FFA
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Dwight Houser was named
Star Red Rose Degree
winner (or the Chapter.
The Chapter Farmer
award was presented to
Edward Minder, Lampeter,
Curt Hess, Strasburg, Dale
Herr, Willow St., and Randy
Hess, Strasburg. Curt Hess,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Hess was named Star
Chapter Farmer.
The Greenhand award was
presented to Doug Roller,
Jeff Bollinger, Robert
Witmer, Robert Weaver,
Dwight Eshalman r Dave
Howett, Nelson Shultz and
Ken Kunkle. The Star
Greenhand award went to
Doug Rohrer, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Rohrer,
Lampeter.
Manheim FFA
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outstanding members both
received the award. Ruby is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Cinder,
Elizabethtown RD3, while
Ron is the son of Noah
Kreider, Jr., Manheim RD3.
The Star Greenhand award
went to Randy Stoltzfus, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Stoltzfus, Mt. Joy RDI.
The Lancaster County
Bankers Association award
to the outstanding senior
went to Roy Sauder, who also
received the Pennsylvania
Power & Light Co. award
given to all county members
who achieve the Keystone
Farmer degree.
Foundation awards were
presented to a number of
members for their per
formance in seven areas of
endeavor. The award for
agribusiness went to Gene
Gehman, Steve Hensley won
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In dairy production, Steve
Donough took the sheep
award and Dave White was
the winner in beef. A farm
safety award went to Dale
Martin, Ruby Cinder took
the public speaking honor,
and Bob Hershey received
the soil and water con
servation award.
During the meeting, three
individuals were inducted
into the chapter as honorary
chapter farmers. They were
Joseph E. McSparran,
Manheim Central Senior
High School principal,
Geroge B. Reedy, president
of Manheim Ford, and
Norman Weaver, president
of the Manheim National
Bank.
The chapter’s citation
awards went to Lancaster
Farming Newspaper and
Shotzberger’s Farm
Machinery. Certificates of
appreciation were presented
to Frances Reinhold, Bea
Myers and Robert
Eshelman.
Cloister FFA
Cloister FFA held their
Twelfth Annual Banquet last
Friday night at the Mt. Airy
Fire Hall. Approximately 170
members, parents, and
guests attended. John
Weaver served as toast
master. The program
featured “The New
Creations”.
The highlight of the
banquet was the presen
tation of a number of FFA
awards: Barry Wissler, son
of Mr. & Mrs. Glen Wissler,
RDI Ephrata was named
Star Red Rose Farmer;
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Kerry Boyd, son of Mr.
Elmer Boyd, RDI Ephrata
was awarded the Star
Chapter Farmer, and Daryl
Martin, son of Mr. & Mrs.
James Martin, Stevens RDI,
>was named Star Greenhand.
Foundation awards were
presented to James Felpel,
agriculture mechanics; Mel
Weller, crop farming; Harry
Leininger, dairy farming;
Tom Horst, farm safety;
Robert Strauss, livestock
production; Gary Eberly,
poultry; Clifford Martin,
public speaking and Richard
Groff, soil conservation.
Paul Homing, son of Mr. &
Mrs. Paul Homing, RDI
Stevens received the Lan
caster County production
Credit Award of $25.00 for
outstanding record keeping.
George Breslin, Assistant
Principal presented
Keystone Pins to John
Weaver, Robert Strauss,
Richard Groff, Mel Weiler
and Paul Homing.
National and regional
judging team trophies went
to Jay Good, Paul Homing,
Mel Weiler, Dale Weber and
John Weaver who judged at
Springfield, Mass, and to
Robert Strauss for livestock
judging at Richmond,
Virginia. James Felpel
received a trophy for being
on the state meat team that
judged at Kansas City, Mo.
Record book awards were
presented to John Weaver,
Richard Groff, Paul Hor
ning, Dale Weber, Tom
Horst, James'Felpel, Kerry
Boyd, Jay Gerhart, Mel
Weiler, and Robert Strauss.
Mel _ Weiler, chapter
president, presented
Honorary Chapter Farmer
Awards to parents Eli
Weiler, Robert Strauss, Paul
Homing Sr. and Clarence
Groff. Outstanding Service
Awards went to Stauffers of
Kissel Hill and to Harold
Wright, New Holland
Division, Sperry Rand.
Chain animal awards were
won by: Ayrshire calf, Daryl
Martin; Holstein calves,
John Weiler, Cliff Martin,
Curtis Martin; pen of three
market lambs, "Rick Gen
semer and Richard Strauss;
capons - Gary Eberly and
Glen Beiler; gilts, Jay
Oberholtzer, Rick Ulrich,
John Zimmerman, Donald
Landis, and Jay Gerhart.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 6,1974
Members of the
parlimentary procedure
team that placed first in the
County received a team
plaque. Team members
include Mel Weiler, Paul
Horning, Richard Groff,
James Felpel, Gary Eberly,
Calvin Sauder, Cliff Martin,
Leslie Groff, and Barry
Wissler.
Robin Cinder received a
special plaque for winning
tne State Proficiency Award
in dairy production and
Russel Kline was presented
a trophy for having the
grand champion cow at the
State Junior Dairy Show.
Pequea Valley FFA
Pequea Valley held their
18th annual parent-son
banquet on Thursday of this
week in the high school
cafeteria. The Chapter Star
Farmer award went to Don
Miller. Tom Denlinger won
the Star Red Rose award,
Fred Leaman was named
Star Chapter Farmer and
'Elvin Weaver took the Star
Greenhand award.
The Lancaster County
Bankers Association award
for the outstanding senior
went to Jere Skfles, while
Carl Caskey was named to
receive the DeKalb Most
Valuable Member prize.
Caskey was also honored for
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his public speaking
achievements during the
past year. Gordon Hoover
received an award for his
participation in the national
livestock Judging com
petition.
County achievement
awards for project books
went to Don Miller, Charles
Neff, Gordon Hoover, Jere
Skiles, Bryan Heidbreder,
David McConnis and Tom
Denlinger. John Beyer
received a county
achievement award for
tractor driving. An award
for com showing went to
John Beyer, and Carl Caskey
got the county achievement
award for public speaking.
State project book awards
went to Charles Neff, Tom
Denlinger and Jere Skiles.
John Beyer won a state
award for com. Keystone
degree presentations went to
Tom Denlinger, Charles Neff
and Don Miller.
FFA foundation awards
were presented to: Tom
Denlinger, dairy; John
Beyer, crops; Nelson
Martin, livestock; Jere
Skiles and Gordon Hoover,
agricultural mechanics;
Carl Caskey, public
speaking; Kevin Kurtz, farm
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