until 

midnight. Plus, being an owner 

there is always something to do 

— lining up scheduling, repairs 

on rainy days. Fall is just a blur 

really.” 

PHOTO BY RYLAN HOWE 

SUSAN DE YAGER HULL 

Partner at Tattered Treasures and furniture builder 

BY LANA BRADSTREAM 

LBRADSTREAM@NWESTIOWA.COM 

HULL—Creativity and desire led Hull 

resident Susan De Yager to make furniture 

and home decor. A dream led 

her creations to be sold at Tattered Treasures 

in Rock Rapids in 2015, and a partnership followed 

in 2016. 

“I remember seeing on the Tattered Treasures 

Facebook page that they were looking for one 

consignor to add to their store,” De Yager said. 

“I felt like it was a long shot, because the store 

had really cool stuff, but it was a dream so I 

decided to go for it. I honestly was in shock 

when they said they wanted to sell my items. 

It had always been in the back of my mind that 

it would be awesome to sell at their store. I just 

didn’t think I had a chance.” 

Tattered Treasures is an occasional store, 

meaning it is only open from time to time. De 

Yager said the store has eight sales every year. 

“We are open Thursday to Saturday when it 

is a sale weekend,” she said. “Between sales, I 

build new furniture and signs to help restock 

the store for the next sale.” 

Plenty of new merchandise can be found in 

Tattered Treasures during sale times, and De 

Yager provides such items as a 7-foot harvest 

table, five-drawer dressers, queen-size bunk 

beds and signs with inspirational quotes. 

“I make anything from as small as picture 

holders to as large as my biggest piece, which 

is a 24-drawer cabinet,” she said. “I’ve made 

kitchen tables, all of our beds, dressers, consoles, 

end tables — pretty much if I see it and I 

like it, I’ll probably build it.” 

De Yager draws a lot of her inspiration from 

pages she follows on Instagram or from stores 

that carry styles she enjoys. 

“I follow more of the modern styles, but also 

those that mix old and new,” she said. “I like a 

PHOTO BY TOM KANE 

AT A GLANCE: 

Age: 35 

Residence: Hull 

Education: Graduated from LeMars 

Beauty College in 2004. 

Experience: Customer service 

representative with American State Bank 

in Hull for nine years; partner at Tattered 

Treasures and furniture builder. 

Family: Husband, Noah; children, Talan, 

11; Ashton, 8; Mylee, 5. 

Interests: Going for walks, boating, 

gardening. 

little bit of both!” 

Most of the material used by De Yager is 

provided by the Hull Cooperative Association 

lumberyard. The rest is salvaged. She said does 

work on discarded wood occasionally, but she 

prefers working with new, because it is easier. 

“At the store, we all have a different style we 

like and I think that’s why it works so well,” De 

Yager said. “Mixing new and old gives it that 

modern or vintage feel, and I feel like our store 

has something to offer to every type of customer 

that comes through our doors.” 

The Tattered Treasures partner began building 

furniture and home decor six years ago. De 

Yager grew up watching her father, Arlen Hofman, 

tinker in his Sanborn shop, and helping 

him out when she could. 

“He could do anything, and always said to 

me, ‘Susan, where there’s a will, there’s a way!’” 

she said. “I enjoy making projects and enjoy 

the challenge of seeing what piece I can build 

next.”


ANNA FEDDERS SIOUX CENTER 

Trauma nurse coordinator and emergency department coordinator at Sioux Center Health 

BY KATE HARLOW 

KHARLOW@NWESTIOWA.COM 

SIOUX CENTER—One of 

Anna Fedders’ favorite 

aspects of her job is that 

every day is different and she 

never knows what she will be 

facing. 

She’s got to be ready for anything. 

That’s the nature of things 

when you are the trauma nurse 

coordinator and the emergency 

department coordinator 

at Sioux Center Health. 

She earned her bachelor’s of 

science in nursing from Dordt 

College in Sioux Center in 2008 

and has been working at Sioux 

Center Health since her senior 

year. 

Fedders has been in her current 

position for two years, and 

she loves every aspect of her 

job, including its unpredictability. 

“My favorite part of working 

in the emergency department 

is that there is no set schedule, 

you have no idea when you are 

going to be busy and no idea 

AT A GLANCE: 

Age: 31 

Education: Associate of science in nursing degree from St. 

Luke’s College in Sioux City in 2007; bachelor of science 

in nursing from Dordt College in Sioux Center in 2008; 

master’s in nursing education from University of Phoenix 

online in 2011. 

Experience: Certified nursing assistant at Royale Meadows 

in Sioux Center, 2004-07; registered nurse at Sioux Center 

Health 2007-16; trauma nurse coordinator and emergency 

department coordinator at Sioux Center Health since 2016. 

Family: Husband, Noah; children, Samuel, 5; Levi, 3; Nora, 1. 

Interests: Camping at Round Lake, MN. 

what to expect,” Fedders said. 

“You have to be ready for whatever 

walks or rolls in the door.” 

She also enjoys that every 

patient she interacts with is 

a chance to gain even more 

knowledge. 

“Every day there is an opportunity 

for me to learn something. 

I get to continue learning 

every time I come to work I’m 

learning,” Fedders said. “Health 

care is always continually 

evolving. I always loved school 

and learning and I get to learn 

something new here every 

day.” 

In addition, she also enjoys 

the direct care she is able to give 

the patients who come in the 

emergency department. 

“When they are sick and 

hurting we help them feel better. 

There isn’t really anything 

that is better than that,” Fedders 

said. “I feel like I am a 

pretty patient person and no 

matter the patient, everyone 

who comes here needs to be listened 

to and encouraged. I feel 

like that is one of my strengths.” 

Nursing is a calling for many 

in the profession and Fedders 

is no different. 

After graduating from 

Unity Christian High School in 

Orange City in 2004, she started 

working at what is now Royal 

Meadows as a certified nursing 

assistant. 

“A dear friend of mine en 

couraged me to get my CNA 

and work with her at Royale 

Meadows. I really enjoyed 

PHOTO BY KATE HARLOW 

that experience and the direct 

patient care that CNAs do. I 

decided that working with 

patients was what I wanted to 

do so I went back to school,” 

Fedders said. “Throughout 

school, I never had any mo 

ments where I changed my 

mind or wanted to do something 

different.” 

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KARISSA GETTING SHELDON 

Nurse practitioner at Sanford Sheldon Medical Center 

BY RYLAN HOWE 


SHELDON—An emergency room can be 

an unpredictable place. It’s also a place where 

Karissa Getting might not have predicted herself 

working. 

Getting grew up in Sioux Falls, SD, and earned 

degrees in biology and German at Augustana 

College with minors in chemistry and math. 

She was interested in stem cell research and 

headed for the University of Wisconsin in Madison, 

with designs on a degree in molecular biology, 

but shortly thereafter made the decision to 

reverse course. 

“I love molecular biology and love the research 

aspect itself, but the logistics behind getting 

funding was not something I expected or 

enjoyed,” Getting said. 

She entered an accelerated nursing program 

through South Dakota State University in Brookings 

and soon was working as an emergency 

room nurse in Sheldon. 

She took home an important lesson from the 

roundabout way into her current career. 

“It’s OK to start over and change your mind. 

You have to do what makes you happy,” Getting 

said. “I didn’t just change jobs. I started back over 

getting a different degree and went a whole different 

route.” 

She then earned a doctorate of nursing practice 

from SDSU, and after a stint at Hegg Memorial 

Health Center in Rock Valley, returned to 

Sheldon where she works in both the ER and 

clinic. 

“The ER is unpredictable. You can see coughs 

and colds all day long, or traumas from vehicle 

accidents. Anything goes over there and whatever 

comes through the door we’re there 24/7,” 

Getting said. “And when you find something that 

could be fatal and you diagnose and fix that, and 

get them the care they need — that’s just amazing. 

And it happens regularly in the ER.” 

And after perhaps a couple hectic days in the 

ER, she said it is great to switch things up in the 

AT A GLANCE: 

Age: 32 

Education: Bachelor in biology and 

German from Augustana College in Sioux 

Falls, SD, in 2008; bachelor in nursing from 

South Dakota State University in Brookings 

in 2010; doctorate of nursing practice from 

SDSU in 2015. 

Experience: Emergency room nurse at 

Sanford Sheldon Medical Center, 2010- 

15; nurse practitioner at Hegg Memorial in 

Rock Valley; nurse practitioner at Sanford 

Sheldon since 2015. 

Family: Husband, Andy; children, Matthias, 

4; Hannah, 2. 

Interests: Activities and crafts with 

children, running, playing piano, boating. 

clinic. 

“The clinic is much more predictable and it’s 

nice to have that change of pace,” Getting said. 

“The nice thing about working there is sometimes 

you get to follow up with patients from 

the ER. I love the patient interaction. That was a 

newfound love I guess — getting that feedback 

and knowing they are feeling better. 

“I love that and did not have that before with 

research. That’s really probably the best part of 

the job.” 

An extra benefit of working in the hospital is 

being able to build up the hospital in her children’s 

eyes. 

“Kids can come in here terrified. They come in 

for their shots and immunizations — that’s not 

fun. They’re usually here when they’re sick so 

they associate the hospital with feeling cruddy,” 

Getting said. “At home we talk it up and play with 

doctor tools, so they think it’s the coolest thing 

and they love coming to the doctor.” 

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TAYLOR HIBBING SIBLEY 

Owner and operator of Midwest Fuel Polishing & Tank Cleaning in Sibley 



SIBLEY—Taylor Hibbing is fueled to 

find a solution for any situation that 

needs one. 

The Sibley man is the owner and operator 

of Midwest Fuel Polishing & Tank 

Cleaning. He wants his new business, 

which he started in April, to be the region’s 

complete fuel tank maintenance solution. 

The fuel polishing part of his company 

filters and polishes fuel, removing water 

and other contaminants, and restores fuel 

to a fresh quality, allowing for better performance. 

“It’s a unique business, especially for 

around here if people have never heard of 

it before,” Hibbing said. “The first priority 

of fuel polishing is, it takes fuel that’s aged 

— it has kind of a varnished look to it — 

and basically what it does is run it through 

a series of filters and bring it down to one 

micron. 

“Fuel polishing is getting that fuel reinvigorated 

basically and making it fresh 

again — getting rid of the old residue and 

just putting fresh fuel back in,” he said. “It’s 

like dialysis for fuel. That’s really what it is. 

You don’t lose any fuel at all.” 

Unwelcome particles found in the fuels 

of today — biodiesel, diesel, ethanol and 

gasoline — are measured in microns, 

which are units of linear measure in the 

metric system that are utilized to measure 

distance from one point to another. 

“A human hair is 80 microns,” Hibbing 

said. “We’re cleaning down to one micron, 

but we can do one, five or 10 microns, just 

kind of depending on the situation.” 

His company also cleans fuel storage 

tanks — such as on farms and at gas stations 

— as small as 30 gallons to as large as 

30,000 gallons. 

“I can do tractor tanks, combine tanks, 

truck tanks,” he said. “I take samples before 

and after. That kind of gives you a visual.” 

He was working as a certified energy specialist 

for Cenex and Cooperative Energy 

Co. in Sibley 2014-16 when he realized 

there was a need for a company like Midwest 

Fuel Polishing & Tank Cleaning in the 

region. 

“I was running around and talking to 

customers all of the time, and customers 

were having an issue,” Hibbing said. “They 

were like, ‘I don’t want to pull the plug on 

my tank. I want somebody to come in here 

and clean it.’ 

“There are companies out there that do 

that, but their main focus is gas stations 

and big commercial operations,” he said. 

“They’ve got a little bit different equipment 

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AT A GLANCE: 

Age: 30 

Education: Bachelor degrees in ag 

business and ag systems technology 

from South Dakota State University 

in Brookings in 2011. 

Experience: Sales representative at 

Jaycox Implement Inc. in Worthington, 

MN, 2011-14; certified energy 

specialist for Cenex and Cooperative 

Energy Co. in Sibley, 2014-16; 

has owned Hibbing Lawn Care & 

Landscaping in Sibley since 2000; 

has co-owned Midwest Mowers & 

Accessories in Sibley since 2014; 

has owned Midwest Fuel Polishing & 

Tank Cleaning in Sibley since April. 

Family: Wife, Heather. 

Interests: Snowmobiling, tinkering 

with machines with small engines, 

helping out on family farm near 

Paullina. 

than I have. Mine kind of does it all, but 

they have big equipment to do these big 

places — 30,000-, 40,000-gallon tanks. 

“There’s a demand for it in the area, but it 

has to be affordable,” Hibbing said, noting 

that there was nobody in the region that 

offered such services. 


