Friday, February 12, 2010

                                            SPEAKING TODAY AT THE KMAQ FARM AND
                                            HOME SHOW, ABOVE, WAS  BRUCE GAARDER
                                            OF DES MOINES, WITH THE IOWA CORN
                                            GROCER'S ASSOCIATION.  HE GAVE AN EXCELLENT
                                            SUMMARY ON THE IOWA CORN CROP, TOPS
                                            IN THE NATION AND THE FAIRLY NEW ETHANOL
                                            INDUSTRY IN THE HAWKEYE STATE, WHICH
                                            AGAIN IS BUSY AND DOING WELL TO PRODUCE
                                            A GOOD MARKET FOR IOWA CORN AND A BETTER
                                            FUEL FOR AMERICA.    LEIGHTON HEPKER
                                            INTERVIEWED HIM FOR THE KMAQ "JUST TALK"
                                            SHOW LATER THIS MONTH.    CLICK-ON THE
                                            PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
                                                                PHOTO BY DENNIS VOY
 
AT THE KMAQ FARM AND HOME SHOW 
TODAY, ONE OF THE GUEST SPEAKERS  WAS
THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE IOWA PORK 
PRODUCERS ASSOCIATON, JOHN WEBER.
AFTER HIS REPORT ON THE PORK INDUSTRY
IN IOWA, LEIGHTON HEPKER INTERVIEWED
HIM (RIGHT) FOR A SOON "JUST TALK" SHOW ON
KMAQ AM-FM.    JOHN IS FROM DYSART
 IN TAMA COUNTY.   NICE GUY.  HE IS GOING
TO DO WELL FOR THE PORK INDUSTRY HERE
IN IOWA.  CLICK-ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
PHOTO BY DENNIS VOY
 
THE CHEWED GRASS FESTIVAL BAND PLAYED
LAST NIGHT AT THE KMAQ FARM AND HOME SHOW.
ALL ARE FROM MAQUOKETA.   LEFT TO RIGHT,
BANJO PICKER MICHAEL SCHMIDT,  BIG ROB CLARK
AT THE GUITAR, SANTA RANDALL McCUTCHEON WITH
BASS GUITAR AND PREACHER DAVID GLAVEN ON
THE 12 STRING GUITAR.    RANDY IS THE LEADER
IF YOU WANT TO BOOK THE BANK FOR YOUR EVENT.
THEY DID A FINE JOB  AND WERE ENJOYED BY ALL.
CLICK-ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT.
PHOTO BY DENNIS VOY