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Our next IHPA event on the horizon

Summer Field Day

IHPA Summer Field Day sponsored by the Eastern Iowa Beekeeping Club

 

Pricing: Members $30, Non-Members $40, New Member plus Registration $60

Lunch Provided: Catered by The Smokeaholics, a local Brewery and BBQ featuring sauces made with local honey.  

Smoked Brisket, Honey Brined Smoked Pork Loin, Coleslaw, Potato Salad, and Cornbread with honey butter.  

 

Event Check In beginning at 9:15

Event Start Time 10:00am

End Time 4pm

 

Event Seminars;

Ross Rounds and Comb Honey

Identifying Pests and Diseases in Hives

Best practices in Honey Harvest

Starting a Bee Business what you need to know to get going

Live Hive Inspections

Live Splits

 

Entertainment - Smoker Challenge, sign up for the smoker challenge, just bring your smoker with, we will be providing the materials to light it and the fastest...wins a Yeti Cooler donated by Chris Puetz.

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Saturday, June 21st 
Ebert Honey 1090 IA-1N, Mt Vernon, IA 52314

Your New 2025 IHPA Board and Directors (as decided by membership at the business meeting Saturday, Oct. 26th)

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President:

Chris Puetz

Vice President:

Sara Holton

Secretary:

Heidi Love

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Treasurer:

Lisa Montgomery

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Historian:

Tina Marshall

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Past President:

Jason Foley

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District 4 Director:

Tyler Holton

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District 5 Director:

Nicholas Simpson

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District 6 Director:

Marlene Boernsen

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State Apiarist:

Andrew Joseph

Continuing directors up for re-election next year

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District 1 Director:

Jim Marshall

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District 2 Director:

HR Cook

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District 3 Director:

Riley Finer

2024 IHPA Memorial Scholarship Winners

Dist 1.    Kate Richards, Solon

Dist 2.    Abigal Dvorak, Cedar Falls

Dist 3.    Isabelle Harty, Mason City

Dist 4.    Mathew Mikles, Johnston

Dist 5.    Dylan Calvin, Creston

Dist 6.    Isabelle Gehrke, Milford

These high school graduates will receive a $500  schalorship.   I would like to thank all the students that applied. We had more apps than last year.   I had several people help and contribute to making this a success.   Dick and Kristy Ostercamp for there advise and help.   Riley Finer for his help and excepting a spot on the memorial committee.  The district representatives all were willing to help and I really feel it makes this special when we can be at the assembly to represent the IHPA.   Some had conflicts and were not able to do the presentation.  Our President went to a school and made a presentation, Jason thank you.  Some schools would not allow a representative to make the presentation and I understand the size of some, there is not enough time for.   There will be some minor adjustments made for next year and I will be taking it to the board for approval but I feel this has been a successful year.  I am looking forward for next year!  Thank you.

SHOW YOUR SUPPORT TO OTHERS FOR YOUR LOVE OF HONEY BEES AND THE IHPA

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You can order one decal for $10 or two for $15 (make check to IHPA).  You probably will want two since you will have two License Plates.  You don’t have to have a decal on both. Or you could choose a different non-profit organization’s decal and place on the other plate, as well. Or, in the future you want a different type of decal you can easily change it or update your current decal.

You can see the Decal below and on the DOT’s website which is; https://iowadot.gov/mvd/vehicleregistration/vehicleregistration/Decals

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This decal is made to the same specifications that the month decal is made.  So, it should last a few years.  Now, for those of you that do not want to buy the Decal License Plate ($5.00 in addition to your registration fee plus $5.00 renewal fee at the County’s Treasurers Office) but still want a COOL DECAL you can use them like any decal – in your vehicle’s window, bumper or even on your refrigerator.

The purpose of this decal is raise awareness of Honey Bees and IHPA in Iowa.  Yes, we will raise some dollars too. All funds raised will go to support Iowa State Fair Booth renovations.

 Thanks for your support of this fun way of showing off our love of honey bees and of IHPA.

 

  

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