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KELLI HOOGERS ROCK RAPIDS 

Home-school manager at Glynlyon Inc. and Alpha Omega Publications in Rock Rapids 

BY JOE FISHER 


ROCK RAPIDS—“Life is 

short, work somewhere 

awesome.” 

That is the phrase Kelli Hoogers 

keeps on her marker board 

in her office. She has worn 

many hats within Glynlyon Inc. 

and Alpha Omega Publications 

since November 2005. 

The 36yearold has been the 

homeschool manager since 

2016. Prior to her current position, 

she was a division lead, 

team lead, general manager 

and systems coordinator. 

Hoogers’ team communicates 

with families who are 

home schooling or considering 

the option and helps them find 

the appropriate curriculum. 

“Usually, there is some need 

that’s behind the motivation to 

make a change,” Hoogers said. 

“So we want to make sure we 

ask a lot of questions and find 

out some of the reasons that 

are motivating them so we go 

down the right path.” 

One of her greatest joys is 

AT A GLANCE: 

Age: 36 

Education: Bachelor of science in elementary education 

with an early childhood endorsement from Minot State 

University in North Dakota in 2003. 

Experience: Representative, lead, department head, 

administrative assistant, general manager, customer service 

manager, systems coordinator, business analyst, sales 

manager and home-school manager with Glynlyon Inc. and 

Alpha Omega Publications since 2005. 

Family: Husband, Allen; children, Nella, 9; Connor, 6. 

Interest: Camping. 

knowing she is helping families 

that need alternatives to public 

or private education. 

“I definitely feel a passion for 

working here and working with 

the families,” Hoogers said. 

“You hear these heartbreaking 

stories about what some of 

these kids are going through. 

These families are so appreciative 

for the curriculum that we 

provide. That’s what keeps me 

excited to come to work everyday.” 

She sees home schooling 

growing as an option for 

families, and online curriculum 

plays a part in its growth. 

“Home schooling is growing 

because of what the needs are,” 

Hoogers said. “More families 

are looking for some of those 

computerbased options. 

Maintaining that quality education 

is the ultimate goal.” 

Due to her experience with 

various divisions of the company, 

she became systems coordinator 

to help with a computer 

system change. 

“We transitioned some of our 

computer systems, so we needed 

somebody who knew all of 

the divisions,” Hoogers said. 

“I took on that role as systems 

coordinator to help prioritize 

what things we needed to be 

successful. That’s something I 

feel is an extra little baby on the 

side that you want to nurture 

and take care of.” 

During her years at Glynlyon 

she has welcomed both of her 

children. 


“Part of what has kept me 

here is the family environment,” 

she said. “Just being 

able to know that your home 

family is important too means 

a lot. I feel very blessed to have 

gone on the journey that I have. 

A lot of that is a tribute to the 

people that are around us.” 

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ANDREW HOOGEVEEN ORANGE CITY 

Physical therapist, owner and president of Industrial Impact Inc. in Orange City 



ORANGE CITY—Most 

of the time physical 

therapists help people 

recover after they have had an 

injury or an accident, and they 

often do it in the setting of a 

medical office or hospital. 

That is not the case for 

Andrew Hoogeveen of Orange 

City. 

He does things a bit differently. 

Hoogeveen is a physical 

ther apist, and he doesn’t have 

an office where patients come 

to see him after they’ve been 

injured. He goes to them, and 

— most importantly — works 

with them to avoid incurring 

injuries in the first place. 

About a year ago, he decided 

to start Industrial Impact Inc. 

and subcontract through 

Active Release Techniques Corporate 

Solutions with industrial 

business sites in the area. He is 

on site at seven businesses various 

times throughout the week 

to work with employees to help 

AT A GLANCE: 

Age: 33 

Education: Bachelor in health promotion from South Dakota 

State University in Brookings in 2008; doctorate of physical 

therapy from the University of South Dakota in 2011. 

Experience: Physical therapist at Spencer Hospital, 2011- 

17; started 

Family: Wife, Anna; children, Jackson, 20 months; Sadie, 2 

weeks. 

Interests: Camping, enjoying outdoors, watching sports. 

prevent work-related injuries 

before they happen. 

“I provide preventive soft tissue 

treatment to help prevent 

work related injuries. I help 

avoid a soreness or aches from 

turning into an actual injury 

or recordable incident,” Hoogeveen 

said. “It’s more of a proactive 

approach than reactive.” 

It’s a relatively new and 

unique idea for area. 

“It really is very unique. I 

don’t have an office. I get to 

treat individuals at their place 

of work,” Hoogeveen said. “It’s 

more convenient for both the 

business and the employee. 

They can step off the line or out 

of the office for 15 minutes and 

have quick access to me and 

treatment. Then they are right 

back to work, hopefully feeling 

better.” 

And so far, the response to his 

unique business has been positive. 

“I have steadily picked up 

new facility contracts and my 

results have shown an average 

of a 50 to 80 percent reduction 

in workers’ comp claims,” Hoogeveen 

said. “It’s been really 

rewarding to work with these 

people and to help them feel 

better not only for work, but for 

their personal lives outside of 

work as well.” 

Before beginning his own 

business, Hoogeveen worked at 

Spencer Hospital for five years, 

which he notes was a good 

learning experience for him. 

“I did a wide variety of things 

from inpatient care, to outpatient 

to home care. It was 

a good foundation for me to 

build from,” Hoogeveen said. 

Hoogeveen was inspired to 

pursue physical therapy by seeing 

it up close. 

He played high school sports 


and went on to play football in 

college. Hoogeveen has had his 

fair share of athletic injuries. 

“Through my years of athletic 

injuries and going through 

my own rehab, I was able to 

see and experience physical 

therapy first hand,” Hoogeveen 

said. “I realized that this is what 

I wanted to do — to help people 

feel better.” 

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SIOUX CENTER—There 

aren’t many people who 

have known what they 

wanted to do when they grew 

up since they were in second 

grade. 

But Megan Kooima is one of 

them. 

“I’ve known I wanted to be 

a teacher since I was in second 

grade,” Kooima said. “I 

struggled with reading and my 

second-grade teacher was the 

first person who really come 

alongside me and really helped 

me.” 

She grew up in Sioux Falls, 

SD, and attended Bethel 

University in St. Paul, where 

she earned her bachelor’s in 

elementary education. After 

graduating in 2006, she went 

on to teach in Lincoln, NE, and 

in Minneapolis. She also went 

on and earned her master’s in 

reading, her school administration 

license and her math 

specialist certification. 

She ended up in N’West Iowa 

after meeting her soon-to-be 

husband. She taught seventh 

and eighth grades for two years 

at Ireton Christian School. 

“When I was teaching first 

and second grade there were 

a percentage of students who 

had trouble reading. I would 

tell parents to just keep reading 

with them and they’d get the 

hang of it eventually,” Kooima 

said. “Now I was teaching seventh 

and eighth graders and 

there was still that same percentage 

of students who were 

still having trouble. I realized 

that I needed to start figuring 

out how to create a pathway 

for these struggling readers to 

learn how to read.” 

That’s how Excel Achievement 

Center in Sioux Center 

got its start. 

Kooima decided to open the 

nationally accredited researchbased 

tutoring center in Sioux 

Center in February 2015 and 

after she went through training 

it opened its doors in June of 

that same year. 

She, along with seven other 

tutors, work with kids who 

need extra help with reading, 

math and writing. They also 

offer accelerated programs for 

kids students who are looking 

for a challenge. 

AT A GLANCE: 

Age: 33 

Education: Bachelor of arts in elementary education 

from Bethel University in St. Paul, MN, in 2006; master’s 

in classroom instruction with K-12 reading endorsement 

from Concordia University in St. Paul, MN, in 2010; school 

administration license from University of Nebraska in Lincoln 

in 2011; math specialist certification from UNL in 2013. 

Experience: First-grade teacher in Lincoln, NE, 2006-07; 

second-grade teacher in Minneapolis, 2007-09; secondgrade 

teacher in Lincoln, NE, 2009-13; seventh- and eighthgrade 

teacher at Ireton Christian School, 2013-15; opened 

Excel Achievement Center in Sioux Center in 2015. 

Family: Husband, Kurt, children, Sophia, 2; twins Isabella and 

Kensley, 7 months. 

Interests: Volunteering with Royal Family Kids Camp. 

Students come two to three 

times a week and help learn 

tools to reach their goals of 

meeting or exceeding average 

grade level competency. 

Making a measurable difference 

with these students has 

been an amazing experience 

for Kooima. 

“Because we plan for each 


student based on their needs 

we are able to see positive 

results in a small period of 

time,” Kooima said. “We are 

quickly able to divert behaviors 

that come out in frustration 

and help students fill up their 

toolboxes with tools for learning 

in the future.”


CHANGING LIVES 

ONE JOB AT A TIME 

“ I just like to pay my own 

bills and have a nice life. ” 

That pretty much sums it up for Floyd. 

The Sioux Center, Iowa man finds pure joy 

in being able to go to work to stock shelves, 

load vans and clean up other people’s messes. 

His job at ServiceMaster in Sioux Center, Iowa 

is giving him more than just a paycheck. It’s 

providing him a livelihood and giving him the 

opportunity to bring value to his community. 

Floyd is one of the many individuals who found 

competitive employment in the community 

thanks to the partner agencies of Sioux Rivers 

Partners. This unique partnership of five Iowa 

agencies works together to bring awareness 

to local businesses about Iowa’s untapped 

and very capable workforce. 

“Ask anyone in town and they’ll tell you 

staffing is a big issue,” says Sioux Center 

ServiceMaster manager, Josh Christians. 

“We had a need to have someone help us 

out with all sorts of tasks… we contacted 

them and it worked.” said Christians. 

“Floyd makes work fun. He’s energetic— 

more energetic than anyone I’ve ever 

met. He’s a huge part of our culture here.” 

“We were looking for some creative ways 

to integrate other assets in the community, 

as well as just looking for a different avenue 

from a hiring and recruiting standpoint,” 

said Nicole Ellermeier, Executive Director 

of Whispering Creek in Sioux City, Iowa. 

“I wouldn’t have guessed two years ago that 

it would have been this successful. We found 

two of our more tenured employees through 

the process.” 

Stephanie, a member of the Sioux Rivers 

Partners organizations, works in the kitchen 

at Whispering Creek cleaning dishes, 

organizing them, and coordinating any 

meals that need to be brought to residents. 

She too is a shining example of how Iowa 

businesses can benefit from hiring some of the 

state’s most capable and untapped workforce. 

But the benefits to Stephanie go far beyond 

a paycheck. In the years since joining the 

retirement community, she has flourished – 

volunteering to perform extra duties, making 

friends with her coworkers and bringing 

smiles to the residents of Whispering Creek. 

Working with Sioux Rivers Partners, 

Bob Taylor, a Human Resource Manager 

at Hy-Vee in Sioux City, Iowa, says he has 

found an employee that is a role model for 

all who work at the store. 

“Sara is always positive. Always ready to go. 

Always friendly with everyone. And that’s very 

important,” he said. “[Sioux Rivers Partners] 

contacted me about placement and coaching, 

and I said ‘we’d love to try that.’ And she’s 

been a great influence all around. When you 

talk to the people who work right next to her, 

day in and day out, they’re are always happy 

to see her,” said Bob. “That’s what inspires me 

most about her. If everyone would be like 

her…it would be wonderful.” 

All jobs are important and having meaningful 

employment can make a big difference in 

someone’s life. That’s the message the 

member organizations of Sioux River Partners 

want all Iowa businesses to know. Meaningful 

employment empowers people of all 

abilities, giving everyone the chance to 

find dignity, value and a livelihood through 

an honest day’s work. 

“It’s been a pleasure and a joy to partner with 

Sioux Rivers Partners,” concludes Ellermeier. 

“The culture you can create, seeing someone’s 

life improve…it’s more than just filling a spot.” 

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JEREMY KOOPMANS IRETON 

Owner and operator at Koopmans Feedlot 



IRETON—The owner of 

Koopmans Feedlot got bit by 

the cattle bug at the young 

age of 10 when he was feeding 

just a few Holstein bucket 

calves. 

Twenty years later, Jeremy 

Koopmans has taken that bite 

and transformed it into a 1,800- 

head feedlot cattle operation 

northeast of Ireton. 

Koopmans feeds all of the 

cattle daily, and personally 

owns 1,000 head in the feederto-finisher 

operation. 

“I get all different weights of 

cattle in and sell them as fat 

cattle,” Koopmans said. 

Most of the cattle he feeds are 

sent to Tyson in Dakota City, 

NE, and Cargill in Schuyler, NE. 

The daily feeding routine 

consists of giving the cattle specific 

rations to the weights they 

are. With the cattle sorted into 

pens based on weight, the task 

is easier. 

Koopmans also provides 

daily bedding for the livestock 

comfort and keeps the pens 

clean by scraping the yard. 

