4-H honors Moo Bleiler
BY LAUREL SCHAEFFER
( , Staff Correspondent
KEMPTON Over 150 people
from Berks and surrounding
counties • paid tribute to Mae
Bleiler, Berks County Home
Economist, May 15, for eleven
years of dedicated service to the 4-
H program.
Held at the Kempton Community
Center, a buffet and hoedown were
held as a farewell. Mae will be
leaving Berks County in June and
will reside in Hunterdon County,
New Jersey, with new husband,
DaleHostetter.
During a program held before
the hoedown, Mae was presented
with gifts and a~ citation from the
Berks County Commissioners
proclaiming her important role in
the development of the 4-H
program, increasing its mem
bership by 1,000 and developing the
program into award-winning
statis.
In a program entitled “A Decade
|h Mae” county 4-H members
Mae Bleiler stands beside her handmade wall hanging; a
gift presented to her from the Berks County Cooperative
Extension Association’s executive committee for her out
standing work with the 4-H and the county.
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and leaders briefly discussed their
most memorable experiences with
Mae, stressing the confidence,
incentive, determination, and
inspiration she has instilled in so
many people. Dr. Paul Davis, 4-H
development council president,
showed slides of Mae dating back
to 1971, during the early days of her
career as extension home
economist and 4-Hieader.
Dr. Morris Kramer, state 4-H
director, commented on his first
meeting with Mae, the third person
he met when arriving in Penn
sylvania, and added that he didn’t
know any young person who has
had as much impact on a program
on a county, state, national, or
international level as Mae has had.
Also praising Mae for her ex
ceptional accomplishments was
Dr. William Lindly, regional liason
to the southeast 4-H program.
Mae has previously received a
distinguished service award from
the National Association of Ex
tension 4-H Agents.
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Others contributing their
remarks to the program were:
Phoebe Ruth Bitter, boaster of
ceremonies and previous 4-H
member; Barbara Stratton, 4-H
leader; Diane Sutliff Esh, 4-H
leader; Kathy Yanos, 4-H member
and leader; Lila Newhart, 4-H
leader; Danielle Yoder, president
of Berks County Council; Bedes
County Extension Director Herb
Wetzel; Robert Leiby, Lehigh
County Extension Agent; and Mrs.
Helen Readinger, chairperson of
the committee which organized the
affair.
Commenting on her past ex
periences, Mae thanked everyone
for their cooperation, stating that
it was the people in Berks County
that made her accomplishments
possible and urged them to con
tinue to work with the extension
staff that is here. “Berks County
will always be my home away
from home,” she added.
Junior broiler contest held
NEWARK, Del. - In one of the
most closely contested Delaware
Junior Broiler Contests on record,
Sondra Warren of Fredenca has
been named 1981 Champion. The
Kent County 4-H’ers total score of
94.3 topped all other entries judged
during recent finals at Lake Forest
Senior High School in Felton.
Close behind Sondra was Anne
Moore of Wyoming, an F.F.A
member from Caesar Rodney High
School, with a score of 94.05. Third
place went to Cheryl Warren, a 4-
H’er from Kenton, with 94 points.
Only 4.3 points separated the Ist
and 20th placings, an amazingly
close race, says George W.
Chaloupka, University of
Delaware extension , poultry
specialist. There were 102 entries
altogether.
' Besides having the highest total
score, Sondra Warren also shared
top. honors for the heaviest entry
with 4-H’er Sheila Bass of Viola.
The top weight was 39.25 pounds
for seven live birds entered, or an
average of 5.61 pounds per bird.
The heaviest average live weight
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Boots and Saddles holds
Open Fun Shout
LANCASTER - The Boots and
Saddles 4-H club held their Open
Fun Show recently at the
Fellenbaum Stables, Lancaster.
Results are as follows;'
Adult Championship Sandy Gochenauer;
Reserve Ad Champ, Daphne Immel, Children's
Champ, Jason Watts Res Ch Champ Bud Spahn
Grooming t Showmanship ■Sr Dhr
1 Daphne Immel, 2 Sandy Gochenauer, 3
Arlene Wood 4 Wanda Aukamp, S Heather
Howry
Grooming (Showmanship-Jr Div.
1 Bud Spahn, 2 Ken Sherlaw. 3 Shawn Autry
4 DougDeibler, 5 KanNachbar
Open Halter Class ,
X Bud Spahn, 2 Ken Sherlaw, 3 Daphne Im
mel,4 Leslie Smith, 5 Eva Sherlaw
Leadline
1 Matthew Charles, 2 Heather Rubincarn
Dollar Bareback
1 Jessie Zarfoss, 2 Kattiy Myers 3 Jason
Watts, 4 Millie Fisher 5 Wendy Gnest
Open English Equitation
1 Jessie Zarfoss, 2 Gail Graver, 3 Sandy
Gochenauer, 4 Leslie Smith 5 Wanda Aukamp
Pole lendinc ■ 14 hands and over
1 Kathy Rubmcam 2 Karen Eberle, 3 Millie
Fisher
in last year’s contest was only 5.5
pounds. Overall average weight
for all 1981 entries was 4.90 pounds
per bird; 31 pounds heavier than
last year for the same growth
period.
Scores were based on a number
of factors, including confirmation,
condition, appearance and
uniformity of entry, weight, and
recordkeeping. Each contestant
started with 50 wing-banded
chicks. The best seven of each
flock were judged.
This is the second year in a row
that the grow-out period has been
limited to 47 days, says Chaloupka.
In 1975 it took competing broiler
chicks 53 days to reach an average
live weight of 4.74 pounds.
In 1965 it took birds 57 days to
reach an average weight of 4.39
pounds. Back in 1955 competing
broilers averaged only 3.8 pounds
after 74 days. Today’s shorter
growth period is possible because
of newer strains of faster-growing,
feed-efficient broiler chickens.
The Delaware Junior Broiler
Program is an educational project
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