FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 29, 2008

Contact:  Sandy Courtnage

MFU Honors Insurance Agents at Convention

GREAT FALLS, MT (Oct. 29, 2008) – The Montana Farmers Union honored Montana Farmers Union Insurance agents from Billings, Bozeman, Conrad, Hamilton, Lewistown, Miles City, Missoula, and Ronan at its recent 93^rd annual meeting and convention held in Great Falls.  Awards were for recruiting the most new members and for membership retention for the Montana Farmers Union statewide organization.

Those honored with awards included:

District 1

Ken Beard, Billings – 1^st place for most new members and most total members.

Ron Watts, Miles City – 2^nd place for most new members and most total members.

District 2

Art Hoffart, Bozeman – 1^st place for most new members.

Gordon Elings, Conrad – 1^st place for most total members.

Tom McKenna, Lewistown – 2^nd place for most new members and most total members.

District 3

Bryan Jones, Hamilton – 1^st place for most new members.

Delie/Newman Agency, Ronan – 1^st place for most total members.

Andre Marcure, Missoula – 2^nd place for most new members and most total members.

“The Montana Farmers Union Insurance agents’ support is important to us,” said Alan Merrill, MFU President, “and we thank them for the great job they’ve done over the past year.”

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