He provides vaccinations and 

treats the ailing cattle. Koopmans 

also owns for his own 

trucks for transporting the livestock 

and moving the manure 

to fields. 

Since he spent some time as 

a cattle trucker after graduating 

from college, he has plenty of 

experience with transportation. 

During his brief time as a 

cattle trucker, he realized that 

cattle were his passion, and 

trucking was not going to allow 

him time to devote to his own 

business. 

“Then, the opportunity came 

to purchase my own place,” 

Koopmans said. “From there, 

I started improving my cattle 

yards and started custom feeding. 

As my operation grows, I 

continue to look for ways to 

expand and better my facilities 

by pouring more cement yards 

and building a bedding barn.” 

The feedlot owner knows a 

lot about growing an operation. 

During his high school years, 

he already owned 200 head 

of cattle. When he bought the 

acreage near Ireton in 2009, 

Koopmans poured 5,000 yards 

of concrete for cattle pens and 

installed 900 feet of fencing. A 

lot of the work was done solo, 

but he also had help from his 

family. 

“I get assistance from my 

father, brother and brothersin-law,” 

Koopmans said. “My 

nephews come out to the farm 

often and enjoy helping, too. I 

PHOTO BY LANA BRADSTREAM 

would not be where I am today 

without the help of family.” 

The help certainly does not 

go unnoticed in a business that 

he described as “risky,” but still 

his “retirement plan.” Despite 

the risk, the workload and the 

long hours, Koopmans does his 

AT A GLANCE: 

Age: 31 

Education: Diesel 

technology degree 

from Northwest Iowa 

Community College in 

Sheldon in 2005. 

Experience: Cattle 

trucker; owner and 

operator at Koopmans 

Feedlot near Ireton since 

2009. 

Family: Wife, Aftan; 

stepson, Gage, 11. 

Interests: Going 

camping, outdoor 

activities such as fourwheeling, 

buying cattle, 

sitting at sale barns. 

best to see the silver lining. 

“I feel that it’s important to 

keep my overhead low and 

make wise decisions,” he said. 

“I try to remain optimistic and 

realize that in this business, 

you sometimes break even and 

other times you lose money, 

but I just keep trying to look 

forward toward the future.” 

MATTHEW LAMMERS SIOUX CENTER 

Financial adviser at Zeutenhorst Financial Inc. in Sioux Center 

BY RYLAN HOWE 


SIOUX CENTER—Matthew 

Lammers is a numbers 

guy. So it would make 

sense he made his way into the 

world of financial planning. 

“I’ve always enjoyed numbers,” 

Lammers said. “In high 

school I began taking a lot 

of business and ag classes. I 

really enjoyed the business 

end of operations and thought 

accounting was definitely an 

interest.” 

Lammers, who has called 

N’West Iowa home his entire 

life, graduated from Sioux Center 

High School in 2000, but not 

before getting a head start on 

his college courses. 

During his senior year he had 

begun taking courses at Dordt 

College in Sioux Center, where 

he eventually would earn 

bachelor’s degrees in accounting 

and business: information 

systems. 

After spending several years 

working in finance for major 

AT A GLANCE: 

Age: 35 

Education: Bachelors 

of arts in accounting and 

business: information 

systems from Dordt College 

in Sioux Center in 2004. 

Experience: Vander Haag 

Inc. in Spencer; Pizza Ranch 

companies in the area, Lammers 

made his way to Zeutenhorst 

Financial, Inc. in Sioux 

Center, where he has worked as 

a financial adviser since 2015. 

Lammers has earned his Iowa 

Health and Life licenses as well 

as the Series 7 and Series 66 

investment certifications. 

He has developed a focus 

of working with clients on 

financial planning and investment 

management as well as 

Medicare and Social Security 

planning. 

“When this opportunity 

corporate office in Orange 

City; financial adviser at 

Zeutenhorst Financial Inc. in 

Sioux Center since 2015. 

Family: Single. 

Interests: Playing organ in 

church, cooking. 

came up in 2015, I thought it 

would be an excellent opportunity 

to be in a position to serve 

clients directly, face-to-face 

and hands-on,” Lammers said. 

“I enjoy the interaction and 

developing relationships with 

clients.” 

That face-to-face work has 

been one of the highlights. 

“I definitely enjoy working 

with clients to help them more 

comprehensively understand 

either their big financial picture 

or their insurance, the Medicare 

system and the products 

we’re able to help them with,” 

Lammers said. 

With each client comes a specific 

set of circumstances and 

needs, which leads to another 

one of the highlights of the job 

for him. 

“There is no such thing as 

a typical day, which is part of 

what I enjoy about the job,” 

Lammers said. “Meeting with 

clients and discussing what 

products they might use with 

us here, maybe signing them 

up with Medicare programs, 

just basically getting people 

educated and signed up for 

whatever program they’ll be 

working with our office on.” 

When he has free time from 

work, he spends a lot of it playing 

music. Specifically, he plays 

the organ for a handful of local 

congregations. 

“That’s been a long-term 

interest,” Lammers said. “I 

grew up in church admiring 

what the organist did, so I start- 


ed lessons with the intention of 

being and organist and had the 

opportunity to work with some 

excellent teachers.” 

On the job, Lammers looks 

forward to continuing working 

with the team at Zeutenhorst 

Financial to provide a service 

for people in his community. 

“We have a great team and 

people that specialize in several 

areas. We can tailor our team’s 

help to meet each client’s complete 

needs,” Lammers said.


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SIOUX CENTER—Erin 

Olson might never have 

gone into social work if it 

wasn’t for her mother. 

“My mom was a nurse, and I 

knew I didn’t want to do that,” 

Olson said. “But it was my 

mom who suggested I might 

like and be good at social work 

when I was a junior in high 

school.” 

It wasn’t something that had 

been on her radar before, but 

there were hints in her past that 

pointed to her career choice. 

“I remember as a kid playing 

adoption worker,” Olson said. 

“I also was always a really good 

listener and my friends would 

always come to me to talk 

about their problems.” 

After graduating from Faith 

Christian High School in 

Bigelow, MN, Olson attended 

Dordt College in Sioux Center 

and entered into its social work 

program. She never wavered in 

her focus. 

“I might not have known for 

sure before starting college that 

social work was what I wanted 

to do, but every class I took and 

experience I had confirmed 

that this is what I wanted to 

do,” she said. “I never changed 

my mind or my major.” 

After graduating from Dordt 

in 2002, Olson went right on 

to earn her master’s work. She 

graduated from the University 

of Nebraska in Omaha in 2004. 

AT A GLANCE: 

Age: 38 

Education: Bachelor of social work degree from Dordt 

College in Sioux Center in 2002; master’s in social work from 

University of Nebraska in Omaha in 2004; doctorate in social 

work from Baylor University in 2011. 

Experience: Social worker at Southern Behavioral Health 

Care in Sioux Falls, SD, and St. Luke’s Hospital in Sioux City; 

associate professor of social work at Dordt College since 

2007. 

Family: Husband, Brendan; children, Hailey, 12; Brady, 9; 

Colby, 7. 

Interests: Reading, singing, playing piano, running, 

exercising. 

She worked at Southeastern 

Behavioral Health Care in 

Sioux Falls, SD, mainly in home 

health care for children with 

behavioral or emotional diagnoses. 

Later, she went to work 

at St. Luke’s Hospital in Sioux 

City. 

One of her co-workers from 

St. Luke’s started working as a 

professor at Dordt College and 

called on Olson in 2007 to see 

if she might be interested in 

teaching part-time. 

“I was only 27 at the time and 

though, I thought I might want 

to teach at some point, I didn’t 

think it would happen at such a 

young age,” Olson said. 

She taught for part-time for 

one year before going to being 

a full-time professor in 2008. 

When asked what her favorite 


part of her job is, her answer 

came easily — her students. 

“I really love watching them 

as they change personally, their 

identity both as Christians and 

as social workers as they go 

through their four years here,” 

Olson said. “I love seeing them 

get excited about things and 

them learning what they like 

where their careers could go.” 

She teaches three classes a 

semester as well as has some 

administrative duties such as 

creating a budget. 

While budgeting is not her 

favorite thing to do, Olson said 

she absolutely loves her job. 

“I just love teaching and 

watching my students learning,” 

she said. “It’s such a joy to 

be able to help them become 

who they are going to be.” 


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SHELDON—With all of the 

technology he gets to work 

with, Eric Ortner really enjoys 

what he does for his job. 

The Sioux Center man has 

worked for Northwest Iowa 

Community College in Sheldon 

since May 2007. He was a computer 

support technician for 

about four years and has been 

NCC’s network administrator 

for nearly seven years. 

“It’s nice from the standpoint 

that we’re always pushing for 

new technology here because 

we want our students to have 

the latest and greatest, so when 

they go out to work, they know 

the greatest,” Ortner said. 

“When you’re working at a 

business, a lot of times they 

don’t have the budget to keep 

up with the latest and greatest,” 

he said. “That’s nice from 

a technology standpoint. It 

makes my job easier to be able 

to push to have new stuff and 

things.” 

He enjoys interacting with 

AT A GLANCE: 

Age: 36 

Education: Associate 

degree in computer 

networking technology from 

Iowa Central Community 

College in Fort Dodge in 

2002; associate degree in 

business management from 

Northwest Iowa Community 

College in Sheldon in 2010. 

Experience: Network 

installer and service 

department employee at 

Rick’s Computers Inc. in 

Danbury for nearly four 

years; Macintosh and 

NCC students — especially 

ones who are interested in 

computers and technology — 

while working on the college’s 

campus. 

“We have students who are 

learning about the computer 

sciences,” Ortner said. “We’ll 

Windows personal computer 

network technician at 

American Identity/Staples 

in Orange City for about five 

years; computer support 

technician for NCC for 

about four years; network 

administrator for NCC for 

nearly seven years. 

Family: Wife, Mary; son, 

Justin, 7. 

Interests: Watching college 

sports, especially Iowa State 

University; keeping abreast 

of latest developments in 

technology. 

have internships or work studies, 

and then they work with us. 

I really enjoy helping them.” 

Ortner, who was named the 

college’s Outstanding Employee 

of the Year in November 

2012, detailed the day-to-day 

duties he does for NCC’s sevenmember 

information technology 

department. 

“If I was at a bigger college, 

I would be just maintaining 

the e-mail servers and user 

accounts and network security, 

and keeping up the wireless 

network in the dorms and 

everywhere else on campus,” 

he said. 

“That’s kind of what my main 

focus is, but because there’s not 

many of us, I might be replacing 

a toner,” he said. “I know it’s 

not glamorous, but basically if 

it needs to be done, you fix it.” 

His love for computers can 

be traced back to his childhood 

growing up on a farm near 

Danbury. 

“My parents were the type 

that weren’t going to buy me 

a Nintendo, but they bought a 

computer,” Ortner said. “They 

bought a computer because 

we were farmers and they were 


like, ‘We’re going to do the farm 

books on the computer.’ Well, 

that never happened. I had 

already kind of taken over the 

computer and I just kind of 

fiddled around with it.” 

He gives a lot of credit for the 

career he has to working part 

time for nearly four years at 

Rick’s Computers Inc. in Danbury. 

“I got a lot of experience 

there,” Ortner said. 

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KRISTI ROBINSON SHELDON 

Executive director for Love INC of Greater O’Brien County based in Sheldon 

BY JOE FISHER 


SHELDON—Kristi Robinson 

has always had a heart 

for people. 

In September 2013 she 

became the executive director 

of Love In the Name of Christ 

of Greater O’Brien County, or 

Love INC. She volunteered with 

the organization for four years 

prior. Now she is in the perfect 

position to help others. 

“I’ve kind of always sought 

out the underdog to encourage,” 

Robinson said. “There 

are so many needs in O’Brien 

County that I wasn’t aware of 

until I started at this position. 

Not just people needing financial 

help, but people needing to 

be encouraged or told that they 

were worth something.” 

Originally from Worthington, 

MN, Robinson moved to Sheldon 

with her husband, Dan, 

about 16 years ago. She said her 

first experience with Love INC 

was participating in one of its 

ministries, transitional housing. 

AT A GLANCE: 

Age: 37 

Education: Associate of arts degree from Minnesota West 

Community & Technical College in Worthington, MN, in 2001; 

bachelor of science degree in business administration and 

human resources management from Colorado Technical 

University in Sioux Falls, SD, in 2002. 

Experience: Worked at Northwest Iowa Community College, 

2006-08; worked at Bethany Christian Services, 2008-09; 

executive director for Love INC of Greater O’Brien County 

since September 2013. 

Family: Husband, Dan; children, Ben, 14; Noah, 12; Hallie, 8. 

Interests: Crossword puzzles, playing piano, watching her 

children’s activities. 

“I was a mentor to the family 

that was living in the house for 

about a year,” she said. 

