EP 009: Connecting With Tom Vonhof, Former Lakeville Police Chief & Rotary Club Member
Lakeville Chamber Connection Podcast
Release Date: 08/06/2021
Lakeville Chamber Connection Podcast
Krista and Logan talk with Dean Simon of Simon's Ace Hardware. They talk about how he got into the hardware business, working with family, and much more!
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Shanen Corlett and Logan Anderson chat with long time Lakeville Police Chief Jeff long about his career path, stories from the job, his upcoming retirement, and much more!
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Krista turns the tables on Logan as he spills his story. He discusses his career path, his broadcasting nerdiness, how we was connected with Lakeville, and much more!
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Krista and Logan chat with Audrey Johnson. A Lakeville business pioneer and rennaissance woman! Don't miss this episode!
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Krista and Logan talk with David Williams and Mike Patterson of the Lakeville SnoTrackers snow mobile club. They talk about how they fell in love with snow mobiling as transplants from out of state. They discuss all they do in establishing and maintaining Lakeville's snow mobile trails, how others can experience snow mobiling, and much more!
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Krista and Logan chat with Janice Differding, the founder and director of the Lakeville Community Band. She talks about the epiphany of when she decided to start a band, the challenges of starting a band, directing a band in a covid world, and much more!
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Krista and Logan visit with Lakeville resident and network TV personality Leif Sundgren, aka the Swedish Ninja. He has appeared four times on NBC's hit show American Ninja Warrior. He discusses getting weird looks working out ninja tricks at an Owatonna Anytime Fitness, the origin of the nickname Swedish Ninja, and using his ninja skills in real life.
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Krista and Logan visit with Carl Wahlstrom, former Superintendent of Lakeville Schools. He talks about his history with Lakeville Schools, dealing with labor strikesĀ at a previous job, and the current state of Lakeville schools.
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Krista and Logan talk with Bob Vogel, the Chairmen of New Market Bank and former Minnesota legislator. We dive into changes in the banking industry, having four generations of their family working at the same time in the bank, and the challenges faced by family banks. We also dive into his time in the Minnesota Legislature where he discusses his daughters comment that led him to run for his first office, how he read 300 plus page bills, and why we so rarely see party members cross the the aisle on votes.
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Krista and Logan visit with Wally Potter of the Lakeville Historical Society. They discussĀ what the historical society does, the strange history of Antlers Park, were there gangsters in Lakeville during prohibition, and much more!
info_outlineKrista and Logan visit with Tom Vonhof, who is the former police chief and current Rotarian. He tells stories of delivering babies while on patrol, working under cover for the narcotics division, how the department reacted to the exponential growth of the community, what the Rotary Club actually does, and much more!