Governor's Volunteer Award winner Rod Hansen named
Rod Hansen of Buffalo Center is one of Iowa’s 2012 Governor’s Volunteer Award recipients announced by Governor Terry Branstad’s office. Nominated by Buffalo Center, Hansen will receive the honor June 13 at 3:00 p.m. in Anderson Auditorium on the Buena Vista campus in Storm Lake. the ceremony is open to the public. Hansen helped design and oversee the Heritage Town Center building project in Buffalo Center.
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Terry Branstad
Rod Hansen
Buffalo Center
Iowa
Hansen
City of Buffalo Center
Storm Lake
Buena Vista
Anderson Auditorium
Heritage Town Center
Buffalo Center works on warning siren upgrade project
Buffalo Center Fire Department and Volunteer Ambulance Corps plan a $30,000 project to install two new outdoor warning sirens replacing the 1969 system. The city council backed the effort at a May 23 meeting with funding aided by BCVED, county dispatch, and fundraising events on July 8.
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Buffalo Center Fire Department
Buffalo Center
Brian Blodgett
Blodgett
1St St. NW
BCVED
VAC
Fire Department
Bidne retires after a 39 year North Iowa teaching career
Joan Bidne ends 39 years in classrooms over Thompson and North Iowa School District, focusing on middle school reading and language arts. She started the TAG program, taught all ages except kindergarten, and plans to read more, travel with her husband, and visit family after leaving teaching to farm duties. She left school due to a wisdom tooth infection and PICC line recovery.
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Joan Bidne
Thompson
North Iowa
Bidne
University of Northern
Mrs. Bidne
Trinity Lutheran Church
Janelle
Iowa City
Elca Synod
Jeanette
Lake Irene
Parkers Prairie
Jennifer
MRCI
Mankato
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Carl Roth
Jesse Beck
Thomas Flo
Nathan Coden
Brett Doege
Parker Johnson
Catlin Fleener
Kody Roth
Arnold Roth
Chance Beck
North Iowa Community
Nathan Doden
Graceland Cemetery
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