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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Jan. 4, 1975
Area Youth To Receive Keystone Degrees
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town Fair, and showed swine
at the county swine show.
Additionally, he showed
swine at the Farm show and
was a member of the state
chorus at FFA Activities
Week. Serving as Sentinel
again this year, Mel
is also chairman of the
BOAC committee, and at
tended the National FFA
Convention in October with
the other Twin Valley Of
ficers.
Mel has also been an ac
tive member of other groups,
having served as Reporter of
his church youth group in
1972, and currently he is
President of this group. He
also served as Secretary-
Treasurer of the Audio-
Visual Club at TVHS last
year, and is presently vice
president of this group.
Melvin has had swine
fattening projects
throughout his years in FFA.
Additionally, he owns a
pleasure horse and enjoys
trail riding with other
members of his family.
Besides his swine projects,
Mel has worked for a local
builder, a potato farmer, and
a fruit farmer, and has
recently begun a beekeeping
project. Mel’s step-brother
Robert Stoltzfus will also
receive the Keystone Degree
this year.
Robert P. Stoltzfus
Robert Stoltzfus is the 17
year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Houck of RD2
Elverson. He is currently
serving as President of the
Twin Valley FFA and
Treasurer of the Berks
County FFA. Robert, or R.
P. as he is better known,
began his FFA Career in
ninth grade when he
received the greenhand
Robert P. Stoltzf us
Twin Valley
degree and participated on
the chapter parliamentary
procedure team, attended
the Mid-Winter FFA Con
vention, and was a livestock
judge at both the Kutztown '
Fair and FFA Activities
Week. In tenth grade R. P.
was elected chapter Sen
tinel, he received the chapter
farmer degree, participated
m the Berks County FFA
Market Hog Show and Sale,
where he received
showmanship awards, was a
dairy judge at the Kutztown
Fair, served as a member of
the chapter parliamentary
procedure team, and par
ticipated in the chapter
Public Speaking Contest. As
a Junior R. P. was elected
chapter Vice-President,
received the Berks County
FFA degree, participated in
the Berks County swine
show, showed market swine
at the Pennsylvania Farm
Show, was a livestock judge
at the Kutztown Fair, again
served on the chapter ]
parliamentary procedure 1
team which received first
place in Berks County, and
was one of the two Berks
County FFA delegates to
FFA Activities where he
served as a member of the
financial committee. R. P.
also served as co-chairman
of the BOAC Committee
which planned and con
ducted a water testing
program. As vice-president
Robert was responsible for
planning the chapter
banquet where he received a
foundation medal for
livestock production. He also
attended the National FFA
Convention.
This past summer Robert
again participated in the
Berks County Swine Show,
again receiving
showmanship awards. He
placed third in the county
livestock Judging contest at
the Kutztown Fair and won
the county tractor driving
contest the same day. R. P.
has since earned the right to
represent the Berks-
Lebanon-Schuylkill County
area in the state tractor
driving contest at FFA
Activities Week by placing
first in the area contest.
Again this year Robert will
show swine in the Market
hog class at the Farm Show.
In October Robert attended
the National FFA Con
vention with the other Twin
Valley officers. In addition to
the above, Robert has served
as chairman of countless
committees.
R. P. has also been an
active member of his
church, having served as
president of the youth group,
and as a member of the
choir. He has also played
softball for the Loags Corner
Team for four years.
Robert’s projects have
been market hogs-he has
raised 225 sine becoming an
FFA member. In addition,
he owns a pleasure horse and
enjoys trail riding. Robert’s
step-brother Melvin Houck
will also receive the
Keystone Degree this year.
His older brother Frank
Stoltzfus has also received
the Keystone Degree.
Lloyd Simmers
Lloyd Simmers is the 17
year old son of Mrs. Isabel
Simmers of Honey Brook.
Lloyd is the Reporter of the
Twin Valley FFA chapter.
