Nancy Hertkd Gets Greenhand Award
FFA, a Girl’s World, Too
The Garden Spot FFA Chapter Sweet
heart, Miss Brenda Hicks, is flanked by
two young farmers who have received
countywide recognition both as farmers
and leaders. Paul Eckman (left) is shown
with the trophy he received as the county
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FFA is a gnl’s world, too
Miss Nancy Henkel proved it at
the Gaiden Spot FF\ Chapter
parent and son banquet at Lam
peter-Strasburg High School
Thursday night.
(See Picture on Page 1 )
She received the Star Chaptei
Gieenhand awaid, an award
which goes each jear to the top
fteshman vo ag student
In the past, the aw aid has al
ways gone to a male
That all-male piccedcnt isn't
difficult to undeistand Galen R
Kopp. Vo ag teachei and FFA.
advisoi. explained that the FFA
lelaxed its requuements to admit
gnls for the first time this yeai
Nancy then became the first
gnl to entei the school’s agricul
tural progiam
Her first year farming program
consists of one Registered York
shire sow with 11 pigs
Nancy has been active in 4-H
and her church youth group
Kopp noted she’s a “Straight A”
student
Donald Breneman, Strasburg
RDI, a sophomore, also was in
the limelight He received the
Star Chaptei Farmer award and
the Queen Dairy Award
Breneman’s farm program cen
ters around seven Registered
Guernseys, including four heif
ers.
He had the Grand Champion
Guernsey at the Lampeter Fan
last year He won one of his hei
fers at the fair
Breneman bought the high in
dividual producing two-yeai old
Guernsey in Ohio
He also had two acres of corn
last year and is now chapter vice
president
The Lancaster County Bankers
Award to the outstanding senior
went to John Breckbill The
award, presented by the Fust
National Bank of Strasbuig is
based both on academics and
farm mechanics abilities, Kopp
said.
Clair Witwer, both chapter and
county FFA president, received
a trophy as the Chapter Star
Red Rose Farmer
Paul Eckman, past county pies
iclcnt, received a tiophy for the
county Star Red Rose Farmer
award Eckman was banquet
toastmaster.
Witwer also received chapter
foundation awards for soil and
water management, best live
stock progiam and placement m
agricultural pioduction
Other foundation award wm
neis weie Kenneth Brubaker,
poultiy farming. Gary Dean, agri
business, Jeny Dillei, home im
piovement, Robbie Hess, both
crop faiming and dairy fanning;
Dan Herr, ornamental hoiticul
tme, and Bob Mellmger, laim
mechanics
Dan Hei r and Ken Geib each
icceived £»ilts under the gilt
chain program The two will be
responsible for supplying gilts
for next year’s winners
Honorary Chapter Farmer De
grees went to George H Eckman,
past president’s father; Parke L.
Breckbill, past vice president’s
father; Robert S Dombach, past
treasurer’s father, and Kopp,
FFA advisor.
Citations for help to the FFA
went to George Myers, the Lam
peter-Strasburg Future Home
makers of America and the
school’s cafeteria staff.
The new 1970 FFA Sweetheart,
Miss Brenda Hicks, was crowned.
The 1969 Sweetheart, Miss Donna
Hess, was present
Linford Mai tin, State FFA vice
president, speaker, reminded
FFA members they owe a lot to
parents and local business “be
hind the scenes” for suppoxt of
FFA
Stating that the FFA has been
under file recently to prove its
worth, he said it’s “up to FFA
members to prove this is a worth
while effoit” At the national
level, the FFA has been cut from
ten to two part-time personnel,
he said.
Paul Eckman, the toastmaster,
showed slides of his three-week
farm tour of Euiope last sum
mer