A36—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 17,1981
York
BY JOYCE BUPP
Staff Correspondent
YORK Dawn Raubenstine and
Mark Ebaugh were chosen the new
York County 4-H queen and king
ceremonies recently, the highlight
of the county celebration of
national 4-H week.
The queen banner and crown
was just one of several honors
bestowed on the R 1 Hanover 4-H
activist. An eight-year veteran of
the program, Dawn also picked up
an award as the county winner in
the foods category and won the
girl’s leadership trophy.
Specializing in food-related
projects. Dawn’s pretzel-making
demonstration earned her a gold
medal and a spot amohgthe state’s
Keystone winners this year. She
also received a national awards
pin in the foods preservation area,
and the Foley Company’s gift to an
outstanding foods projectmember.
A senior winner in the fashion
revue, Dawn has been carrying
sewing projects for most of her 4-H
career. Additionally, she’s taken
canning, jellies, capons, and
vegetables. She’s an office holder
in the Hanover Community Club,
the county horticulture club and
county council, and an active
member-leader of the Han
dicapped club.
The 15-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Raubenstine,
Dawn is a junior at Southwestern
High School, and plans a career in
-nty’s top 4-H juniors for 1981 were, from
left, Melissa Trostle, outstanding girl, Tim Raubenstine,
rookie boy, Robert Haskins, outstanding boy, and Amanda
Mitchell, rookie girl.
Bankert shows York’s overall lamb champ
STEWARTSTOWN Brian Bankert, 14, is the son of Mr. and
Bankert, Hanover, emerged Mrs. Roger Bankert and a
victorious last Monday as the seasoned showman, at ease
Sea i° nal bo* sheep and hogs in
M°nih.H^ ty th^ H h* mb Round ' u PS’ the judging arena. After selling his
'2 tbe i^ 16 ° vei ; all two Round-up entries. Brian’s
champion rosette with his at home still numbers over a
purebred Dorset entry. dozen animals.
When the bidding ended for that Second to enter the sale ring was
champion during the evenmg sale, t he purebred Shropshire owned by
Dealaman Enterprises of Warren, Lesley King, daughter of Mr. and
New Jersey, had paid |1.47 per Mrs. Paul King, who was showing
pound for the hundred-pound lamb. ket lambs for her second year
jpi ork 4-H lamb, a
'rset, sold for $1.47 per pound to George
“rprises of New Jersey.
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crowns 4-H
the public relations area of a food
manufacturing firm.
Mark Ebaugh, the new king, is 17
and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Ebaugh, R 2 Delta.
An eight-year-member of the
Airville Community Club, Mark’s
project areas include sheep,
bicycle, poultry, and rocketry.
He’s president of the county lamb
club and active in county council.
York’s poultry judging team, of
which Mark is a member, took
state honors during competition at
Penn State in August.
As the reigning royalty of the
county 4-H, Dawn and Mark will
represent the program as public
relations One of
their first appearances will be in
the upcoming York Halloween
parade.
In charge of the pageant
ceremonies were outgoing winners
Michele Bankert and Bill Wise.
Other royalty finalists were Susan
Janney, Linda Waltersdorff, Tom
Beck and David Detter.
An eagerly sought award within
the county is the designation of
outstanding club. That traveling
trophy went to the Airville Club,
amidst cheers from members,
leaders and parents in the
audience.
Other special awards went to:
Amanda Spahr, named out
standing club secretary; news
reporter honors to Mike Welsh;
and the outstanding historian
royalty, honors top achievers
designation to Karen Ruhlman.
York’s Chamber of- Commerce
annually awards trophies to
winners in several other out
standing categories,' including
rookie selections for excellent 4-H
involvement by a beginner
member.
Named rookie winners for 1981
were 10-year-olds Tim Taubenstine
and Amanda Mitchell.
Tim, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Darrell Raubenstine, R 2 Hanover,
is a member of the Hanover
community club, taking
strawberry, vegetable, cooking,
and ceramics projects.
A member of the Airville
community club, Amanda is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Farley
Mitchell, R 2 Delta. Her projects
included cooking, pets, and guitar.
