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Emily Gulick Bradley Booms Eric Houghtaling<br />
Betaseed Awards Three $500 Scholarships<br />
To Teens Supporting <strong>Sugar</strong>beets<br />
A $500 scholarship check from Betaseed was a highlight for<br />
Emily Gulick (Breckenridge), Bradley Booms (Harbor Beach), and<br />
Eric Houghtaling (Reese) at this year’s high school awards nights.<br />
The three senior high school students submitted outstanding<br />
essays relating to the sugarbeet industry, and were selected<br />
as winners in each of the three <strong>Michigan</strong> <strong>Sugar</strong> <strong>Company</strong> factory<br />
districts.<br />
Betaseed is committed to supporting future generations of<br />
potential sugarbeet growers as the company believes that<br />
sugarbeets continue to be one of the drivers in <strong>Michigan</strong>’s<br />
economy.<br />
Betaseed, Inc., headquartered in Shakopee, MN, is a market leader<br />
in the sugarbeet seed business. Known for strong variety performance,<br />
Betaseed has had a longstanding commitment to the beet<br />
sugar industry focusing research on developing new varieties to<br />
improve the efficiency and profitability of sugar production. n<br />
Heidi Grekowicz<br />
Phil Brimhall and Guy Beals<br />
Memorial Scholarships<br />
This year’s recipient of both the Phil Brimhall and Guy Beals Memorial Scholarships<br />
is Heidi Grekowicz. Heidi is the daughter of Chris and Michelle of Harbor<br />
Beach and has been involved in the Youth <strong>Sugar</strong>beet Program for the last ten<br />
years. She is the third oldest of four children and very busy working for the family<br />
farming operation.<br />
During her time in the Youth Program, she received the Premier Grower Award in<br />
years 2005, 2006, and 2008. In 2009 and 2010, she earned top honors by receiving<br />
the Prestige Award both years.<br />
Heidi graduated from Harbor Beach High School in June 2010. She has been very<br />
active in many school activities such as playing basketball and soccer for Harbor<br />
Beach High School; member of the National Honor Society; student manager<br />
of her school’s boys’ soccer team; and member of the student council. In addition<br />
to being very active in many 4-H activities outside of school, she was also a<br />
Eucharistic Minister at her family’s church and participated in the local food pantry.<br />
Heidi plans to attend Alma College in the fall of 2010, working toward a<br />
degree in athletic training. n<br />
THE NEWSBEET Fall 2010 29
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