On a sign just off the highway entering the town of Wahkon during the month of November was this tribute: âThank you Chris W. for 24 yrs.â
Most of the 206 residents who populate this small town on Mille Lacsâ south-east shores are familiar with Chris W., but for those who are not, he is Chris Weinreich, a 62-year old man who has served his adopted home town as its head maintenance person for nearly a quarter century.
âYou might as well say he is our city engineer,â says longtime Wahkon City Clerk/Treasurer Karrie Roeschlein. âHe is a man who is a jack of all trades and is someone who has dedicated much of his life to making this a better place to live.â