One of her first undertakings 

as executive director was 

redesigning the organization’s 

website. 

“One of the things I am passionate 

about is the idea of 

constantly trying to improve 

our services to the people that 

we serve,” Robinson said. “Listening 

to our clients, listening 

to our volunteers and hearing 

what’s working — what would 

create more dignity in the process 

that we go through.” 

She has been involved with 

the development and execution 

of many services. She 

helped create a poverty simulation 

that brings awareness to 

poverty in the area. It is used as 

a training tool for volunteers, 

churches and other community 

agencies. In April, Love 

INC will offer its first classes for 

Spanish speakers. 

“All of our classes for the last 

13 years have been in English,” 

Robinson said. “We want to 

better serve the Spanish-speaking 

population.” 

Even with the improvements 

made to the services of Love 

INC, Robinson is still thinking 

of ways to keep growing. 

“I’m kind of a dreamer so I 

don’t know that we’ll ever reach 

where I’d exactly dream we 

would be,” she said. “But we 

have some exciting things coming 

up.” 

Along with the gratification 


of helping others, she enjoys 

doing so next to the people she 

works with. 

“The people who work here 

and volunteer here are the 

most incredible people with 

big hearts who love what they 

do,” she said. “It’s really easy to 

work alongside people who are 

so passionate about the same 

things I’m passionate about.” 


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Assistant manager at Farmers Lumber Co. in Rock Valley 

AT A GLANCE: 

Age: 38 

Education: Graduated from Western Christian High School 

in Hull in 1998. 

Experience: Yard worker at Farmers Lumber Co., 1996-98; 

worker for Vande Hoef Construction in Rock Valley, 1998- 

2000; assistant manager at Farmers Lumber Co., since 

2000. 

Family: Wife, Rebekah; children, Faith, 16; Tytan, 10; Nevaeh, 

6. 

Interests: Family, farming, things that have four wheels. 

BY JOE FISHER 


ROCK VALLEY—Kyle 

Rozeboom has some big 

projects on his hands, 

but he stays driven by the little 

successes. 

The 38-year-old is in his 18th 

year at Farmers Lumber Co. 

in Rock Valley where he is an 

assistant manager. He originally 

had a two-year stint with the 

business beginning when he 

was 16. After graduating high 

school, he worked for Vande 

Hoef Construction before 

returning to Farmers Lumber 

Co. in 2000. 

His father, Herman Rozeboom, 

described him as the 

“go-to guy” for projects. Drawing 

house plans and helping 

customers are some of his 

favorite parts of the job. On 

his filing cabinet he displays 

a greeting card he received 

from a couple whose house he 

helped design. 

“I worked with this couple a 

lot. They were really appreciative,” 

he said. “When you see a 

finished product like that, it’s all 

worth the time to help them.” 

Many of his designs are done 

using a computer program 

called SoftPlan. 

He said he has learned the 

program on the go. 

“I guess it’s just like any kid 

with a new electronic. You start 

playing with it and pretty soon 

you just learn,” Rozeboom said. 

“I wish I had more time to concentrate 

on it.” 

He is working on the plans 

for a 42-unit assisted-living 

building that is slated be built 

in Rock Valley. Rozeboom said 

commercial buildings are some 

of the most challenging projects. 

“It’s a different field of products. 

There’s a lot of structural 

detail,” he said. “The commercial 

stuff is just more uncommon 

things.” 

During his time at Farmers 

Lumber Co. he has seen the 

industry continue to evolve. 

“Trying to pick out stuff for a 

house is very difficult. There’s 

a lot of stuff to choose and 

as time goes on, there’s more 

options,” Rozeboom said. 

He said the time he has 

spent designing plans and 

calculating material estimates 

has made him look at a building 

differently when he walks 

through the door. 

“I’ve done a lot of touring 

places and looking at room 

sizes, so you can kind of get 

a feel for what’s a good room 

size for this or that,” Rozeboom 

said. “You kind of look at it and 


you’re like, ‘Wow, I wonder how 

much that costs.’” 

He has seen Farmers Lumber 

Co. grow during his 18 years 

there. Rozeboom hopes to see 

the business remain stead for 

years to come. 

“I hope it just keeps going 

good. That’s good enough for 

me,” he said. 

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NICOLE ROZEBOOM CARMEL 

Owner of B Fierce Boutique in Hull 



HULL—Business is booming for 

Nicole Rozeboom, owner of B 

Fierce Boutique in Hull. 

She moved the business from a small 

shop on Main Street to a larger building 

on Highway 18, giving B Fierce far more 

exposure. 

“It has been incredible,” Rozeboom 

said. “We are open Tuesday through 

Saturday. We were only open Thursday 

through Saturday in the other spot. The 

highway traffic alone and the repeat customers 

have been incredible.” 

Many steps were taken from the inception 

of B Fierce to the success Rozeboom 

is experiencing now. The business began 

two years ago as a pop-up boutique. 

Rozeboom would travel to people’s 

homes, and take clothing orders at boutique 

parties. 

“I knew I always wanted to own a business,” 

she said. “I always enjoyed shopping 

and the clothing industry. I always 

felt I had an entrepreneur spirit. I just 

had to find the right place and take the 

leap.” 

Customers loved the products she was 

providing so much that she opened a 

1,200-square-foot shop in downtown 

Hull. Rozeboom would buy small quantities 

of a large variety of clothing, shoes 

and accessories, trying a little bit here 

and there to find out what the taste of 

the community was. Soon, the demand 

for the clothes, accessories and home 

decor of B Fierce outgrew the small store. 

So, in October, Rozeboom purchased the 

3,000-square-foot Highway 18 location, 

with a goal of opening before Christmas. 

Since the building sat empty for four 

years, it was not an easy target to meet, 

but Rozeboom pulled it off five days 

prior. 

“We pushed hard to get in here before 

Christmas,” she said. “We renovated 

every square inch. There was not anything 

that was not replaced, cleaned or 

painted.” 

Rozeboom said everything was taken 

out, including a grand staircase that 

greeted people walking through the 

door. New flooring was made, and walls 

were redone. Dressing rooms were built 

as well as rooms for storage and for her 

screen printing business, 712 Custom 

Designs Screenprint. 

Even though a new location was 

bought and extensive renovation done, 

AT A GLANCE: 

Age: 36 

Education: Business 

administration and marketing 

degree from Southeast Technical 

Institute in Sioux Falls, SD, in 2002. 

Experience: Marketing director 

for The Foreign Candy Company in 

Hull, 2013-17; owner of B Fierce 

Boutique in Hull since 2015. 

Family: Husband, Brian; children, 

Sawyer, 12; Addison, 11; Brody, 5. 

Interests: Going for walks, 

camping with family, boating. 

and 10 employees now work at B Fierce, 

the owner said she will maintain reasonable 

prices. 

Rozeboom said no matter the budget 

or size, the boutique will have something 

that fits. In terms of comparison to wellknown, 

national stores, she would compare 

B Fierce to Kohl’s when it comes to 

price and variety. 

Outside of trendy clothing and accessories, 

Rozeboom makes her presence 

known through participating in a number 

of activities within Hull. She helps 

plans the annual vendor fairs at both 

Summerfest and Winterfest.


COREY ROZENBOOM SANBORN 

Research director and co-owner of Alpha Ag Research and president of North Iowa FIRST Inc. in rural Sanborn 

PHOTO BY LANA BRADSTREAM 



SANBORN—Serving farming 

communities in northern 

Iowa with independent and 

unbiased field research is at the 

heart of North Iowa FIRST and 

Alpha Ag Research. The two companies 

are run by Corey Rozenboom 

of rural Sanborn. 

The venture started small in 

April of 2010, when Rozenboom 

and his wife, Holly, began North 

Iowa FIRST, a subsidiary of Farmers’ 

Independent Research of 

Seed Technologies. 

Since the beginning, Corey has 

served as president of the chapter 

and Holly as vice president. On 

a public level, North Iowa FIRST 

provides corn and soybean agricultural 

contract research to the 

ag industry, and the testing is 

done in regions. The regions test 

products from a variety of seed 

companies. Hybrids are replicated 

three times on each site. 

Corn regions contain six sites and 

soybean regions have four. 

AT A GLANCE: 

Age: 35 

Education: Bachelor of science degree in agriculture from Dordt 

College in Sioux Center in 2004; master of science degree in 

agronomy from Kansas State University in 2006. 

Experience: Senior research associate for Pioneer Hi-Bred 

International Inc., 2008-10; started Alpha Ag Research and 

president of North Iowa FIRST Inc. in 2010. 

Family: Wife, Holly; children; Avery, 10; Colten, 8; Easton, 5; 

Dawson, 2. 

Interests: Experiencing the natural beauty of the outdoors, visiting 

and exploring new places, riding ATVs, building stuff. 

The private sector is where 

Alpha Ag Research comes into 

play. All private field trial work is 

performed under the Alpha Ag 

Research business name, and 

Corey Rozenboom functions as 

co-owner and research director. 

“We service private field trial 

demands within other sectors of 

row crop agriculture,” he said. “In 

that capacity, we conduct a broad 

range of field experiments, such 

as seed variety trials, chemical 

and biological seed treatment 

trials, fertility trials and development 

or evaluation of other sustainable 

agricultural inputs.” 

With a variety of titles attached 

to his workday, Rozenboom fulfills 

plenty of responsibilities. His 

primary duty is to establish, coordinate 

and manage field research 

experiments with the goal of providing 

the highest level of quality 

research data to clients. However, 

with the work being seasonal, the 

primary work duties vary widely 

throughout the year. 

“I find myself managing office 

work, supervising maintenance 

on a fleet of research field equipment, 

coordinating seed package 

activities in our seed lab, 

creating field trial experiments, 

analyzing experimental data and 

summarizing reports for clients. 

During the growing season, we 

are busy planting, transporting 

equipment, applying treatments 

to the field trials or recording 

field observations. Harvest seasons 

means we are in the plot 

combines from late September 

through October.” 

Most of the trials are conducted 

near the headquarters southwest 

of Sanborn, but testing sites exist 

throughout the Midwest. The primary 

crops also are corn and soybean, 

but others are considered if 

they are adaptable to Iowa. 

JEREMY VAN DEN BERG SIOUX CENTER 

Business development at Interstates in Sioux Center 

BY RYLAN HOWE 


SIOUX CENTER—Jeremy Van Den 

Berg is a people person. 

Working in business development 

for Interstates based in Sioux 

Center, he gets to build relationships 

every day. 

While it could be boiled down to 

sales in a sense, Van Den Berg looks at 

his role another way. 

“I always say I’ve never sold anything 

to anyone. I help people solve 

problems,” Van Den Berg said. “I 

develop relationships with potential 

clients, figure out what their needs are 

and find a match within Interstates. I 

thoroughly enjoy meeting and talking 

to people, understanding what and 

how they do things. I get a lot of joy 

when I can help others succeed.” 

He likes to use the example of a talent 

agent. 

“We have a lot of talented people 

and I’m the connector point to get 

clients to the right team members 

within Interstates,” Van Den Berg said. 

“A lot of job is getting out and meeting 

people — trade shows, client visits, 

those sorts of things — and proposal 

development.” 

AT A GLANCE: 

Age: 39 

Education: Bachelor of arts 

in business administration: 

management and marketing from 

Dordt College in Sioux Center in 

2000. 

Experience: Started in business 

He came to Sioux Center from Montana 

by way of Dordt College, where 

earned a bachelor of arts in business 

administration: management and 

marketing in 2000. 

“I came here for college and never 

left. I was actually born in Iowa, 

though, and now have technically 

lived here longer than anywhere else,” 

Van Den Berg said. “I never envisioned 

myself working for an electrical services 

company, but it just kind of worked 

out that way. What attracted me was 

the type of environment they have 

here and the people and culture that 

exists here. It’s a large company with 

900 employees across the country, but 

it still has a family feel.” 

development at Interstates in Sioux 

Center in 2014. 

Family: Wife, Jaci; children, 

Hannah, 14; Elyssa, 11; Isaac, 9; 

Jaelle, 6. 

Interests: Fishing, camping, being 

outdoors, hockey. 

Interstates offers in-house, single 

source electrical engineering, electrical 

construction, instrumentation and 

control systems services. They provide 

services for everyone from Fortune 

500 companies to local feed mills. 

Part of what Van Den Berg enjoys so 

much about his job is learning about 

all the things his clients make. 

“The best way I can describe it is like 

having my own personal version of the 

show ‘How It’s Made,’” Van Den Berg 

said. “I don’t have a typical day and 

that’s a great thing about my job — the 

variability.” 

When he gets time off from the trade 

shows and client visits, Van Den Berg 

enjoys being outdoors, camping and 

fishing, and spending time with this 

family. Recently, a lot of that family 

time has also centered around another 

of Van Den Berg’s joys: hockey. 

