AlB—Lancaster Fannint, Saturday, March 22,1980
jrs for . , coming year are from left Vernon Heisey, Manheim
chaplain; Mike Hess, Manheim-treasurer; Mark Peter?, Manheim-corresponding
secretary; Barry Geib, Manheim-president Gail Ginder, Etizabethtown
historian; Duane Martin, Manheim-vice president Kervin Miller, Manheim
secretary; Rick Hess, Manheim-reporter; David Stoltzfus, Elizabethtown
student advisor; Kevin Kreider, Manheim-sentinel.
Geib tells Manheim FFA what life is made of
MANHEIM “If you love
life, don’t waste time
because that’s what life’s
made of.”
With these words, Earl
Geib, winner of both the
Honorary Chapter Farmer
award and the American
Farmer Degree addressed
the annual Manheim parent
member banquet last
Friday.
Geib, whose work in beef,
hogs and tobacco con
tributed to his recognition,
was only one of many win
ners here at Ruhl’s United
Methodist Church.
The Honorary Chapter
Farmer Degree was
presented to; James Shultz,
Marlin Becker, Earl Geib,
and Mervm Shelly.
Special American Farmer
Awards were given to Earl
Geib and Ruby Bollinger;
and Jay Gamer was
awarded the Eastern
Regional (National)
Proficiency Award for
Agricultural Mechanics.
FFA Greenhand Degrees
were awarded to Gail
Gmder, Barry Little, Bob
Keeney, Mike Pflieger,
Mark Peters, Ed Sensemch,
Gerald Hoover, Jeff High,
Tom Henderson, Brian Ruhl,
Bruce Wagner, Steve
Brenner, Jeff Greiner, Enc
Gilbert, David Groff, Glenn
Brandt, Arlan Martin, Jim
Geibe, Nate Eshleman, Scott
Straub, and Vernon Heisey.
Vemon Heisey was selected
Star Greenhand from among
the winners.
Kervin Miller was
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awarded the Star Chapter
Farmer Degree from among
the other winners of the
degree. Those included
Henry Tshudy, Robert
arent and member banquet
Annual
Lehman, David Kulp,
Richard Hess, Donald Groff,
Jeffrey Shenk, John
Stepanchak, John Frey, and
Rusty Gelsmger.
Shown front row from left with their Keystone Farmer Awards are: Dennis
Shelly, Manheim; Glenn Shenk, Littiz and J. Ed Nissley, Manheim. Shown back
from left are; Barry L. Geib, Manheim - Production Credit Award and new Club
president: Ruby Bollinger, Elizabethtown and Earl Geib, Manheim, with their
American Farmer awards.
The county Red Rose
Degree was given to Barry
Geib who was Star Farmer,
Terry Ebersole who was
Star Agribusinessman,
Duane Martin, Mike Hess,
James Hess, and Kevin
Kreider. The state Keystone
Degree was awarded to
Glenn Shenk, Dennis Shelly
and Ed Nissley.
Citation Awards for ser
vice to the FFA were
presented to E.E. Shenk and
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