C3o— Lancaster Famine, Saturday, May Jr 7,1380 ELVERSON About 130 persons attended the annual Berks County FFA Banquet at the Kutztown Grange which marked the culmination of a year’s ef fort for the Berks FFA of ficers. Following a ham dinner, of Kutztown received a Barry Ziegler and Cheryl trophy for-first place in the Adams presented the 1973-80 area agronomy contest. Berks Co. FFA degree Area contest trophies were recipients from each also presented to Linda chapter. Degree winners Robinson for pleasure horse, were; Kevin Zimmerman, Donald Kercher for dairy Susan Gromis, Rodney foods and Donna Devine for Salem, Henry Noss and Tim meats. All three students are Deamer all from Conrad from Twin Valley Weiser; Steve Shaw and Other trophy winners Scott - Hausemen of Oley were. Dean Bruno of Kutz- Valley; Bruce Latshaw, town, ag mechanics; senior Keith Flicker, Dean basket ball team, Kutztown; Shoemaker, Carl Lutz, junior basketball team, Gerald Haas, Timothy Conrad Weiser; semor and Behm, Bill Zollers and junior volleyball teams, Keenan Hilbert from Kutz- Conrad Weiser FFA; town; Laura Miller, Barry general public speaking Ziegler, Troy Luckenbill, Steve Imes, Oley; Debra Gary Parker and Ron Swope Miller, Conrad Weiser and of Tulephocken; also Mike Mertz, Kutztown. In Thomas Wolfe, Martin extemporaneous speaking, Miller, Sue Ford, Linda trophies were presented to Robinson, Jodi Yohn, Steve Howard Gnest of Twin Kearns, Mike ‘Williams, Valley and Bruce Latshaw Brett Strough, Donna and Richard Hershberger of Devine, and Mike Ott from Kutztown. 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Rt. 501, IV2 Miles South of Schaefferstown, PA Phone 717-949-6817 Open Mon-Fn Bto 8, Wed Bto 12: Sat 8 to 5 Berks County FFA holds awards banquet Association then presented trophies to winners of county and area contests. Dairy Judging trophies were presented to Scott Hauseman, Oley Valley and Tim Kurtz and Steve Snyder of Twin Valley. Gerald Haas indicate their involvement with goats, the type of programs they would like to see, and their complete name andaddrfess Boys and girls ages 8 - 19 years old who are interested in goats are invited to join the 4-H Dairy Goat Program There are clubs meeting in the Boyertown and Harleysville areas Members and parents learn more about goal care, health, uses of milk, judging and showing in addition to making new friends and being involved in the numerous activities in 4-H For more information call the Extension Service at 215/277-0574 Shift on-the-go. Live PTO. Powerful, trouble-free 18 HP 3-cylinder Yanmar Diesel. • 2 wheel & 4 wheel drive • first plate uiaptei scrap book and first place parliamentary procedure team were also presented to the Twin Valley Chapter Charles Suloff, representing the Berks County Production Credit Association presented the county PCA award to Ernest Gelsmger of Conrad Weiser, with the Central Eastern Pennsylvania region award going to Dean Bruno of Kutztown These awards signify excellence in records of farming programs. Bruce Latshaw and Ernest Gelsmger presented cer tificates of appreciation to Mary Ann Rimby, chairman of the Berks County Con servation District, who has served as a judge for the county public speaking contest for several years; Mr and Mrs. David Steigerwalt who hosted the area pleasure horse judging contest; and Mr. and Mrs I jester Gelsmger who hosted the land judging contest. 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Heimbach, vocational agriculture teacher at Kutztown High School; and Stephen Miller, vocational agriculture teacher at Conrad Weiser high school Lewis Kohl, county treasurer, then recognized the following star chapter greenhands; Scott Trout man, Conrad Weiser; Todd Miller, Hamburg; Mark Latshaw, Kutztown; Phillip Levan, Oley; William Lesther, Tulpehocken; and Pan Trestle, Twin Valley Star greenhands are the top first year FFA members as selected by their respective chapters. Kohl also recognized Star $l%, . It’s v