We had requests to reveal the “who” behind the “true statements” that were shared in the January News & Views. Those true statements were acquired from a game the employees played at their Zoom holiday party in December.
Each employee provided Debbie Richards with three truths and a lie about themselves. Team members then guessed which statement was the lie. Here are some of the true statements, along with the person they belong to, for those employees who gave permission to share. We hope you enjoy this fascinating inside look at our employees!
Tyler Conley
I broke both arms at the same time.
I have owned over 10 boats.
Megan Geary
I have traveled across the country to see the same band over 200 times.
I once got my sundress stuck in the escalator at Von Maur.
Meri Grogan
I do not have a middle name.
Jason Gunkel
I have jumped out of an airplane in New Zealand.
I once planned a funeral for someone I never met.
Lance Gunkel
I came to my Syverson Strege internship interview with six small-loop earrings.
I needed to have a snack pack quantity of raisins surgically removed from my nose.
Wayne Johnson
I was once on a plane that moved to the head of a 90-minute airport takeoff line because my flight was carrying a donor organ.
I was once on a helicopter that was forced to make an emergency landing in a farm field because it was low on gas.
Lance Knaack
I’m known as the brunch maker in my house.
In high school and college, I had what is known in boxing as a glass jaw.
Deb Longseth
I jumped in the pool backwards and ended up with stitches under my chin.
I got stopped by a state trooper for speeding on senior skip day.
Michael Murkins
I raced a car around Newton Speedway at more than 150 mph.
I was the guitar player for an aspiring rock band.
Michael Team
I grew up with wolves in my back yard. Not in the woods behind my house; my actual back yard. They were rescued by my grandparents.
I had shoulder-length hair in high school which I straightened regularly, both chemically and with a flat iron.
Debbie Richards
I worked at a department store surveilling and detaining shoplifters.
I gave myself a digital facelift while working from home.
Matt Roberts
I have a basset hound named Chester.
I used to have red hair in high school.
Tim Roemmich
I have moved 18 times in my life.
I have written a poem that was published in a book.
Tim Schau
I have been in seven accidents, one of which wasn’t my fault.
I was on the floor at Carver-Hawkeye Arena and the field of Kinnick Stadium on the same day.
Jennifer Scheck
I sip tequila and whiskey neat.
I do not have pierced ears.
David Strege
I showed up to try out for the Drake Women’s Volleyball team.
I thought my best chance to make an Olympic Team was in team handball.
Julie Summa
Our family had a three-legged hamster for a pet.
My great uncle Carl Magee invented the parking meter.
Johnne Syverson
I played in a rock and roll garage band in 8th grade.
I grew up riding motorcycles in Minnesota.
Jerin Young
I still have a baby tooth.
I own a special edition box set of That 70s Show.
