Events
 
       
Friday Mar 12 Join Taylor Brown, Jim Thompson, Rick Thompson and other even more famous personalities at the KBJM Farm and Home Show in Lemmon, SD at the Beeler Community Center from 11-7:00 on Friday March 12.

Free Admission!  Register for Great Prizes!

Many informational Booths, with over 60 Vendor Displays; plus a special Economic and Community Development Forum from 1:00 to 3:00 at Benny's Restaurant.

For information:  Mike Schweitzer, KBJM Radio at 605-374-5747

Saturday Mar 13 A medical benefit for Braelyn Wasem will be held in Killdeer, ND at the Buckskin Bar this Saturday.  Supper will be accompanied with a raffle and live auction, followed by music.

Braelyn was born in November with a cleft lip and palate and is currently being treated every two weeks at the Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare Facility in St. Paul, MN. Her first reconstructive surgery was early this month with many to follow in her future.

Her father, Chris Wasem, is a rancher and also works in the oil fields while her mother, Jolyn Wasem, works for the Dunn County Soil Conservation District in Killdeer.  Chris and Jolyn are Bowman, ND residents.

For more information about this event, please call Susan Tuhy at (701) 290-3740 or email her at tskksthy@ndsupernet.com.

Sunday Mar 14 Russell Nemetz will be attending the National Farmers Union (NFU) National Convention March 14-16, 2010 at the Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center in Rapid City, S.D.
 
Sunday, March 14

6:00 p.m. – State of the Farmers Union Report, NFU President Roger Johnson
6:30 p.m. – Meritorious Service Awards Presentation
 
Monday, March 15
9:00 a.m. – Michael T. Scuse, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services
9:30 a.m. – Dr. Daryll Ray, University of Tennessee Director of the Agricultural Policy Analysis Center
10:30 a.m. – Breakout Sessions:  Renewable Energy; Health Care; Media; and Youth Involvement
11:45 a.m. – Keynote Address:  Tom Vilsack, USDA Secretary of Agriculture
2:15 p.m. – Breakout Sessions:  Climate Change; Dairy; Planned Giving; Membership; and Youth Involvement
4:00 p.m. – Dallas Tonsager, USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development
 
Tuesday, March 16
12:00 p.m. – Presentation of the Milton D. Hakel Award for Excellence in Agricultural Journalism and NFU Membership Awards
 
WHERE:  Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center
2111 N LaCrosse Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
605-343-8550
Contact: Melisa Augusto, 202-314-3191
maugusto@nfudc.org

Friday Mar 19 Big Horn County Fairgrounds

Social Hour: 5:30-6:30 P.M.

Dinner: 6:30 P.M.

$20 per person

Guest Speaker: Kenny Overcast

Tickets are available at the Hardin Chamber Office: 406-665-1672

Wednesday Mar 24 Haylie Shipp will be covering the Montana State FFA Convention on the MSU Campus in Bozeman. March 24-27, 2010

Click here to view the convention schedule. PDF format.

Thursday Mar 25 Haylie Shipp will be covering the Montana State FFA Convention on the MSU Campus in Bozeman. March 24-27, 2010

Click here to view the convention schedule. PDF format.

Friday Mar 26 Haylie Shipp will be covering the Montana State FFA Convention on the MSU Campus in Bozeman. March 24-27, 2010

Click here to view the convention schedule. PDF format.

Friday Mar 26      This year Taylor Brown will be the featured Speaker at the 31st Annual Agriculture Appreciation Dinner hosted by the Ronan Area Chamber of Commerce. The dinner will be held on March 26, 2010 at the Ronan Community Center.
     This is an opportunity to show our gratitude for the agricultural communities support and encourage their business in the future.
     Please join us in taking this opportunity to say “thank you” to our agriculture community and to promote the local economy.
 
    If you have any questions concerning this event, please feel free to call any of the following Agriculture Appreciation Dinner Committee members.
Jack Stivers - 676-4271,
Brennin Grainey - 676-4600,
Ky Bartels - 676-5700,
Chuck Lewis - 270-5735,
Wayne Fuchs - 528-5296,
Kim Aipperspach - 676-0400,
Michelle Bartel - 676-4100,
Monica McClure - 676-4100,
Tracy Suter - 676-8300.

Ronan Area Chamber of Commerce, Box 254, Ronan, MT 59864.

Saturday Mar 27 Haylie Shipp will be covering the Montana State FFA Convention on the MSU Campus in Bozeman. March 24-27, 2010

Click here to view the convention schedule. PDF format.

Wednesday Apr 21 Kansas City, MO