Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, March 13, 1971, Image 8

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    B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 13,1971
Solanco FFA Chapter Holds Annual Parent and Son Banquet
Dr. Curtis L. Rohm, Solanco firm, was awarded to David ics; Charles Stoner, placement tion; Roger Campbell, natural ard Aument, soil, air and water_
School District superintendent, Byers. This award goes to the ir. agricultural production; resource development;- David management. , - -- ' •
received the Honorary Chapter senior boy who has made the Wayne Revnolds, farm safety; Bitler, dairy production;; Scott’ Receiving recognition as-gold
Farmer Degree at the annual So- best use of-the agricultural op-- Clyde Dearolf, livestock produc- Kreider, crop jproduction; Rich- ' (Continued, on Page 10)
lanco FFA Chapter Parent and portumties available to him. His^
Son Banquet at Solanco High program includes a beef animal'
School Thursday night. and work off the farm
Many chapter members also Ray Brubaker, a junior, ro
wer© honored for progress in the ctived awards for his outstand-
FFA and in their farming pro- ing work with corn- He had the
grams.
_ , , , , one acre, maturity group four.
The Star Greenhand award for , 010 , ,
the outstanding first vear PPi He had 219 bushels The award
4 y J ~ F t «’as from the Pioneer Seed Corn
member went to Randy Clark,
whose program included two panj '
dairy heifers and tobacco Scott Mull was second in corn
■m- „■ TT , , with 152 bushels and Carl D.
William Hershey a sopho- Krelder was thlrd .
more, received the Star Chapter
Farmer Award, His program in- Receiving the DeKalb Award,
eludes dairy heifers, feeder which is limited to seniors, was
steers, field crops and squash Larry Myers This is based on
The Star Red Rose Farmer 0V T e f ll of corn
award went to Adolph Sensing- J h * f arm Women Society 20
er whose mo«ram center dWard to an outstanding senior
v,ent to Clifford Holloway 111
around work on a neighboring „ ~. , c
. Foundation awards in specific
farming categories were as fol-
The Henry N Wenger Award, lows;
presented by a local insurance Rodney Unger, farm mechan-
David Byers receives the award from Henry N. Wenger,
local insurance agent, for the Solanco Senior FFA boy who
has made the best use of the agricultural opportunities
available to him.
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The time is right.
Dr. Curtis L. Rohm, Solanco School quet Thursday night. Congratulating him
District superintendent, accepts congratu- is Scott Kreider, chapter president, and'
lations after receiving the Honorary master of ceremonies. Larry Myers, chap-
Chapter Farmer Degree at the annual So- 1 ter sentinel, looks on.
lanco FFA Chapter Parent and Son Ban-
Jerry Shaffer of PP&L congratulates FFA members are eligible for this honor
Jim Huber for receiving the American and that the two men represent about half
Farmer Degree. Looking on is Solanco’s of all the American Farmers he has seen
other American Farmer, Preston LeFevre in nine years of working with FFA or-
Jr. Shaffer noted that only one in 1,000 ganizations.
Ray Brubaker, right, a junior, re- Presenting the award is Arba Henry, FFA
ceives the Pioneer Award for his outstand- advisor. Larry Myers, left, received the
ing work with corn. He had 219 bushels, DeKalb Award to the senior with the best
the highest yield in the state last year in overall corn management program.
the one acre, maturity group four contest.