“My three youngest kids play and 

I coach all three of their teams,” Van 

Den Berg said. 

He’s also spent time on the board of 

the Sioux Center Hockey Association 

and has been on the Sioux Center 


Christian School board for the past 

five years. 

And at Interstates he’s looking forward 

to many more years building 

those relationships. 

“I’d love to continue to participate in 

the growth of the company,” Van Den 

Berg said. “I feel fortunate to work in 

the role that I do, and for the people 

that I work alongside.”


Rachel Becker 

Assistant O’Brien County Attorney 

Megan Kooima 

Owner, Excel Achievement Center 

*Mandy Boersma 

Business Manager, Fred’s Plumbing & Heating 

*Jeremy Koopmans 

Owner & Operator, Koopmans Feedlot (‘07 NCC Grad) 

Timothy Brinkman 

Owner, Dan’s Auto Service 

Matthew Lammers 

Financial Adviser, Zeutenhorst Financial 

Mike Coulander 

Owner, Coulander Manure Handling 

Erin Olson Associate 

Professor of Social Work, Dordt College 

*Susan De Yager 

Partner, Tattered Treasures 

*Eric Ortner 

Network Administrator, NCC (‘09 NCC Grad) 

*Anna Fedders 

ER Coordinator, Sioux Center Health 

Kristi Robinson 

Executive Director, Love INC 

*Karissa Getting 

Nurse Practitioner, Sanford Sheldon 

Kyle Rozeboom 

Assistant Manager, Farmers Lumber Co. 

*Taylor Hibbing 

Owner/Operator, Midwest Fuel Polishing & Tank Cleaning 

Nicole Rozeboom 

Owner, B Fierce Boutique 

Kelli Hoogers 

Homeschool Manager, Glynlyon/Aipha Omega 

*Corey Rozeboom 

President, North Iowa FIRST 

Andrew Hoogeveen 

Physical Therapist & Owner, Industrial Impact Inc. 

*Jeremy Van Den Berg 

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APRIL 28, 2007 

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AARON ALONS, Sanborn, manager/owner 

of SP Heating & Cooling and co-owner of 

Custom Contracting in Sanborn. 

RON BEENKEN, Sheldon, owner of Auto- 

Grafx in Sheldon. 

RYAN BEUKELMAN, Boyden, assistant 

cashier at Iowa State Bank in Orange City. 

STEPHANIE BICKERSTAFF, Rock Rapids, 

owner of Sportsman’s Lounge in Rock 

Rapids. 

MIKE BROEK, Hull, branch manager and 

assistant vice president for Iowa State Bank 

in Sanborn. 

MIKE CHRISTIANS, Sheldon, owner and 

mechanic at Larry’s Repair in Sheldon. 

ADAM DOUGHAN, Orange City, co-owner/ 

manager of Butlers Cafe & Coffee in Sioux 

Center and owner of Doughan Boy Construction 

in Orange City. 

KELLY EISMA, Hawarden, owner of Quick 

Corner and Eisma Trucking in Hawarden. 

KARRI FABER, Sioux Center, certified public 

accountant at Kroese & Kroese in Sioux 

Center. 

SHANELLE HELMERS, Sanborn, chamber 

director for the Sheldon Chamber and Development 

Corporation. 

ERIC HIEMSTRA, Orange City, owner and 

manager of Hiemstra Lawn & Snow Care in 

Orange City. 

KARNA HOFMEYER, Paullina, director of 

financial aid at Northwest Iowa Community 


JERRY JURRENS, George, funeral director 

for Jurrens Inc.: Roste Funeral Homes and 

Walton-Roste Funeral Homes. 

KRIS KORVER, Orange City, kinesiology 

department professor and head men’s 

basketball coach at Northwestern College in 

Orange City. 

MATT MEYER, Sheldon, business team 

manager for Wells’ Dairy in LeMars. 

DANENE MILLER, Sheldon, government 

banking relationship manager at US Bank 

in Sibley. 

LORA PETITT, Sheldon, executive director 

for Love In the Name of Christ of Greater 

Sheldon. 

CHAD STAHL, rural Sheldon, meat scientist, 

muscle biologist and chief executive officer at 

Food Animal Consultation and Testing Services 

(F.A.C.T.S.) in Sheldon. 

LAURA VAN BRIESEN, Rock Rapids, 

owner and manager of Flower Village in Rock 

Rapids. 

JAMES VOGT, Hartley, president of Northwest 

Ag Supply in Hartley. 

2008 

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JASON BROCKSHUS, Bigelow, MN, 

herdsman with Brockshus Dairy in Ocheyedan. 

JASON CHASE, Rock Rapids, mayor of 

Rock Rapids and owner of Artistic Expressions, 

Saw-N-Logs and Liquor Locker. 

GERED DE HOOGH, Sheldon, owner 

Gered’s Country Cabinets in Sheldon. 

LINDSAY DE KOK, Sutherland, owner of 

The Old P.O./Main Street Lounge in Sutherland. 

ABBY DE ZEEUW, Rock Valley, manager of 

Cain Ellsworth & Co. in Sheldon. 

THOMAS DOEDEN, Sibley, vice president 

and treasurer of Doeden Construction in Sibley; 

president and treasurer of Doeden Farms 

near Sibley. 

DARIN JOHNSON, Sutherland, loan officer 

at Security State Bank in Sutherland. 

BRIAN JUNCK, Orange City, store manager 

of Bomgaars in Sioux Center. 

JUYEON KANG, Orange City, assistant 

professor of music at Northwestern College 


N’WEST IOWA 

BUSINESS THE 


20 UNDER 40 

These are some of the faces of N’West Iowa. They are the These 20 people — all under the age of 40 — were nominated 

people you do business with in stores and shops, institutions by you to be recognized in this second annual special section 

and industries, and companies and cafes throughout the region. and at a “20 Under 40” Breakfast Banquet at 8 a.m. Wednesday, 

They most notably are the current and future business leaders April 9, at Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon. This 

in N’West Iowa as they represent some of the area’s best and promotion is sponsored by NCC, Iowa State Bank and Iowa 


Information Inc. 

SECTION E 

MARCH 15, 2008 

N’WEST IOWA REVIEW 

AMY KEAHI, Sioux Center, director of Atlas 

of Sioux Center. 

RACHEL KLEINHESSELINK, Sheldon, 

officer manager for Sheldon Chamber and 

Development Corporation. 

TRICIA RIDER, 

Sheldon, owner of Tooties in Sheldon. 

LORI RICHARDS, Sheldon, 

advertising/Web/publications coordinator 

at Northwest Iowa Community College in 

Sheldon. 

ROB ROOZEBOOM, Sheldon, founder and 

president of RISE Ministries in Sheldon. 

JEFF SCHEMPER, Sheldon, sales representative 

at O’Brien County Implement in 

Sheldon. 

STEFAN SYBESMA, Sanborn, owner of 

Sybesma Graphics in Sanborn. 

JAKE TEN HAKEN, Hull, director of engineering 

at Interstates Control Systems in 

Sioux Center. 

MIKE THOMPSON, Hospers, general manager 

of Farmers Cooperative Co. in Paullina, 

Granville and Hospers. 

BRAD VAN ROEKEL, Boyden, special 

class with integration teacher at Sheldon 

High School. 

RYAN VOS, Sanborn, vice president of 

Ryden Inc. 

N’WEST IOWA 

BUSINESS 

SECTION D 

MARCH 14, 2009 



THE BEST OF OUR 

YOUNG 

LEADERS 20 UNDER 40 

hese are some of 

the faces of N’West 

TIowa. They are the 

people you do business 

2009 (THIRD YEAR) 

CORY BORER, rural Sheldon, owner of 

Sheldon Family Dental Clinic. 

JASON CHESTER, Sheldon, psychotherapist 

at Sanford Clinic Sheldon. 

HEATHER EINCK, rural Primghar, owner of 

Primghar Chiropractic Center. 

CODY HOEFERT, Rock Rapids, owner of 

Lyon County Chiropractic in Rock Rapids. 

SHANE JAGER, Maurice, senior manager at 

Cain Ellsworth & Co. in Sheldon. 

AMY JURRENS, George, communications 

instructor at Northwest Iowa Community College 

in Sheldon, co-owner of Jurrens Funeral 

Home in George. 

AMY KLEINHESSELINK, Orange City, 

manager of audits and accounting at Van 

Bruggen & Vande Vegte in Orange City. 

ROB MONICAL, Primghar, chief executive 

officer and administrator of Baum Harmon 

Mercy Hospital & Clinic in Primghar. 

HEIDI NISSEN, Sheldon, vice president at 

Citizens State Bank in Sheldon. 

WENDY NELSON, Sutherland, nursing 

home administrator at Prairie View Home in 

Sanborn. 

SCHUYLER NOTEBOOM, Rock Rapids, 

manager of Rock Rapids Pizza Ranch. 

MICHAEL OLDENKAMP, Sheldon, network 

administrator at Northwest Iowa Community 


JOE POPPEMA, Orange City, owner of 

Joe’s TV & Appliance in Orange City. 

BECKY PIPPERT, rural Hartley, executive 

assistant at Century Mutual Insurance Association 

in Hartley. 

JEREMIAH POSTMA, Sheldon, owner of 

Skinny Construction in Sheldon and full-time 

firefighter in Sioux City. 

JAY SCHUITEMAN, Orange City, partowner, 

operator and chief financial officer of 

Ground Effects in Sioux Center. 

N’WEST IOWA 

BUSINESS 

SECTION D 

MARCH 27, 2010 




YOUNG 





LEADERS 20 UNDER 40 



BRENT STUIT, rural Hospers, owner of 

Stuit Mobile Wash Inc. in rural Hospers. 

LES VAN ROEKEL, Hull, Hull city administrator. 

ALEX VAN VOORST, Sioux Center, coowner 

of two businesses: No Streaking and 

The Yardman in Sioux Center. 

CHAD VAN ZEE, Rock Valley, president and 

general manager of Van Zee Enterprises in 

Rock Valley. 

2010 (FOURTH YEAR) 

JUSTIN BEUKELMAN, Boyden, sales 

agent at Iowa State Bank Insurance in Hull. 

EVAN DE HOOGH, Sheldon, co-owner of 

G&E Cabinetry in Sheldon. 

HEIDI DOUMA, Sanborn, prekindergarten 

teacher at Sibley-Ocheyedan Elementary in 

Sibley. 

ROHN GIBSON, Rock Rapids, vice 

president of marketing for Glynlyon in Rock 

Rapids. 

SETH GILBERT, Worthington, MN, consultant 

and trainer for the Business and Industry 

Training Center at Northwest Iowa Community 


DAN HIBMA, Sioux Center, owner of Vision 

Builders and Endeavor Corporation in Sioux 

Center. 

WADE HOFLAND, Sheldon, assistant vice 

president and loan officer at Iowa State Bank 

in Sheldon. 

BRENDA HOPPE, Sibley, co-owner of 

Remedies in Sibley. 

THE REV. SCOTT JENSEN, Sheldon, 

pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church in 

Sheldon. 

ERIC MOERMAN, Sioux Center, regional 

manager at Interstates Construction Services 

In. in Sioux Center. 

BEN LANDEGENT, Sanborn, youth pastor 

at Hartley United Methodist Church and Sanborn 

First Reformed Church. 

SCOTT MOFFITT, Sheldon, information 

systems coordinator at Sanford Sheldon 

Medical Center. 

JON MOSS, Alton, chief operating officer at 

the Pizza Ranch corporate office in Orange 

City. 

BRANDON RUSCHE, Sibley, chiropractor 

at Spine & Sport Chiropractic in Sibley. 

APRIL SCHAEFFER, Sheldon, safety/ 

human resource administrator for JT Trucking 

in Sheldon; bookkeeper for Glen’s Sport 

Center in Sheldon. 

MICAH SCHREURS, Sheldon, partner 

with Wolff, Whorley, De Hoogh & Schreurs 

in Sheldon. 

DANIEL VAN BEEK, Doon, president of 

Northwest Manufacturing Inc. in Doon. 

RICH VAN BEEK, Sheldon, owner of Van 

Beek Construction in Sheldon. 

JAMIE VAN ROEKEL, Sheldon, co-owner 

and operator of Van Roekel Feedlot in rural 

Sheldon. 

MARK ZOMER, Rock Valley, co-owner of 

Vande Vegte Zomer Realty & Auction in Rock 

Valley. 

2011 (FIFTH YEAR) 

BEN AEIKENS, Little Rock, owner of Ben’s 

Plumbing & Repair in Little Rock. 

JESSE BRAUNING, Sioux Center, owner of 

Paragon Videography in Sioux Center. 

RAY BRINKMAN, Sheldon, manager Hi- 

Way Nursery in Sheldon. 

