Waterloo, IOWA – Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA) honored the Heritage Area’s finest during its Partner Site Annual Training Awards Luncheon, on April 5 in the Waterloo Convention Center at Five Sullivan Brothers Plaza.
Awards are presented to individuals and organizations whose contributions demonstrate excellence in preserving and telling America’s agricultural story, both past and present. The following individuals and organizations were recognized for their contributions:
- Outstanding Heritage Area Site
New Day Dairy, Clarksville
The Golden Silo Award Heritage Area Site honors a site who has shown excellence in interpreting the story of American agriculture.
- Outstanding Preservation in Agriculture
Four Mounds Inn & Conference Center, Dubuque
The Golden Silo Award for Outstanding Preservation in Agriculture honors an individual, organization, project, business, agency, or local government who has shown extraordinary effort in preserving the icons of American agriculture.
- Outstanding Partner
Main Street Waterloo
The Golden Silo Award for Outstanding Partner to Silos & Smokestacks honors an organization, institution, or individual who has shown support and partnered with SSNHA on numerous occasions to support the mission of the Heritage Area.
- Rose Rohr Outstanding Volunteer
Glen Keppy, Eldridge
The Golden Silo Award for Outstanding Volunteer recognizes an individual who has given tirelessly to the Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area.
Through a network of sites, programs and events, Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area tells the story of farm life and agribusiness—past and present. Visitors can learn about and experience agriculture at a variety of museums, historic sites, and farms. One of 55 federally designated heritage areas in the nation, Silos & Smokestacks works in partnership with the National Park Service. The heritage area covers 37 counties in the northeast quadrant of Iowa. To plan your visit, go to www.silosandsmokestacks.org.
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PHOTOS:
Glen & Jean Keppy, winner Golden Silo for Rose Rohr Outstanding Volunteer
Dan & Lynn Bolin, New Day Dairy, winner Golden Silo for Outstanding Heritage Area Site
Four Mounds Inn & Conference Center, winner, Golden Silo for Outstanding Preservation in Agriculture
Main Street Waterloo, winner Golden Silo for Outstanding Partner
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