Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, February 14, 1981, Image 45

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    ULYSSES Kevin Risser, 2 and reminded members that Barker to Shirley Tice, and a fire
Genesee, and Jack Thomas, therp were changes in the base extinguisher from Coudersport
Ulysses, were elected directors at SsSowuig Agway to David Smoker,
the annual dinner meeting of the Doug Hershey, membership Tom Gooch, Keystone Har-
Potter County Hoistem Club, held coordinator of the Pennsylvania vestore salesman, awarded
Monday, at the Penn York Camp, Holstein Association, spoke and Harvestore hats to Dan Tice and
Ulysses. Fifty-nine persons at- showed slides on how to promote George Barker, a salt and pepper
tended. and sell registered Holstems. s *t to Bonnie Barker and a ther-
Risser and Thomas were chosen -yhe following door prizes were mos to Wayne Torrey Semen from
to replace Robert Greene, awarded- jumper cables from United Semen Exchange
Roulette, and Titus Risser, Ulysses Agway to Jack Knowlton; representative, Jay Gooch, was
Genesee, whose terms expired. vice arms from Genesee Hardware awarded to David Angood and
Jay Gooch, Coudersjort RD, - Leon Tice; Youngs’ Treat and
state director, gave a report that f rom Coudersport Agway to Gay Grow calf medicine from' Gordon
the State Championship Show will • Hamilton; milk replacer from Prior to Jon Vincent and a box of
be held at Bloomsburg, September Vigortone’ by George and Bonnie felt tip pens from the Cooperative
Extension Service to Dennis
Fruit, vegetable growers w S 0 n wmg tlie meetmg.
# board of directors’ meeting was
to organize summer market
growers this year since two new Risser, chairman; Ivan Kibbe Jr.,
market locations will be opened Harrison Valley; vice chairman;
The people in the city have been Alvin Miller, Ulysses, secretary
eager and grateful for the fresh, treasurer; Jay Gooch, Couder
higher quality prodcue brought in sport RD, state director and sales
by the farmers. chairman; Dennis Smoker,
Any farmer who would be m- Genesee, show chairman; Jack
terested in this marketing Thomas, Ulysses, youth chair
program and attending this man; Sam Crossley, news
meetmg should contact either reporter; George Barker, Ulysses,
Frank Stiles, chairperson, of breed improvement chairman;
Monroeville, NJ. at 609/881-3395, Tom Kibbe, Hamson Valley,
or John Shenk, secretary- special activities chairman and
treasurer of Lititz, at 717/626-6194 Jay Gooch, membership chair-
PHILADELPHIA - The far
mers in the Philadelphia Tailgate
Market Coalition have extended an
invitation to any interested
vegetable or fruit growers to at
tend the spring organizational
meeting.
This meeting will take place in
Philadelphia at the Archdioces
Building, located at 222 N. 17th
Street on Friday, February 20,
1981.
The meeting will begin at 10 a.m.
We need a few more vegetable
Potter Holstein Club elects directors
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 14,1981—85
man. Selected for the show com- will be March 23, at 8 p.m. at the
mittee were Dennis Smoker, Jay Ulysses Bank. Plans will be made
Gooch and Kevin Risser.. for summer activities and judges
The next meeting of the Potter will be selected for the dairy
Countv Holstein board of directors shows.
Ephrata young farmers
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A dairyman, Bollinger has a
milking herd of 50 cows on his 100
acre farm. But he is successfully
raising more than com and milk.
Bollinger has two sons and one
daughter who all earned the
Keystone Farmer Degree.
Outstanding Community Service
Award was presented to Mr and
Mrs. Donald Graybill, operators of
Triple G market.
They were cited for their support
of a number of community
projects, especially their work
withFFAand4-H.
Active member award went to
Mahlon Eberly, a past vice
president and president of
EAYFA Eberly also has served as
PR director, delegate to the state
convention, and chairman of the
group’s refreshment stand fund
raising project.
Curtis Martin, who farms about
65 acres, was honored as the
American Farmer Degree award
d was presented
to his father.
A gift certificate was presented
to Young Farmer Advisor Charles
Ackley and his wife Joy in ap
preciation for work done and
support given in the previous year
Retiring President Rick Pfautz
was honored by the group for the
work he did.
Pfautz passed the gavel to new
President Gerald R. Martin, R 1
Ephrata. Other officers include
Clark Stauffer, vice president;
Philip Lemmger, R 2 Denver,
Secreatry; Ray Beyer, R 4 Lititz,
treasurer, and Gary Eberly, R 1
Stevens, public relations director.
Brief talks were given by State
FFA Secretary Judy Zimmerman
and Cloister FFA Chapter
President Tim High.
But the Cloister FFA may have
bitten off a bit more than they can
chew when they challenged the
championship EAYFA volleyball
team to a match at some future
date.
Earl Stauffer, who Tuesday took
over as President of the Penn
sylvania Young Farmers, told the
group they can expect a color
magazine, “Pennsylvania Young
Fanner” twice a year, once in the
winter and once after the summer
meeting
He also mvited all members to
the National Young Farmer In
stitute being held this year in
Hershey.
Dates for the National Meeting
are December 5 to 9.
Outgoing Region II Vice
President Tom Zartman, freshly
returned from the California
‘Young Farmer Convention, said
fund-raising activities for the
National Institute are underway
Local ag businessmen will be
contacted to raise the estimated
$226,000 needed to allow Penn
sylvania to host a successful In
stitute, he said