ANGIE CLARK, Sheldon, financial adviser 

with Citizens State Bank in Sheldon. 

NICK DOELMAN, Sioux Center, owner 

Diverse Financial Strategies and Wealth Management 

in Sioux Center. 

SHAWN DREESEN, Sheldon, foundation/ 

marketing/public affairs manager at Sanford 

Sheldon Medical Center. 

KRISTIN HOFTYZER, rural Boyden, owner 

of MyQuilter.com in rural Boyden. 

CHRIS IMMEKER, Orange City, financial 

adviser with ISB Investment Center in 

Orange City. 

JENNIFER JANSEN, rural Sioux Center, 

Realtor/broker associate with Beyer Auction 

& Realty in Sioux Center. 

STEVE LEUSINK, Orange City, district 

sales manager for Pioneer Hi-Bred International 


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BUSINESS 



YOUNG 

LEADERS 

20 

40 

under 







SECTION D 

FEBRUARY 19, 2011 


CRAIG MADSEN, George, branch manager/loan 

officer Security Savings Bank in 

George. 

MIKE MEYERS, Sioux Center, director 

technology and strategic development for 

Interstates Companies in Sioux Center. 

SCOTT POSTMA, Sioux Center, co-owner/ 

founder Ozone Solutions in Hull; co-owner 

Butlers Cafe in Sioux Center. 

LUKE RICE, Rock Rapids, owner of Hometown 

Powersports in Rock Rapids. 

NATHAN SCHIERMEYER, rural Rock Rapids, 

engineer manager at Maintainer Corporation 

of Iowa in Sheldon. 

KARIE STAMER, rural Hospers, nursing 

instructor at Northwest Iowa Community College 

in Sheldon. 

RENAE VANDE BRAKE, rural Sheldon, 

financial adviser for Thrivent Financial and coowner 

BVB Breeding in rural Sheldon. 

DR. STEVEN VANDER LEEST, Sheldon, 

family medical physician at Sanford Sheldon 


MATT VAN ESSEN, Sioux Center, manager 

at Van Bruggen & Vande Vegte in Orange 

City. 

BRAD WITTROCK, Primghar, deputy superintendent 

of Civil Commitment Unit for Sex 

Offenders in Cherokee. 

2012 (SIXTH YEAR) 

ADAM BESAW, Sheldon, product designer 

at Maintainer Corporation of Iowa in Sheldon. 

JEREMY ESSER, Sheldon, owner of Ye 

Ohl Coffee Shoppe in Archer. 

COREY GERGEN, Alton, crew foreman at 

Jellema Construction in Alton. 

AMBER GROENDYKE, Sheldon, physical 

therapy assistant and athletic trainer in 

Sheldon. 

MATT HANENBURG, Sheldon, owner of



Iowa. They are the 




and companies 

and cafes throughout 

the region. 

They most notably are 

the current and future 

business leaders in 

N’West Iowa as they represent 

some of the area’s 

best and brightest young 

professionals. 


under the age of 40 — 

were nominated by you 

to be recognized in this 

sixth annual special section 

and at a “20 Under 

40” Breakfast Banquet 

at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, 

April 11, at Northwest 

Iowa Community College 

in Sheldon. 

This promotion is 

sponsored by NCC, Iowa 

State Bank and Iowa 




and companies 

and cafes throughout 

the region. 

They most notably are 

the current and future 

business leaders in 

N’West Iowa as they represent 

some of the area’s 

best and brightest young 

professionals. 


under the age of 40 — 

were nominated by 

you to be recognized 

in this seventh annual 

special section and at a 


“20 Under 40” Breakfast 


Wednesday, April 3, at 



This promotion is 

sponsored by NCC, Iowa 

State Bank and Iowa 



ADAM BESAW JEREMY ESSER COREY GERGEN AMBER GROENDYKE MATT HANENBURG KYLE HIEMSTRA 

MARIE HOFMEYER 

PAUL HOOGENDOORN 

ETHAN HUIZENGA JUSTIN JONAS KATHI KNOBLOCH BECKY MARCO DAVE MULDER AARON PREWITT 

MARK RENS BRYAN ROHLFSEN GREG ROOS CHRIS SICKELKA 

MICK SNIEDER LORI VAN BEEK 

MONICA AALBERS MIRANDA BROWER MARY COWAN NICK CROSS TONI DANIELS JENNIFER DEJONG 

NANCY DICKMANN 

TISHA HALVERSON 

MATTHEW HEEMSTRA LISA JOHNSON SPRING KAMP SCOTT KOOIMAN BRANDON MILLER JASON MOELLER 

CHAD OOLMAN MIKE RENS TED SAMPSON JUSTIN STAMER 

JARON VANDE HOEF MIKE WOLKOW 

TOM DE JONG JASON DIEKEVERS 

GRETA GIESE ANDY GETTING KURT FREDERES BAN HUSS JESSICA JUSTI TRAVIS KLEIN 



KEVIN KLEINHESSELINK 

LUKE LOVIN 

KRISTY KNUTSON 

MATT MITCHELL 

GINA POPPEMA LAURA PREHEIM 

TYLER SCHEMPER SCOTT SCHMIDT KRISTI SEGAR NICK SKAAR BRAD VAN BERKEL BRETT VANDER BRINK 

AMANDA BAHENA, SIOUX CENTER 


J.J. HESNARD, SHELDON 

SCOTT POSTMA, DOON 

TIM BREEN, ORANGE CITY 

CHAD CLEVERINGA, ALTON 


COREY ELGERSMA, SHELDON 

SCOTT GRIFFIOEN, SIOUX CENTER 

KRISTI GESINK, SIOUX CENTER 

AARON GROENDYKE, ALTON DEVIN HOEKSTRA, ROCK VALLEY JERRY HOFMAN, PRIMGHAR MEREDITH JONAS, SHELDON TRACY MEYER, SHELDON 

JULIE NOBLE, HULL 

CURT STOLTZ, HARTLEY 

SARA VAN MEETEREN, SHELDON 

JAMIE GRIFFIOEN, SIOUX CENTER 

JOE VANDER ZEE, ROCK RAPIDS GREG VER STEEG, GEORGE JARED WEBER, ORANGE CITY JENNY WINTERFELD, SIOUX CENTER 

CHUCK BALL, SHELDON WAYNE BARAHONA,SHELDON DUSTIN BEENKEN, SIBLEY AMBER BOSMA, SANBORN RYAN DOUGHAN, ORANGE CITY TRAVIS DEWEERD, DOON JAMES ELLIS, ROCK VALLEY CLAY EVANS, PAULLINA 

JOSH FEUCHT, LARCHWOOD 

TIM GESINK, SIOUX CENTER 

DARCY FRITZ, HARTLEY 

TJ KORVER, ORANGE CITY 

BRIANNA KROONTJE, SHELDON AMY SIETSTRA, SHELDON DANIEL TEN CLAY, SHELDON BENJ VAN DONGE, SIOUX CENTER BOBBY VAN OTTERLOO CINDY VAN REGENMORTER HOLLY VAN ROEKEL, ALTON BRIAN WIERINGA, SHELDON 

MITCHELL ACKERMAN, SIBLEY 

BRYAN BONNEMA, IRETON 

JOHN EMERICK, HULL 

DR. LORIANNE ANDERSEN, SIOUX CENTER 

BRANDON BRAAKSMA, SHELDON 

RACHEL GALVIN, SIBLEY 

NORMA AZPEITIA, SIBLEY 

DIEGO CASTELAN, SIOUX CENTER 

JASON GROENDYKE, SHELDON 

MAYRA CASTELAN, SIOUX CENTER 

ERIC IRWIN, PRIMGHAR 

JOEL PENNER, SIOUX CENTER 

KAYLA KOEDAM, INWOOD 

ALEC RECTOR, SHELDON 

JESSE WALHOF, SHELDON 

JANA LAMMERS, SIOUX CENTER 

JOEL VAN EGDOM, DOON 

KAYLA WARNKE, SHELDON 

JESSICA MORA, IRETON 

JENNIFER VERMEER, SIOUX CENTER 

LAURA WOELBER, ORANGE CITY 


PAST 20 UNDER 40 WINNERS 

N’WEST IOWA 

BUSINESS 



YOUNG 

LEADERS 

T 



SECTION D 

MARCH 17, 2012 


20 UNDER40 

Honoring the accomplishments of 20 area 

entrepreneurs, managers, business owners 

and professional men and women under 40. 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR’S SELECTIONS! 

Southfork Feeders in Sheldon. 

KYLE HIEMSTRA, Sioux Center, franchisee 

of Subway and Taco John’s in Sioux Center 

and Orange City. 

MARIE HOFMEYER, Orange City, owner 

of Holland House Interiors in Orange City. 

PAUL HOOGENDOORN, Sioux Center, 

investment executive at American State Bank 


ETHAN HUIZENGA, Orange City, attorney 

and owner of Huizenga Law Firm in Orange 

City. 

JUSTIN JONAS, Sheldon, CFO at Village 

Northwest Unlimited in Sheldon. 

KATHI KNOBLOCH, Hartley, applications 

administrator at Northwest Iowa Community 


BECKY MARCO, Sibley, Osceola County 

treasurer in Sibley. 

DAVE MULDER, Hull, sales representative 

at Automate Waste Systems in Hull. 

AARON PREWITT, Sheldon, certified 

public accountant at Williams & Company in 

Sheldon. 

MARK RENS, Ireton, co-owner of PR Construction 

in Ireton. 

BRYAN ROHLFSEN, Sutherland, owner of 

B&R Excavating in Sutherland. 

GREG ROOS, Orange City, owner of Century 

Cabinets in rural Orange City. 

CHRIS SICKELKA, Sutherland, co-owner/ 

manager of Sickelka Ag in Sutherland. 

MICK SNIEDER, financial planner at Northwestern 

Bank in Orange City and Sheldon. 

LORI VAN BEEK, Sioux Center, office manager 

at Interstates Construction Services in 

Sioux Center. 


YOUNG 

LEADERS 
















SECTION F 

MARCH 2, 2013 


UNDER 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR’S 

40 

SELECTIONS! 

the accomplishments of 20 area 

entrepreneurs, managers, business owners 

20Honoring 

and professional men and women under 40. 

2013 (SEVENTH YEAR) 

MONICA AALBERS, Orange City, owner 

and physical therapist at Orange City Physical 

Therapy. 

MIRANDA BROWER, Sibley, nurse practitioner 

at Avera Medical Group’s Sibley Clinic. 

MARY COWAN, rural Cherokee, radiologic 

technology instructor and program director 


Sheldon. 

NICK CROSS, Sioux Center, plant manager 

at Pella Corporation in Sioux Center. 

TONI DANIELS, Sheldon, kitchen and catering 

department manager at Sheldon Hy-Vee. 

JENNIFER DEJONG, Sheldon, chief nursing 

officer at Sanford Sheldon Senior Care.. 

NANCY DICKMANN, rural George, director 

of marketing and foundation development at 

Hegg Memorial Health Center Avera in Rock 

Valley. 

TISHA HALVERSON, Paullina, attorney and 

partner with Klay Law Offices in Paullina and 

Orange City. 

MATTHEW HEEMSTRA, rural Sheldon, 

certified public accountant, manager and 

accredited Mindshop facilitator, Cain Ellsworth 

& Co. in Sheldon. 

LISA JOHNSON, Sheldon, marketing 

supervisor at Interstates Companies in Sioux 

Center. 

SPRING KAMP, Primghar, owner of Curves 

in Sheldon. 

SCOTT KOOIMAN, Orange City, vice 

president and location manager of Iowa State 

Bank branch in Orange City. 

BRANDON MILLER, Hospers, co-owner of 

Legacy Building Co. in Orange City. 

JASON MOELLER, Sioux Center, president 

and treasurer of German Farmer’s Mutual 

Insurance Association and owner of Moeller 

Insurance in Sioux Center. 

CHAD OOLMAN, Orange City, vice president 

and funeral director of Oolman Funeral 

Homes in Orange City, Hull and Hospers. 

MIKE RENS, Ireton, owner of Rens Trucking 

in Ireton. 

TED SAMPSON, Primghar, owner of Sampson 

Restoration in Primghar. 

JUSTIN STAMER, Paullina, owner and president 

of Mill Creek Machining in Paullina. 

JARON VANDE HOEF, Sioux Center, 

senior project manager at Interstates Companies 


MIKE WOLKOW, Boyden, division manager 

of Associated Milk Producers Inc. in Sanborn 

and Freeman, SD. 













20 

Honoring the accomplishments of 20 

area entrepreneurs, managers, 

UNDER 

business owners and professional men 

and women under 40. 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR’S SELECTIONS! 

