The 2006 Trempealeau County Land Judging Contest was held on Thursday, May 11th. Arcadia High School co-hosted the event with the Trempealeau County Land Conservation Department. Kevin Whalen High School Agriculture Instructor along with Carla Doelle of the Land Conservation Dept. coordinated the event. This years contest was held at the Arcadia Sportsmans Club property located in Arcadia. A total of four schools participated in this years contest, with 32 students competing for top honors. Schools participating were Arcadia, Blair-Taylor, Eleva-Strum, and Independence. Results are as follows:
|
Place |
School |
Ag Instructor |
Total Score |
|
1st |
Arcadia |
Kevin Whalen |
787 |
|
2nd |
Blair-Taylor |
Andrea Hanson |
715 |
|
3rd |
Eleva-Strum |
Warren Behm |
646 |
PHOTO A:
(L to R) Pictured with Land Conservation Committee Member, Richard Kiekhoefer are Senior Division - lst Place Team members from Arcadia: Anthony Garafalo, Sam Hicks, Casey Smitczek and Jeff Haines.
|
Place |
School |
Ag Instructor |
Total Score |
|
1st |
Arcadia ( Photo B) |
Kevin Whalen |
823 |
|
2nd |
Blair-Taylor |
Andrea Hanson |
742 |
|
3rd |
Independence0 |
Brad Sirriani |
715 |
|
4th |
Eleva-Strum |
Warren Behm |
628 |
PHOTO B:
( L to R) Pictured with Land Conservation Committee Member, Richard Kiekhoefer are Junior Division - lst Place Team members from Arcadia: Paul Reuter, Andrew Sendelbach, Greg Rotering, and Maria Arendt.
|
Place |
Individual (Photo C) |
School |
Ag Instructor |
Total Score |
|
1st |
Anthony Garafalo |
Arcadia |
KevinWhalen |
268 |
|
2nd |
Sam Hicks |
Arcadia |
Kevin Whalen |
266 |
|
3rd |
Casey Smitczek |
Arcadia |
Kevin Whalen |
253 |
PHOTO C:
(L to R) Pictured with Land Conservation Committee Member, Richard Kiekhoefer are the top placing individuals in the Senior Division of the Land Judging Contest : 1st Place- Anthony Garafalo - Arcadia , 2nd Place Sam Hicks – Arcadia and 3rd Place Casey Smitczek- Arcadia.
|
Place |
Individual (Photo D) |
School |
Ag Instructor |
Total Score |
|
1st |
Paul Reuter |
Arcadia |
Kevin Whalen |
282 |
|
2nd |
Andrew Sendelbach |
Arcadia |
Kevin Whalen |
280 |
|
3rd |
Jeff Susa |
Eleva-Strum |
Warren Behm |
270 |
PHOTO D:
(L to R) Pictured with Land Conservation Committee Member, Richard Kiekhoefer are the top placing individuals in the Junior Division of the Land Judging Contest: 1st Place- Paul Reuter - Arcadia, 2nd Place – Andrew Sendlebach, 3rd place Jesse Susa – Eleva-Strum (missing from photo).
Richard Kiekhoefer a member of the Trempealeau County Land Conservation Committee, presented plaques, in each division, to the top school and to students with the three highest individual scores.
The Land Judging Contest is sponsored annually by the Trempealeau County Land Conservation Department. Larry Natzke, Soil Scientist with the Natural Resource Conservation Service, was the official judge. Land Conservation Department staff along with the Ag Instructors and Arcadia High School students coordinated the scoring of the land judging cards.
Participants in the Land Judging Contest had to examine soil from four pits. The characteristics of topsoil and subsoil had to be recognized. The texture, structure, depth, slope and drainage of the soil had to be determined. The fertilizer and lime requirements, based on the soil test for each pit, had to be judged. Contestants were also required to identify soil erosion and other limitations of the soil. They also classified the soil site according to its capabilities and recommended the correct farm management and conservation practices for the soil site.
