Chain of Lakes, a family business equipment. After graduating high school, the two brothers decided to follow By James Master, Assistant Editce H MARSHALL COUNTY-When Bill Ronk started Chain of Lakes in their father's and grandfather's footsteps and become the Services in 1997, they had a backhoe and welded up dump truck. third generation of Chain of Lakes Services. "Back behind the woods we had a hole with willow trees and According to Brandt, the enjoyment of working outside with stuff up in it so we an old backhoe and took it back and dug family was one of the main reasons why they stayed with the out dirt. They built their home down here and wanted black business. dirt. We started hauling dirt and it just went from there," Bill said. "Everybody wanted something else and we started buying apart from other businesses that aren't owned and operated by equipment and got at it." Twenty-three years later the business is going strong with three "With being family-owned, it makes you take a little bit more generations at the helm. Chain of Lakes Services is a family-operated premier excavating anything," Chase said. "If people aren't happy, we're not happy." company that serves the counties of Marshall, Starke, and when asked about working with family, Bill said communication Fulton. They specialize in excavating snow removal, salting. demolition, farm drainage, trucking and hauling, land clearing along fine working together." ponds retaining walls, lawn seeding, and more They don't do When asked about where they see the business, the brothers plan septic work, however. The family business grew with the addition of Brandt and Chase "Just taking it day by day. That's about all we can do." Peters. If you ask them, they've been in the business for most of their lives. When they were kids, instead of staying inside 7791, visit their website at www.chainoflakesin.com or look them playing video games they were outside playing with toy farm up on Facebook by searching eChainOfLakesServices, According to the family, being family-owned is what sets them family members. attention to detail because your names at risk, more than was easier. "If we have a problem, we talk it out, so we all get to keep things operating. "We plan to keep it going." Chase said. To contact Chain of Lakes Services, give them a call at (574) 936- CHAIN-OF=-LAKES (574) 936-7791 BRANDT PETERS (574) 952-7798 RODNEY RONK CHASE PETERS Call us TODAY and find out why we're one of the BEST in Marshall County! Chain of Lakes Services, LLC BILL RONK Plymeuth, In. Dood SERVICES AKES (574) 952-7793 17690 12th Rd., Plymouth Serving the Community since 1997 CHAINe 574) 952-7792 (574) 952-7796 SERVICES 574-936-7791 Tracy Peters Cleaning, bringing insurance and quality to the game This means Tracy has to make sure her insurance is completely updated and I had insurance," she said. everything is on it that she will need. It isn't cheap but for her sake & the dients "Alot of people starting out don't have insurance that we carry" stated Tracy's father By James Master, Assistant Editor MARSHALL COUNTY - Finding a quality ceaning service that is insured can sake it's well worth itr Any incident during the working hours those damages can I Ronk. That's what upsets me the most." agreed Tracy. "So many people, like sometimes be tough, but Tracy Peters, owner and operator of Tracy Peters Cleaning be compensated by the cleaning agency's insurance. Being insured alo can cover the states that being insured is a "Ir's so expensive. but you have to have it." Tracy says. Tracy began her business January 1991. She started deaning the old Farm Bureau Grain Coop in town &e Farm Bureau Coop in Inwood for part time work. She had been working full time at a buniness at the time when her older son Chase was boen in 1994 and she wanted to spend moee time with him that's when she decided to ss0/yd carpet the client bought from Italy but thank goodness Tracy had insurance. quality of dleaning that Tracy herself exhibits. My dients tell me that F'm very picky quit working full time and start Tracy Peters Cleaning Servioe. So, she started the The dlient was happy when she found out Tracy had insurance too. The client told but it's my business so l have to be and I was taught by my mom and grandma how business on a part-time basis. She advertised and within 2 weeks she was booked. This is when the Tracy Peters Cleaning Service started to build. By this time she wekcomed her other two children, Brandt in 1998 and Kacee in 2000 and wanted to around Christmas time Tracy tried telling her dient that the employee