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Volume 22, No. 8
Rural roots lead Honer to help people at protest
Allens use goat milk Past PK nalist hands out supplies to make during event advocating racial equality caramel By Krista Kuzma
A sweet way to diversify
June 13, 2020
By Krista Kuzma
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MINNEAPOLIS – During her childhood in rural Minnesota, Donna Honer said she did not see racial inequality. “It’s 2020 and growing up I thought everyone was treated the same,” said Honer, who is from Rockville, Minnesota. “That’s denitely not the case as much as I thought.” Protests, riots, gatherings, educational opportunities and events have erupted throughout the country since May 25, when a black man, George Floyd, died after a white Minneapolis police ofcer knelt on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes while he was restrained on the street. Honer accompanied her friend, Justin Herberg, to help at a peaceful protest May 31 at the intersection where the incident happened in Minneapolis. “I think this gave me a way that I can express and show support for people,” said 20-year-old Honer. “I didn’t really have Turn to PROTEST | Page 5
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KENYON, Minn. – Morgan and Keith Allen have made a sweet addition to their farm. “We’ve always been involved in showing and raising the goats, and that’s what we’ve really liked,” Morgan said. “But this is totally different than what we ever knew.” The couple started making and selling caramel using Turn to ALLENS | Page 6
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Keith and Morgan Allen hold jars of caramel they made using milk from their 30-goat dairy farm near Kenyon, Minnesota. The name of their new product is Saucy Goat Caramel.
World Dairy Expo canceled for 2020 Dane County gatherings restricted to 250 people at time of event By Krista Kuzma
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JusƟn Herberg stands in the bed of his truck to hand out free water May 31 at a peaceful protest in Minneapolis.
MADISON, Wis. – For the rst time since it began in 1967, World Dairy Expo is canceled for 2020 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. “We’re sad right alongside our friends and family in the dairy community,” said Katie Schmitt, World Dairy Expo media relations specialist. “We put in endless amounts of hours just like our exhibitors do to get ready for it, so to have to announce we’re canceled is heartbreaking.” Expo was set for Sept. 29-Oct. 3 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. The decision to cancel was announced June 4 after a meeting with facility management of the Alliant Energy Center and Dane County Public Health. “That meeting made it abundantly clear what the
future of our show looked like,” Schmitt said. At the time of the scheduled event, Dane County would be in the third phase of its reopening plan, which would limit gatherings to 250 people, which World Dairy Expo far exceeds. “Unwaveringly, we recognize our responsibility is to maintain the health of our community and the safety of all of you as exhibitors, attendees and volunteers, and to adhere to the orders dictated by Dane County and the national guidelines from the CDC as they relate to COVID-19,” said Scott Bentley, World Dairy Expo general manager, in the press release making the announcement. Prior to the meeting and the cancellation announcement, World Dairy Expo board members and staff anticipated the possibility of the event being called off. They looked into other options for this year’s expo that included a different location or online portions. “It’s important to remember how unique and large expo is,” Schmitt said. “It’s not just nding a space that can hold an 850-company trade show, it’s
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