Sheep Breeders
Hold Elections
Clun Forest sheep
breeders from Canada and
the United States took
decisive action to retain the
breed’s high productivity
during their first continental
meeting held in Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania recently.
Members agreed
unanimously to sell only
rams for breeding purposes
which were born twins,
triplets or better. Clun
Forest sheep which have
been imported only recently
from England into North
America are noted for their
high rate of twinning and
their ability to raise fast
growing lambs. In Britain
the average lamb crop for
Cluns is 173 lambs weaned
per 100 ewes. Members not
present at the meeting in
Harrisburg were polled by
telephone and also gave
enthusiastic consent to the
policy.
Joseph L. Lavieri of
Winsted, Connecticut was
elected president of the
association. R.A.K. “Tony”
Turner of St. Pauls, Nova
Scotia is vice president, and
Mrs. Warn G. Menhennett of
Cochranville, Pennsylvania
will serve as secretary
treasurer. The association
now has members in Con
necticut, lowa, New York,
Pennsylvania, Washington
and Nova Scotia.
Turner, who Imported the
first Cluns into Canada,
spoke to the group about the
Clun ewes’ exceptional
mothering ability. He urged
the association to promote
Cluns as the “brood ewe
breed.” “Most people think
it is the slenderness of the
dun’s head that enables the
ewe to lamb without
assistance.” Turner said, -
“but in reality it is the dun’s
wide pelvic structure.”
The secretary of the
association has begun
issuing registration cer
tificates and keeping
pedigree records. Life
membership in the
association is $5O, annual
memberships $5. Life
memberships received by
the secretary before
December 31, 1975 will be
considered charter mem
berships and appropriate
certificates will be issued.
Thomasville 4-H dub
Holds Awards Program
Achievement Night of the
Thomasvllle 4-H Community
Club was held recently at the
4-H Center near Bairs.
Awards were presented and
movies were showed by Mrs.
James Welsh of 4-H
meetings and demon
strations.
Chris Kulynych presented
a reading “What 4-H means
to Me”, and gave the
blessing for the covered dish
affair.
Honored guests were Mr.
and Mrs. John Thatcher of
Pleasant View Greenhouses,
Inc.
4-H members receiving
plaques were: Rifle-Jack
Parr, Sewlng-Chris
Kulynych, Horse-Katherine,
Oairy-Jonathan Myers,
Tractor-Tim Eisenhart,
Health-Tommy Welsh,
Poultry-Paul Myers 111,
Penn Willow 4-H Club
The monthly meeting of
the Penn Willow 4-H Club
was recently held at the
Conestoga Elementary
School. This year, it was
decided to have a talent
show.
Candlemaking-Martha Uhl,
Horticulture-Bonnie Wire,
Handyman-Roy Thompson,
Knitting-Tammy Barnhart,
Leathercraft-Gary Welsh,
Agriculture-Jeff Roth,
Rabbit-James Roth,
Crochet-Sandra Hoke.
Receiving pins were: Susan
Kulynych, Teresa Roser,
Nancy Eisenhart, Brenda
and Tammy Wetzel. High
cookie salesmen, Ist Kelly
Rentzel $5.00, 2nd Bonnie
Wire $3.00,
Eisenhart $2.00.
3rd Tim
Member ID cards, and
pins were given to all
members of the club for the
past year.
Roxanne Shermeyer of the
Extension Service led the
song for the Friendship
circle that concluded the
evening.
Anyone who wanted to do
something in the talent show
was welcome to participate.
In the show there were piano
solos, humorous skits, duets,
and there even was a magic
show.
All of these are things that
are usually seen at a talent
show. So, the surprise event
of the evening was when a
number of the leaders were
called on to show some of
their talent.
The leaders did exercises,
drank soda out of baby
bottles, recited or sang and
created hats out of odds and
ends. They were judged in
five categories: most poised,
Mrs. Margo Martin; most
humorous, Mrs. Doris
Warfel; most talented, Mrs.
Linda Stekervetz; most
physically fit, Mrs. Darla
Kreider; and most creative,
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Mrs. Helen Martin. The
winners were presented with
a ribbon and a prize suitable
to their category.
Each member that par
ticipated in the show was
given a sign for their help.
The next meeting will be
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