A24—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 15,1980 BY DEBBIE KOONTZ REFTON The golden the event was the State Guernsey milk isn't the only Director. Mrs Janet Har thmg golden in the Guernsey ding of Brookville business this year President KD Linde presided over the meeting The Pennsylvania which featured four former Guernsey Breeders members of the Association celebrated their organization They were 50th anniversary Thursday John Breneman, John at the Fire Hall. Graybill, Frank Hershey Eastern Berks 4-H dairy meets LEESPORT Eastern Berks 4-H Dairy Club held an awards night and dessert buffet for all the members last Friday. Members were reminded of the calf sale to be held on November 22. Help.is needed the day before, Friday, for washing and clipping the animals. The agricultural center would also like tour guides for Farm City Week, November 21-27. The new birth dates for animals was announced. To qualify as a junior calf, animals must be bom March 1 to May 30. Intermediate calves are from December 1 to February 28. Senior calves are September I till November 30. These dates will be in effect for the junior dairy show. Berks County dairy princess Karen Sattazahn gave an enjoyable per formance on milk. The project books which were collected last month were handed out. Receiving awards for handing in one Golden Guernseys reach golden year Special guest speaker for book was: Helen Semel, Bobby Russell, Andy ZoLlers, Scott Hauseman, Christine Ketterer, Robert Hartz, Ann Kopfer, Linda Latshaw, Melissa Meyers, Heidi Schlegel, Gary Hauseman, Kevin Schlegel, Clayton Snyder, James Wagner, Richard Welder, James Younker, Mark Moser, Tom Galloway, and Dan Schuler. Awards for two books: Stephanie Galloway, and Richard Hartz Three books. Jon Stutzman and Stacey Meyers. Four books: Gary Kurtz. Five books. Sandy Moser, and six books. Sherri Zollers. The winners of blueforms were announced. Ages 8-10 - Heidi Schegel and Melhssa Meyers. 11-13 yrs - Sherri Zollers and Ann Kopfer. Ages 14-16 - Gary Kurtz and William Zollers, and 17-19 yrs - Helen Seidel. The next meeting wilfhe a reorganization to be held January 16, 1981. Members will be informed of the location. and Raymond Rohrer who K D and Elsie Linde , ox began work in the Guernsey ford , were recognized for business in 1929 having the top two-vear-old Connie Balmer, Guernsev, the top three- County Dairy Princess and year-old Guernsey and were Millie Linde, National - also given the high herd Guernsey Queen each spoke award briefly about their work in Francis and Ethel Kirk, promoting dairy! especially Peach Bottorh, of the Cedar Guernsey, products Fringe Farm held the top Linde also awarded cer- four-year-old Guernsey tificates to several breeders award 1 ‘ < * IW r * National Guernsey Quden Millie Linde helped the breeders celebrate their 50th anniversary by an nouncing awards for top cows and top producers of this and past years. * Top five-year-old went to she spoke-of the recent Fred Pnder of Nottingham national business meeting of Raymond and Louise the American Guernsey Witmer of Refton were Cattle Club, in Louisvile, recognized for top lifetime ky Although club finances production are a problem, she said she Harding addressed the i e ft the meeting feeling breeders for the first time optimistic because “all the during her new directorship, directors seemed very much saying, “I want to carry out aware of the problems and your wishes and those of a re making a big effort to other Guernsey breeders ” correct them ” fv* «» ■* ‘ I U > \ v ni» Janet Harding, State Director* of the Pennsylvania Guernsey Breeders' Association was guest speaker at the annual county meeting held in Refton, Thursday. . < ' -t.
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