Congratulations to Uncle Ted

Fairbank city worker receives State Utilities achievement award.Ted Vorwald of the City of Fairbank receives the Individual Achievement Award at the recent Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities Fall Conference in Ankeny. He’s joined in the photo by his wife Jan. FAIRBANK - Ted Vorwald, who will soon retire after 32 years of service to the City of Fairbank, was presented with the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities (IAMU) Individual Achievement Award at the association’s recent Fall Conference in Ankeny. The IAMU Individual Achievement Award is presented to a utility employee who has been an active participant in utility matters for at least 20 years. Vorwald has served as the superintendent of the water, wastewater and electric utilities in Fairbank, in addition to being in charge of streets and parks. He has also supported the community as a volunteer firefighter, and he and his wife Jan ran a local dining establishment in Fairbank for many years. Ted has also been instrumental in training utility employees from around the state through his association with IAMU’s Water Safety & Training Committee. He has spent countless hours assisting in hands-on training at IAMU’s Ankeny facility to assure utility workers in other communities provide the safest and highest quality service to their customers. IAMU urges the residents of Fairbank to join in congratulating Ted Vorwald on receiving this award, and in thanking him for his service to the community