T 

8TH ANNUAL 

UNDER 40 

SECTION E 

MARCH 1, 2014 


hese are some of the faces of N’West Iowa. business leaders in N’West Iowa as they represent annual special section and at a “20 Under 40” Breakfast 

Banquet at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, April 10, at North- 

They are the people you do business with in some of the area’s best and brightest young professionalswest 



and companies and cafes throughout the region. These 20 people — all under the age of 40 — were This promotion is sponsored by NCC, Iowa State 

They most notably are the current and future nominated by you to be recognized in this eighth Bank and Iowa Information Inc. 

2014 (EIGHTH YEAR) 

TOM DE JONG, Sioux Center, financial life 

planner with Money Concepts — The Planning 

Firm in Sioux Center. 

JASON DIEKEVERS, Sanborn, precision 

ag specialist at Farmers Coop Society in 

Boyden. 

GRETA GIESE, Sheldon, coordinator of 

Northwest Iowa Lifelong Learning and Recreation 

Center in Sheldon. 

ANDY GETTING, Sanborn, part-owner of 

Getting’s Garden and Getting Farms in Sanborn 

and Floyd River Sand in Sheldon. 

KURT FREDERES, Alton, manager of Neal 

Chase Lumber Co. in Alton. 

BEN HUSS, rural Ashton, co-owner of 

Mitchell & Huss Excavation in George. 

JESSICA JUSTI, Sheldon, emergency 

department nurse manager at Sanford Sheldon 


TRAVIS KLEIN, Sheldon, vice president of 

Citizens State Bank in Sheldon and Boyden. 

KEVIN KLEINHESSELINK, Sheldon, foreman 

at L-K Construction in Sheldon. 

KRISTY KNUTSON, Alvord, location 

manager of Farmers Elevator Cooperative 

in Alvord. 

LUKE LOVIN, Spencer, feed purchasing 

and accounting manager in Ag Partners in 

Sheldon. 

MATT MITCHELL, George, co-owner of 

Mitchell & Huss Excavation in George. 

GINA POPPEMA, Orange City, co-owner 

of Joe’s TV & Appliance in Orange City. 

LAURA PREHEIM, Sioux Falls, SD, administrator 

at Country View Manor in Sibley. 

TYLER SCHEMPER, Sheldon, service 

manager at O’Brien County Implement in 

Sheldon. 

SCOTT SCHMIDT, rural Sheldon, owner/ 

president of Home of Contented Hogs in 

rural Sheldon. 

KRISTI SEGAR, rural Sioux Center, executive 

assistant at Interstates Companies in 

Sioux Center. 

NICK SKAAR, Sheldon, manager of perishables 

at Sheldon Hy-Vee. 

BRAD VAN BERKEL, Sioux Center, plant 

process engineer at Pella Corp. in Sioux 

Center. 

BRETT VANDER BRINK, Harrisburg, SD, 

owner of Vander Brink Designs in Alvord. 






SECTION D 

MARCH 7, 2015 






20 UNDER 40 



THE BEST OF 

OUR YOUNG 

9 T H AN N U A L 

LEADERS IN 

Honoring the accomplishments of 20 area entrepreneurs, managers, business owners and professional men and women under 40. 

T 

N’WEST IOWA 

hese are some of the faces of N’West Iowa. They leaders in N’West Iowa as they represent some of fast Banquet at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, April 9, at Northwest 


are the people you do business with in stores the area’s best and brightest young professionals. 

and shops, institutions and industries, and These 20 people — all under the age of 40 — were Note: We went with 21 this year as two brothers 

companies and cafes throughout the region. They nominated by you to be recognized in this ninth were nominated and we just could not split them as 

most notably are the current and future business annual special section and at a “20 Under 40” Break- 

we are sure you will agree when you read their story. 

2015 (NINTH YEAR) 

AMANDA BAHENA, Sioux Center, attorney 

anchoring satellite office of Woods, Fuller, 

Shultz & Smith in Sioux Center. 

TIM BREEN, Orange City, lead pastor at 

First Reformed Church in Orange City. 

CHAD CLEVERINGA, Alton, owner of Cleveringa 

Excavating near Alton. 

COREY ELGERSMA, Sheldon, Realtor and 

insurance agent at ISB Services in Sheldon. 

JAMIE AND SCOTT GRIFFIOEN, Sioux 

Center, co-owners of Sioux Body Shop in 

Sioux Center. 

KRISTI GESINK, Sioux Center, creative 

director at Agency Two Twelve in Sioux 

Center. 

AARON GROENDYKE, Alton, department 

manager at Pella Corporation in Sioux 

Center. 

J.J. HESNARD, Sheldon, store director at 

Hy-Vee in Sheldon. 

DEVIN HOEKSTRA, Rock Valley, co-owner 

of Herm’s Sanitation near Rock Valley. 

JERRY HOFMAN, Primghar, owner of Hofman 

Tractor Repair near Primghar. 

MEREDITH JONAS, Sheldon, dental 

hygienist at Sheldon Family Dental Clinic. 

TRACY MEYER, Sheldon, business banking 

officer at Peoples Bank in Sheldon. 

JULIE NOBLE, Hull, human resources director 

at Cain Ellsworth & Co. in Sheldon. 

SCOTT POSTMA, Doon, branch manager 

and assistant vice president at Premier Bank 

in Doon. 

CURT STOLTZ, Hartley, master electrician at 

P&S Electric in Hartley. 

SARA VAN MEETEREN, Sheldon, owner 

of Bliss Salon & Spa in Sheldon. 

JOE VANDER ZEE, Rock Rapids, executive 

director of Justice For All in Rock Valley. 

GREG VER STEEG, George, vice president 

of marketing at Sudenga Industries Inc. near 

George. 

JARED WEBER, Orange City, founder/lead 

attorney for Jared R. Weber Law in Orange 

City. 

JENNY WINTERFELD, Sioux Center, attorney 

at Klay Law Office in Sioux Center. 







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Iowa 

Information UNDER 

accomplishments 

of 20 area 

entrepreneurs, 

managers, 

business owners 

and professional 

men and women 

under 40. 

10TH ANNUAL 

2040 

SECTION D 

FEBRUARY 27, 2016 


hese are some of the faces of N’West Iowa. business leaders in N’West Iowa as they represent annual special section and at a “20 Under 40” Breakfast 

Banquet at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 6, at 

They are the people you do business with in some of the area’s best and brightest young professionals. 

Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon. 


and companies and cafes throughout the region. These 20 people — all under the age of 40 — were This promotion is sponsored by NCC, Iowa State 

They most notably are the current and future nominated by you to be recognized in this 10th Bank and Iowa Information Inc. 

2016 (10TH YEAR) 

CHUCK BALL, Sheldon, automotive service 

technology instructor at Northwest Iowa 

Community College in Sheldon. 

WAYNE BARAHONA, Sheldon, owner of 

SuperHiTech in Sheldon. 

DUSTIN BEENKEN, Sibley, owner of 1015 

Steak Company in Sibley. 

AMBER BOSMA, Sanborn, part-owner 

Prins Insurance in Sanborn. 

RYAN DOUGHAN, Orange City, co-owner 

Legacy Building Company in Orange City. 

TRAVIS DEWEERD, Doon, owner of P&K 

Termite Control and Doon Steakhouse. 

JAMES ELLIS, Rock Valley, owner of NAPA 

Auto Parts — Industrial & Farm Supply in 

Sioux Center and Orange City. 

CLAY EVANS, Paullina, owner of Tri-State 

Professional Power Washing Services in 

Paullina. 

JOSH FEUCHT, Larchwood, chief operating 

officer of Feucht’s Custom Cabinets in 

Larchwood. 

DARCY FRITZ, HARTLEY, pharmacy manager 

at Hartley Hometown Pharmacy. 

TIM GESINK, Sioux Center, president of 

Primebank in Sioux Center. 

TJ KORVER, Orange City, tax manager at 

Van Bruggen & Vande Vegte in Orange City. 

BRIANNA KROONTJE, Sheldon, general 

manager for Holiday Inn Express & Suites in 

Sheldon. 

AMY SIETSTRA, Sheldon, personal and 

mortgage loan officer at Northwestern Bank 

in Sheldon. 

DANIEL TEN CLAY, Sheldon, owner at 

Northwest Decor & Furniture in Sheldon. 

BENJ VAN DONGE, Sioux Center, manager 

of workforce development for Interstates 

Companies in Sioux Center. 

BOBBY VAN OTTERLOO, Rock Valley, copastor 

of Trinity Christian Reformed Church 

in Rock Valley. 

CINDY VAN REGENMORTER, Sioux Center, 

head of real estate lending for Peoples 

Bank. 

HOLLY VAN ROEKEL, Alton, owner of 

Holly’s Lawn Care in Alton. 

BRIAN WIERINGA, Sheldon, salesman at 

O’Brien County Implement in Sheldon. 







Honoring the accomplishments of 21 area entrepreneurs, 

managers, business owners and professional 

men and women under 40. 


SECTION D 


MARCH 4, 2017 

20 






YOUNG LEADERS 

11TH ANNUAL 

OF N’WEST IOWA 



UNDER 

THESE ARE SOME OF THE FACES OF N’WEST 

IOWA. THEY ARE THE PEOPLE YOU DO BUSINESS 

WITH IN STORES AND SHOPS, INSTITUTIONS 

AND INDUSTRIES, AND COMPANIES AND CAFES 

THROUGHOUT THE REGION. 

They most notably are the current and future business leaders 

in N’West Iow as they represent some of the area’s best and 


These 21 people — a l under the age of 40 — were nominated b you to be recognized 

in this 11th annual special section and at a “20 Under 40” Breakfast Banquet at 7:30 a.m. 

Wednesday, March 22, at Northwest Iowa Community Co lege in Sheldon. 

This promotion i sponsored by NCC, Iowa State Bank and Iowa Information Inc. 

40 

2017 (11TH YEAR) 

MITCHELL ACKERMAN, Sibley, operations 

manager at POET Biorefining near 

Ashton.. 

DR. LORIANNE ANDERSEN, Sioux Center, 

family physician at Sioux Center Health. 

NORMA AZPEITIA, Sibley, bilingual career 

pathways navigator and academic specialist 


Sheldon. 

BRYAN BONNEMA, Ireton, production 

coordinator at Pella Corporation in Sioux 

Center. 

BRANDON BRAAKSMA, Sheldon, financial 

adviser at Iowa State Bank Wealth Management 

in Sheldon. 

DIEGO AND MAYRA CASELAN, Sioux 

Center, owners of Main Cinema Video in 

Sioux Center. 

JOHN EMERICK, Hull, president and owner 

of JElectic in Hull. 

RACHEL GALVIN, Sibley, youth services 

coordinator at Sibley Public Library. 

JASON GROENDYKE, Sheldon, principal 

of East Elementary in Sheldon. 

ERIC IRWIN, Primghar, owner of Pizza 

Rancjh, E&J Auto Wash, Prairie Winds Apartments, 

Irwin Taxidermy and Irwin Flooring 

Installation in Primghar. 

KAYLA KOEDAM, Inwood, owner of Everlasting 

Memories by Kayla in Inwood. 

JANA LAMMERS, Sioux Center, consumer 

lender at Primebank in Sioux Center. 

JESSICA MORA, Ireton, office manager 

and care coordinator at Promise Community 

Health Center in Sioux Center. 

JOEL PENNER, Sioux Center, head football 

coach at Dordt College in Sioux Center. 

ALEC RECTOR, Sheldon, feed mill manager 

for Farmers Co-op Society in Boyden. 

JOEL VAN EGDOM, Doon, director of 

strategy and project executive at Interstates 


JENNIFER VERMEER, Sioux Center, benefits 

consultant with Zeutenhorst Financial 

Inc. in Sioux Center. 

JESSE WALHOF, Sheldon, campus coordinator 

and pastor at Living Water Community 

Church in Sheldon. 

KAYLA WARNKE, Sheldon, director of care 

center and ancillary services at Sanford Sheldon 


LAURA WOELBER, Orange City, director 

of nursing at Prairie Ridge Care Center in 

Orange City. 

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Industrial Lots Available 

shovel ready, 

are you? 

Complete Infrastructure 

Fiber Optics 

Financial Assistance 

Available 

For more Information: 

orangecityiowa.com 

Industrie Centrum 

New Residential Addition NOW OPEN 

Liberty Heights Addition 

Hull, Iowa 

WHY BUILD IN HULL? 

1. Some of the best public and private schools 

in the area. 

2. Local healthcare services. 

3. Beautiful parks, golf course, swimming pool, 

ball fields, tennis and basketball courts and 

assisted living (Aspen Heights). 

LIBERTY HEIGHTS FITS YOU BECAUSE: 

1. Lots come fully equipped with water, sewer, 

electricity, new concrete street and gutter. 

2. Quiet area that is close to churches, schools 

and downtown. 

