2012 Idaho Irrigation Equipment Show & Conference January 4-5, 2012, Shilo Inn, Idaho Falls, Idaho |
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| 2011 IIEA Board of Directors: Back row: Tad Barrie, Fred Butler, Quentin Nesbitt, Kasey Garrett, Bob Hand, Howard Neibling. Front row: Ron Sessler, Bill Rawlings, Derick Attebury, Dana Duffin, Dirk Leavitt, Tom Kuntz |
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| 2012 IIEA President: Bill Rawlings and 2011 IIEA President Tad Barrie |
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| Chad Dabell, Robertson Supply (Center), and Greg Luck, Grundfos Pump speak with a customer. |
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| Franklin Electric Booth |
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| Technical Education Class Members |
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| Technical Education Class Members |
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| Duran Cox, Intermountain Landscape Sales |
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| Aberdeen FFA Display |
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| North Fremont Botany Class 2nd Place Display |
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| North Fremont Ecology Class Display |
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| Eastern Idaho Professional Tech 1st Place Display |
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| JM Eagle Booth |
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| Snake River Sales booth |
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| Leah Meeks was our guest speaker. |
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| Madison FFA display |
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| Bill Rawlings and Michelle Souza, Intermountain Farm & Ranch. |
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| Parma FFA Display |
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| Past Presidents and 2012 Board |
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| Sylvan Seely and son, Stuart. |
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| Sylvan Seely, IIEA's 2011 Person of the Year |
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| Sylvan, Gail, and Stuart Seely |
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| Sylvan, Gail, Shawna, and Stuart Seely. |
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| Seely Family |
2011 Idaho Irrigation Equipment Show & Conference January 11-12, 2011, Best Western Burley Inn & Convention Center |
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| Tad Barrie was elected as the 2011 IIEA President. |
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| Robert Gheen, Gheen Irrigation Works, was named the 2010 IIEA Person of the Year. |
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| Recipients of the IIEA Person of the Year: Kay Stanger, Robert Gheen, Gordon Jensen, John Lake and Bernie Fischer |
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| Presidents of the IIEA: Back row: Blake Fischer, Clint Eshelman, Nicki Leatham, Gordon Barry. Front row: Larry Fischer, Kasey Garrett, Lance Eldridge, Tad Barrie, Gordon Jensen, Don Zimmerman |
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| Kevin Piper presented his boss, Robert Gheen, with the Person of the Year award. |
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| Kasey Garrett, 2010 IIEA President. |
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| IIEA celebrates 40 Years |
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| Gheen Family |
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| Dirk Leavitt scholarship chairman |
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| Quentin Nesbitt |
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| Chairmen of the IIEA: Bob Hand, Dirk Leavitt, Dana Duffin, Chad Shouse. |
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| 2010 IIEA Board Members |
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| Bruce Sandoval, NRCS, teaches an IIEA Technical Class. |
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| Les Lake, Eide Bailey, LLC, teaches a business class on fraud management. |
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| Robertson Supply team |
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| Bill Rawlings, BD Sales & Supply; Tom Franzen, Specified Fittings |
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| Mike Beus, Bureau of Reclamation, speaks at the Idaho Water Supply Outlook. |
