The 74th Annual Honor Banquet sponsored by the Red River Valley Development Association will be held on Saturday, March 17, 2012, beginning at 12 noon in Bede Ballroom, Sargeant Student Center, University of Minnesota, Crookston. Tickets for the noon banquet are available for $15.00 from the Extension Regional Office, Crookston and can be reserved by calling 1-888-241-0781. Payment can be made at the door.
Individuals from northwest Minnesota will be honored as Valley Farmers and Homemakers for the good example they have set with their family life, community service, farming or agribusiness operations and their efforts to conserve natural resources. Funding for the Red River Valley Development Association is provided by the 14 counties in northwest Minnesota.
The Northwest Minnesota Youth Leadership Awards will be presented to several outstanding young adults from the area.
The Red River Valley Development Association includes directors from 14 northwest Minnesota counties. The 2012 Directors and Honored Couples are:
|
County |
Director |
Honored Couple |
Town |
|
Becker |
Bruce Hein |
Don and Pam Skarie |
Detroit Lakes |
|
Clay |
Clarice Schmidt |
Mark and Judy Anderson |
Hawley |
|
Clearwater |
Allen Paulson |
Dale and Lois Miller |
Leonard |
|
Kittson |
Gary Johnson |
Justin and Donna Dagen |
Karlstad |
|
Lake of the Woods |
Ken Horntvedt |
Lyle and Millie Wiskow |
Baudette |
|
Mahnomen |
Jean Nelson |
Robert and Kathleen McNamee |
Mahnomen |
|
Marshall |
Gary Satre |
Mike Baird |
Warren |
|
Norman |
Burton Rockstad |
Paul and Carol Houglum |
Perley |
|
E Otter Tail |
Roger Fremming |
Vince and Becky Crary |
New York Mills |
|
W Otter Tail |
Daniel Roehl |
Greg and Dawn Johnson |
Pelican Rapids |
|
Pennington |
Gladys Hallstrom |
Michael and Linda Hanson |
Goodridge |
|
E Polk |
Jerry Erickson |
Chuck and Barbara Schulstad |
Erskine |
|
W Polk |
Curt Knutson |
Greg and Marlene LeBlanc |
Crookston |
|
Red Lake |
Larry Johnson |
Roger and Janel Walter |
Plummer |
|
Roseau |
Buddy Erickson |
Gene and Eunice Millner |
Roseau |
|
Wilkin |
Milan Drewlow |
Lowell and Connie Seidler |
Rothsay |
For more information, contact Deborah Zak, Regional Director, Northwest, Extension Regional Office, Crookston. Phone: 218-281-8684 or 1-888-241-0781. E-mail: dzak@umn.edu
