Waterloo, IOWA – Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA) honored the Heritage Area’s finest during its Heritage Site Annual Training Awards Luncheon, on Nov. 14 at The Grout Museum District in Waterloo.
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: John Deere Tractor & Engine Museum, Waterloo. 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:Forest Grove School No. 5, Bettendorf. 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: Iowa Corn. 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: Mark Hotvedt, Maquoketa. The Golden Silo Award for Outstanding Volunteer recognizes an individual who has given tirelessly to the Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area.
View the Golden Silo Award videos at www.silosandsmokestacks.org/annual-training.
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 62 federally designated heritage areas in the nation, Silos & Smokestacks and the National Park Service are members of the National Heritage Area System. 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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Mark Hotvedt, winner Golden Silo for Rose Rohr Outstanding Volunteer
John Deere Tractor & Engine Museum, winner Golden Silo for Outstanding Heritage Area Site
Forest Grove School No. 5, winner, Golden Silo for Outstanding Preservation in Agriculture
Iowa Corn, winner Golden Silo for Outstanding Partner
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