2010 Idaho Irrigation Equipment Show & Conference Wednesday, January 6, 2010 - Nampa Civic Center, Nampa, Idaho |
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Technical Training Session on January 7, 2010 |
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Technical Training Session on January 7, 2010 |
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Blake Fischer conducts the IIEA Membership Meeting |
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Bernie Fischer tells his annual joke. |
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Ryan Bushman and Brent Wickel give the membership report. |
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Clay Smith, Quentin Nesbitt, Blake Fischer, Kasey Garrett at the Membership Meeting on Jan 6, 2010 at Nampa Civic Center. |
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Blake Fischer, Kasey Garrett, Jerry Troy conduct the business of the IIEA. |
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Blake Fischer, 2009 President, gives Kasey Garrett, 2010 President, receives the IIEA President Gavel |
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Three generations of IIEA Leadership: Blake Fischer, 2009 IIEA President; Bernie Fischer, Incorporator of the IIEA in 1971, Larry Fischer, 1988 IIEA President |
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Kasey Garrett, Rain For Rent, Nampa, is the 2010 IIEA President. |
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Kasey, Kerri, & Keiser Garrett |
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Rick Waitley gives a presentation about Idaho Ag in the Classroom. |
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Rick Waitley and Kasey Garrett. |
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| 2010 IIEA Board of Directors: President Kasey Garrett; Board Members: Tom Kuntz, G&S Sales, Fred Butler, Agri-Lines Irrigation; Kent Kidd, Valmont Industries; Vice President Tad Barrie, Butte Irrigation; Treasurer Jerry Troy, Silver Creek Supply. Not pictured: Quentin Nesbitt, Idaho Power Co.; Bill Rawlings, BD Sales & Supply; Pat Purdy, Precision Pumping Systems. |
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| Back row: 2010 President Kasey Garrett, 2007 President, Jeff Forsberg, 2005-2006 President Lance Eldridge; 2009 President Blake Fischer, 2003 President John Slaughter, 2008 President Clint Eshelman. Front Row: 1989 President Gordon Jensen, 1995 Jim Roters, 1996 President Dave Stubbs. |
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| The Past President's Breakfast invites former presidents and the newly elected Board of Directors. |
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Bernie Fischer, B.A. Fischer Sales Co. Inc., and John Sullivan, DRAKA speak with a visitor at their booth. |
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Rick Patton at the Branom Instrument Booth. |
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Centennial Plastics booth. |
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Ron Sessler speaks to visitors at the Control Components NW/Dykman Electrical booth. |
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Frank J Martin booth. |
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G&S Sales booth. |
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Harold Bingham and friend from Eurodrip. |
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Dave LaBrie at the Husker Power Booth. |
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Interwest Supply booth. |
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Magic Valley Compost booth. |
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John Johnston at the Pierce booth with an area dealer. |
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RG Sales booth. |
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Riserench Booth |
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Senninger Booth. |
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Silver Creek Supply booth. |
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Snake River Sales booth. |
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Sarah and Debra Rogers at the Weather Tec booth. |
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Butte Irrigation staff visit the Weather Tec booth. |
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Rain For Rent booth. |
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K-Box Booth |
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Bob Rupar, Bob Hand, Congressman Walt Minnick. |
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Blake Fischer, Congressman Minnick, Kasey Garrett |
