Since 2011 the City of Kalona has annually recognized those individuals and or organizations that have had a positive impact in making Kalona great.  This year we will again be awarding the 2023 recipients at the Kalona Fall Festival on Saturday, September 30 on the main stage.  

To nominate someone, you can go to www.cityofkalona.org and find the nomination form.  We will be accepting nominations through Tuesday, September 12.  

Past community award recipients: 

2022: Anita Kanagy, Peggy Kauffman, Ron Slechta, Kalona Sales Barn, and Pleasantview.

2021: Nancy Roth, Steve Reif, Helen Slechta, Ron Harland, Katie Miller, and Grace Schumann.

2020: Ken and Brenda Herington, Larry Christenson, Margaret Miller, Anne Skaden, Jeremy and Lisa Gugel, and Curt and Dawn Wyse.

2019: Eileen Yotty, Farmers Supply Sales Inc. (Phil, Warren, and Myron Ropp), Feed the Kids project, Food for All, and Pat Anderson.

2018: Community Center-YMCA Grand Opening ceremonies.

2017: Kalona Volunteer Fire Department 100^th Anniversary recognition.

2016: Mary Yoder, Warren and Paula Miller, Casey Peck, Mark Schneider, and Joyce Mattes.

2015: J.D. and Carol Boyd, Doug Yotty, Vernon Ropp, Larry and Sally Kern.

2014: Ray Marner, Kalona First Responders, Jerry and Mary Kauffman, and Douglas Morgan.

2013: Norma Wright, Velma Skola, Dorothy Yotty, Kathy Spenner, Herman Slabach, and the Iowa Flood Center.

2012: John Kern, Jan Peterseim, Derald and Marilyn Bender, and Marlin Miller.

2011: Ribbon cutting for the Downtown Streetscape project.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email rschlabaugh@cityofkalona.org or call at 656-2310.