Maryland 4-H’ers recognized
Seven of Maryland’s 24
teen-agers attending the 54th
National 4-H Congress
recently (Nov. 30- Dec. 4) in
Chicago were sponsored by
business firms and
organizations which operate
totally or to a large extent in
the Old Line State. The other
17 were guests of national 4-
H program sponsors.
Young persons making the
trip to the snow-blown Windy
City as guests of Maryland 4-
H program supporters in
cluded two prospective legal
secretaries, a fledgling
nurseryman, equestrian
Instructor, would-be
restaurant operator,
Maryland’s reigning lamb
and wool queen, and an
aspiring special education
teacher. They are as follows;
Katherine D, (“Kay”)
Hoffman, 19, of Ridgely.
Miss Hoffman was
recognized for her
“achievement In dairy"
activities Her trip was
sponsored by Southern
States Cooperative, Inc., a
five-state (arm supply
organization headquartered
at Richmond, Va
During her 4-H career,
Miss Hoffman has acquired
her own 15-cow purebred
Jersey herd, and she has won
championship honors at
local, state and regional
dairy cattle shows, both in
breed competition and in
fitting and showing. She is
now a sophomore at Welcy
College In Dover, Del.,
studying to be a legal
secretary.
Sharon Jones, 18, of
Marydel. Miss Jones was
recognized for her 4-H
poultry activities. Her trip
was also sponsored by
Southern States Cooperative,
Inc.
She has had 4-H broiler
projects for nine years, and
she was a member of the
Queen Annes county team
which placed third in senior
4-H poultry and egg judgmg
at this year’s Maryland State
Fair in Timomum. A 1975
high school graduate, she is
currently combining her
broiler-growing and other 4-
H activities with a full-tune
job as a secretary in a law
office on histone Lawyers
Row in Centreville.
Anthony (“Tony ’) Nonn,
18, of Appleton. Nonn was
recognized for his “plan and
plant for horticultural
beauty” 4-H activities. His
trip was sponsored by the
Maryland State Fair Board.
Nonn is a participant in his
family’s small nursery
operation, a junior leader of
the countywide 4-H hor
ticulture club, and assistant
coach for the county 4-H
horticulture judging teams.
The county’s junior team,
incidentally, placed fifth in
its division at this year’s
Maryland State Fair in
Timonium. A graduate of
Elkton high school, Nonn is
currently a freshman at
Cecil Community College.
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Mary Arcla Bradley, 18, of
Port Deposit was recognized
for her 4-H horse and pony
activities. Her trip, too, was
sponsored by the Maryland
Slate Fair Board.
A 1975 graduate of St.
Mark’s high school at
Newark, Del., Miss Bradley
is now a riding instructor at
her family's acreage bet
ween Rising Sun and Port
Deposit. She is a Junior
leader for the North East
Kuntry Kids 4-H horse club,
and she has helped to train
the county’s 4-H horse
judgmg teams
Danny Frey, 19, of
Hagerstown He was
recognized for his
“achievement in foods” 4-H
activities. Like the two Cecil
county residents, his tnp
was sponsored by the
Maryland State Fair Board.
A nonfarm rural resident
of the Beaver Creek area
east of Hagerstown, young
Frey learned to cook at the
age of 9 to help aid a family
situation where both mother
and father worked outside
the home. His two brothers
also help with preparing
meals. Frey is a second-year
student in food service and
management at Hagerstown
Community College. He has
aspirations for one day
owning and operating a
restaurant with a unique
system of reservations and
menus highlighting every
state in the U.S.
Susan E. Schley, 19, of
Myersville. Miss Schley is
the reigning Maryland lamb
and wool queen. She was
recognized for her 4-H ac-
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tivltlcs in the area of
recreation. Her trip was
sponsored by the Maryland
4-H Foundation
Highlights of her 4-H
career have included several
years as a counselor at the
regular Frederick county 4-
H camp sessions, as well as
being a counselor at the
“Poppy” camp and 7 and 8-
year-olds. She is currently a
second-year nursing student
at Frederick Community
College.
Annette M Cavey, ID, a
resident of the Centennial
Estates area west of EUicott
City. Miss Cavey was
recognized for her 4-H
citizenship activities. Her
trip was sponsored by the
Baltimore Gas and Electric
Company.
Highlights of her 4-H
career have included a large
amount of volunteer work
among children with lear
ning and physical handicaps.
She is currently a freshman
at the University of
Ma.;land in College Park,
majori"' T in special
educ
.^n
More American teen-age
girls are having babies than
ever before, reports The
National Foundation - March
of Dimes. Good prenatal
care is especially important
for these young mothers,
says the MOD, because they
are more likely to have
complications of pregnancy
and dead or damaged in
fants.
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