As the snow slowly melts away, the promise of summer lifted spirits Thursday night at the Kewaunee County Fairgrounds in Luxemburg. Farmers, agriculture professionals and others gathered for the Kewaunee County Dairy Promotion Committee’s Celebrate Dairy event to reconnect with friends and prepare for a busy year ahead after the long winter. The dinner included the formal introduction of the Fenendael family, which will once again host thousands on Father’s Day at El-Na Farms for the annual Kewaunee County Breakfast on the Farm.

The program concluded with Kewaunee County Dairy Promotion Committee President Todd Augustian honoring his predecessor, John Blazei. A past committee president himself, Blazei received the Honorary Volunteer Award for his decades of support for the dairy industry. Blazei has helped lead tours at Breakfast on the Farm for more than 20 years and served as co-chair of the field demonstrations and farm tours committee for the 2017 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days in Kewaunee County.

The Celebrate Dairy event also highlighted careers in the agriculture industry and volunteer opportunities with the Kewaunee County Dairy Promotion Committee, especially for Breakfast on the Farm on June 21.