¨ Jacob Stenzel, Hamburg

¨ Lindie Strickler, Hamburg

¨ Kaycie Binau, Hamburg

¨ Emily Smith, Fremont-Mills (Poster pictured at right)

¨ Ashley Bigelow, Fremont-Mills

Fremont SWCD also selects landowners and producers in the county who exemplify an enthusiasm for the conservation of our natural resources. They each take a pro-active stance by going above and beyond the world’s daily standards. This year’s winners were:

¨ George Shaw and Rocky,

Each year, Fremont SWCD selects award winners for numerous categories and events throughout the year. A very difficult selection process takes place in February when the Scholarship recipients are selected. This year’s recipients can be seen on page 3 of this report.

In addition to the Fremont SWCD scholarship, the SWCD also selects winners for the Conservation Districts of Iowa (CDI) poster contest. This year’s theme was “Water Is Life.” Winners of each division (1 - 5) were as follows:

¨ Volunteer Award

¨ Olsen Investments, LP, Woodland Award

¨ James Doyle, Outstanding Conservationist Award

2008 SWCD Award Winners

503 West Street

PO Box 490

Sidney, IA 51652

 

Phone: 712-374-2014

Fax: 712-374-2563

fremontswcd.org

Fremont Soil and Water Conservation District

2008 Annual Report

Text Box: 4 Person Best-Ball Golf  Tournament
The 2008 Fremont County Conservation golf tournament was held September 17th at the Fremont County golf course. Seven teams played 18 holes of golf and finished the day enjoying a steak dinner. The team from Eaton Corporation was the overall winner with a score of 66. Money raised from the event goes to the Education fund which helps sponsor the Earth Day event and the 5th grade Conservation Field Day. We would like to thank the following sponsors for door prizes: Whips Restaurant-Sidney, James Grocery-Tabor, Admiral Inn-Farragut, Bank Iowa-Shenandoah/Essex, Sugar Clay-Thurman, Sidney Foods LTD-Sidney, Star Wash-Shenandoah, and the Fremont County Conservation Board.