RRV Development Association Celebrates 77th Annual Honor Banquet

The Red River Valley Development Association’s 77^th Annual Honor Banquet will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2015, beginning at noon in Bede Ballroom, Sargeant Student Center, University of Minnesota, Crookston.  Tickets for the noon banquet are available for $18.00 from the Extension Regional Office, Crookston, and can be reserved by calling 1-888-241-0781 by March 20.  Payment can be made at the door.

Those honored at the March 28^th banquet were selected for the good example they have set through volunteering, community service, farming or agricultural operations, and their commitment to conserving natural resources.  Funding for the Red River Valley Development Association is provided by 14 counties in northwest Minnesota.

The Northwest Minnesota Youth Leadership Awards will be presented to four youth between the ages of 17 and 21 who submitted applications and essays describing their leadership contributions in their communities.

The Red River Valley Development Association includes Directors from 14 counties in northwest Minnesota appointment by the county boards of commissioners.  The 2015 Directors and honorees are:

County	Director	Honorees	Town
Becker	Bruce Hein	Lloyd and Linda Jirava	Ogema
Clay	Clarice Schmidt	Bruce and Joy Bang	Hawley
Clearwater	Allen Paulson	Mark and Sharon Larson	Clearbrook
Kittson	Gary Johnson	James and Betty Younggren	Hallock
Lake of the Woods	Ken Horntvedt	Lynda Annoreno Amy Ballard	Baudette
Mahnomen	Jean Nelson	Anthony and Patty Maruska	Lengby
Marshall	Gary Satre	Richard and Pat Moen	Newfolden
Norman	Burton Rockstad	Dan and Nancy Grundhovd	Gary
East Otter Tail	Roger Fremming	Randall and LuAnn Carow	Perham
West Otter Tail	Daniel Roehl	John and Michelle Lindquist
Pennington	Gladys Hallstrom	Alan and Deb Swanson	Goodridge
East Polk	Jerry Erickson	Robert and Janet Landsverk Donald and Janice Landsverk	Fosston
West Polk	Curt Knutson	Reed and Sheryl Tinkham	Fisher
Red Lake	Larry Johnson	Tim and Janet Hagl	Red Lake Falls
Roseau	Selvin “Buddy” Erickson	Samuel and Lola Grafstrom	Salol
Wilkin	Milan Drewlow	Gerald and Cathy Nordick	Breckenridge

For more information, contact Deborah M. Zak, Regional Director, Northwest, Extension Regional Office, Crookston.  Phone:  218-281-8684 or 1-888-241-0781.  E-mail:  dzak@umn.edu.