D6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 2,1981
Jerry McCammon tops Little I showmansh’
BY SHEILA MILLER
UNIVERSITY PARK - Jerry
McCammon, R 1 Schellsburg,
realized the thrill of victory and
the agony of the Nitanny Valley
frigid weather as he competed his
way to the coveted honor of Grand
Champion Showman of the Block
and Bridle Club’s 64th Little In-,
temational Livestock Exposition,
held last Saturday at the Penn
State Beef and Sheep Center.
McCammon, an animal
production major completing his
junior year, exhibited his
showmanship skills throughout the
grueling competition. Sheep judge
Robert Zimmerman, New Con
cord, Ohio, awarded McCammon
his first blue ribbon as he out
showed eight other competitors in
the Dorset class. And, he captured
the champion’s ribbon as he
showed against three other first
place sheep showman.
Winning the prestigious Grand
Champion Showman trophy
required McCammon to demon
strate his ability to show all
species of livestock. As the sheep,
beef, horse and swine judges
pooled their decisions, McCammon
was chosen best showman,
defeating the champion showmen
of the other species.
It was a double victory for
McCammon and his Dorset part
ner. Along with his showmanship
achievement, he was selected
champion fitter in the sheep
contest.
McCammon
showmanship
developed his
skills before
Bob Perneski, St. Mary's, was selected champion swine
showman. He is a junior animal production major.
Lynn Pennington, Denver, NJ. was selected as the reserve ; 77 r .:
champion sheep showman. This was Lynn’s first attempt in . we horsemanship competition, Karen honors. Judging the horse contest was former
the show ring. The junior animal production major works at nwatz, Wexford, handled her Quarter Horse Penn Stater Nancy Chivers Kohler,
the Sheep Center, helping with feeding, lambing, etc. gelding to earn the champion showmanship
becoming a Penn State student and
Bam Boy at the sheep center. He
participated in his county 4-H club
for 7 years and won the champion
market lamb trophy twice, the
first tune in 1972 with his first
project lamb and again in his last
year of competition in 1980.
This year’s grand champ is the
son of Jerry and Peggy Mc-
Cammon, Bedford County. An
active Block and Bridle Club
member, he serves as the club's ag
student council representative
The Reserve Qrand Champion
Showman award went to the
champion beef showman, Tom
Templeton, Ebensburg, Cambria
County. Templeton is a senior at
Penn State, majoring in animal
production. After graduation, he
will be employed by the Virginia
Angus Association. He was
awarded the champion beef
showman ribbon by Chester
Hughes, regional manager of the
American Angus Association.
. This year’s champion swine
showman was Bob Pemeski, Saint
Mary’s, Elk County. He out
showed 40 other swine showman by
skillfully exhibiting his crossbred
gilt to swine judge Keith Bard.
Lewistown. Perneski is a junior at
Penn State, studying animal
production, and is employed at the
University’s hog barn.
The champion’s ribbon in the
horse showmanship competition
went to Karen Griwatz, Wexford,
Allegheny County. This was
Karen’s first Little T and her first
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the champion beef showman ribbon. He
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