ClB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 16,1981
Oxford FFA honors top members at banquet
BY SUSAN KAUFFMAN
Staff Correspondent
OXFORD The Oxford Chapter
of the Future Fanners of America
held their thirty-second annual
banquet at the high school
cafeteria last week to honor its
members and community sup
porters.
President of the local chapter,
Carol Carter presided over the
dinner meeting, calling upon the
officers to assist her throughout
the evening. Giving out the awards
were Scott Gold and D. Kenneth
Thompson, FFA teachers at Ox
ford.
Inducted into the chapter as
Honorary members were two
community supporters. Richard
Weaver, fieldman for Inter-State
milk Producers, and Lawrence
(Bud) Wood were recognized for
their special efforts on the chap
ter’s behalf.
Several seniors received
multiple awards capping off
several years involvment in the
organization. President Carol
Carter received her Keystone
farmer pin, first place award in the
county recordbook contest and a
special award for her leadership as
president of the chapter. Carol
served as county vice-president.
Another Senior, Charles Astle,
also received his Keystone Farmer
pin, first place in the county
recordbook contest and
recognition as star chapter far
mer. He placed second with his
recordbook on the state level. Astle
served as county student advisor
this past year, He was the local
chapter’s vice-president.
Bonnie Lamborn, chapter
secretary, was awarded her
Keystone Farmer pin, first-place
county recordbook and star
chapter farmer award. She also
received a foundation award for
dairy production and a Dekalb
award. Bonnie served as county
chaplam this year.
John Hostetter, a sophomore,
was cited for placing fifth out of 208
contestants in dairy judging at
Springfield, Mass.
Other seniors receiving awards
included Nancy Yamall, dairy
production foundation award and
first place county recordbook;
Tom Williams, crop production,
dairy production, first-place
county recordbook and silver in
state recordbook competition; and
Deanna Willis, sales and service
foundation award and first-place
county recordbook.
Star Chapter Farmers honored at the annual banquet of
the Oxford FFA were Charles Astle and Bonnie Lamborn.
Additional seniors recognized
ware Valene Weaver, Keystone
Farmer, public speaking and first
place county recordbook; Sandy
Peterson, ag production and first
place county recordbook; and
Robert Parry, ag production and
gold state recordbook.
Danny Miller, also a senior,
received an ag production award
and an ag mechanics award along
with a gold placement in state
recoro. .rink competition. David
Ham, also a semor, received an ag
production award and a first-place
county recordbook award. Bonnie
Arrowood, chapter treasurer,
received a foundation award in ag
processing.
Two members out of school were
also recognized. Alan Mason had a
gold recordbook in state com
petition. Charles Hayes received a
bronze award in the state record
book contest.
Underclassmen who received
foundation awards include Rod
ney Weitzel, ag mechanics; Craig
Dixon, shop safety; poultry
production, Harvey England;
sales and service, Danny Luoto;
public speaking, Valerie Weaver;
shop safety, Donald Foorman;
Arnold Davis, ag mechanics;
Bonnie Browning, ag production
and soil and water management;
Steve Brown, ag mechanics; Sue
Dougherty, soil and water
management add public speaking;
and Terry King, soil and water
management and public speaking.
Allen Fowler received a foundation
award in sales and service and
Dan Osborne received one in dairy
production.
Alvin Miller was given a soil and
water management foundation
award. Bill Wylie received awards
in swine production and beef
production Steve England ac
cepted a dairy production and
vegetable production award.
County recordbook winners:
First, blue - Clarence Monger,
Alan Mason, Alvin Miller, Allen
Fowler, Joe White, Chuck Shelton,
Arnold Davis, Terry King, Tim
Siple, John Hostetter, Steve
Brown, Dan Osborne, Gordon
Gates, Bonnie Browning, Carol
Carter, Bill Wylie, Kim McMaster,
Tracy McKinney, Melinda Brown,
Charles Astle, Sam Norton, David
Ham, Daniel Miller, Tom
Williams, Sandy Peterson, Nancy
Yamall, Bonnie Lambom, Robert
Parry, Charles Hayes, Deanna
Willis and Valerie Weaver.
Second, red - Harvey England,
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Keystone Farmers who were recognized Carol Carter, Bonnie Lamborn, Charles Astle,
during the annual awards program of the Bonnie Arrowood, and Valerie Weaver.
Oxford FFA Chapter include, from the left.
