Photos from the 2002 Solid Waste & Recycling Symposium

Above left, Ann Dolence, this year's keynote luncheon speaker, had the audience laughing with her "Humor That Stress" talk.  Right, vendors and attendees enjoy visiting during one of the many breaks!

Above left, Member Jim Langseth accepts the 2002 Leadership Award from Board Member Tom Beauchamp (Langdon) on behalf of the City of Rolla.  Above Center, Nancy Eccles, Energy Laboratories, accepts the Vendor Choice Award.  Above right, Member Mary Pringle accepts one of three 2002 Scholarship Awards on behalf of her daughter, Elizabeth Walker; presented by Board Member Angela Schneider (City of Fargo).  The other two recipients were Kevin Moos (son of a City of Langdon employee) and Roberta Hassett (daughter of Debra P. of the Energy & Environmental Research Center (Grand Forks).  Congratulations!

Above left, recycling sessions brought forth discussion about what's happening in various cities across North Dakota and into other states.  On the solid waste side of things, Kevin Solie of the ND Dept. of Health, above right, provides a hands-on demonstration of capacitor removal from a microwave. 

Mary Aldrich (Minnkota Recycling), Richard Newman (City of Grand Forks) (both above) and Jim Langseth (City of Rolla) fell under the spell of hypnotist Jim Brodigan, Brodigan Entertainment following the awards banquet. 

The weather was absolutely beautiful for the Fifth Annual Golf Tournament in Fargo.  Above left, grilling out after a hard day's work.  Above right, team members enjoy a photo opp. after a great steak dinner.  Check out details for the 6th Annual Golf Tournament in Bismarck for 2003.  Don't miss out on the new opportunities we have for the non-golfers for the 2003 symposium!   

Attendees enjoyed a tour of Case IH and the City of Fargo's Household Hazardous Waste Facility during the symposium.

If you have any symposium photos you would like to submit, please send them to the address listed on the main page, or send via e-mail to aboeshans@cityoffargo.com. 

Check out the 2003 Symposium details here!