Sauk Prairie FFA Alumni Newsletter DECEMBER 2017 EXTRA EXTRA. UPCOMING EVENTS January 15 - Annual Meeting at Old School House, Merrimac Feb. 19 - Sweet Roll Thanks Program Delivery Day SueSlotty, Devon Frey, Makenna Gieck, Connor Warren, Alaina McIntyre, Anna Osgood, Kathy Breunig. Missing from the picture was: Cassie Ziegler, Colby Hasheider, and Ean Goll March 3 Consignment Sale at Alumni Park Sue Slotty and Kathy Hartmann-Breunig presented jackets to FFA members at their November meeting. May 25-26 Spring Fling Tractor Pull April 14 Sportsmen Banquet at Dorf Haus NEW FENCE INSTALLED ON NEW PROPERTY The new fence was installed by American Fencing and the gate is now in. There is still work to be done regarding landscaping and preparing the area with a smooth surface for walking on. We plan to have it completed before the Spring Fling Tractor Pull.
Sauk Prairie FFA Alumni Newsletter DECEMBER 2017 National Convention 2017 Back row: Abe Rothmann, Jacob Sprecher, Travis Winkers, Jaydon Stock, AdamNolden, Colby nd Hasheider, Ethan Miller 2 row: Mr. Talford, Katie yanke, Kursha Baier, Bailey Gieck, Reiba Breunig, Emma Orr, Alaina McIntyre Front row: Madi Lins, Allie Breunig, Sarah Albers, Olivia Davis, Libby Hasheider, Morgan Mack. Getting their National Degrees were Emily Getting their National Degrees were Emily Matzke, Sam Peetz and Marissa Sprecher. Congratulations! Matzke, Sam Peetz and Marissa Sprecher. With a full week of events the Sauk Prairie FFA Alumni paid $125 toward expenses per member attending with the approximate trip costing being $475 per student. Educational tours included an urban farm in Milwaukee, Broken Wagon Bison Ranch, Albanese Candy Company and the Indiana Wolf Park. This is an experience for so many students. We consistently receive feedback about the students being extremely polite and knowledgeable in the area of agriculture! SAUK PRAIRIE FFA YOU MAKE US PROUD! 2
Call Mark Ladsten at 608-215-4353 if you want to help in the food tent and Brad Anderson if you care to help in the yard. Thank you! CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Sauk Prairie FFA Alumni & Honey Creek Snowmobile Club Saturday March 3, 2018 At the Sauk Prairie FFA Alumni Park 15th St. Prairie du Sac, WI. Now Taking Consignments: Farm Machinery; Construction Equip; Tools; ATV s; Call Brad Anderson 608-445-6057 banderson@mcfarlanes.net Greg Sprecher 608-393-2504 gsprecher@fvpdiesel.com Scott Davis 608-206-7214 Scheduled drop off Dates: Saturday February 17th & 24th 9AM 4PM Or by appointment www.gavinbros.com 3
ANNUAL MEETING MONDAY, JAN. 15 OLD SCHOOLHOUSE E13887 County Rd DL, Merrimac, WI 53561 Food provided by Wood s BBQ SOCIAL: 6 6:45 PM WELCOME AND INNVOCATION: 7:00 PM DINNER: 7:15 PM MEETING: 8:00 PM The Sauk Prairie FFA Alumni Annual Meeting will be held on Monday, January 15, 2018 at The Old School house in Merrimac. There will be no fee to our members this year as our thank you for your continued support BUT YOU MUST RSVP FOR FOOD PURPOSES! The agenda for the annual meeting will include the recommended budget and the year in review will be fun to watch! You should have received a card in the mail with RSVP information. If not, call Kathy at 643-2223 if you plan to attend and/or want to be put on the ballet for the director s seat and run against one of the incumbents, Mike Lindloff or Tim Enge. 2017 Board of Directors: Brad Anderson, President; Tim Enge, Vice President; Kathy Hartmann-Breunig, Treasurer; Cathy Jo Schreiber, Secretary; Members at Large: Shelly Hacker, Terry Slotty, Mike Lindloff 4
Sauk Prairie s member Mark Ladsten takes the President seat this year at the business meeting. We hope to have a large support network there for Mark. Hotel Accommodations: Radisson Paper Valley Hotel 333 W. College Avenue Appleton, WI 54911 (920) 733-8000 or 800-333-3333 State Rate Room Charges are: Single - $ 82.00 Double - $ 99.00 Triple - $ 109.00 Quad - $ 109.00 Convention Registration: See the next page. Friday Afternoon Registration Begins at Hotel 12:00 PM Tours - 12:30 PM Load Bus at Fox Valley Tech College (More tour details to be provided in the very near future.) Stop 1 Milk Source/Tidy View Stop 2 Wichman Farms- Robotic Dairy Operation Scheduled to return about 4 PM to campus. Service Motor Company Ag Center Tours provided Dinner @ Fox Valley Technical College 4:30 TO 6:00 PM Sponsored by Denmark FFA Alumni Friday Evening @ Hotel Registration Continues Silent Auction Begins Social Hour Begins @ 7 PM. 8 PM Live Auction Register on line at http://wisconsinffaalumni.org Saturday events: Breakfast: Three scrambled eggs, served with hash browns and crisp bacon. Also includes pastries, orange juice, coffee, tea and milk. Sectional Meetings Business Meeting Guest Speaker Joshua Rusk, National FFA Alumni Lunch: Choice of sandwich topped with leaf lettuce, served with potato chips, fruit and cookie. Sandwich options are: Turkey &Monterrey Jack on pretzel roll, Ham and Swiss on Rye Bread, Roast Beef and Cheddar on Steak Roll or Grilled Vegetable Wrap. Workshops: Two rounds of workshops, on several different topics, allow you to maximize your networking & learning opportunities. (More details released in the near future) Banquet: Chicken Cordon Blue, Roasted Red Potatoes, Green Beans Almandine, Salad, Rolls and Butter, Coffee, Tea and Milk. Dessert selection of pies and cakes. 8 PM Auction followed by Kenny James Live Wisconsin FFA Alumni Annual State Convention 2018 5
Kathy Breunig, Editor Sauk Prairie FFA Alumni 541 Water Street Prairie du Sac, WI 53578 Name: Address Join Sauk Prairie FFA Alumni For Free City Zip Email: Send form to: Sauk Prairie FFA Alumni, Kathy Hartmann-Breunig, Treasurer 1701 Mulberry St., Sauk City or email Kathy at rainbowfloralsp@gmail.com 6