Heeeeere`z Jonny and Kurtiz!

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I, No. 3
Vol. XXVII
015
October 2
2015
FA L L
Edition
Heeeeere’z Jonny and Kurtiz!
Give a warm Zorbaz welcome to
our two new operating partnerz!
Jonny Allen,
Crozz Lake
Where are you
originally from?
Grand Rapidz, MN.
When did you ztart
working for Zorbaz?
October 16, 2011.
What’z your favorite thing
about Zorbaz?
Everyone’z pozitive attitude and the pizza and
the tacoz and the beer zelection...
Any hobbiez?
I play guitar, love to golf and love the water.
Any interezting factz we zhould know about?
I am the only perzon in the hiztory of the
Goodland Invitational Golf Tourney to get lazt
place one year and firzt another year. And I have
been to Canada once, eh.
Favorite Zorbaz menu item?
Zuper Pizza, no muzhroom, add pineapple
and zauerkraut.
Favorite drink?
Ginger ale on the rockz.
If you could put a Zorbaz anywhere in the
world, where would it be?
Bora Bora
Hoodie or T-zhirt?
T-zhirt
Water zki or znow zki?
Znowboard
Anything elze you’d like the world to know?
ZORBAZ ROCKZ!!
Kurtiz Larzon,
Big Zandy
Where are you
originally from?
McGregor, MN
When did you
ztart working for
Zorbaz?
Zpring 2009
What’z your
favorite thing
about Zorbaz?
The great atmozphere and, mozt of all, the people!
Any hobbiez?
Tech nerd, avid bicyclizt, amateur photographer,
mediocre vocalizt
Any interezting factz we zhould know about?
High zchool band inztrument of choice : clarinet.
Alzo, I know how to polka.
Favorite Zorbaz menu item?
The Colorado Connection Burrito
Favorite drink?
Jagermeister
If you could put a Zorbaz anywhere in the world,
where would it be?
Vegas, baby!
Hoodie or T-zhirt?
T-zhirt!
Water zki or znow zki?
Zhot Zki
Anything elze you’d like the world to know?
It’z good to be home! Excited for the future and our
firzt winter open, and I hope to zee you all zoon!
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In Thiz Izzue:
Zorbapalooza 2015
2015 Beer Run
Fall Hourz
Little Pine
The Gull Lake team
put all their headz
together again to
win trivia for the
zecond year in a row.
Congratz, Gull Lake
zmarty pantz!
ztole the crown
thiz year in the
paddleboard
relay. They
paddled the
competition!
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Paddleboard Rela
Braineyack Jeopardy
Once you’ve collected all 11 ztampz,
turn in your pazzpor t for the official
Zorbaz Lake Tour Prize!
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Zcholarzhip Award: Aaron Thompson
Aaron iz in hiz zecond yea
r at Bemidji State University
.
He iz primarily our kitchen
ope
alwayz goez above and bey ner/ utility man who
ond what iz azked of him
! It’z
not uncommon for him to
come in way early and or
ztay
late! Hiz work ethic iz fan
taztic and zetz a great exa
mple
for fellow employeez!
Zpirit Award: Regan Biss
Regan iz currently attendi
ng NDSU. Her pozitive atti
tude
and bubbly perzonalit y are
fantaztic. Zhe currently iz
in
charge of clothing operati
onz at Ottertail Zorbaz and
haz
done an awezome job wit
h zalez thiz zummer!
We have the world’z bezt ztaff, which iz why we
take time to tell them how much we appreciate
their hard work and dedication. Every Auguzt,
we cloze all 11 ztorez on a Tuezday to hozt our
annual ztaff party called Zorbapalooza. For the
fourth year in a row, it waz held at Cragun’s
Resort on Gull Lake. Even the rain couldn’t
dampen the party! During the 12-hour day we
had tournamentz, played gamez, ate great
food, handed out awardz and enjoyed being
together. Thiz year, every ztore waz awarded
Tom’z Top Team. It waz a zpecial moment to
celebrate the entire Zorbaz family!
From L to R: M
arkie DeGrio,
Wade Thomps
on & Kristin Ha
ne.
Zpirit Award: Markie Degrio
Markie haz zpent 7 zummerz working at Zorbaz on
Pokegama. Zhe will be completing her nursing degree
at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. Move over,
Florence Nightingale!
Zcholarzhip Award: Kristin Hane
Kristin iz a 2015 graduate of St Francis High School.
