President’s Perspective

As I write this article, I look at the past two years as president. It has been an honor to work with the great people of our association. I will be passing the responsibilities on to Walt Wessel and wish him the best of luck. I would also like to thank Jenna Chapman and Brianna Lucey, and Shellie Volker for all their support throughout the last two years. They have been great to work with.

Our state convention was held on February 25 at Promiseland Winery in Guttenberg. Congratulations to all the award winners and thanks to all that helped to organize this event.

Our state sale will be March 18th along with our calf raffle. Thanks to the farms that provided calves for this years raffle. If you haven’t already purchased your ticket yet, please do so from any state board member. The proceeds are used to help fund our adult and junior activities. Thank you to the consignors and all the volunteers that help make the state sale a success.

Our state show will be held in Manchester on August 1-2. Have a safe spring!

Dan Moon

District Officers

District 1

President: Larry Landsgard

Vice-President: Paul Stempfle

Secretary: Kevin Fossum

Treasurer: Dan Moon

Membership: Mark Knudtson, Gary Sacquitne, Myron Arthur, Larry Landsgard

Show Chair: Kevin Fossum

Junior Advisory: Kevin & Julie Fossum, Bill & Shellie Volker, Lance & Jonna Schutte

State Directors: Paul Stempfle, Doug Lyons, Matt Henkes

District 2

President: Terry Eick

Vice-President: Kevin Kueker

Sec-Treas: Kelly Eick

Membership: Dan Bolin

State Director: Dan Bolin

District 4

President: Heather Luitjens

Vice-President: Brad Korver

Sec-Treas: Charlotte Rollefson

Show Chair: Charlotte Rollefson

Obituaries

Maurice K. Van Note, 87, of Palo, died Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at Keystone Care Center. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, February 18th at 11am at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids with Pastor Bill Reirden officiating. Private burial for family and close friends will follow at the Palo Cemetery. The family will greet friends ahead of the service, starting at 9:30am. A livestream of the funeral service may be accessed on the funeral home website under the obituary for Maurice Van Note, at the video tab starting at 11:00 am, Saturday, February 18th.

Membership: Dave Chapman

State Director: Jim Vierhout

District 5

President: Mark Ludwig

Vice-President: Leroy Meyer

Sec-Treas: Connie Ludwig

District 6

President: Larry Madren

Vice-President: Ron Finch

Sec-Treas: Charles Sloniger

District 8

President: Jeff Hammerand

Vice-President: Tom Simon

Sec-Treas: Bob & Rita Rahe

Membership: Rick Demmer

Show Chairs: Jeff Hammerand

Junior Advisory: Shirley Simon, Kathy Demmer, Joanne Rauen

State Directors: Tom Holub, Jeff Hammerand

District 9

President: Dean Miller

Vice-President: Jack Lang

Sec-Treas: Paula Smith

Maurice Keith Van Note was born August 19, 1935, in Cedar Rapids, the oldest of three boys born to Glenn and Lillian (Millburn) Van Note. He graduated from Palo Consolidated High School in 1952 and studied business at Coe College. After 3 years, he transferred to the University of Iowa (to avoid taking a foreign language class), attaining an accounting degree in 1968. Maurice married Pamela Corio on Feb. 19, 2000, at Hillside Wesleyan Church and they enjoyed 20 years of marriage prior to her passing in 2020. Early in his career, Maurice was an accountant for Wilson Meat Packing, where he tracked pickled pigs’ feet, but his love of all things farming soon lured him away. Through the years he spent countless hours establishing Vlieland Farms and the home of registered Holsteins with rolling cropland. His passion for farming extended to the classroom where he supported agricultural courses at Kirkwood Community College for future generations, as well as serving as a 4-H Leader for the Clinton Roughriders club. He was a 66-year member of both the Iowa Holstein Association and the Holstein Association USA, as well as a 43-year member of the US Southdown Association. Maurice was a faithful member of the Hillside Wesleyan Church where he enjoyed the fellowship of congregants, especially the Agape Sunday School class. He enjoyed farming, reading, keeping up with various sports teams, and listening to polka & gospel music. In his later years, he enjoyed recounting stories of years gone by with memories of farming with Belgian & Percheron horses in his early years, planting with the Super H Farmall, showing Holsteins at World Dairy Expo and building a farm from the ground up to raise dairy cows, sheep and a family rooted in agriculture. He is survived by his three children, Kristyn (Shaun) Yoder of Wellman, IA, Bryan (Adrien) Van Note of Moseley, VA and Lynette (Eric) Bossler of Van Horne, IA; 10 grandchildren, Alyssa, Mikaela, Cameron and Lincoln Yoder; Blake and Mackenzie Van Note; and Morgan, Dylan, Colton and Courtney Bossler. In addition to his immediate family, Maurice is also survived by Pam’s children and grandchildren. Preceding Maurice in death were his parents and two brothers, Wallace and Vernon Van Note.

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