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 recipients include: 

Helen Slechta, John Kern, Jan Peterseim, Derald & Marilyn Bender, Marlin Miller, Norma Wright, Velma Skola, Dorothy Yotty, Kathy Spenner, Herman Slabach, The Iowa Flood Center, Ray Marner, Kalona Volunteer First Responders, Jerry & Mary Kauffman, Douglas Morgan, Carol & J.D. Boyd, Doug Yotty, Kalona Optimist, Vernon Ropp, Larry & Sally Kern, Mary Yoder, Warren & Paula Miller, Casey Peck, Mark Schneider, Joyce Mattes, Kalona Volunteer Fire Department – 100-Year Anniversary (2017), Eileen Yotty, Farmers Supply Sales Inc., Feed the Kids, Food for All, Pat Anderson, Ken & Brenda Herington, Larry Christenson, Margaret Miller, Anne Skaden, Jeremy & Lisa Gugel, Curt & Dawn Wyse, Nancy Reif Roth, Steve Reif, Ron Harland, Katie Miller, Grace Schumann, Peggy Kauffman, Ron Slechta, Anita Kanagy, Pleasantview Staff, Kalona Sales Barn. In 2011 we dedicated the Downtown Streetscape project and in 2018 we dedicated the new Kalona Community Center. 

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