Message from our Bank President, Ted Gerber
On March 23rd, 1998, myself, my wife Kelly, Ann Egeland, Tori Dahlberg, Bonnie Prazak, and Sandi Oachs opened the branch in Grantsburg. We had very little experience and no idea how busy we would be or how the community would accept us. The goal was to have 25 accounts and $500,000 in deposits by the end of April; we exceeded that by the end of the 1st week. Kelly was 7 months pregnant when we opened, and by the time our son Jackson was born on May 10th (Mother’s Day) we were so busy that Kelly was back in the office by Wednesday opening accounts with Jackson sleeping beside her. continue reading
