THE FRIENDS OF AGRICULTURE AWARDS WERE PRESENTED YESTERDAY (THURSDAY)AT THE KMAQ FARM AND HOME SHOW, AND PRESENTED BY THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB AND THE AG COMMITTEE OF THE MAQUOKETA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, CO-SPONSORS AGAIN THIS YEAR OF THE THREE AWARDS.
PICTURED HERE: FAR LEFT, WARREN JOHNSON OF THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB....PAUL TABOR, OWNER OF TABOR HOME WINERY AND WINNER OF THE
AG AGRI BUSINESS-INDUSTRY AWARD.....IN BACK, BLAINE BOCK, FARMER OF THE YEAR.....NEXT, MARY BOCK WHO SHARED THE AWARD WITH BLAINE FOR FARMER OF THE YEAR.....JEANETTE KRUSE OF PRESTON AND LONGTIME EMPLOYEE OF THE
THE EXTENSION OFFICE AT THE COURTHOUSE AND WINNER OF THE 2008 AG
PUBLIC SERVICE PERSON OF THE YEAR......BRIAN SCHWAGER, WITH IOWA BANK AND MEMBER OF AWARDS COMMITTEE AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MAQUOKETA CHAMBER AG COMMITTEE.... AND....AMBER MATHIESSEN, EXTENSION EDUCTION DIRECTOR FOR THE JACKSON COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE AND ALSO A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE THREE WINNERS.
TODAY(FRIDAY) IS DAY 2 OF THE FARM AND HOME SHOW....FROM 10:30 A.M. UNTIL 7:30 P.M. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. COME AND HAVE A BUTTERFLY CHOP SANDWICH PREPARED BY THE JACKSON COUNTY PORK PRODUCERS.
MORE PICTURES AND ANOTHER DAILY REPORT LATER TODAY.
DENNIS VOY