Zhe will be ztudying criminal justice and psychology
at Hamline University thiz fall. Zeveral future crime
zolving zeriez will be bazed on her career.
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Pelican Lake
Little Pine
From L to R: Aaron
Thompson,
Reagan Biss & Tyle
r Currie.
Thurlow,
Lee J, Jackie
From L to R: & Alicia Andrews.
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River Ellstr
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Zpirit Award: River Ellstrom & Alicia Andrew
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From L to R: Mike Arvidson, Matt Pierce
& Shannon Osier.
Zpirit Award: Mike “Arvie” Arvidson
Mike ztarted with Zorbaz on Crozz Lake
lazt
March and haz been the happiezt, high
fivingezt,
mozt helpful perzon ever! He’z alwayz
zmiling,
laughing and dancing. Everyone lovez
him.
Zcholarzhip Award: Shannon Osier
Shannon haz alwayz dreamed of atten
ding
Hamline University and iz ecztatic to
ztart her
college career there thiz fall. Zhe will
be double
majoring in Psychology and Health Scien
ces and
minoring in Physics. We are zo proud
of Shannon
and wizh her the bezt of luck at Hamline!
River iz the hardezt working 16-year-old
know! He iz alwayz the firzt one to zay hi with
a zmile on hiz face. Hiz 100% pozitivity helpz
zupport the rezt of the ztaff during the buzy
timez. Alicia iz the one that keepz buzy! Giving
out free hugz to anyone that needz one, zhe iz
alwayz pozitive. Helping new ztaff on their firzt
day, zhe makez everyone feel welcome here at
the Z.
Zcholarzhip Award: Jackie Thurlow to thiz
Jackie iz going back to MSU in Manka
fall to graduate in December with a bachelor’s
in Community Health Education and a minor
in Nonprofit Leadership. Zhe not only lendz a
helping hand at work wherever needed, but zhe
volunteerz a lot within her community in both
the Brainerd area and Mankato. Congratz on your
upcoming graduation!
lay, Bryan
From L to R: Travis Trap
nsen
Nelson, & Anthony Sore
Zpirit Award: Travis Traplay
Travis iz an amazing azzet to Zorbaz on Big Zandy.
He iz the
kitchen manager and putz in countlezz hourz. Hiz
pride,
attention to detail, and exemplary work ethic are
why the
ztaff haz voted him thiz year’z winner.
Zcholarzhip Award: Anthony Sorensen
Tony alwayz haz a great attitude and a zmile on hiz
face.
Thiz iz hiz zixth zummer at Zorbaz on Big Zandy. He
iz
purzuing an engineering degree from the Univerzity
of
North Dakota.
#onlyatzorbaz
Zcholarzhip Award: Lexi Walz
Our zcholarzhip winner thiz year iz Lexi Walz!
Zhe iz an all-around rock ztar in the kitchen.
Zhe lovez to help wherever zhe iz needed…
from zaucer to Mexican line to the dizh pit…
Lexi rockz it all!
Zpirit Award: Megan Williams
Zhe iz ALWAYZ happy. Megan iz zuch a helpful
team player. Zhe makez every day at ZOP
better than the day before. Thank you for your
8 yearz of zmilez!
Zhateau
competition to become the bagz champz
thiz year! Way to bag the win!
thiz year in volleyball. All that
practice muzt have paid off!
Zcholarzhip Award: Alexis Peichel
The 2015 $500 zcholarzhip waz awarded
to Alexis
Peichel. Thiz iz Alexis’ zecond zummer
at Perham
Zorbaz. Zhe iz a 2015 graduate of Perh
am High School
and will be attending NDSU in Fargo!
From L to R: Megan Will
& Jerilyn Sheryak.
From L to R: Chris
Walker, Jonny Alle
n,
Ashley Walker & Tia
Swoyer
Zpirit Award: Jonny Allen
Jonny haz been with Zorbaz on Green Lake
zince before they even opened helping
with conztruction. Now he iz a ztaple
behind the bar. Gueztz look forward to
being zerved by him az he iz no ztranger
to making great converzation. Jonny’z
pozitive attitude iz infectiouz.
Zcholarzhip Award: Tia Swoyer
Tia haz been with Zorbaz on Green Lake
from the ztart and quickly moved her
way up to bartending becauze of her
fantaztic work ethic. Zhe alwayz haz
an incredibly pozitive attitude and can
alwayz be counted on to make zure the
guezt haz a great experience.
