Nevin Mast and his bride of one month received
a plaque at Twin Valley’s awards dinner for Mast’s
achievement as an American Farmer in 1976.
Twin Valley
iContinued from Page 108] Harris, Geigertown,
agricultural elecrification;
Meadowbrpok Farms, Steve Kohl, Mohnton Rl,
Elverson R 2. Mrs. Houck agricultural mechanics;
sponsors this award which Sandy Shade, Honeybrook,
goes to the most deserving and Deb Ford, Honeybrook,
individual in the Twin Valley agricultural sales and
Chapter. services; Tom Kirk,
Other foundation Honeybrook Rl, crop
recipients were: Ted Ford, production; Doris Mast,
Honeybrook, star chapter Elverson R 2, dairy
agribusinessman; Jan production; Jim Mimm,
Oatman, Honeybrook Rl, Honeybrook, farm safety;
star chapter farmer; Bill Leonard Wenrich, Mohnton
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One group of Twin Valley FFA production award
winners were: (from left to right) Gerald Norris,
Ken Reed, James Mimm, Howard Griest, Ted Ford,
Nile DeVoe, and Bill Harris. Along with earning
Rl, farm safely; Bret Reitz, speaking; Tammy Wenrich,
Birdsboro R 3, fish and Honeybrook Rl, soil and
wildlife management; water management; Dan
Frank Lilley, Glenmoore, Mosteller, Morgantown,
forest management; Jan swine production; and
Oatman, horse proficiency; Gerald Norris, Elverson R 2,
Howie Griest, livestock state chorus.
production; Heather As part of the evening, the
Scheidt, Honeybrook, or- chapter’s outstanding in
namental horticulture; Bill dividuals were recognized.
Harris, placement in ag Twin Valley’s highest honor
production; Nile DeVoe, candidate this year was
Honeybrook R 3, poultry Nevin Mast, Oley Rl. Mast,
production; Ken Reed, who is originally from the
Mohnton Rl, public, Oley Valley, attended high
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 12,1977
production awards at Friday evening’s banquet,
Ted Ford was also recognized for being one of the
chapter’s two Keystone Farmers this year.
school at Twin Valley from
his sophomore year on, due
to his family’s move to
Arizona. When this occurred,
he lived with a cousin in
Berks Co. and became a
member of the Twin Valley
FFA chapter. His goal in life
from the time he went to
Twin Valley was to run his
parents’ farm in the Oley
Valley. In 1976 he ac
complished his goal, and was
named an American Farmer
at about the same time. At
Fridays ceremony, Mast
received a plaque in honor of
his achievements.
Also recognized at the
family-member banquet
were the chapter’s two
Keystone Farmers -- Jan
Oatman and Ted Ford - as
well as the greenhands and
chapter farmers.
Greenhands recognized
were Howie Griest, Scott
Haddock, Birdsboro R 3;
Louis Kohl, Elverson Rl;
Deb Kercher, Geigertown;
Nile DeVoe, Honeybrook Rl;
and Ed Norris, Glenmoore,
Rl. Chapter farmers
honored were Doris Mast,
Elverson R 2; James Minim;
Floyd Jennelle, Elverson
R 2; Kenny Reed, Mohnton
Rl; and Sandy Jennelle,
Elverson R 2.
The featured speaker for
the evening was Jeff Miller,
Kutztown R 3, state sentinel.
Miller challenged the
members present to keep
striving toward a higher
level of perfection in their
organization and asserted
that the three most im
portant ingredients to a
successful FFA chapter are
“congregation, coordination,
and cooperation.”
“You need coordination
because a chapter requires
leadership to see that
everything is run smoothly,”
he explained. And, according
to Miller, all members must
congregate and work
together toward chapter
goals, which, in turn, takes
cooperation.
Also featured in the
evening’s program was a
film entitled, “Four Star
Farmers 1976”, which was
made up of sketches of the
lives of the FFA’s regional
star farmers and
agribusinessmen.
After a few closing
remarks by Paul Jones,
principal of Twin Valley
High School, the evenings
festivities came to a close.
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