—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Pacambar 2,1976
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Pa. Winners
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R 4, received her award
during the 57th National 4-H
Congress in Chicago.
The York County girl, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Russell E. Wire, is a
freshman at York College
and plans a career as a
journalist.
The eight-year 4-H’er
already has a headstart on
“her career because of the
work she did in her
photography project. It
helped her land a job last
summer as a correspondent
for the Hanover Evening
Sun. She is currently a part
time feature correspondent
for the York Sunday News.
She submitted 18 photos to
the Hanover newspaper and
had 13 of them published.
Some of them appeared with
feature stories she wrote.
During her last year in'
high school, she was editor of
the school’s first literary
magazine, Spectrum, in
which a number of her
photos also appeared.
Miss Wire has taken* a
wide array of black-and
white and color photos. She
has developed her own film
and made many
enlargements. During her
stint with the Hanover
newspaper, she also did
some darkroom work.
Earlier this year Miss
Wire helped organize a new
4-H club for handicapped
young people. As a junior
leader, she has also aided
younger 4-H members in
their photography projects.
Her other 4-H projects
have included automotive,
leathercraft, food-nutrition
and horticulture.
DENISE McCONAUGHEY
Indiana County
Denise McConaughey, 18,
Smicksburg HI, received a
$l,OOO scholarship, one of six
winners in the national 4-H
swine program.
Miss McConaughey is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde McConaughey Jr. She
is a freshman at Indiana
University of Pennsylvania
where she is majoring in
business administration.
The Indiana County
winner raises Duroc hogs. In
nine years in the swine
program she has received
the Pennsylvania “out
standing 4-H pork producer”
award and grand champion
showing and fitting awards.
The winner bought her
first Duroc hogs with money
she earned at fairs when she
began raising the breed
seven years ago. She later
increased her-operation by
buying her sister’s Chester
Whites but finally decided to
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limit herself to Durocs,
raising her own animals and
helping her father with his
Duroc operation.
In her nine 4-H years, Miss
McConaughey has been able
to finance her college
education with the $25,570
she has earned.
She has served in all of
fices of her local 4-H club,
organized a livestock club
and helped junior members
hold their first livestock
sale.
Other 4-H programs which
have held her interest over
the years are dairy, clothing,
veterinary science, meats,
home management,-
crocheting, safety,
leadership and health. 4-H
has even helped her choose a
career.
“My mind was completely
unsettled as to what career
would be best for me, but
when I began keeping
records for my herd, I
realized that this was where
my interests lay,” the young
business administration
major says.
“I enjoyed working with
the books, and without my
me.
swine project, I probably
would still not be so sure of
myself.”
DAVID SAMMONS
Lawrence County
An 18-year-old Penn
sylvania youth was named
one of six national winners in
the 4rH veterinary science
program.
David Sammons, New
Castle, received a $l,OOO
scholarship.
Sammons, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Calvin Sammons, is
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