Assisting with the annual banquet and
awards program of the Oxford FFA were
chapter sweethearts, from the left, Carol
Steve England, Donald Poorman,
Lori England, Mike Evosirch,
Jerry Townsend, Charles Pierce.
State recordbook winners were
Dan Miller, Alan Mason and Bob
Parry, gold; Tom Williams,
Charles Astle, Tim Siple and Dan
Osborne, silver; Charles Hayes,
Speaking winners announced
ELVERSON The FFA public
speaking contest for Berks,
Lebanon and Schuylkill counties
was recently held at the Penn
sylvania Agricultural Center.
The creed category was a new
area of competition this year. The
top three winners were Andrew
Hess, of Conrad Weiser; Kevin
Gnest, of Twin Valley; and Ray
Kamp, of Kutztown. Troy Cox of
Conrad Weiser placed fourth and
fifth place went to Kutztown’s
Terry Wiser. Dolores McDermott,
of Twin Valley, and Ronnie
Burrell, of Oley, placed sixth and
seventh, respectively.
In the conservation category
Scott Hauseman placed first with
his speech “Ethanol Now.” Dave
Rice’s speech “Land For Sur
vival” placed second. In third
place was Mark Latshaw with his
speech “Soil Conservation Then
and Now.” Beata Schaffer placed
fourth with her speech “Watch that
Leak”
In the extemporaneous category
the top three places went to Kutz
town, including Bruce Latshaw,
first; Rich Hershberger, second;
and Heidi Springer, third. Ronnie
Burrell, of Oley, placed fourth.
Fifth and sixth places went to two
Twin Valley students. Nelson
Carter, Bonnie Lamborn, Bonnie Arrowood,
Valerie Weaver and Deanna Willis.
Bill Wylie and John Hostetter,
bronze.
Keystone farmers were Bonnie
Lambom, Carol Carter, Bonnie
Arrowood, Charles Astle and
Valene Weaver.
Star Greenhands were Craig
Beam and Steve Kearns. Den Twin Valley’s Don Stoltzfus placed
Shoemaker placed seventh and yjird his speech on “Im-
Rich Savidge placed eighth, both proving p ue i Efficiency.” Fourth
members of Kutztown. place went to Mike Mertz, of
Chris Belmey, of Conrad Weiser,
placed first in the general cate
gory. Steve Shaw, of Oley, placed
second with his speech “Embryo
Transfer: Today and Tomorrow.”
Roberts team phwes 2nd
POTTSTOWN - The Owen J.
Roberts FFA participated in the
Regional Contest for
Parliamentary Procedure held at
Kutztown State College on May 7.
The members of the team were
Kenneth Adams, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Adams, Ellis Woods
Rd., Pottstown; Andrew Batdorf,
son of Mr. and Mrs. James Bat
dorf, East Cedarvdle Rd., Pott
stown; Alan Golden, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Golden, Rl, Spring
City; Darrell Guest, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Vemon Guest, R 2, Pottstown;
Michael Jankowski, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Jankowski, R 2,
Blackhorse Lane, Cnester Springs;
Karen John, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard John, Creamery
Road, Spring City; Loren Ruth,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Vemon Ruth,
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Dixon and Renee Sturgill.
Star Chapter farmers were
Charles Astle and Bonnie Lam
born. County Farmers were
Bonnie Lambom, Carol Carter,
Bonnie Arrowood, Bob Parry,
Charles Astle and Valerie Weaver.
Kutztown. Tun Kurtz, of Twin
Valley, placed fifth. Todd Ben
jamin, of Kutztown, placed sixth.
Lisa Yoder, of Twin Valley, placed
seventh, and Ted Kleinsmitt, of
Kutztown, placed eighth.
Rl, Spring City; and Christina and
Kathryn Soltys, daughters of Mr.
and Mrs. Chester H. Soltys Jr., 876
New Schuylkill Rd., Spring City.
Owen J. Roberts placed second
out of eight teams. The FFA
Chapter from Northern Lebanon
placed first. The Owen J. Roberts
Chapter now moves on the State
Finals to be held at Penn State in
June.
Tom Roth, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ronald Roth, Star Route, Pott
stown, placed sixth in the Public
Speaking Contest.
This is only the second tune that
the Owen J. Roberts Parliamen
tary Procedure team reached the
Regional FFA Contest. This is the
first tune that they have had the
opportunity to go to the State
Contest at Penn State.