C2B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, octobtr2s,l9Bo
BY LAUREL
Staff Correspondent
VIRGINVILLE -
Members of the Berks
County 4-H Swine Club ended
another year of fellowship
and competition with their
annual awards banquet, held
at the Virginville Grange,
here.
4-H’ers were recognized
for showmanship and fitting
and Grand and Reserve
Grand Champion Hogs
shown at the annual 4-H
Market Hog Round-up, held
September 24th. Other
members received trophies
for best Blue Forms and
Project Books in three age
categories.
Entertainment during the
evening was a slide
presentation by Joyce Miller
and Sandy (Miller) Fryer,
Virginville, entitled “Handy
Work of God.” Ernst Miller,
Master of the Berks Pomona
Grange, welcomed the many
guests in attendance.
Karen Smith,
Shoemakersville, received a
trophy sponsored by Eastern
Pennsylvania Pork
Producers for exhibiting the
Grand Champion Hog at the
County Round-up. The 18-
year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Smith is a
Kenianne Rarick, Showman 12-15; Cheryl Adam, Showman and Fitter - 16
and older; Steve Rohrbach - Showman 8-11; and Jan Adam, Fitter 12-15.
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student nurse and has only
shown hogs for two years.
Her entry was a Yorkshire
gilt bred by Ray Hoffman,
Bemville.
Dennis and Beth Cooper,
Lenhartsville, were the
sponsors of the Reserve
Grand Champion trophy.
This was-awarded to Gary
Rohrbach, 15, also of
Shoemakersville. Gary is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lenard
Rohrbach, his entry was a
Duroc crossbred gilt.
Showmanship and Fitting
awards were presented to
the following: Showman and
Fitter -16 years and older -
Cheryl Adam, Hamburg;
Showman, 12 to 15 years -
Kenianne Rarick, Reading;
Fitter, 12-15 years - Jan
Adam, Hamburg; Showman,
8-11 years - Steve Rohrbach,
Shoemakersville; and
Fitter, 8-11 years old - Greg
Strieker, Bemville.
Sponsoring these awards
were; Berks-Lelugh PCA
and Federal Land Bank,
Shoemakersville; DeKalb
Seeds, Ernst Miller,
representative; F.M.
Brown’s Sons, Birdsboro,
Fleetwood, and Sinking
Spring; Agway, Inc.,
Leesport; Anthony’s Feed
Mill, Strausstown; and Van-
Mar Ft is, Inc.,
Shoemakers ville.
Outscorixig the other 4-
H’ers within her age group
with her Blue Form was
Cheryl Adam, 18. Mark
Rohrbach, Shoemakersville,
was awarded for the best
Left to right, Karen Smith - Grand Champion
Hog Exhibitor; Gary Rohrbach - Reserve Champion
Hog Exhibitor.
form - between 12 and 15
years of age; and Steve
Rohrbach was awarded for
ages 8-Jl. Best Project Bopk
honors'were bestowed upon;
Allan Rohrbach,
Shoemakersville, for 16
years and over; Gary
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Officers of the 4-H Swine
Club are: Darlene Dietrich,
Hamburg, president; Allan
Rohrbach - vice-president;
Mark Rohrbach - secretary.
The club members thanked
the'buyers of the Market
hogs and held a drawing for
door prizes. '
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