Walsh Wins Torchbearer Award

2015 Torchbearer Award recipients. Hannah Walsh was named from Pierce County (Submitted Photo)
Twenty-three youth from around the state earned the North Dakota Farmers Union Torchbearer Award this year. A special ceremony was held on Saturday, Dec. 12, to recognize their achievements. The Torchbearer Award is the highest honor that senior youth may achieve in Farmers Union. Youth must complete five consecutive years of senior youth work to be eligible for this award.
North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne presented a candle to each Torchbearer as they crossed the stage. Watne commented, “We pledge to build a better world for all, to build a prosperous world for agriculture and to build a strong Farmers Union. You have earned the right to be a Torchbearer and I am confident that your leadership skills will serve you well in the future.”
Recipients included:
BARNES COUNTY
Amanda Bjork
Heather Knutson
Emily McKay
Katelyn Nehlich
Mikaylah Ross
BOWMAN/SLOPE
Daniel Baesler
Timothy Fischer
Kaitlyn Hill
Taylor Powell
DICKEY COUNTY
Michael Barton
Taylor Olson
EMMONS COUNTY
Shantel Lang
LOGAN COUNTY
Sami Bitz
Katelyn Horner
Katelyn Long
Rachel Weigel
McLEAN COUNTY
Kylee Reiser
PIERCE COUNTY
Hannah Walsh
STUTSMAN COUNTY
Morgan Harr
TOWNER COUNTY
Brenna Dease
WARD COUNTY
Tanner King
WILLIAMS COUNTY
Brenna Hill
Allison Ziebarth
To conclude the evening, all of the Torchbearers recited the pledge led by Bailey Bitz of Napoleon. The pledge reads, “I accept my responsibility as a Torchbearer of the Farmers Union, and I pledge to bear that torch with clean hands and a courageous heart. I unite with my fellow Torchbearers in a pledge to practice tolerance and brotherhood and to keep my torch ever one of those which shall light the way to a peaceful world.”
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