From L to R: Da
wn Johnson,
Robb Swanso
& Denia Brow
n,
n
Zpirit Award: Dawn Johnson
Dawn haz been a par t of
the Zhateau team
zince itz inception! Zhe iz
a true profezzional
of the induztry, a teacher
and mentor to
many new bar tenderz and
zer verz, and a
conztant ztudent, alwayz
trying to better
her craft, knowledge, and
ability, zo that zhe
can continue to deliver the
highezt levelz of
hozpitality to her gueztz.
Thiz iz long overdue
and abzolutely dezerved.
Zchola
rzhip Award: Denia Brown
Denia haz been a Zhatea
u Team Member zince
March 2014. Zhe will be ztar
ting her frezhman
year at The College of St.
Scholastica in Duluth
with an intention on majori
ng in Social Work,
and a minor in Sign Langua
ge. Denia, we truly
believe in you, we’ll mizz
ya, and look forward
to zeeing you in 2016!
Alexandria
Green Lake Zorbaz beaned the
Perham Zorbaz 2015 Zpirit Award winn
er iz Kellyn
Barney. Thiz waz Kellyn’z 4th zummer
at Little Pine
Zorbaz. Kellyn iz the daughter of Todd
and Stephanie
Barney of Perham. Zhe iz attending NDSU
in Fargo and
zhe alzo waz our Zcholarzhip Winner
lazt year!
Green Lake
Ottertail zerved their way to victory
Zpirit Award: Kellyn Barney
Gull Lake
Volleyball
Tunheim & Adam Schmit
Zpirit Award: Pauline
y
Pauline and you’ll zee wh
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hav
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zhe won thiz award. We
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c and pozitive energy tha
graced by the enthuziazti
zummerz now!
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Pauline haz bro
can
gueztz with a zmile and
Adam alwayz greetz the
per
pro
the
ztaff
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you
be counted on to zhow the
ll!
we
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don
job
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way to get
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Alishia Kulzer & Zach Fol
Zcholarzhip Award:zum
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zhe izn’t at Zorbaz or zch
ier! Zach ztarted at Zorbaz
zold
,
Armed Forces. Thankz
ned 14 and iz in hiz 6th
immediately after he tur
on
ztudying Physical Educati
iz
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Zac
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zummer wit
at NDSU.
Big Zandy
cupz thiz year all the way to
victory. Congratz to our much
coordinated Little Pine team!
Bean Bagz
Get the
ZORBAZ PAZZPORT
and do the Zorbaz
Lake Tour!
From L to R: Pauline Tunheim, Tate Jansen, Zach Foltz,
Adam Schmit. Not pictured: Alishia Kulzer.
Pokegama
Little Pine flipped their
az citizenz of
az buzinezz ownerz and
it iz our rezponzibility–both
iz printed
At Zorbaz, we believe that
proud to zay that thiz pazzport
from
our environment. We are
That meanz the fiberz come
the world–to help protect
ip Council (FSC) certified.
ental
on paper that iz Forest Stewardsh rezponzibly harvezted and adhere to ztrict environm
managed,
foreztz that are carefully
.
ztandardz
and zocioeconomic
iams, Lexi Walz
From L to R: Alexis Peic
hel & Todd Colliton.
Not pictured: Kellyn
Barney.
Crozz Lake
between the north
eaztern Zorbaz! Big
Zandy flipped harder
d
and fazter than Gran
z
wa
d
Rapidz an
crowned champion!
Detroit Lakez
CHAMPZ
Ottertail Lake
FliItpwapyz aCbauttlp e
ZORBAPALOOZA 2015
From L to R: Ke
vin Hanson &
Rayna
Velasquez. No
t pictured: Bra
ndon Jerde.
Zcholarzhip Award: Rayna Velasquez
Rayna worked az a runner for the pazt
year. Zhe haz a great attitude and alwayz
haz a zmile. Attending UMD thiz fall,
Rayna wantz to be a teacher.
Zpirit Award: Brandon Jerde
Brandon haz worked in the kitchen for
two yearz. He ztarted az a dizhwazher
and now can run the entire kitchen. He
will be going to St. Cloud State thiz fall.
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and zpec
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2015
Fall Hourz
Detroit Lakez
2015 BEER RUN
Every day 10 a.m. - 2 a.m.
Little Pine
Every day 11 a.m. - 2 a.m.
Pelican
the 3rd Annual
Thiz pazt Labor Day weekend waz
Lakez! We had
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