— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 18.' 1977
28
Bruce Kreider
FFA Week
[Continued from Page 21]
Springs, Bill Painter from
Juniata Valley, Paul Mohr
from Twin Valley, Tim
Allison from Juniata Valley,
and Robert Goss from
Juniata Valley.
“Bronze medals” were
presented to David Dillon,
Gettysburg; Mike BeUum,
Bloomsburg; David Shenk,
Newport; Jeff Stull,
Waynesboro; Steven
Richard, Mifflinburg;
Melvin Heckman, James
Buchanan; Dirk Ebright,
Middlebrug; Oscar Reed,
Waynesboro; Michael*
Ewing, West Snyder; Alan
Graves, Annville-
Cleona; George Kotkiewicz,
Halifax'; Sue Herbst, Red
Lion; Debb Bobb, Mid
dleburg; George Lash,
Mifflin-Juniata; Bob Buse r,
Eastern; and Cheryl
Rexroth, Shippensburg.
AGRONOMY
Gettysburg’s Tim Baker
won the agronomy contest,
thereby earning himself a
trip to the National FFA
Convention in Kansas City
later this year. Schoolmate
Russell Redding placed
fourth followed by Duane
Weber from Garden Spot,
Phil Topper, Gettysburg;
Robert Dehoff, Red Lion;
Jenny Hartman, Garden
Spot and Dawn Williams,
Gettysburg. Two western
Pennsylvania competitors -
Ron Learn and Dawn Grace -
- placed second and third,
respectively, in a contest
entered by 48.
“Silver medalists” from
the area included: Dennis
Teets, Lower Dauphin;
Mark Ebersole, Bermudian
Springs; and Sandy Weaver,
Garden Spot. “Bronze”
recognition went to Bill Yale,
Kennard-Dale; Mike
Wemhold, Garden Spot;
Steve Hershey, Manheim
Central; Dave Mora, W.B.
Saul; and James Sassaman,
Selinsgrove.
DAIRY FOODS
In the dairy foods contest,
it was Ephrata again who
came up on top. This time it
was a double-baralled vic
tory with Eon Good and
Barry Herman finishing first
and second, respectively.
They, and third place
finisher, Megean Perlitch
of W.B. Saul, will go to the
National Dairy Products
Contest In Kansas City this
Fall. Garden Spot’s Maxine
and Eileen Messner placed
fourth and fifth, respec
tively. They and Solanco's
Dan Hershberger won a trip
to Springfield, Mass.
“Silvers” went to Robert
Bachman of Penn Manor and
Barb Snyder of Red Lion.
Cliff Martin from Ephrata
garnered a “bronze.” Forty-
Cliff Hurst
Jere Rutt
FARM MANAGEMENT
Solanco’s Bruce Kreider
was the only southeastern
Pennsylvania youth to finish
in this contest which was
entered by 14. But he made
sure it’d be noticed by
heading the entire group. It
won him a trip to Kansas
City. The contest was
dominated by western
Pennsylvania boys, with
Brian Keister of Mifflinburg
and Lloyd Wilson of
Wilmington placing second
and third, respectively.
FLORICULTURE
The vo-tech schools
dominate this one year after
year, with the Western
Montgomery AVTS
providing the top two places
this year is Debra Besher
wor and Michelle Styer.
Felicia Gordner of
Brownstown. followed, and
then it was Judy Frensky of
Lehigh County AVTS. All
four won trips for their ef
forts.
Others from the area to
win medal recognition were:
(gold) Cindy Darde, Upper
Bucks; Rose Marie Myers,
Brownstown; and Patti
Otter, Western Montgomery.
(Silver:) Kim Goodhart and
Michelle Heim from Mount
Joy, Donald Vanwhy from
Eastern Northampton;
Randy Snyder, Willow
Street; Bill Molitorisz,
Bethlehem; Pat Roof,
Lebanon; and Cathy
Bowers, Brownstown.
(Bronze): Seth Dunbar,
Lower Dauphin; Kathy
Epler, Lehigh Co. Vo-Tech;
Tammy Hoy, Cumberland
Perry Vo-Tech; Lisa Pefe,
Lebanon Co. Vo-Tech;
Dollyn Reed, Willow Street
Vo-Tech; Kevin Perry,
Bethlehem Area Vo-
Tech; Julie Wilson, Dauphin
Co. Vo-Tech; Mary Lease,
York Co. Vo-Tech; Shelly
Snyder, Upper Bucks Tech;
Ellen Miller, Cumberland
Perry Vo-Tech; Donna
Wdkerson, W.B. Saul High;
Linda Smith, Mt. Joy AVTS;
and Bonnie Cole, Eastern
Northampton.
