Awards presented at
34th Kutztown banquet
By JUDY MITCHELL
Dtrki Co. Correspondent
KUTZTOWN - A hefty
bulletin summarizing the
poll year’s a.ni
accomplishments of the
Kutztown Area FFA and
YFA members in local,
county and state events gave
evidence that a lot of hard
work had gone into action,
but Monday night at the
Kutztown Grange Hall was a
time for relaxation and
recognition. One hundred
and sixty-nine members and
friends attended the Thirty
fourth Annual Vocational
Agriculture Banquet of the
Kutztown Area School
District sponsored by the
Kutztown Area FPA-YFA
which marked the end of the
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Hinged
organization's calendar
year. The highlights of the
evening were the presen
tation of the Chapter Award
Winners and entertainment
in the form of a very lively
sale.
Toastmaster for the oc
casion was Robert Ketterer,
President of the Kutztown
Chapter YFA, and Master of
Ceremonies of the program
which followed the dinner
was Ronald Flicker,
President of the Kutztown
Chapter FFA. Greetings
from the State FFA were
conveyed by Bill Abrams,
.State Treasurer, followed by
fhq Ceremony of Receiving
Honorary Members con
ducted, by the Chapter Of
ficers. Individuals awarded
Honorary Membership for
their contributions to a
successful year were: Paul
Siegfried, Father of
Keystone Farmer, Dale
Siegfried; Lester
Breininger, Poultry
Processor, Hamburg;
Harold Ernst, Kutztown
Agway Manager; Barry
Adams, Social Studies Dept.,
Kutztown Air a High School;
and Sandra Hartman,
Teacher Aide, Vo-Ag Dept.,
Kutztown Area High School.
The award program con
tinued with the presentation
Safety
Color-Coded
of 24 Chapter Awards to 14
individuals in four
categories.
Winners of the National
FFA Foundation Medals
were: Lloyd Adam, two
medals, Outdoor Recreation
and Agriculture Elec
trification; Donald Dietrich,
three medals, Crop
Production, Ornamental
Horticulture, and Swine
Production; Ronald Flicker,
two medals. Agriculture
Electrification and
Placement in Sales and
Service; Michele Gladney,
two medals, Placement in
Agriculture Production and
Public Speaking; Tim
Kleinsmith, Poultry
Production; Leon Moil, Soil,
Water and Air Management;
Dwight Romig, Agriculture
Mechanics; and Kenneth
Sanner, Beef Production.
In the Special Award
category: Kenneth Sanner
received the award for
Scholarship; Dale Siegfried
was the recipient of the
Keystone Farmer Pin and
the award for Production
Credit Ass’n Area Winner;
and Jeffrey Miller received
an award as Production
Credit Ass’n State Winner.
Chapter Star Awards were
presented to Larry
Shrawder, Star Greenband;
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lightweight
Aluminum
Ronald Flicker, Chapter
Star Agribuainessman; and
Kenneth Sanner; Chapter
Star Farmer.
The Young Farmer
Awards were presented to
Elwood Ohlinger as the
Outstanding Young Farmer
Over 30, and to Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Meyers for Com
munity Service.
Following a brief comment
by FFA State Reporter,
Robert Stoltzfus, the Chapter
Officers conducted the
closing ceremony which
brought the evening to its
final event, the en
tertainment portion of the
program.
Entertaining it proved to
be as the “Slave Sale” got
under way. As each “slave”
appeared from behind the
stage curtain, sometimes
requiring a helpful push,
Ronald Flicker read the
appropriate work
qualifications to prospective
bidders. Nelson Blatt auc
tioneered the bidding which
was accompanied by a lot of
good-natured exchange
between the audience and
the slaves. In all, 20 young
men and two youpg ladies
were presented to the bid
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 6,1976
Receiving special awards were (clockwise) Dale
Siegfried; Ronald Flicker, Jeff Miller and Kenneth
Sanner.
ders with the surprise ad
dition of Teacher-Advisors
Donald W. Reinert and Ben
Newcomer just before the
sale ended. A total of 24
slaves were sold for $94.25
per hour for an average of
J 3.63 per hour. Top sellers of
fha > evening were Michele
Ken Sanner at a
whoppingVsl 1.75 per hour
each. The purchaser of each
slave sold Monday night
National FFA Foundation Medals were presented
to four students at the Kutztown banquet.
Receiving honors were (from left) Donald Deitrich
- crop production; Michele Gladney - public
speaking; Tim Kleinsmith - poultry production and
JLloyd Adam - outdoor recreation.
must employ him or taegfor a
minimum of four To a
maximum of eight hours at
the purchased price.
Proceeds of the sale are used
to finance an educational
group trip. The Slave Sale,
included in the banquet
program for the second
consecutive year, was so
obviously enjoyed by all that
it seems certain to become
an annual event.
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