C34—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 12,1980
BY SALLY BAIR
Staff Correspondent
WILLOW STREET -
Doug Hershberger and
Darell Dombach were
named as the county’s
outstanding farmer and
agri-businessman at a
meeting of the Red Rose
Chapter Monday evening at
the Willow Street Vo-Tech
School.
Named Red Rose Star
Farmer, Hershberger, 17,
said, “It was quite a sur
prise. It’s nice to be able to
do something like this. It is
quite an honor.
Hershberger is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G.
Hershberger, Quarryville
R 4, and is a junior at Solanco
High School. His project
activities are in dairy,
primarily, and com.
Dombach, the Red Rose
Star Agribusinessman, said,
“I’m very glad I got it. It
shows that I’ve done
something. I hope it will be
an inspiration to the other
kids in cur school, because it
shows that you don’t have to
go to the biggest school m the
county.”
The son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert S. Dombach, Willow
Street R 1, Dombach is a
junior at Lampeter-
Strasburg High School. His
project is ag mechanics, and
he works with Cope and
Weaver Farm Equipment
Sales and Service in their
service shop.
Runner-up in the county
star tamer contest was
sixteen-year-old Barbara
Herr, who took tune out from
Winners of the county star farmer award and county agribusinessman award
are from left, Doug Hershberger, Barbara Herr, Leonard Snader and Darell
Dombach. Hershberger was county star farmer, with Barbara Herr first runner
up. Oombach was county star agribusinessman with Snader first runner-up.
We'll discuss techniques for producing on-the-farm
alcohol fuel.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1,1980
At the Richland Banquet Hall, Richland, PA
The two have spent considerable time & money in
the design, building, testing & operating small size
ethanol fuel producing equipment.
Those attending will receive basic training in the
'design, construction & operating small alcohol plants.
The meeting will start at 9 a.m. and end late af
ternoon with a tour of our famous alcohol plant.
Preregistration is required and class size will
limited.
Watch later issues of Lancaster Farming for details,
or send a self addressed stamped envelope to:
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P.O. 80x1134
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Red Rose FFA’ers name outstandm
her sheep-showing at the
Farm Show to attend this
meeting. Barbara, a junior
at Garden Spot High School,
is the daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. Robert D. Herr,
Narvon R 2. She has projects
m market lambs, market
hogs, a steer and ewes. She
said, “I’d like to try harder
the next time.”
Leonard Snader was
chosen runner-up m the star
agribusinessman contest,
which the judges called “a
very close contest,” with the
total'point different among
the applicants of just ten
points.
Snader, 16, is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Snader,
East Earl Rl. He is a junior
at Garden Spot High School.
His project is in work ex
perience, and he has been
employed by the Shady.
Maple Farm Market for
nearly two years.
Judges for star farmer
include Ralph Layman,
director of the Wi'low Street
Vo-Tech School; Russell
Drumm, landscaper; and
Mark Bushog, assistant
manager, agri-loans,
Commonwealth National
Bank.
In the star
agribusinessman contest,
judges were Gerald Phillips,
Farm Credit, Lancaster;
and Glenn Weber, general
manager. Country Acres
Farm Store.
There were seven ap
plicants for the farmer
degree and six for the
agnbusinessman award.
GASOHOL
FOR THE FARM
F. Horst & Partner, R. Kreider
New officers of the county FFA include First row, treasurer, Warwick. Second row, from left: Doi
from teft: Lyn Beiler, reporter, Cloister; Tina Snavely, chaplain, Warwick; Gordon Long, studei
Bucher, secretary, Solanco; Don Brubaker. advisor, Penn Manor Chris Herr, vice presider
president, Lampeter Strasburg; Russ Marks, Garden Spot; and Glen Shenk, sentinal, Manheim.
One representative from
each chapter was eligible to
compete for the award. The
winner was selected <hi the
basis of his application and
personal interview with the
judges.
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