Et cetera : 2011 Simon Estes Scholars named from Benton County

The Simon Estes Iowa Educational Foundation recently announced that Catherine Steinfadt of Atkins, Connor Roth of Luzerne and Nathaniel Webber of Vinton were named Simon Estes Scholars from Benton County for 2011. Catherine graduated from Benton Community High School and will be attending Iowa State University majoring in Animal Biology; Connor Roth graduated from Belle Plaine High School and will be attending Coe College majoring in History and Nathaniel Webber graduated from Vinton-Shellsburg High School and will be attending University of Northern Iowa majoring Music Education.

Over the past year, Simon Estes performed in 15 of Iowa’s 99 counties as part of his Roots & Wings tour benefiting scholarships for college bound students. Forty-four high school seniors from counties participating in the Roots & Wings tour have been awarded scholarships. World-renowned bass-baritone, Simon Estes said that “being able to help young people achieve a college education through the Foundation is a very rewarding experience for me”.

Farmers Savings Bank & Trust, Vinton sponsored the Roots and Wing’s Simon Estes concert tour for Benton County in 2010.