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SWCDs con't the past," he said. Other speakers at the conven- tion included Gene Nugoson, commissioner of the Minne- sota Department of Agricul- ture, who spoke about state and federal legislation; and Rep. LeRoy Koppendrayer (Princeton), Sen. LeRoy Stumpf (Thief River Fails), and attorney and Hennepin SWCD Manager Don Wodek, who had a panel discussion on property rights and envi- ronmental regulation. A number of awards were presented at the convention: •John Burgers. manager of the Rock SWCD, was chosen for the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resource's Outstanding SWCD Employee Award; °Russ Ruud, supervisor of the Aitkin SWCD, was chosen for the MASWCD's Outstanding Supervisar Award; •Goodhue SWCD was chosen as the grand winner for the Goodyear Conservation Award, sponsored by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com- pany; •Dee Goerge, a reporter with the VVadena Pioneer Journal, was chosen for the MASWCD Media Award; •Renviile SWCD was chosen r"or the Depart- ment of Natural Resource`s Outstanding SWCD Award: •Dakota SWCD received the SWCD of the Year Award from The Farmer magazine and MASWCD; Pitzenberger, a teacher at •John and Bev Finnegan Triton High School in of Wadena were chosen Dodge Center; Patti by Northwest Sportshow Johnson, a teacher at and MASWCD to receive Lincoln High School in Minnesota's Outstanding Thief River Falls; and Farmer/Sportsman Award; Malinda Dexter, manager •Biseck Brothers Inc. of the Wadena SWCD. (Frank, John Jr. and Albert •Dakota SWCD; Felicia Biseck) of New Prague Brockoff of Carver SWCD; were chosen by The Mary Ann Mills of Pine Farmer magazine and SWCD; and Miki Sanvig of MASWCD as Minnesota's Pope SWCD were hon- Outstanding Conserva- ored for their work with the tionists; Envirothon, an outdoor •Dave Benner, a former learning activity for high deputy state conservation- school students. ist for the Natural Re- sources Conservation The MASWCD also honored Service (NRCS), was an `outstanding conservation- chosen for the MASWCD ist" from each SWCD at a Friend of Conservation special luncheon sponsored Award; and by The Farmer Magazine. The °Sally Winecke, a teacher presentation included slides at Lakeville High School in of the outstanding conserva- Dakota County, won the tionists and a brief description .MASWCD Minnesota of how each had earned the Conservation Teacher of honor. the Year Award. •Also honcred for their Next year's convention will be work in environments( at the Radisson South Hotel education were Norm in Bloomington December 8, 9 Sieling, a teacher at Lake and 10. Crystal High School; Ed John Burgers (right), manager of Rock SGVCD, receives the Outstanding SWCD Employee Award from Bu'SR Executive Director Ron Harnack.