Berks Co. Holds Baby Beef Banquet
On Saturday, November
2nd, the Berka County 4-H
Baby Beef Club held their
annual banquet at the
Fleetwood Grange Hall at
7:00 p.m. - The evening was
highlighted by James K.
Holdombe, an eighteen year
bid 4-H member from R.D.I,
Mohrsville and the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul L. Holcombe,
Jr., receiving a silver plate
award for exhibiting the
grand Champion Steer at the
1974 Berks County 4-H Baby
Beef Roundup. The roundup
was held on October 18th at
the Leesport Market and
Auction. Ann E. Holcombe, a
fourteen year-old sister of
James, received a silver
plate award for exhibiting
the Reserve Grand Cham
pion Steer at the roundup.
The silver plates were
sponsored by Berks-Lehigh
PCA and Federal Land
Bank, Leesport and Agway,
Berks-Way Zone, Leesport
respectively.
; James K. Holcombe was
also awarded the Senior
Champion Showman and
Senior Champion Fitter
awards and these awards
were sponsored by F. M.
Brown & Sons Feeds and Van
Mar Feeds.
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year-old 4-H member from
R. 0.2, Douglassville and the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold D. Haas, received
both the Junior Champion
Showmanship Trophy and
the Junior Champion Fitter
Plaque for her efforts at the
4-H roundup in October. The
awards were sponsored
respectively by Pennfield
Feeds and Swatara Creek
Feed Mill.
Lisa M. Christman, an
eleven year-old 4-H member
from R.D.2, Kutztown, and
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Christman, won the
Most Total Gained Award.
Her Simmental Crossbred
steer gained a total of 765
pounds in 291 days for a daily
gain of 2.63 pounds. This
award was sponsored by
Swoyer Althouse Feeds, Inc.
The banquet speaker was
Rev. Roderick H. Sutliff of
Belleman’s United Church of
Christ, Mohrsville.
Four-H completion pins
and certificates were
presented at the banquet to
those 4-H members who
completed their 4-H Baby
Beef project in 1974. First
year pin recipients were:
Ann L. Drey, R.D.2,
Douglassville; Charles A.
Fetherolf, n, R.D. 1, Box 290
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Hamburg; Elaine L, Heff
ner, R.D.2, Box 424, Fleet
wood; E. Curtis LaFollette,
R.D.2, Box 187, Bernville;
Timothy J. Merkel, R.D.2,
Dougiassville; Carolyn L.
Sweigart, R.D.I, Bernville;
Renee A. Sweigart, R.D.I,
Bernville. Second year pin
recipients were: Lisa M.
Christman, R.D.2, Box 207,
Kutztown; Liane M. Haas,
R.D.2, Dougiassville; Tina
I. Hafer, R.D.2, Box 276,
Dougiassville; Ronald A.
Heffner, R.D.2, Box 424,
Fleetwood; Randy L. Hoff
man, R.D.I, Box 213 A,
Hamburg; Sandy L. Kohl,
R.D.I, Box 81, Mohrsville;
Carol A. Strause, R.D.2, Box
3295, Hamburg; and Michael
P. Strause. R.D.2. Box 1548,
Hamburg: Lora A. Haas,
R.D.2, Dougiassville and
Glenn D. Yanos, R.D.2,
Dougiassville. Fourth year
pin recipients were; Tammy
L. Hafer, R.D.2, Box 276,
Dougiassville; Terrance L.
Hafer, R.D.2, Box 276,
Dougiassville; Luke C.
Phillips, Centerport and
Robert R. Yanos, R.D.2,
Dougiassville. Fifth year pin
recipients were: Dennis L.
Dietrich, R.D.I, Box 1548,
Hamburg; James R.
Dietrich, R.D.I, Box 1548,
Hamburg and Cathleen R.
Muth, R.D.I, Alburtis. Sixth
year pin recipients were:
David W. Hoffman, R.D.I,
Box 213 A, Hamburg; Ann E.
Holcombe, R.D.I, Mohrsville
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and Cathy A. Yanos, R.D.2,
Dougiassville.
•Seventh year pin
recipients were: Glen E.
Christman, R.D.2, Box 207,
Kutztown and Larry E.
Phillips, Centerport. Eighth
year pin recipient was:
Steven A. Bashore, R.D.I,
Box 202, Mohrsville. Ninth
year pin recipient was:
Carol A. Kopicz, R.D.I,
Mohrsville.
Five 4-H leaders who serve
on the Berks County 4-H
Baby Beef Parents’ Com
mittee were awarded pins by
Charles E. Suloff, Associate
County Agent, for years of
service. Rufus Z. Bashore
and Paul L. Holcombe, Jr.,
both from R.D.I, Mohrsville
received the Award of the
Gold Clover for ten years of
service; Earl R. Hafer,
R.D.2, Dougiassville
received the bronze pin for
four years of service; and
Robert D. Yanos, R.D.2,
Dougiassville and Richard
Y. Kopicz, R.D. 1, Mohrsville
were awarded bronze pins
for one year of service.
During the course of the
banquet other honored
guests were given “Friend of
4-H Certificates” for their
support to the Berks County
4-H program. They were:
John D. Schaeffer, R.D.3,
Kutztown; Robert W. Sittler,
R.D.I, Oley; and Miles W.
Kirkhoff, Dauberville.
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