Community members who have made Kalona the place it is today will be honored for their contributions this weekend. Every year, nominations are accepted for the awards and city officials select a handful to recognize during the Kalona Downtown Celebration.

This year’s recipients, selected from nominations submitted this year and from years past, were announced last week. Vernon Ropp, Doug Yotty, Larry and Sally Kern as well as JD and Carol Boyd will be presented the community awards at 6 p.m. Saturday.

In addition to the individual awards, a service organization is also recognized. This year it’s the Kalona Optimist Club.

Listen to the In Touch with Southeast Iowa program Schlabaugh joined us for to learn more about this weekend’s event.