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York 4
By Joyce Bupp
York Co. Reporter
SHREWSBURY, Pa.-
York County 4-H Baby Beef
Club members, parents, and
friends filled the Shrewsbury
Fire Hall to overflowing for
the annual awards banquet
last Saturday night.
A dash of unexpected
excitement was added just
as the program began when
the fire alarm sent firemen,
who had been helping in the
kitchen, rushing to trucks to
give assistance at the scene
of a nearby automobile
accident.
Baby Beef Club President
Tim Beck performed master
of ceremony duties for the
recognition program.
This year’s annual Citation
Award for contributions to
the baby beef program went
to Helen and Ralph Dixon,
York Rll. The Dixons have
served as organizational
leaders of the Highmount 4-H
Club, and Ralph is currently
serving a three-year term on
the 4-H Center Board of
Directors. Together, the
Dixons are active promoters
of Angus cattle and have
started their own breeding
herd.
They were instrumental in
putting together the county
York Fair winners in the 4-H Baby Beef show
picked up their awards during the annual banquet
From left are: Harris Wright, Abbottstown Rl, who
showed the champion Hereford heifer; Kathy
Sunday, York Rl, owner of the champion steer; and
Tim Beck, Seven Valleys R 2, who polished his steer
to top honors as champion fitter.
March 26. 1977
H beef club gathers for honors banquet
meat raffle plans, and
helped sell many tickets,
with Mrs. Dixon handling the
treasurer duties duties for
the fund raising activity. She
also took a major part in
organizing a food stand for
the wagon train activities
last Summer in York.
Winner in the Overall Rate
of Gain competition was Lisa
Gross. Category winners
were; Archie Kohr, No
Implant competition; Lisa
Tony Dobrosky. assistant county extension agent
presents the 1977 York County Baby Beef Citation
Award to Helen and Ralph Dixon, York Rl. The
Dixon's have served as organization leaders, and
Ralph Dixon is a member of the 4-H Center Board
of Directors.
K
Gross, Single Implant; and
Ralph Dixon, Double Im
plant. ‘
Tim Beck won the Roll Call
trophy, based on the method
of presentation of project
information given during
meetings and the
management of the entire
project. Runners-up were
Kathy Sunday, Christine
Shive, Terry Lynn Dixon,
and Kevin Beck.
Dallastown Fair winners
for 1976 were: Champion of
4-H Show, Ron Kohr; Res.
Champ of 4-H-Show, Tim
Caldwell; Champ-.
Crossbred, Ron Kohr; Res.
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