presidentialawardHans Woelfle came to Isle in 2005 and in 2006 started working at Isle Hardware Hank. In 2013 he retired from the hardware store and after a couple of years, decided he want to do more for the community. In 2015 he got his real estate license and started selling real estate locally through the Brainerd office of Keller Williams Realty Professionals.

He joined the chamber as an individual in 2008 and in 2012 became the secretary and remains the secretary to this date. In January 2016 he renewed his membership as a real estate agent and business member through Keller Williams.  

Hans has volunteered many hours in the Isle community, he is an Isle Lion, President of the Mille Lacs Lake Historical Society, a member of the Chamber, Isle Days committee and the Centennial committee.  He organizes the Isle Days car show, and last year started an Isle area car club called the Lake Country Cruisers.  He has also organized volunteers for several fishing contests on the lake and has been a part of the IREC advisory board.

Hans enjoys helping the seniors in the area doing odd jobs, he organizes the Lions Christmas tree of giving, along with many other events in the area.

He has two sons, one of whom works at a book bindery in Brainerd and the other is a Research Chef at Frito Lay in Dallas Texas.

His wife, Shari, works for a twin cities hospital from home coding medical records.

Picture is Hans and former Chamber President Steve Reis.