Trempealeau County
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Poster and Speaking Contest Results
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2004 Conservation Speaking Contest
The Trempealeau County Conservation Speaking Contest was held on Wednesday, October 13th, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. in the Trempealeau County Courthouse. This contest is co-sponsored annually by the Associated Conservation Clubs of Trempealeau County and the Land Conservation Department and is open to all Trempealeau County youth from Grades 5-12. Ken Myers, Soil & Water Conservationist served as Master of Ceremonies. Judges for the contest were: Gerald Davis, retired Blair-Taylor school teacher, Dennis Deitelhoff , W.W.T.C. Farm Business and Production Management teacher, and Sheila Kiekhoefer, Arcadia High School English/Spanish teacher. A total of 10 entries were received. Speeches were given in two divisions: Elementary and Junior.
The 2004 winners are as follows:
ELEMENTARY DIVISION
1st Place
Winner: Abigail Kramer
Speech Title: "Alien Invasion"
Arcadia Public School
Teacher/Coach: Jeff Byom
Parents: Daryl and LuAnn Kramer
2nd Place
Winner: Katherine Halama
Speech Title: "Trees Keep Wisconsin Standing Tall"
S. S. Peter & Paul Catholic School
Teacher/Coach: Mrs. Cleo Pientok
Parents: Kenneth C. and Kim Halama
3rd Place
Winner: Kendra Palkowski
Speech Title: "CWD"
Arcadia Public School
Teacher/Coach: Derek Updike
Parents: Ron and Sandy Palkowski
Other participants in the Elementary Division were Tim Rindahl, Catherine Sorenson, Brock Olson, Stephanie Hohmann, and Sara Kania from Arcadia Elementary School.
JUNIOR DIVISION
1st Place
Winner: Kelsey A. Marsolek
Speech Title: "Out The Window"
S.S. Peter & Paul Catholic School - Independence
Entered Through Lincoln Pioneers 4-H Club
Parents: Debra & Mark Marsolek
2nd Place
Winner: Caitlyn J. Marsolek
Speech Title: "Call Of The Wild"
S.S. Peter & Paul Catholic School - Independence
Entered through Lincoln Pioneers 4-H Club
Parents: Debra & Mark Marsolek
Steven Knudtson presented cash awards on behalf of the Associated Conservation Clubs as follows: First place winner $25.00, Second place $15.00, and Third place winner $10.00. On behalf of the Land Conservation Committee, Secretary Richard Kiekhoefer also presented the winning speakers and other participants with monetary awards.
First place winners in each division will advance to the Western Area Speaking Contest to be held in Sparta, on Friday, October 29th, 2004.
The entire Speaking Program will be aired on the local TCCTV Cable Channel 18.
Pictured with Land Conservation Committee Secretary, Richard Kiekhoefer (Left), and Associated Conservation Clubs representative, Steven Knudtson, (Right), are the top winners in the Elementary division of the 2004 Trempealeau County Conservation Speaking Contest : lst Place Winner- Abigail Kramer, 2nd Place Winner – Katherine Halama and 3rd Place Winner – Kendra Palkowski
Pictured with Land Conservation Committee Secretary, Richard Kiekhoefer (Left) and Associated Conservation Clubs representative, Steven Knudtson, (Right) are Kelsey Ann Marsolek and Caitlyn Joy Marsolek the first and second place winners in the Junior division of the 2004 Trempealeau County Conservation Speaking Contest.
Pictured above are all the participants in the 2004 Trempealeau County Conservation Speaking Contest. They are (L to R-first row) Stephanie Hohmann, Abigail Kramer, Brock Olson, Catherine Sorenson. (L to R - back row) Land Conservation Committee Secretary, Richard Kiekhoefer, Caitlyn Joy Marsolek, Katherine Halama, Kendra Palkowski , Sara Kania , Tim Rindahl, Kelsey Ann Marsolek and Associated Conservation Clubs representative, Steven Knudtson.
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