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Buddy Boyd and Brian Neilsen speak with Congressman Walt Minnick. |
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Larry and Blake Fischer speak with Congressman Walt Minnick. |
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Kasey Garrett, Todd Housley, Tom Schwartz, Blake Fischer |
| 2009 Idaho Irrigation Equipment Show - Idaho Falls |
| Rain For Rent employees attend the IIEA Member Training |
| NRCS employees attend the IIEA Member Training |
| IIEA Member Training was held January 7, 2009 |
| TV Reporters from Channel 8 & 3 came during setup |
| 2008 IIEA President Clint Eshelman conducts the annual General Membership Meeting on January 7, 2009 |
| Howard Neibling is the Education Chairman for the IIEA |
| Jerry Rankin, Pipeco Inc., served as Winter Show Turf Chairman |
| Marty Pettingill, Golden West Irrigation, served as Winter Show Ag Chairman |
| Quentin Nesbitt, Idaho Power Co., reported on the IIEA sponsored Irrigation Association training |
| Brent Wickel, Senninger Irrigation, is the IIEA's Membership Chairman |
| Larry Housley, Cascadia Sales, accepts a token of thanks from Clint Eshleman for his help with the Winter Show. |
| Wayne Haffner, Fresno Valves & Castings reports on the 2008 IIEA Summer Meeting. |
| Bernie Fischer, B.A. Fischer Sales Co. Inc. is the Summer Meeting Golf Tournament Chairman and one of the incorporators of the IIEA. |
| Blake Fischer, B.A. Fischer Sales Co. Inc. shows off his Vice President plaque. |
| Scott Chaffin, Travis Pattern & Foundry Inc., presents Jonas Stutzman a 32-year-employee of Travis Pattern & Foundry, the IIEA Person of the Year award. |
| Jonas Stutzman, 2008 IIEA Person of the Year. |
| Cheryl Stutzman helps out Magic Mike - Mike McKellar. |
| After Magic Mike's show some interested fans watch another trick. |
| Past Presidents: Don Zimmerman, Clint Eshelman, Gordon Jensen, Lance Eldridge, current president Blake Fischer, Dan Rowe |
| 2009 Board Members join past presidents. |
| Riserench Booth |
| Dale Krause talks with a customer. |
| K-Line Irrigation Booth |
| Jonas Stutzman and Cliff Wesner, Travis Pattern & Foundry |
| 2008 Idaho Irrigation Equipment Show - Burley, Idaho |
| PACO Pump booth |
| G&S Sales booth |
| Butte Irrigation - Lindsay Corporation booth |
| Diamond Plastics booth |
| Husker Power Products |
| Intermountain Landscape Sales |
| Nelson Irrigation Corp. booth |
| Cascadia Sales Group |
| Krause K Box booth |
| Riserench booth |
| Kay Stanger was awarded the 2007 Person of the Year |
| Bonnie & Kay Stanger |
| Dave Young with Cornell Pump Co. taught a class to IIEA members. |
| Clint Eshelman presents 2007 IIEA President Jeff Forsberg with a plaque for his service. |
| Clint Eshelman, Dan Meeker, and Quentin Nesbitt sit at the Board Table. |
| President's Breakfast - Past Presidents and Current Board Members |
| Kipp Attaway entertained at the IIEA Banquet |
| 2007 Idaho Irrigation Equipment Show - Nampa, Idaho |
| John Lake was named as 2006 IIEA Person of the Year |
| Dave Young, Cornell Pump Co., presented the award to John Lake. |
| Jeff Forsberg is elected to be 2007 IIEA President. |
| Lance Eldridge (left) receives a President's Plaque from Jeff Forsberg. |
| Former IIEA Persons of the Year: LtoR: Rex Winn (2005); Bernie Fischer (1989); John Lake (2006); Gordon Jensen (1997) and Don Billings (1998). |
| Quentin Nesbitt, Idaho Power Co. presents a class on Variable Frequency Drives and Pumps. |
| Frank J. Martin Booth |
| Cornell Pump Co. booth |
| 2006 Board of Directors and Chairmen |
2006 Idaho Irrigation Equipment Show - Idaho Falls |
Tom Penning, Irrometer Company, Inc. presented a class, "Automation and Telemetry of Soil Moisture Data for Irrigation Water Management." |
IIEA President Lance Eldridge, Rain For Rent, conducts the annual IIEA Membership Meeting, Jan. 10, 2006, at the Shilo Inn, in Idaho Falls. |
Idaho Power Company employee Quentin Nesbitt presents the IIEA Person of the Year award to co-worker Rex Winn. |
Rex Winn, 33-year employee of Idaho Power Company, is awarded the IIEA Person of the Year award for his contribution to the industry and IIEA. |
Head Table: Board Member Clint Eshelman, Mitchell, Lewis & Staver; Summer Meeting Chair Wayne Haffner, Fresno Valves & Castings; Golf Tournament Chair: Bernie Fischer, B.A. Fischer Sales Co. Inc.; and Scholarship Chair: Leslie Garner, Rain For Rent, Paul. |
Jeffrey Pettingill, Bonneville County Weed Control, taught the class, "Identifying and Managing Invasive Weeds in Sensitive Areas." |