FORESTRY
In a contest which is
traditionally dominated by
contestants from forested
counties, David Pyle from
Somerset outdistanced a
Leßoy Bowles
Tim Wilk
triumph. Huntingdon
County’s Edward Irvin
placed as runner-up, with the
remaining of the “gold”
going to Somerset youths.
Bruce Hrebik from Kennard-
Dale was the only medal
winner from the
southeastern region of the
state when he picked up a
bronze with his 14th place
finish.
MEATS JUDGING
Ephrata came to the
forefront again when Tony
Eberly and Donald Good
placed first and second,
respectively, in a field of 47.
Charles Pierce of W.B. Saul
placed third and will join the
first two in Kansas City for a
try at additional honors. Red
Lions’s Bryan Grove picked
up the fourth gold medal in
the contest. Meat judges who
earned “silvers” were Dan
Catherman and Jenny
Bailey from State College,
Robin Fries of Philadelphia
and Steve McMichael of
Penn Manor. “Bronze
medals” were presented to
Paula Deitch, Cumberland
Valley; Bill Lee, W.B. Saul;
Harry Kreiser, Jr., Pequea
Valley; and Jeff Klahol d,
Eastern York.
POULTRY JUDGING
Eastern Pennsylvania
schools dominated heavily
m this contest which was
entered by 53 students. The
top three go to K.C., Mo., and
the next three go to
Springfield, Mass. New
Holland's Cliff Hurst led the
slate of competitors,
followed by Leßoy Bowles of*
Red Lion; Rex Sanders,
Waynesboro; and Kenny
Sechrist, also of Red Lion.
“Silvers” were shared by;
Ramon Hunt, Penn Manor;
Dean Moose, Mercer;
Debbie Capp, Lower
Dauphin, Ron Fox, Jr., New
Holland; and Hans Groff,
Ephrata. Penn Manor’s
Paula Ortman picked up a
“bronze.”
PUBLIC SPEAKING
In the two public speaking
contests, Ronald Schiller of
Philadelphia won the con
servation category, followed
by Earl Wenger, of
Norlebco. Awards were
presented by Sperry-New
Holland. Dwight Lee Mickey
of Chambersburg High
School won over a field of 12
Gerald Gruber
Tammy Lefever
Garden Spot’s Daniel Witwer
took third.
TRACTOR DRIVING
Twenty contestants were
entered, with the top one -
Tim Casner of Newport -
going to Springfield, Mass.
Randy Spahr of Bermudian
Springs placed second.
Roundirtg out the list of
medal winners were in or
der: Don Beiler, Mif
flinburg-, Larry Hershey,
Manheim Central; Ronald
Zimmer, Erie;'and Michael
Innerst, Red Lion.
SMALL ENGINES
Elizabethtown’s FFA
Chapter scored victories in
this contest, which was
scored on both a team and
individual basis. Jere Rutt
and'Gerald Gruber, both
from E-town, composed the
second-place team. West
Snyder was first. They’ll go
to Springfield later this year.
The top individual was Jerry
Wagner of West Snyder. His
teammate, David Ren
ninger, placed third in the
field of 56. In fourth place
was Glen Hoffman from
Halifax.
Other medalists from this
area, in the order of
placings, were: Dave Steh
man, Manheun; Joe Early,
Lebanon; Curtis Snavely,
Ephrata; David Farmer,
Manheim; Ern Tobias,
Halifax;' Barry Swanger,
Lebanon; and Randy
Bucher, Ephrata.
PLEASURE HORSE
JUDGING
Topping a field of 66
contestants and winning a
trip to the National FFA
Convention, was Lawrence
County's Tom Hairhoger.
Kendra Saphore of Cum
berland County placed
second. A contest which
received contestants from
all parts of the state, the
southeastern area’s harvest
of medals was pretty slim.
Diane Miller of the W.B. Saul
School garnered a “gold,”
Marilyn Snyder and Carolyn
Frey both captured
“silvers” and Steven lines
and Linda Bray won the
“bronze.”
NURSERY LANDSCAPE
Another contest which is
strongly represented by vo
tech schools around the
state, this year’s winner
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