—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 22,1979
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Area Angus juniors attend N.E. conference (
MILLBROOK, N.Y. - A
total of 30 junior members of
the American Angus
Association and parents
from seven states gathered
here in Millbrook recently to
participate in the Nor
theastern States Youth
Conference.
The two-day leadership
conference was designed to
make young people better
leaders in their state and
local livestock groups, and
attracted participants from
Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Connecticut, New Hamp
shire, New Jersey, New
York and Virginia.
Friday afternoon, the
group visited Rally farms,
Millbrook, for a study in
cattle production hosted by
Fred Smalstig, manager of
the Angus operation.
Smalstig discussed the
importance of performance
records in the Rally herd.
His son, John, displayed a
cow, purchased as a heifer
for a youth project, that had
produced an outstanding
group of offspring.
Recently this cow was
classified a Pathfinder, an
award bestowed on top
Angus brood cows by the
American Angus Association.
In a judging contest held at
Rally’s, two youth tied for
the first place position.
Sharing the honors were
Susan Holston, Derwood,
Maryland; and Charlene
Reynolds from Wilton, New
Hampshire.
Dale Rains, Mercer,
Pennsylvania, took the third
place spot. Dan Loper,
Sykcsville, Maryland, came
out fourth; Ted Teaford,
Trappe, Pennsylvania, stood
in fifth.
Rally Farms and the
Smidatig families provided
an evening meal. Later that
night, the group traveled to
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Pennsylvania youth who participated in the Northeastern States Youth
Conference, an Angus leadership conference, held in Millbrook, New York, are
Ted Teaford left, Trappe; and Dale Rains, Mercer. Teaford was winner of the
speech contest and placed fifth in the judging contest held at the conference.
Rains was third in the judging contest.
the Dutchess County Ex
tension Center where
everyone participated in an
Angus Bowl, a new form of
educational competition.
The Angus Bowl is a
question-answer contest
dealing with facts about the
cattle and livestock industry
and specific questions about
Angus and the production of
purebred Angus cattle.
Five youth teamed up to
win the contest. Team
members were; Laura Buss,
Dutchess County, New
York; John Robertson,
Rhinebeck, New York; Ken
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Jersey; Susan Holston; and
Jennifer Smalstig,
Millbrook, New York.
Saturday morning’s
speech contest, involving
one representative from
each state, was topped by a
Pennsylvania Angus en
thusiast, Ted Teaford.
A panel discussion on
personal and group goals
followed. Workshops gave
participants a chance to
submit ideas about com
munications, activity
planning for state
associations, planning field
days, choosing adult ad
visors and fund raising.
Later, an open-idea
session on planning new
activities and events for
Northeastern states junior
Angus members was held.
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Among the ideas discussed
were organizing an annual
Junior Preview Show and
planning, as a group, to
attend the National Junior
Angus Show in Wichita,
Kansas, in July 1980.
Two special guests were
on hand to share in the ac
tivities. Bob Herriott,
Champaign, Illinois, advisor
to the Illinois Junior Angus
Association, shared his ideas
about organizing more
active events and running
their organization more
efficiently.
Richard Dyar, Crossville,
Alabama, regional manager
for the American Angus
Association, told the group
they are needed as future
leaders of the livestock in
dustry in their states.
By improving their
abilities, he said, the youth
would not only benefit
Angus, but would be better
prepared to serve the nation
wide livestock industry.
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Susan Holston was voted
the outstanding junior
member of the conference
and received a framed print
of the Angus bull head used
on the cover of the
Association’s first Angus
Journal.