Flour City District

August – Flour City District Fall Meeting and Conference

Plans for the 2012 Flour City District Fall Meeting and Conference are under way. Registration and program details will be posted as soon as they are available.

2011 Fall Meeting Update

The Flour City District held its annual fall meeting on Aug. 11-12 in Fargo, North Dakota. The meeting featured a technical conference, followed by a tour of the Northern Crops Institute. The concluding banquet included a performance by stand-up comedian Scott Novotny.

IAOM Treasurer Joel Hoffa provided an international update on IAOM activities. Presentations were given on topics including ozone use in the milling industry, hazard monitoring sensors and systems, automation lifecycle planning, and enclosed, self-cleaning belt conveyors.    

A golf tournament was held on August 12, at The Meadows Golf Course, in Moorhead, Minnesota.

The District membership elected a new slate of officers.

Darin Elliott

Director

Horizon Milling, LLC

Michael Ginal

Chairman

Horizon Milling, LLC

Mason Reid

Vice Chairman

ADM Milling Company

Dave McGowan

Secretary/Treasurer

Donaldson-Torit Co.

Scott Dillingham

1st Executive Committeeperson

ConAgra Mills

Ron Purvis

Allied Trades Event Chairperson

The Bratney Company

June 17 – Spring Golf Tourney

Some 50 golfers showed up on June 17 at the Stonebrooke Golf Club in Shakopee, Minnesota, to play in the Flour City Spring Golf tournament. The 4-person scramble started at 11 am on the beautiful course.

Flour City Secretary/Treasurer Greg Vander Vorste said it was a great day of golf for all who turned out for the event.

The event was such a success that the group plans to hold next year's tournament at the same location.

Flour City District Fall Meeting and Conference

Approximately 40 milling professionals attended the Flour City District fall meeting from Aug. 20-22 at the Arrowwood Resort in Alexandria, Minn. A golf tournament was held on Saturday, Aug. 22.

The district plans to have a spring meeting on April 2, 2010, in the Twin City area. It will hold its annual golf tournament on June 18, 2010. The District will return to Alexandria, Minn., for its fall meeting in 2010. Following the 2010 meeting in Alexandria, the Flour City District discussed the possibility of joining with other districts for the fall meeting. The leadership plans to conduct a survey to see which existing joint meeting might work best for the district membership.

The Flour City District elected a new slate of officers. The officers are installed by IAOM President Ivo Klaric.

Joel Hoffa

The Mennel Milling Company

Director

Bruce Carlson Chairman

Horizon Milling, GP

Travis Devlin, Vice Chairman

North Dakota Mill                  

Greg Vander Vorste, Secretary/Treasurer

Premier Tech Systems

Michael Ginal, 1^st Exe. Committeeperson

Horizon Milling LLC

Douglas Hull, 2^nd Exe.  Committeeperson

Bay State Milling

Ron Purvis

Allied Trades Event Chairperson

The Bratney Company

Other Events

2012

May 7-11 – 116th Annual IAOM Conference & Expo

June 15 – Spring Golf

Stonebrooke Golf Club | Shakopee, Minnesota

2013

April 29-May 3 – 117th Annual IAOM Conference & Expo

Hilton Fallsview Hotel and Niagara Falls Convention Center, Niagara Falls, Ontario  Canada

2014

May 19-23 – 118th Annual IAOM Conference & Expo

Omaha Hilton Hotel and Qwest Center, Omaha, Nebraska  USA

*For more information about these and other district meetings, please contact Greg Vander Vorste, Secretary Treasurer.
Phone 952-442-8870; e-mail: vang@premiertech.com