3. Affordable Lot Pricing ($35,000-$67,500) 

10% discount through 2019. 

4. Lot sizes to match your lifestyle. 

CALL JIM COLLINS AT 712.439.6515 

LYON COUNTY 

Alex C. and Meranda C. Miller 

303 E. Adams St., Inwood. Purchased for 

$131,000. 

Dale A. and Margaret R. Kollis 

206 E. Washington St., Inwood. Purchased for 

$74,000. 

Donald D. and Heather K. Blom 

112 E. Grant St., Inwood. Purchased for 

$132,000. 

Richard J. and Melissa J. Rozeboom 

107 N. Oak St., Inwood. Purchased for $87,000. 

Blake and Carissa Hanisch 

201 W. Lincoln St., Inwood. Purchased for 

$248,000. 

Mark Bruns 

313 E. Michigan Ave., George. Purchased for 

$24,000. 

Glen A. and Donna G. Geerdes 

105 N. Birch St., George. Purchased for 

$198,000. 

David M. and Alicia A. Schonhardt 

602 Meadowview Drive, Lester. Purchased for 

$255,000. 

David D. and Sandra T. Stettnichs 

1133 Holder St., Larchwood. Purchased for 

$115,000. 

Jennifer R. Snyders 

936 Dement St., Larchwood. Purchased for 

$126,000. 

Neil and Andrea Snyders 

1133 Edwards St., Larchwood. Purchased for 

$255,000. 

Elaine Childress Revocable Trust 

930 Hyland Drive, Larchwood. Purchased for 

$193,500. 

Stephanie J. Schreurs 

1395 Iowa Highway 9, Larchwood. Purchased 

for $176,616. 

Brady and Tiffany Blankespoor 

502 S. Second Ave. No. 2, Rock Rapids. Purchased 

for $65,000. 

Leann Kruger 

707 S. Ninth Ave., Rock Rapids. Purchased for 

$135,000. 

Wayne R. and Geneva M. Grooters 

1301 S. Third Ave., Rock Rapids. Purchased for 

$158,500. 

DEADLINE 

THURSDAY, 

MARCH 15 

LAND TRANSACTIONS 

David Harmsen 

908 S. Tama St., Rock Rapids. Purchased for 

$182,900. 

Jeremy Landers 

603 S. Boone St., Rock Rapids. Purchased for 

$148,000. 

Wanda Housman 


$15,000. 

John M. and Nathan A. Hanson 

407 S. Adams St., Rock Rapids. Purchased for 

$42,500. 

Roger and Valerie Winegar 

210 Buncombe Drive, Rock Rapids. Purchased 

for $190,000. 

Brian and Leah Lamfers 


$120,000. 

Konrad E. Post 

601 Second St., Doon. Purchased for $142,000. 

Tristan Van Beek 

409 Fifth Ave., Doon. Purchased for $75,000. 

Taylor J. and Mary K. Van Engen 

305 N. First St., Doon. Purchased for $135,000. 

O’BRIEN COUNTY 

Javier Velasquez 

200 N. First Ave. W., Hartley. Purchased for 

$45,000. 

Jason H. and Tricia S. Vial 

820 E. Maple Drive, Hartley. Purchased for 

$155,000. 

Stacey G. and Maureen R. Nerness 

280 Second St. N.W., Primghar. Purchased for 

$38,500. 

Marvin D. Solko 

404 W. Fourth St., Sutherland. Purchased for 

$12,000. 

Alejandro and Claudia Carbajal 

202 W. Second St., Sanborn. Purchased for 

$34,000. 

E&E Rentals 

1311 S. Third Ave., Sheldon. Purchased for 

$35,000. 

Gregory and Krystal Poppema 

721 Seventh St., Sheldon. Purchased for 

$70,000. 

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Ruth Rodvik 

417 Seventh Ave., Sheldon. Purchased for 

$115,000. 

Travis Nelson 

810 Fifth St., Sheldon. Purchased for $60,000. 

Timothy Smits and 

Samantha LaJoie 

810 Sixth St., Sheldon. Purchased for $181,000. 

Tyrone Lindemann 

1301 14th St., Sheldon. Purchased for 

$159,900. 

Jeremy Sheriff 

1002 Eighth St., Sheldon. Purchased for 

$85,000. 

Edward Bocanegra 

224 N. Fifth Ave., Sheldon. Purchased for 

$119,500. 

Daniel and Courtney Sexe 

1422 Pleasant Court, Sheldon. Purchased for 

$125,000. 

Kevin Earl and Pamela Kay Harrison 

1200 E. Sixth St., Sheldon. Purchased for 

$135,500. 

Marc and Rebecca Anderson 

1401 Oak St., Sheldon. Purchased for $175,000. 

Justin D. and Laura A. Hummelgard 

531 Larkspur Way, Sheldon. Purchased for 

$282,500. 

Craig Wallin and Steve Traver 

(commercial) 

143 E. Broadway St., Paullina. Purchased for 

$11,000. 

John A. Van Gorp 

Revocable Trust (commercial) 

125 N. Third Ave., Sheldon. Purchased for 

$425,000. 

OSCEOLA COUNTY 

Jacqueline A. Garcia 

424 Fourth St., Sibley. Purchased for $30,000. 

Roger J. and Kyle J. Ackerman 

514 Poplar Drive, Sibley. Purchased for $90,000. 

Anthony M. Duin 

422 Seventh St., Sibley. Purchased for $120,000. 

April K. Van Rys 

514 Fourth Ave., Sibley. Purchased for $95,500. 

Austin A. Riediger 

912 Fifth Ave., Sibley. Purchased for $89,000. 

breakfast 

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Malik J. and Miranda F. Sampson 

814 1/2 Ninth St., Sibley. Purchased for $27,500. 

Travis R. Johnson 

816 10th St., Sibley. Purchased for $35,000. 

Randall J. and Tina M. Baartman 

471 First St., Ocheyedan. Purchased for 

$15,000. 

Eastview Properties LLC 

158-172 North St., Melvin. Purchased for 

$45,000. 

SIOUX COUNTY 

James H. Gilmore 

305 Seventh St., Alton. Purchased for $31,500. 

Michael Schoppman 

624 First St., Hawarden. Purchased for $40,000. 

Lyle D. and Sheryl A. Kaskie 

1321 Ave. I, Hawarden. Purchased for $66,400. 

Bryant D. and Chelsie J. Hatcher 

1308 Ave. M, Hawarden. Purchased for $74,000. 

A&J Growth Properties LLC 

1301 13th St., Hawarden. Purchased for 

$76,800. 

Light Family Limited Partnership 

424 Albany Ave. S.E., Orange City. Purchased 

for $78,000. 

Henrietta De Jong 

323 Arizona Ave. S.W., Orange City. Purchased 

for $97,000. 

Del D. and Jacqueline S. Walinga 

410 Concord Ave. N.E., Orange City. Purchased 

for $125,000. 

Paul E. and Joan A. Den Hartog 

1613 Albany Place S.E., Orange City. Purchased 

for $245,000. 

John H. and Linda Faye Schulte 

412 Colorado Ave. S.W., Orange City. Purchased 

for $129,000. 

Corey and Jacie Pottebaum 

905 Sixth St. S.E., Orange City. Purchased for 

$274,000. 

Griselda Salcedo 

310 Third St. N.W., Orange City. Purchased for 

$82,500. 

Philip J. Arkema 

420 Colorado Ave. S.W., Orange City. Purchased 

for $112,000. 

LAND TRANSACTIONS 

Gerben and Helen Mars 

315 Central Ave. S.E., Orange City. Purchased 

for $140,000. 

Adam E. and Courtney E. Boone 

900 Harrisburg Place S.E., Orange City. Purchased 

for $187,000. 

Ann Kordick 

306 Locust St., Hospers. Purchased for 

$122,000. 

Daryl G. and Lorraine J. Egdorf 

1009 Pleasant St., Boyden. Purchased for 

$91,700. 

Shelli L. Schelling 

510 Main St., Maurice. Purchased for $97,500. 

Jonathan E. Schelling 

503 Fifth St., Maurice. Purchased for $166,000. 

Nick W. and Janet Kooiker 

1119 Third St., Hull. Purchased for $105,500. 

Helen Van Ravenswaay 

1327 Willow St., Hull. Purchased for $256,000. 

Gene D. and Carol M. Van Roekel 

1613 Morgan Court, Hull. Purchased for 

$263,000. 

James and Tiffannie N. Schut 

1112 Sixth St., Hull. Purchased for $219,000. 

Justice For All NW IA Chapter 

1703 Sixth St., Hull. Purchased for $233,000. 

Roger D. Garrett 

502 Main St., Ireton. Purchased for $49,000. 

Davis M. and Kristen M. Beyer 

1710 18th St., Rock Valley. Purchased for 

$57,500. 

Wilma Joann Mulm 

408 Woodland Hills, Rock Valley. Purchased for 

$265,000. 

Lenora De Wit 


$108,000. 

Edward N. and Betty J. Hauser 


$93,000. 

Katie B. Westra 

823 18th Place, Rock Valley. Purchased for 

$175,000. 

Christina Velgersdyk 

820 18th Place, Rock Valley. Purchased for 

$162,000. 

Kathleen A. Kosters Clarey 


$162,500. 

Dennis A. and Debra A. Vortherms 

823 Oak St., Granville. Purchased for $94,000. 

Joshua C. and Melissa L. Tacke 

506 First Ave. S.E., Sioux Center. Purchased for 

$108,500. 

Jeffrey A. and Mary A. Timmer 

252 Third Ave. N.E., Sioux Center. Purchased for 

$125,000. 

Daniel W. Vreugdenhil 

537 First Ave. S.W., Sioux Center. Purchased for 

$135,000. 

Brian and Leah Lamfers 

120 Second Ave. N.E., Sioux Center. Purchased 

for $142,500. 

David R. and 

Charmaine R. Steuerwald 

101 Fourth Ave. S.E., Sioux Center. Purchased 

for $175,000. 

Donald Leroy and 

Hermina Arlene Borman 

503 Fifth Ave. S.E., Sioux Center. Purchased for 

$182,000. 

Jeffrey A. and Mary A. Timmer 

637 Second Ave. N.E., Sioux Center. Purchased 

for $191,000. 

Bradley Jay and Lisa Jill Miedema 

673 11th St. Circle S.E., Sioux Center. Purchased 

for $235,000. 

Matthew A. and Janey C. Boogerd 

131 19th St. S.E., Sioux Center. Purchased for 

$225,000. 

Aaron D. and 

Debra S. Kleinwolterink 

157 12th Ave. N.E., Sioux Center. Purchased for 

$231,500. 

Brian S. Oordt 

1104 13th St. N.E., Sioux Center. Purchased for 

$197,500. 

Peter A. Mulm 

1555 Sixth Ave. Circle S.E., Sioux Center. Purchased 

for $273,000. 

Donna F. Naimoli 

362 Second Ave. S.E., Sioux Center. Purchased 

for $292,000. 

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 

at 7:30 a.m. 

NORTHWEST IOWA 

COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAFETERIA 

BUILDING A • SHELDON, IA 

Meet the recipients and their nominators, 

learn more about them and why they love 

N’West Iowa, and enjoy 

a delicious breakfast buffet. 

Tickets are $15, available by calling 712.631.4802 

Commercial/ 

Industrial Development 

•Industrial Parks – Lots Available 

•Financial and Tax Incentives 

•Avera Hospital Coming 2019 

Residential Development 

•New Subdivisions In Progress 

•Financial Incentive Package 

Recreation Opportunities 

•Camping - RVs and Rental Cabins 

•Borman-Forster Ballpark •New Soccer Fields 

•Playgrounds, Pool, Trails 

310 S. 3rd Ave., Rock Rapids, Phone 712-472-2553 

www.rockrapids.com • city@rockrapids.net 

a home for 

your dreams 

Located in Orange City near 

the popular, beautiful Puddle 

Jumper Trail, these lots are: 

• Family Friendly 

• Ready to Build 

• Affordable 

For more info: orangecityiowa.com/city/available-residential-lots 

Puddle Jumper #5 Housing Dev. 

BUILDING 

TODAY FOR 

TOMORROW


Celebrating 25 Years 

with Citizens State Bank 

Dennis Gorter 

President 

When it comes to loans for any purpose – 

business, agricultural, home purchase, vehicle, 

personal - you can depend on Dennis Gorter and 

all the loan experts at Citizens State Bank to 

help your dream come true. 

You 

are the reason we take 

lending 

seriously! 

SHELDON OFFICE: 

808 3rd Ave., Box 130 

Sheldon, IA 51201 

Phone 712-324-2519 

www.csbsheldon.com 

BOYDEN OFFICE: 

817 Main St., Box 9 

Boyden, IA 51234 

Phone 712-725-2321 

www.csbboyden.com 

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