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Iowa Honey Producers Association |
The Buzz Newsletter December 2007 |
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2007 IHPA Awards The IHPA gave out several awards at their annual banquet held Friday evening, November 16, 2007. Presenting the awards was Donna Young. Receiving the Friend of the Association Award was Liz Vaenoski of Clinton, WI. She has donated several wax sculptures to the Iowa Honey Queen Program over the years for the auction benefitting the Iowa Honey Queen Program Paul Campbell of Tipton received the Pioneer Award for keeping honey bees for at least 50 years and still being an active beekeeper. The Youth Award went to Ellie Johnson for giving educational presentations, successfully keeping honey bees and doing other activities to further beekeeping. The 2007 Iowa Honey Queen, Chelsa Bronnenberg, received the Promotions Award. She has been instrumental in promoting the Iowa Honey Industry in a variety of aspects. The Sweepstakes award went to Mark Tintjer for his outstanding exhibits at the Iowa State Fair. He also received the Herman Bickle Award for his first place wax art exhibit. Mike Brahms received a special award, the VIP Award, for all of the behind the scenes things that he does for the association. The Education Award went to Vernie and Doris Ramsey for all of the countless school programs, Ag in the Classroom training sessions and many civic group programs given by them. They are also instrumental in preserving the history of the IHPA and other organizations. Congratulations to all of the 2007 award winners. First Year is Complete! The first year of the IHPA Youth Scholarship Program is complete. At the Annual Meeting of the IHPA all of the youth received certificates of completion signifying them as owners of their hive of bees and the equipment that was provided by the IHPA for their projects. We would like to congratulate Maggie VanRoekel of Wellman, Josh Mechaelsen of Kamrar, Amber Connett of Reasnor, Cameron Hall of Nashua, Noah Taylor of Bouton, Isaac Sedlmayr of Afton, Vivian Bernau of Altoona, Christian Hurd of Ames and Tova Jessen of Mapleton. There were some fantastic scrapbooks, complete with reports and photos of their year of beekeeping. We sure hope that they will stay active in their endeavors and in the future we will hear from them about their experiences. The program also provides for mentors to help the youth attain experience in beekeeping. The mentors for the first year were Cecelia Patterson, John Johnson, Gordon Powell, Pat Randol, Curt Bronnenberg, Pat Ennis, Dave Clark and Ron Wehr. They also received certificates of Thanks from the IHPA. These people made time to help the young people grow in knowledge and helped them to become beekeepers. Submitted by Mike Brahms
Design Contest
The IHPA officers and board members recently authorized a contest for the membership. The canopy area above the Iowa State Fair product booth is in need of a design to designate to the public what is in that area. The fair attendees that are downstairs in the Ag. Building can see the white canopy, but there is nothing to indicate what is in the booth. We do have signs that say Iowa Honey Producers Association in front of the exhibit area and signs that say the beehive on the sides of the canopy and banners that announce the honey lemonade, but nothing in front and visible from the lower floor. We are opening up a contest to help us find a design to display there. It could be a slogan, honey bees, words and graphics, artwork, etc. The creativity of the entry, the feasible of the board to implement the design and workmanship will be considered. The winner will receive a $75.00 cash prize. Please submit your ideas to Mike Brahms The entry deadline is January 15th. The area to be covered with a design is approximately 10 feet by 33 feet and is the large area above the sales counter at the Iowa State Fair booth located in the Ag Building.
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