would never spend time with her children so she hired other employees. Plus she was still getting do something like that but she called the police anyway, it was a nightmare for more homes &e new businesses mostly by woed of mouth Now 29 years later, Tracy Peters Cleaning employs about four employees and ceans about thirty homes and seven businesses snow plowing, excavating and cleaning, that don't have insurance." The companies like Chain of an essential must. Lakes Services, LLC & Tracy Peters Cleaning Service do carry insurance employees of the service if they sulfer an accident while driving to a job site. You might think it's common that cleaning agencies are always insured, but P'eters we have to be a little more expensive due to how expensive the insurance but it will stated the opposite. Tracy mentioned about a mishap that happened about 10 years be well worth it to our dients if something would happen while on the job. The ago her employees were dleaning a new construction house. A deaning gil was clients needs to think about these things before hiring contractors". Sweeping the stairs the notor brush on the sweeper didn't shut off so it melted the Another part of the job that can be tough is finding employees that exude the same Tracy she neve "Another time. one of her r thought about asking if she had it or not. remployees was accused of to clean. I guess that's where I get my OCD. Tracy laughs. "Thar's the hardest part is knowing no one is going to be as good as you," she said, but did add that she has quality stall right now. Tracy stated that she uses her own supplies and doesn't rely on the clients supplies. "I treat my houses like l treat mine. I'm very particular," Tracy says "That's why Fve been in business for 29 year" Taking care of my clients" BEST OF Marshall County 2019 stealing from one of her dlients everyone especially for her employee. "For a few days, the employee and Tracy went thru hell," Tracy ecaled. However, as it turned out the item was not stolen, the client had misplaced it in a drawer that they forgot that they put it in. "But still OKEEP IT CLEAN REALCLEAN BEST OF Marshall County 2019 Call today for details and your initial cleaning 1st Place estimate! TRACY PETERS SERVICE 17686 13th Rd Plymouth, IN 46563 CLEANING 574.952.7799 Chain of Lakes, a family business equipment. After graduating high school, the two brothers decided to follow By James Master, Assistant Editce H MARSHALL COUNTY-When Bill Ronk started Chain of Lakes in their father's and grandfather's footsteps and become the Services in 1997, they had a backhoe and welded up dump truck. third generation of Chain of Lakes Services. "Back behind the woods we had a hole with willow trees and According to Brandt, the enjoyment of working outside with stuff up in it so we an old backhoe and took it back and dug family was one of the main reasons why they stayed with the out dirt. They built their home down here and wanted black business. dirt. We started hauling dirt and it just went from there," Bill said. "Everybody wanted something else and we started buying apart from other businesses that aren't owned and operated by equipment and got at it." Twenty-three years later the business is going strong with three "With being family-owned, it makes you take a little bit more generations at the helm. Chain of Lakes Services is a family-operated premier excavating anything," Chase said. "If people aren't happy, we're not happy." company that serves the counties of Marshall, Starke, and when asked about working with family, Bill said communication Fulton. They specialize in excavating snow removal, salting. demolition, farm drainage, trucking and hauling, land clearing along fine working together." ponds retaining walls, lawn seeding, and more They don't do When asked about where they see the business, the brothers plan septic work, however. The family business grew with the addition of Brandt and Chase "Just taking it day by day. That's about all we can do." Peters. If you ask them, they've been in the business for most of their lives. When they were kids, instead of staying inside 7791, visit their website at www.chainoflakesin.com or look them playing video games they were outside playing with toy farm up on Facebook by searching eChainOfLakesServices, According to the family, being family-owned is what sets them family members. attention to detail because your names at risk, more than was easier. "If we have a problem, we talk it out, so we all get to keep things operating. "We plan to keep it going." Chase said. To contact Chain of Lakes