On October 17, 2024, the Fort Morgan community honored Stewart Norrish as he retired from Western Sugar after 38.5 years of dedicated service. Throughout his tenure as an Agriculturist, Stewart made significant contributions to our cooperative. His last day with us was October 18th. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors!
In July 2024, Western Sugar Cooperative had a booth at the BobStock event in Fort Morgan! They had the booth all day on both Friday and Saturday, where they handed over 200 bags of sugar, pamphlets, pens, cell phone holders, and had a drawing for three baskets, each with products that have our sugar in … Continued
On Saturday, October 19th, Fort Morgan’s Bicycle Adventure hosted a bike ride followed by a tour of the Fort Morgan facility. It was a perfect day to enjoy the great outdoors and learn something new! Feature in Fort Morgan Times
On October 5th, Brush, CO hosted their 42nd Oktoberfest. Western Sugar Cooperative proudly sponsored this event run by the Fort Morgan Chamber of Commerce and the Brush Chamber of Commerce, where Western Sugar is also a member. This local event is in the downtown area, where the streets are lined with vendors, life entertainment, and … Continued
On Saturday, October 5, Western Sugar Cooperative had two teams run in the United Way Color Run, which is sponsored by Western Sugar. One of the Fort Morgan facility’s teams came in first place with all entries from Morgan County! Congratulations to our first place winners, Jesus Gallardo-Garcia and Jose Irizarry-Roman, representing Western Sugar Cooperative!
Western Sugar Cooperative donated toward the Main Street Flower Program for the Lovell Area Chamber of Commerce. The flowers are grown by a group of volunteers who are dedicated to beautifying the town with their flowers. The flowers are grown along Main Street to symbolize the pride they have for the community.
On Saturday, July 6, 2024, Western Sugar Cooperative sponsored the Fort Morgan Fire Department’s 39th annual golf tournament at the Quail Dunes Golf Course in Fort Morgan. The tournament had 24 teams and 96 participants, all playing to raise money for new equipment. The Fort Morgan Fire Department’s role has been instrumental in the community, … Continued
The Lovell Factory recently made a sweet contribution to the North Big Horn Hospital Foundation Golf Tournament by donating sugar bags. Factory Manager Shannon Ellis, along with Jason Buchanan from WSC Greeley, presented these sugar bags to Janet Kornick. This donation is part of a long-standing tradition—WSC Lovell has proudly supported the event with sugar … Continued
On Wednesday, July 17, the employees of the Scottsbluff facility and Nebraska terminals were celebrated with an Employee Appreciation Breakfast. The breakfast was served by members from the upper management team, catered by Two Smoking Grills.
On July 2nd, a group of interns that are currently interning at Westco in Nebraska met at Scottsbluff facility to learn more about the sugar beet crop, and the process of turning it into sugar. They spent the day discussing the sugar beets, the industry and were given a tour of the facility, where they … Continued
Austyn Butcher, Maintenance Planner for Fort Morgan WSC, participated in the 1st annual Wheels to Work at Brush Middle School in May. Three hundred students attended the event where they had the opportunity to look at various vehicles and pieces of equipment to help understand how wheels function and what role they play in their community.
Edward Dardon, Plant Manager at our Fort Morgan factory, became an official citizen of the United States in February. Pictured above at the oath of allegiance ceremony, Edward and others are sworn in as the final step of the naturalization process. We are all so proud of him!
