Le Mars Agri-Center

Lindsey and Chris Schlesser were married in 2017.

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205 First Ave. SW, Le Mars, IA 51031

college. She said, “When we were looking to move here, Chris was talking to somebody at the bank about our house loan. I was looking for a position and they were looking for somebody to step into H.R., so the timing was perfect.” She and Chris met while he worked in Minnesota and Wisconsin for Kinze Manufacturing, “I wanted to be able to move back home from Minnesota and Lindsey was ready to move back to a more rural community,” he said. Chris was able to land the position with Landoll which allowed him to be based at home and operate the family farm. One of the things the pair has in common is a love for Iowa State University athletics. While Lindsey went to UNI, she grew up in a strong ISU family and Chris graduated from ISU with a degree in Ag Systems Technology, in the Ag and Biosystems Engineering Department. They have season tickets to ISU football, although Lindsey will probably miss out this fall since daughter #2 is due on Sept. 23. In addition to ISU football, the Schlesser’s enjoy taking road trips. On their honeymoon, they made an eight-day loop through Memphis and New Orleans and Galveston, Texas. In 2018, they traveled to Ireland and visited the area where the O’Hare family originated. “Growing up, both our families thought it was important to take vacations, so we're trying to keep that tradition going,” he said. “It's great to farm and do our other jobs, but if you can't enjoy some time away from the farm and work, it's not doing you any good.”