Auxiliary News By Datonn Hanke, vice president, WPGA
Hello, all! We’ve had a
somewhat busy month and would love to share it with you. March 29-31 was the 60th Annual WPS Farm Show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and let me start by saying it was so great to be back after a twoyear hiatus. It was a cold and blustery couple of days, but what else can we expect from March in Wisconsin? The Wisconsin Potato Growers
Auxiliary runs a potato booth every year where we sell baked potatoes and French fries at the WPS Farm Show, and suffice it to say, it’s a fan favorite! I had the pleasure of working in the booth this year, and it was awesome to see the long line of people waiting excitedly for their Wisconsin potato goodies. If you haven’t been able to attend the WPS Farm Show in the past, stop by next year and visit us at
Top: The line at left was steady during the 60th Annual WPS Farm Show, with people waiting excitedly for baked potatoes and French fries at the Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary (WPGA) booth. At right are WPVGA Financial Officer Karen Rasmussen (red shirt and apron) and WPGA member Carole Gagas (yellow shirt and apron), and to the left under the Pepsi sign is WPVGA Program Assistant Jane Guillen.
Volunteer workers at the WPGA baked potato and French fries booth during the WPS Farm Show are, from left to right, Kari Burns, Carole Gagas, Cliff Gagas, Abby Firkus, Marilyn Wierzba, Lynn Isherwood, Denise Firkus, Lonnie Firkus, and Justin Isherwood. 28 BC�T May
Above: WPVGA Financial Officer Karen Rasmussen (left) serves up baked potatoes with Cliff and Carole Gagas at the WPS Farm Show. Cliff and Carole are largely responsible for planning and helping execute the WPGA baked potato and French fries booth at the show each year, and keeping it running smoothly.
