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January 2006

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Iowa Honey Producer's Association
Committees

Please feel free to contact the committee chairman to help with the important tasks of running the IHPA. We sincerely want to accept your offers of help and feel that the organization will only improve with the additional workers. The current committees and the chair of each committee is listed below.

Awards..............................................Ellie Johnson
Annual Meeting/...............................Pat Ennis
Field Day
Beekeeper Bio's...............................Ron Wehr
Education...........................................Phil Ebert
Historian............................................Doris Ramsey
Legislative.........................................Mike Brahms
Membership......................................Louise Johnson
Newsletter.........................................Phil Ebert
Promotions.........................................Margaret Hala
Queen Program.................................Regina Jager
State Fair Sales.................................Donna Brahms
State Fair Entries..............................Melanie Bower
Bee Emergency.................................Vernie Ramsey


Iowa Honey Producers Association
Board Meetings Scheduled for 2006

January 21, 2006
Regular Meeting Des Moines 1:00

February 18, 2006
Regular Meeting Des Moines 1:00

August 10-20, 2006
Iowa State Fair Des Moines

November 16, 2006
Regular Meeting Marshalltown 7:00

November 17 & 18
Annual Meeting Marshalltown

The meetings are usually held at Immanuel Methodist Church located at 2900 49th Street in Des Moines. (49th & Urbandale Road)

Contest Results at the Annual Meeting

The foods entered were judged by Ann Garber, Mary Hays and 2005 Iowa Honey Queen, Teresa Jurchen.

Cooking with Honey Contest Results
Bars and Cookies
Third Place: Peanut Butter Cookies made by P & P Honey
Second Place: Zucchini Cake made by Arlene Burns
First Place: Honey Butterscotch Crispies made by P & P Honey

Snacks
Third Place: Festive Fruit Dip made by Mary Ebert
Second Place: Tropical Cheese Spread made by Arlene Burns
First Place: Honey Crunch made by Donna Brahms

Miscellaneous
First Place: Honey Rhubarb Pie made by Donna Brahms

Drinks
First Place: Mary’s Apple Cider made by P & P Honey ( Peggy & Pat Ennis)

Photo Contest Results
General Beekeeping
Third Place: Shiliah Spaulding
Second Place: Doris Ramsey
First Place: Donna Brahms

Bees on Flowers
Third Place: Doris Ramsey
Second Place: Doris Ramsey
First Place: Mary Ebert

Bees
Third Place: Doris Ramsey
Second Place: Mary Ebert
First Place: Gale Urquhart

Harvesting, Processing or Packaging Honey
Third Place: none
Second Place: Donna Brahms
First Place: Donna Brahms

The photo entries were judged by a member of the Marshalltown Photography Club.

 

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