It—Lancaster Faming, Satnrday, July 14,1979
Record crowd attends rodeo
WOODSTOWN, N.J. - A
record crowd of rodeo fans
saw one-hundred and four
rodeo contestants compete
for prize money in ten events
at the Cowtown Rodeo July
7. Cowboys and cowgirls
from ten different states
proceeded to open the gala
performance with a western
grand parade.
Cowtown’s own Andy
Harris opened the bareback
riding contest as the first
winner of the evening by
riding a critter called
“Crazy Eights”. Chris
1 Risoli, from Martin, Tenn.,,
rode a horse called
“Challenger” to firm up the
number two spot Stanley
Thomas, Woodstown, took
third place honors with
Jimmy Lee Walker of
Clayton, N.J. taking the
fourth place position.
The calf-roping contest
saw a Wolcott, Connecticut
cowboy by the name of
Bucky Nastri come in for the
first place. Troy Reynolds
from Hudson Falls, New
York placed second. Bob
Roberto of Haskell, N. J.and
Clay Clement of Tborofare,,
■*N.J. were the third and
Sheep organization
elects officers
HARRISBURG - Ai a
meeting of the Penn
sylvania-Maryland Shrops
hire Sheep Breeders Asse
dation, held in conjunc
tion with the Keystone
stud ram and ewe sale at the
Farm Show building at
Harrisburg on Saturday,
July 7, Ted Kirby, Macungie
(Lehigh County) was elected
president for a two-year
term. Other officers elected
were Dave Schultz,
Nazareth, Vice President,
and Barbara Platt, Get
tysburg, secretary-treasur
er. Mrs. Margaret Brad
bury, Zionsville, a long-time
local sbeepbreeder and
noted author of sheep books
and technical papers, was
appointed co-chairman of
the membership committee
along with Mrs. Ann Bates,
Gradyville.
Kirby also appointed Mrs.
Annette Menhennett,
Lancaster County as the
organization’s delegate to
the Pennsylvania
Woolgrowers Association.
The Penn-Mar Shropshire
Association has been in
fourth place winners in this
event.
The classic event of the
evening, the saddle bronc
riding contest featured the
Connecticut cowboy Wyatt
Crotta and Dan Aurand from
Lewistown, Pa. as the only
two successful candidates
who managed to stay on the
hurricane decks of their
mounts. Wyatt took first
place honors and Dan placed
second.
In the steer wrestling
contest, Chris Gerhardt
from SickleTville, N.J. took
top honors. Dili LaFoun
tain, New York, placed
second. Butch Dase, Staten
Island, N.Y. and E.T.
Buffington of Bear,
Delaware were the third and
fourth place winners
respectively.
The girls barrel racing
contest was won by Lorraine
Alexander of Newton, New
Jersey in 17.76 seconds. Kay
LateUa from Wolcott,
Connecticut placed second
with Liz Deveno, a Westfield
New Jersey rider taking the
show position and Laura
Romeo fourth.
strumental in getting the Pa.
Woolgrowers Association
and the Pa. Secretary of
Agriculture’s office to push
for a specialist in ovine
medicine at the University of
Pennsylvania’s New Boulton
veterinary center to in
crease the teaching of
solutions to sheep health
problems to veterinary
students at the center.
Among the objectives set
by Kirby for the Penn-Mar
Sheep Organization over the
next two years are increased
membership of the growing
number of sheep breeders
across the two states, better
coordination with the Pa.
Woolgrowers and the new
Penn State Livestock
Specialist Dr. Clair Engle,
and an active effort to
promote the qualities of the
association’s breed.
Thirteen teams of two
riders each showed off their
talent and skills with ropes
in the team roping contest.
Terry Martin of Richmond,
Va., and Bod DeLorenzo
teamed up their talents to
take first place honors. A
team of Bucky and Carmine
Nastri from the state of
Connecticut demonstarted
their roping skills well
enough to qualify them for
second place money. Dover,
Delaware’s George Bell
along with Virginia’s Bailey
Martin took the third place
spot
In the bull riding event,
Chris Risoli, a Tennessee
cowboy; Jimmy Lee Walker,
Charles Shorter and Chester
Lloyd, all from New Jersey,
managed to ride the new
stock used. Chris took home
first place prize money while
Jimmy Lee and Charles
Shorter tied for the second
and third place and Chester
Lloyd finned up the number
four spot.
Cowtown Rodeo will
continue to provide weekly
performances each and
every Saturday night at 7:30
p.m. Rain or Shine. July 22
will see Cowtown Rodeo
travel to Pocono Downs for
two performances. Once
again, the Northeast Circuit
finals will be held at
Cowtown during September
7,8, and 9.
Director elected
Ed Arnold, Lebanon, las
been elected a director of
Lehigh Valley Cooperative
Farmers, the state’s leading
processor of fluid milk.
Arnold, active in various
civic and community ac
tivities, was elected by
fellow milk producers to
represent Lebanon and a
portion of Berks County in
directing the affairs of the
Allentown-based organiza
tion.
Currently a candidate for
the post of Lebanon County
commissioner, Arnold is
director of the County of
Lebanon Transit Company.
With other members of bis
family, he farms Arnold
Acres, a 326-acre operation
with a herd of 150 registered
Holsteins.
He has been a Lehigh
Ed Arnold
Valley shipper since 1967,
shortly after he graduated
from Lebanon Valley
College with a degree in
political science.