Outstanding individual members
receiving Chamber awards were
juniors Robert Haskins and
Melissa Trostle, and seniors David
Detter and Nancy Eisenhart.
Bryan Palmer and Michele
Bankert were named outstanding
individuals overall.
Other top senior individual
honors went to Robert Livingston
and Chris Shive for achievement,
David King and Beverly Eisenhart
for citizenship, and Tom Beck and
Dawn Raubenstine for leadership.
County council sponsored
trophies were presented in several
individual project areas. Category
winners in the senior division are:
Robert Livingston, beef; Beverly
Eisenhart, clothing; Annette
Shermyer, crocheting; David
Krone, dairy; Dawn Raubenstine,
foods; Chris Shive, public
speaking; and Linda Waltersdorff,
sheep.
Special awards in handyman
were presented by Irvin Rappoldt
to senior Paul Eyster and junior
winner Troy Goodling.
Other junior category awards
went to: Joe Druck, beef; Cathy
Bricker, cake decorating; Cathy
Shive, ceramics; Amanda Spahr,
clothing; Todd Snelbaker, crafts;
Patty Bupp, dairy; Jon Haskins,
entomology; Ann Hutchenreuter,
flowers, and Darcy Feeser, foods.
Also Edward Livingston,
leathercraft; Hugh Spahr, pet
care; Bridgette Boyer,
photography; Emanuel Ruhlman,
poultry; Christine Hoskin,
quilling; Paul Rauhauser, stamps;
Melissa Trostle, swine; Mike
Welsh, tractor; and Ronald Horn,
Jr., vegetables.
Again, George Dealaman,
president of the New Jersey family
packing company, nodded the final
bid, paying 87Vfe cents per pound
for the 120-pound overall reserve
champion winner.
And Dealaman didn’t stop there.
When the 4-H roundup portion of
the weekly auction at Sechrist
Sales had. been wrapped up,
Dealaman Enterprises had a
truckload of 4-H lambs, bidding
last on about 30 of the project
animals.
Other buyers supporting the 4-H
sale were Leroy Shearer, Pat
Shindler of Carnation, Sechrist
Sales, Andrea Miller, Roy
Mummert, Jim Parlett, Three
Sons Meats, Virginia Doll, and the
JLutheran Home of New Oxford.
Class winners follow:
MARKET LAMBS
CHEVIOT
Lightweight
1 JoeCaudtl), 2 Jim Jefferies
Heavyweight
1 3 Jim Caudill, champion, 2 Joe Caudill,
reserve champion, 4 Sonia Shearer
CROSSBRED
Lightweight
1 Gus Parlett. 2 MikeArendt. 3 MarkEbaugh
Heavyweight
1 Ljsa Dobrosky, champion. 2. Sonia Shearer. ,
reserve champion, 3 Mike Arendt
DORSET
Lightweight
1 .2 Pam Jefferies
York County’s newest 4-H king and queen, Dawn
Raubenstine and Mark Ebaugh, will spend the next year
promoting the 4-H program and reigning over county events.
Js lent to, clockwise, from top
left, Bryan Rainier, outstanding boy overall, David Oetter,
outstanding boy. Michele Bankert, outstanding girl overall,
and Nancy Eisenhart, outstanding girl.
Mediumweight SHROPSHIRE
1 Brian Bankerf, champion, 2 Tom Flory, Lightweight
reserve champion, 3 Shane Siderstncker, 4 Pam l ,2 ,3 Gus Parlett, champion. 4 Mark Ebaugh
Jefferies Heavyweight
Heavyweight 1 ,2 Lesley'Kmg, reserve champion. 3 ,4 Beth
1 Greg Barnhart, 2 Brian Bankert, 3 Laurie Myers
Dobrosky
HAMPSHIRE
U(Mwei(ht
1 GusParlett. 2 Bob Muller, 3 Jenny Jetlenes
Heavyweiftrt
champion, a Shropshire, to 87.5 cents per pound.
SUFFOLK
Lightweight
1 .ZTimFlory, 3 MarkEbaugh
Heavyweight
1 .2 Troy Ness, champion and reserve cham
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