As a greenhand in ninth
grade Lloyd participated in
the livestock judging contest
at the Kutztown Fair, at
tended the Mid-Winter FFA
Convention, and participated
in all of - the chapter fund
raising activities. In tenth
grade Lloyd served as
assistant chapter reporter,
Lloyd Simmers
Twin Valley
was a livestock judge at both
the Kutztown Fair and FFA
Activities Week, par
ticipated in the Berks County
Leadership Training Con-
fcrcncc, and was a member
of the chapter parliamentary
procedure team. As a junior
Lloyd was elected chapter
reporter, was a member of
the parliamentary
procedure t&am, was a
livestock judge at the Kutz
town Fair, and served as
chairman of the cooperate
with community committee.
As a senior Lloyd was again
elected reporter and at
tended the National FFA
Convention with the other
Twin Valley officers.
Lloyd has had several
farming projects at his
grandfather’s farm--
beginmng with two beef
steers in ninth grade. He
raised nine veal calves as a
sophomore along with his
beef animals. In eleventh
grade Lloyd had six steers
and field com as a project,
as well as working for a
building contractor. Lloyd is
still working for the building
contractor and has twelve
steers.
Ronald Smoker
Ronald L. Smoker is the 17
year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Smoker of RD2 Honey
Brook. Ron is the secretary
of the Twin Valley FFA. Ron
began his career in FFA in
ninth grade when he was the
chapter Star Greenhand,
won the FFA Creed Contest,
attended Operation Update,
was a livestock Judge at the
Kutztown Fair and FFA
Ron Smoker
Twin Valley
Activities Week at Penn
State, and was a member of
the chapter Parliamentary
Procedure team.
In tenth grade Ron
received the fourth place
award in the Berks County
Public Speaking Contest,
served as assistant chapter
secretary, and again was a
livestock judge at the Kutz
town Fair and a member of
the chapter parliamentary
procedure team. As a junior
he was elected chapter
secretary and served as
alternate county delegate.
He also earned second place
in the county Public
Speaking Contest, was a
livestock judge at the
Kutztown fair, served on the
parliamentary procedure
team, and attended the
Dutch Country Cooperative
Institute. This year Ron is
serving his second term as
chapter Secretary and has
attended the National FFA
Convention with the other
Twin Valley officers. Ron
has also served as chairman
of numerous committees
during his FFA years, in
cluding the chicken bar
beque committee for the last
two years.
Strawberries and sheep
were the basis for Ron’s
projects in ninth grade. In
tenth grade he maintained
his sheep project and began
to work for Mr. Robert Kirk.
Ron continues to work on
Tobi-Hill Farm, maintains
his sheep project, and has
added a beekeeping project.
Ron has received FFA
Foundation awards in
livestock production and
public speaking at the
chapter banquet. He has
been an active member of
his church youth group.
Ron’s older brother Clair
received the Keystone
Degree in 1966.
Harold Steve
Harold Steve is the 17 year
old son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Yohn of RDI Bird
sboro. Harold began his FFA
career as a greenhand in
ninth grade when he also
served as chairman of the
landscaping committee and
received a foundation medal
Harold W. Steve, Jr,
Twin Valley
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in horticulture. In tenth
grade Harold received the
chapter farmer degree and
continued to serve as
chairman of landscaping
committee as well as
chairman of the Pumpkin
Contest committee, and as a
chapter representative to the
Dutch Country Cooperative
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earned recognition at the
Berks County Poultry
Association Banquet; served
as chairman of the land
scaping, farm safety, and
pumpkin contest com
mittees. He also was a
member of the chapter
parliamentary procedure
team and again attended the
Dutch Country Cooperative
Institute.
This year Harold is ser
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chairman of the chapter fund
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Berks County FFA. e
Harold began his’ projects
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for neighbors while in ninth
aid tenth grade, since fi
he has worked for the Swift
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Geoffrey Fultz
I J l ® l7 year old son of Mr
and Mrs. Glenn Fultz of RDi
Birdsboro, Geoffrey Fultz >«
currently the Historian of the
Twin Valley FFA Chapter
Geoffrey received his
greenhand degree in ninth
grade, attended the Mid-
Winter FFA Convention, and
participated in the Berks
County soil judging contest
In tenth grade Geoffrey
served as assistant chapter
reporter, attended the Dutch
County Cooperative In-
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