Sellers accepts Lebanon Co, FWS president's post
MYERSTOWN - The forty-first
annual convention of the Lebanon
County Society of Farm Women
was held last Wednesday at the
Tulpehockeri United Church of
Christ. A crowd of about 200
members and guests filled the
sanctuary for the business meeting
and entertainment.
Karen Sellers, R 4 Annville, was
elected president during the
session, stepping into - office from
the first vice president’s chair.
Society ll’s Karen is married to
Kenneth Sellers, and together they
operate one ot Lebanon County's
top dairy farms. She succeeds Mrs.
Mane Stemraetz who served as
president for two years.
Other officers elected were:
Barbara Grumbine, Myerstown,
first vice president, Society 2;
Catherine Schott, R 7 Lebanon,
second vice president, Society 16;
Kylene Bender, R 2 Annville,
secretary, Society 18; and Grace
Saul, E 2 Myerstown, treasurer,
Society 10. These women will serve
a two-year term of office.
DINGMAN’S FERRY - One
hundred and fifty-five FFA
members and advisors par
ticipated in the Pa. S.E. Area
Leadership Workshop at the
Pocono Environmental Education
Center, Dmgmans Ferry, October
10-12.
The FFA members represented
the following chapters: Lehigh
County, Conrad Weiser, Kutztown,
Hamburg,, Upper Bucks, Middle
Bucks, East Montgomery, Western
Montgomery, Twin Valley,
Hamburg, Philadelphia and Elco.
The Leadership and Personal
Development Workshops included
.Group Leadership Skills, Personal
Communications Skills and Per
sonal Pnde Skills. The members
were divided into three groups and
rotated through the workshops.
Winners of the county
needlework contest were an
nounced. In the pieced-top
category, first place went to Elva
Martin; second place went to
Blanche Wenger; and third place
went to Luella Groff. Minerva
Lentz won first price in the em
broidered tops division, with
Society #l’s entry placing second.
Lentz also took first place with her
apphqued top entry. Society #l7
won first place in the knotted tops
contest and the baby quilt division.
In a miscellaneous group, Luella
Groff’s pillow took first place; a
vest entered by Vera Fahnestock
place second; and Edythe
Kreamer’s pillow placed third.
All in a special, non-state
division, Mary Blouch took the top
prize in an all-quilted counterpane
category. Beulah Risser came in
second.
Lebanon County Dairy Princess
Joanne Weidman and Grover
Gouker of Lancaster presented,
inspirational talks to the farm
group in the afternoon session.
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FFA’ers leant skills at workshop
The workshops were conducted by
the Pennsylvania State FFA
Association Officers and Maryland
State FFA Association Officers.
The State Officers from Penn
sylvania were Doug Hershberger,
Pres.; Glenn Wenger, V. Pres.;
Jeff Stoltzfus, E. Region V. Pres.;
Kent Heffner, Chaplin; Kevm
Devine, Treasurer; Andrew Rill,
V. Pres., S. Central Region and
Mark Canon, Sentinel. The
Maryland State FFA Officers were
Cheryl Mallow, Pres.; Sue
Flanigan, Secretary; Cindy Ross,
V. Pres., Region 2; Ginny
Apodoca, V. Pres. Region 4 and
David Barnes, V. Pres. Region 7.
Cherl 'Mallow, Maryland
President, urged the members to
allow themselves to be bitten by
the "F.F.A. Bug”. This would
Karen Sellers, left, R 4 Annville, is the new Grumbine, Myerstown; Catherine Schott, R 7
president of Lebanon County Farm Women Lebanon; Kylene Bender, R 2 Annville; and
Society. Other officers are; from left, Barbara Grace Saul, R 2 Myerstown.
enable them to become more in
volved and active in the F.F. A.
Susie Barrett, National FFA
Vice President, Eastern Region,
from Vincent, Ohio, helped con
duct the workshops and was the
Keynote Speaker. Susie challenged
the members to take advantage of
the opportunities offered to them
for seif development, and to set
and pressure their goals.
Other highlights of the workshop
included the Ist and-2nd level FFA
creed contests. The first level for
first year students was won by
Jennifer Balding, Phil.; 2. Ira
Zmner, Phila.; 3. Ginger
Semencar, E. Montgomery, and 4.
Ron Nolt, Conrad Weiser.
The second level for advanced
FFA members were Brian
Dietrich, Lehigh County, Ist and
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 24,1981—817
Andrew Hess, Twin Valley, 2nd.
Members from the different
Chapters made up mixed teams for
competition m volleyball, F.F.A.
Quiz Bowl, and ASE, which- was
solving and completing field
Dairy
QUARKYVILLE - The Ayr
shire, Jersey, and Brown Swiss 4-H
Dairy Club met at the home of Roy
Shertzer, New Danville, on
Monday, October 12 tor a
Halloween Party. A dress-up
contest was held with prizes given
tor the various costumes.
Plans for the Dairy Banquet
exercises on the wooded trail.
Other events included a wildlife
forestry contest won by the Twin
Valley Chapter, and a Saturday
night squaredance.
club meets
were discussed, which will be held
November 2- at Good & Plenty
Restaurant. The cost for tickets
will be $6.50 tor adults and $4.50 for
children under 12.
The next meeting will be held at
the home ot Fred Esbenshade, K 2,
Quarryville. Slides ot New Zealand
will be shown.