Quincy celebrates farmers
CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 11 months AGO
A cornhead from Kallstrom Sweet Corn, the 2024 Farm Family of the Year, snaps a photo as he travels the Farmer-Consumer Awareness day parade route.
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Quincy junior cheerleaders back the Jacks with a cheer while walking in the FCAD parade.
Sadie Diaz, foreground, studies a quilt while filling out her ballot at the FCAD quilt show, consulting with her mom Isabel Diaz, center and her sister Ximena Diaz, background.
A dancer with Ballet Sol y Luna, Quincy shows off her moves in the FCAD parade.
Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience serving small communities in the Pacific Northwest. She began her post-high-school education at Treasure Valley Community College and enerned her journalism degree at Oregon State University. After working for multiple publications, she has settled down at the Columbia Basin Herald and has been a staple of the newsroom for more than a decade. Schweizer’s dedication to her communities and profession has earned her the nickname “The Baroness of Bylines.” She covers a variety of beats including health, business and various municipalities. | September 17, 2024 1:40 AM
QUINCY — The contribution Quincy-area farmers make – locally and beyond – was recognized at Farmer Consumer Awareness Day on Saturday. The annual event seeks to help area residents understand the hard work that goes into producing the food that goes into our grocery stores.
Full coverage of the event will appear in this month’s edition of the Basin Business Journal, our sister publication covering business, agriculture and industry in the Columbia Basin.
Quincy junior cheerleaders back the Jacks with a cheer while walking in the FCAD parade.
Sadie Diaz, foreground, studies a quilt while filling out her ballot at the FCAD quilt show, consulting with her mom Isabel Diaz, center and her sister Ximena Diaz, background.
A dancer with Ballet Sol y Luna, Quincy shows off her moves in the FCAD parade.ARTICLES BY CHERYL SCHWEIZER
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