Services, give them a call at (574) 936- CHAIN-OF=-LAKES (574) 936-7791 BRANDT PETERS (574) 952-7798 RODNEY RONK CHASE PETERS Call us TODAY and find out why we're one of the BEST in Marshall County! Chain of Lakes Services, LLC BILL RONK Plymeuth, In. Dood SERVICES AKES (574) 952-7793 17690 12th Rd., Plymouth Serving the Community since 1997 CHAINe 574) 952-7792 (574) 952-7796 SERVICES 574-936-7791 Tracy Peters Cleaning, bringing insurance and quality to the game This means Tracy has to make sure her insurance is completely updated and I had insurance," she said. everything is on it that she will need. It isn't cheap but for her sake & the dients "Alot of people starting out don't have insurance that we carry" stated Tracy's father By James Master, Assistant Editor MARSHALL COUNTY - Finding a quality ceaning service that is insured can sake it's well worth itr Any incident during the working hours those damages can I Ronk. That's what upsets me the most." agreed Tracy. "So many people, like sometimes be tough, but Tracy Peters, owner and operator of Tracy Peters Cleaning be compensated by the cleaning agency's insurance. Being insured alo can cover the states that being insured is a "Ir's so expensive. but you have to have it." Tracy says. Tracy began her business January 1991. She started deaning the old Farm Bureau Grain Coop in town &e Farm Bureau Coop in Inwood for part time work. She had been working full time at a buniness at the time when her older son Chase was boen in 1994 and she wanted to spend moee time with him that's when she decided to ss0/yd carpet the client bought from Italy but thank goodness Tracy had insurance. quality of dleaning that Tracy herself exhibits. My dients tell me that F'm very picky quit working full time and start Tracy Peters Cleaning Servioe. So, she started the The dlient was happy when she found out Tracy had insurance too. The client told but it's my business so l have to be and I was taught by my mom and grandma how business on a part-time basis. She advertised and within 2 weeks she was booked. This is when the Tracy Peters Cleaning Service started to build. By this time she wekcomed her other two children, Brandt in 1998 and Kacee in 2000 and wanted to around Christmas time Tracy tried telling her dient that the employee would never spend time with her children so she hired other employees. Plus she was still getting do something like that but she called the police anyway, it was a nightmare for more homes &e new businesses mostly by woed of mouth Now 29 years later, Tracy Peters Cleaning employs about four employees and ceans about thirty homes and seven businesses snow plowing, excavating and cleaning, that don't have insurance." The companies like Chain of an essential must. Lakes Services, LLC & Tracy Peters Cleaning Service do carry insurance employees of the service if they sulfer an accident while driving to a job site. You might think it's common that cleaning agencies are always insured, but P'eters we have to be a little more expensive due to how expensive the insurance but it will stated the opposite. Tracy mentioned about a mishap that happened about 10 years be well worth it to our dients if something would happen while on the job. The ago her employees were dleaning a new construction house. A deaning gil was clients needs to think about these things before hiring contractors". Sweeping the stairs the notor brush on the sweeper didn't shut off so it melted the Another part of the job that can be tough is finding employees that exude the same Tracy she neve "Another time. one of her r thought about asking if she had it or not. remployees was accused of to clean. I guess that's where I get my OCD. Tracy laughs. "Thar's the hardest part is knowing no one is going to be as good as you," she said, but did add that she has quality stall right now. Tracy stated that she uses her own supplies and doesn't rely on the clients supplies. "I treat my houses like l treat mine. I'm very particular," Tracy says "That's why Fve been in business for 29 year" Taking care of my clients" BEST OF Marshall County 2019 stealing from one of her dlients everyone especially for her employee. "For a few days, the employee and Tracy went thru hell," Tracy ecaled. However, as it turned out the item was not stolen, the client had misplaced it in a drawer that they forgot that they put it in. "But still OKEEP IT CLEAN REALCLEAN BEST OF Marshall County 2019 Call today for details and your initial cleaning 1st Place estimate! TRACY PETERS SERVICE 17686 13th Rd Plymouth, IN 46563 CLEANING 574.952.7799