Graettinger FFA Yearly Activities Highlight
Graettinger FFA outlines a busy year with events from February crop judging and subdistrict contests to March officer elections and a slave auction. April hosts state convention and a parent and son banquet, June features a summer trip and project tour, August includes state fair duties, September plans farmer initiation, October schedules a pigeon hunt and harvest ball, December ends with fruit sales and a Christmas dance. The chapter, organized in 1952, lists 27 current members with 10 Iowa Farmers and 22 honorary members in its history.
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Grachtinger
Iowa
Graettinger FFA chapter sweetheart lineup
Front row lists Craig Dobbins Robert Mahan Edwin Albrand Diane Bortint Phillip Guinn Mark Mahan Rich Dalen center Diane is the chapter sweetheart. Middle row shows Ron Andrews Dale Hoffman Steve Jensen Jerry Petersen Gary Dalen Bill Graettinger Tom Fries Jim McQuown. Back row includes Joe Mahan Darryl Jensen Craig Stewart Craig Tindall Rodney Torreson Robert Stoltz Keith Schnell.
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Graettinger Ffa
Craig Dobbins
Robert Mahan
Edwin Albrand
Diane Bortint
Phillip Guinn
Mark Mahan
Rich Dalen
Ron Andrews
Dale Hoffman
Steve Jensen
Jerry Petersen
Gary Dalen
Bill Graettinger
Tom Fries
Jim McQuown
Joe Mahan
Darryl Jensen
Craig Stewart
Craig Tindall
Rodney Torreson
Robert Stoltz
Keith Schnell
Graettinger
FFA
Front Row
Rich Balen
Andy Groos
Sentinel
Agricultures More Than Farming Theme for National FFA Week
Vocational agriculture students at Grachtinger High School join Future Farmers of America members nationwide for National FFA Week February 19 to 26. The theme Agriculture Is More Than Farming highlights the industry’s importance, opportunities in agriculture, and George Washington’s farming legacy.
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Grachtinger High School
Future Farmers of America
Farm Boys
America
PFA
IPA
Puerto Rico
FFA
George Washington
Washington
Farm youth group praised for community progress
We salute this great farm youth organization for its contributions to improved agriculture, better local communities, more satisfying farm home life and good citizen.
Chapter Members And Their Projects
FFA members list their projects in order: productive projects, improvement projects, and supplementary farm practices. Members include Ron Andrews with calves and sheep, Edwin Albrand with a sow and rabbits, Bill Beck with ewes, and Gary Dalen with a dairy cow and calf, among others. The roster lists numerous sows, litters, dairy cows, crops, and acreage, ending with incomplete entries for Rodney Torresan and others.
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FFA
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Matt Furniture
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Ren’s Bake Shop
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the Graettinger Times
Watson Farm
Wikert Truck Line
West End Tavern
Con
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Pillip Guinn
John Hankey
Jon Jamiaan
Hoy Jensen
Larry Joyce
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Rodney
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