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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 6, 1973
FFA Members
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of the Lancaster County Red
Rose FFA Chapter.
Greg served the Manor FFA
Chapter as an officer each of his
four years as a vo-ag student As
a freshman he was Chapter
reporter, was assistant secretary
as a sophomore, treasurer his
junior year, and is serving as
Chapter preident in this his
senior year. He has been a
member of the State FFA band
for four years and has been
awarded the State FFA Band
award. He was also renominated
for National FFA band. He has
served on numerous committees
in his local Chapter, and attended
the State and National FFA
Conventions
His present farming program
consists of 10 dairy animals, six
acres of corn and five acres of
alfalfa He is interested in going
into partnership with his father
after graduation
William Hershey, a senior at
Solanco High School, is the son of
Mr and Mrs Earl Hershey,
Quarryville RD2
His farming program in FFA
included dairy animals, beef and
swine fattening projects, and
corn projects
Bill is presently holding the
office of Chapter vice-president
He was previously Chapter
treasurer
William Hershey
Solanco FFA Chapter
He has participated in the
National FFA Land Judging
Contest at Oklahoma City and
was a member of the Solanco
Parliamentary Procedure team
which placed second in the State
contest.
He is vice-president of the
Mechanic Grove Mennonite
Church youth group and is also a
member of the Solanco Dairy
Club
Jim Zimmerman, son of Mrs.
Dorothy Zimmerman, Ephrata
RD3, is 17 years of age. He is a
member of the “Zimmerman
Family” singing group.
President of the Grassland
FFA Chapter, he has been a
member of an FFA musical
Jim Zimmerman
Grassland Chapter
group, a member of the National
FFA Chorus at Kansas City, and
attended the National FFA
Convention. He has been a State
Public Speaker also.
Jim’s farm operation consisted
of hog production. He is em
ployed at Stauffer’s Fruit Farm,
Denver.
Jim is active in SCS programs.
He is an officer in his local youth
group and a member of the
church chorus. He plans to
continue to work in some
agribusiness, such as a fruit
farm. He will continue to use
weekends singing Gospel music.
Richard Bollinger
Cloister FFA Chapter
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Richard Bollinger, 17, is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Bollinger, Lititz RDI. He is a
member of the Cloister FFA
Chapter at Ephrata and holds the
office of Chapter secretary.
His farming program includes
a herd of registered Holsteins,
veal calves, market hogs, and
field corn. He received silver and
gold awards with his record
books in the county and state
contest.
Richard exhibited the grand
champion market hog at the
County FFA Market Hog Show
and reserve champion hog at the
Ephrata Fair. He has also par
ticipated in local, district, and
State dairy shows, winning many
awards with his Holsteins.
Richard attended the PAFC
Summer Institute and the State
FFA Conventon. A Chapter
delegate to the National FFA
Convention, he was also a
member of the Cloister FFA
dairy judging team which won
the FFA division at the North
American Dairy Cattle Show,
Columbus. Ohio.
David Bitler
Solanco FFA Chapter
David Bitler, son of Mr. and
Mrs Ralph Bitler, Peach Bottom
RD2, is a senior at Solanco High
School
His projects have consisted of
swine, two cows, three heifers,
two steers, alfalfa, corn, small
grain, and a local milkers relief
service. He served as reporter for
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the Solanco Chapter last year and
is presently vice-president.
Dave participated in the 1972
International Land Judging
contest in Oklahoma and was on
the Penn Dairy Judging team
that went to the Eastern States
Exposition. He also participated
in the Solanco FFA parliamen
tary procedure team.
Other interests include 4-H, the
Solanco Dairy Club, and at
tending Chestnut Level
Presbyterian Church.
Gerald Metzler
Octorara FFA Chapter
A son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Metzler, Christiana RDI, Gerald
Metzler will receive the Keystone
Farmer Degree at Harrisburg
this week.
Having served as treasurer and
secretary of the Chester County
Future Farmers, he also served
as secretary and vice-president
of the Octorara FFA Chapter.
Gerald won a gold medal in
dairy showmanship at the
National Convention at Kansas
City, Mo., and won a gold award
in the state project book contest.
He has been an outstanding
leader and has served on several
Chapter committees as well as
participating in many Chapter
activities.
Gerald’s agricultural interests
lie in dairy and crop farming.
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