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member of the Mifflmgburg
FFA Chapter for six years
This 1979 graduate hopes
to complete work for an
associate degree in agri
business at Williamsport
Area Community College
and eventually become a
full-time fanner. He has just
purchased 47 acres of land
on which he plans to carry
out a farrowing and dairy
steer operation
While in FFA, John had
projects in swine breeding,
market hogs, feeder pigs,
dairy steers, and farm work
experience on a vegetable
farm. Besides various
projects, he has been a
member of the chicken
barbecue committee, the
Food for Amenca com
mittee, and chairman of the
banquet committee
John has served as
assistant president, vice
president and was a member
of the parliamentary
procedure team placing first
in state in 1979. He received
eighth place in the national
N.E. states ag mechanics
competition in 1978 and first
in the state ag elec
trification proficiency
contest in 1980
While in school, John
played football and was in
the school musical and ag
business club
He enjoys hunting and
gardening
Galen Shrawder
GALEN SHRAWDER
Mifflinburg Area
High School
Galen Shrawder of Mif
flinburg is the son of Galen
and Margaret Shrawder He
has been a member of the
Mifflmburg FFA Chapter for
four years
This past year, 8 beef
finishing, 200 laying flock
replacement, 75 guineas, 125
ducks have been his
projects He also has been
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involved m vanous im
provement projects such as
fixing bam walls and steer
pens He has been involved
in tree planting, seed sales,
banquet committee and
Food for America com
mittee.
In 1979 Galen received the
livestock proficiency award,
and has served as team vice
president and chapter
sentinel He received the
bronze award in state
project record book contest,
honorable mention in the
state land judging contest,
first place in the area
parliamentary procedure
contest and fourth place in
the regional parliamentary
procedure contest.
Besides fishing, hunting,
hiking, model building and
FFA, he enjoys football and
softball.
In the future he hopes to
expand his father’s farm.
Andrew Wagner
ANDREW WAGNER
Mifflinburg Area
High School
Andrew Wagner of Mif
flinburg is the son of Paul
and Joan Wagner He has
been a member of the
Mifflinburg FFA Chapter for
four years
And> has had projects in
dairy heifers, rabbits,
garden, field corn, wheat
and dairy cows In 1978 he
was co-chairman of the
summer tour committee
The West End Fair, FFA
Week ai»d the Beaver Fair
have all been part of Andy’s
FFA work
This Keystone Farmer has
participated in contests such
as tractor driving, state
project book, land judging,
state agronomy, state dairy
judging, state farm
management, state
parliamentary procedure,
forestry and farm
mechanics
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Andy has been chapter
chaplain, chapter president,
state chapter farmer. Star
Union County Farmer, SUN
Area Vice-president and
member of the
parliamentary procedure
team placing first in state in
1979.
Andy has been involved in
intramural basketball, and
volleyball He enjoys
building model trucks and
rockets
In the future he hopes to
expand his dairy herd to 30
cows. He hopes to start a
veal calf and feeder cattle
operation and buy or rent
more land. A boiler house for
50,000 birds is in his plans
also
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Jeff Kober
JEFFKOBER
Eastern Junior-Senior
High School
Jeff Kober, having been a
member of the Eastern FFA
Chapter for four years,
enjoyed his FFA projects so
much he wants to continue
them the rest of his life - only
this tune as his own boss.
Jeff’s projects include
com, hay, tobacco, and
membership on the Ear-
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This Keystone Degree
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hopes to work with bus father
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area until he can own his
own farm and raise corn,
hay and beef cattle.
Besides serving as
reporter and sentinel, Jeff
participated in small engine
contests and record book
contests. He helped plan and
run exhibits at the York
Fair, including corn, eggs,
hay, small gram, tobacco
and tractor driving.
Jeff enjoys hunting and
being a member of the stage
club.
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M'chael Sellers
MICHAEL SELLERS
Eastern Junior-Senior
High School
Michael Sellers wants to
work on a farm and even
tually start his own dairy
operation someday.
This decision may have
been reached through his
work experience project or
his supervised agricultural
occupational experience
Any Size
program. Or perhaps it was
the work he did for his
chapter: citrus sales,
recreation chairman and
banquet committee. But
whatever influenced him, his
Keystone Degree award is a
step toward this goal.
Michael, the son of Marie
Hartman of Wnghtsville,
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a bronze medal in the state
contest.
Mike also enjoys hunting,
trapping, horseback nduig
and water skiing.
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