Friend of the Fair Award

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Distinguished Service Award

The Friend of the Fair award is given to businesses that have supported us in one way or another over multiple years. We are lucky to be blessed with an abundance of them in our county. Their generous donations and assistance have allowed us to make our fairgrounds one of the best in the state. They allow us to have a wonderful showcase for our 4-H and FFA youth to show livestock and display their various projects. With their help, it also allows us to have a free gate and parking along with a great line up of entertainment. 

To all the businesses that support us, a big THANK YOU to everyone!!


Previous Winners:
2018 - United Beverage (Frana Beer)
2019 - Bruening Rock Products; Lynch Livestock
2020 - COVID Year
2021 - Mabe's Pizza; A&J Petersburg Agency
2022 - Ruth Woldum; Decorah Rental
2023 - Franzen Sales & Service; Olson Explosives
2024 - Steve Falck Concrete Construction; Decorah Bank & Trust; Dan's Standard
2025 - Viking State Bank; Ridgeway Feed & Lumber; Structural Contractors Integrated (SCI)
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The Fair is made up of volunteers - without volunteers there would be no fair, and our county is filled with people willing to share their time and talents to make this the Biggest Little Fair in Iowa.

This award is given to those volunteers who have given a lifetime of service for the fair, 4-H, FFA, and our community. Some we see in the limelight every day - others are behind the scenes we never know they are there, but every one of them is important in making the Winneshiek County Fair the great success that it is. 

We often take for granted these very people that deserve our gratitude. (Cynthia Ozick)
Thank you, Volunteers!!

If anyone has someone they feel deserves this award, please contact us with their name and a note as to why you believe so. Thank you for your help!

Previous Winners:
2011 - Duane Bergan; Vernon & Kay Spilde; E.J. Weigle
2012 - Madelyn Wise; Dave & Martha Huinker; Gary Svenson
2013 - Edna & Ted Schrandt
2014 - Arlin Hanson; Spencer & Janice Hotvedt; Marcy & Marie Broghamer
2015 - Bob & Sadie Sersland; Albert & Donna Ashbacher
2016 - Bonnie Sorum; LeRoy McClintock
2017 - Erbie Steffens; Patricia & Louis Courtney
2018 - Kristi Berge; Eric & Jan Nordschow
2019 - Rich Hammel
2020 - COVID Year
2021 - Dick Trytten
2022 - Rick Twedt; Steve Langland; Rose and Russell Brown
2023 - Leon Brown; Chuck & Darlene Dahl, Jerry & Beth Einck
2024 -Dave Sacquitne; Shirley Ringdahl; Gary Sacquitne; Wayne & Roxanne Huinker
2025 - Andrew Bakke; Steve & Donella Darrington; Ron Hemesath; Jeanett Hansen
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