6—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. November 23.1968
EARL GERHART, (right) son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Gerhart, Reinholds Rl, is pictured with the Ayrshire calf he
won from the Ayrshire Association. The presentation was
announced at the Lampeter Fair earlier this fall, but the
calf from the herd of James Esbenshade, (left), Quarry
ville R 2, didn’t arrive in time so it was presented last week.
Gerhart is a sophomore at Ephrata High School.
At the present moment the effective in manipulating the
future exists nowhere except in minds of others.
men’s minds Each of us is in a lar^e P art >
the master of his own destiny.
The world tomoirow will be what we shall be is measured
as people are thinking today b’ what we are thinking.
The pattern of the future is fix- Let us think constructively,
ed by those who are the most Let us think boldly.
County 4-H Members Compete P \vhlch li popular today.
In State Horse & Pony Show The junior event was part of
the Pennsylvania Livestock Ex-
Months of intensive practice receive training in leadership position which was held last
and a lot of self-determination and citizenship, and learn the V ;eek in the State Farm Show
paid off for several county 4-H meaning of responsibility by Duildlng. The state show
Club members last week when caring for an animal. climaxes the year for more
they won awards at the Stale classes at the state show are than 5,000 Commonwealth 4-H
4 H Horse and Pony Show in planned to give young horsemen members enrolled in horse proj-
Harrisburg (November 15-16). an opportunity to perform in ect work.
The winners and their plac
ings are as follows; Nancy Lyn
Henkel, R. D. 1, Slrasburg, first
place in Hunter Seat Equitation.
Junior Division; Thomas J.
Hamill, R. D. 1, Mount Joy. sec
ond place in Saddle Seat Equita
tion and Cathy Reinhold, R. D
2, Columbia, third place West
ern Pleasure Class.
Several other county horse
club members also competed in
the state contest and received
participation ribbons. They
were: Nancy Weber, Letorl
Road, Millersville; Kirk Bussell,
R D. 1, Manheim; Steve Mit
chell, Refton; Randy Click, Bare
ville; Shirley Craig, R. D. 2, Not
tingham and Robert Hershey,
Manheim
Riders and their horses, win
ners of county and district elim
inations, were entered in 25 dif
ferent classes with members
from each district in the Com
monwealth competing. Approx
imately 375 contestants from
most counties were entered in
classes.
Associate County Agent Jay
Irwin said classes in the state
contest gave club members an
opportunity to exhibit their
skills in horsemanship and their
showfn- t 0 Sr °° m a h ° rSe f ° r NANCY LYN HENKEL, of RDI, Strasburg, riding
. QUEEN OF HEARTS, a 5-year-old mare, won championship
poSefZ SUM *HTone and honors in the (k* to Jtmp)
Pony program are to develop division class in the State 4-H Horse Show Friday in Harris
riding skills; gain self-confi- burg. Nancy, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Henkel,
dence by competing in shows; is a member of the Rough Riders 4-H Club.
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