B26—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 7,1981
Lancaster County
BY DEBBIE KOONTZ
LANCASTER For a productive
year ot hard work, lost sleep, bad
nerves and frustration mingled
with elation, the members ot
Lancaster County’s 4-H dairy clubs
were recognized at the annual 4-H
dairy banquet, Monday night at the
Good 'N Plenty Restaurant, here
Glenn Shirk, Extension dairy
specialist and coordinator ot the
program, briefly described to the
audience a portion ot the work
involved in the dairy clubs, ending
by saying, "it makes you aware
that 4-H really is a learn by doing
project.”
Presiding over the head table
and in attendance tor the honors
were. Connie Balmer, president ot
the Guernsey Club, Steve Kautt
man, president of the Holstein
Club, Kevin Eshlemen, vice
president ot the Ayrshire, Brown
Swiss and Jersey Club, Anita
Brommer, secretary tor the same
club, and Karen Schmuck,
treasurer tor the same Deb
Greider, Lancaster County dairy
princess and alternate state
princess, was also on hand to
distribute awards
Special guests in the audience
included county commissioners
Robert Boyer and James Huber
and Donna Lucidi, the new county
4-H agent.
The tirst awards presented
program were those tor
judgmg team Top
individual in the county and a
member ot the Pennsylvania team
which placed third in Madison, Wt,
was Glenn Shenk ot Lititz.
Othei members ot the winning
team are Gerald Garber ot Willow
Street, top 4-H judge at the All
American judging torum, team
members Neal Crouse ot Stevens
and Leonard Stoltztus ot Gap.
Each membei ot the judging team
received a trophy
The other most coveted awards,
those of breed champions, were
awarded to these tive deserving 4-
H’ers Anita Brommer ot
Conestoga for Anchor Mere Gold
Cup in the Ayrshire breed; Scott
Trimble ot Peach Bottom tor
Donsdell Improver April in the
Brown Swiss breed, Connie
Balmer ot Lititz tor Gordline
Princess Nanette in the Guernsey
breed, Mike Shertzer ot Lancaster
tor Rocky Springs Robin in the
David Harnish of Quarryville was surprised when his name
was called to receive an award for 14 years volunteer service
to the Ayrshire, Brown Swiss and Jersey Club.
Holstein breed; and Helen
Arrowsmith ot Peach Bottom tor
Hillacres Ben Ellen in the Jersey
breed. Helen also was Grand
Champion winner at the district 4-
H dairy show
Junior champion honors trom
each breed went to. Karen Sch
muck ot Peach Bottom tor
Pinelawn Hi Ruby in the Ayrshire
breed; Michael Rohrer trom
Lancaster tor Walnut Run Miss
Sarah Purcell in the Guernsey
breed, Robert Barley trom
Conestoga tor Spring Bell Whirtull
Penny tor the Holstein breed, and
Jere Shertzer ot Lancaster tor
Ralaine Asm Fancy in the Jersey
breed
The best owner-bred temale
awards went to Karen Schmuck for
her Ayrshire, Pinelane Lansing
Marchma; Mary Witmer, Willow
Street, tor her Guernsey, Penn
Dell Vesuvius Baby Doll, Steve
Kauffman, Elizabethtown, tor his
Holstien, Penn Springs Milestone
Ada, and Helen Arrowsmith tor
the Jersey that brought her grand
champion honors at the district
show
Three champion showmen
winners were announced In the
senior division was Connie Balmer
while junior honors went to Janice
Garber, Willow Street. The rookie
title went to Danny Welk ot
Strasburg.
Reserve champion showman
titles went to Jon Michael Eby ot
Gordonville tor his tirst year;
Cindy Trimble ot Peach Bottom tor
the junior division, and Steve
Kauttman tor the senior division
Project awards went to senior
and junior members, breed win
ners and tive additional members
as honorable mention tor high book
scores. The award is given tor top
book scores, management score,
interest, participation, record
keeping and showmanship skills
Those receiving project awards
were Connie Balmer, county
winner, Janice Garbei, junior
winner; Angie Spickler ot Mount
Joy tor the Ayrshire breed; ,Cmdy
Trimble tor the Brown Swiss
breed; Steve Kauttman tor the
Holstein breed. Jere Shertzer tor
the Jersey breed,, and honorable
mention went to; Mary Lou Rohrer
ot Lancaster, Nicki Wivell ot
Columbia; Steve Wagner ot
At the 4-H daily banquet
honors "cream of the cnr"
These four dairy 4-H’ers were honored for Witmer, Willow Street, for the Guernsey
having best owner-bred females at the annual breed; Helen Arrowsmith, Peach Bottom, for
dairy banquet. They are Steve Kauffman, the Jersey breed; and Karen Schmuck, Peach
Elizabethtown, for the Holstein breed; Mary Bottom, for the Ayrshire breed.
Quarryville, Maiy Witmer and David Hannah ot Quarryville and and dames throughout Lancaster
Glenn Shenk. Jay Landis ot Lancaster tor the County sponsored the awards,
Also, recogm/ed tor 14 years ot Holstein Club. many ot which had Representatives
volunteer service to the Ayrshire, Over JO agricultural on hand to present the various
Brown Swiss, and Jersey Club was organizations, papers, companies plaques and trophies.
Connie Balmer of Lititz, right, and Janice awa! - dt - »* d, ry Jng named
Garber of Willow Street, left, earned project sen ‘ or ant * junior winners, respectively.
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Income tax workshops coming Jan., Feb.
LANCASTER Penn State
Extension offices around the state
are gearing up for the 1982 Farm
Income Tax workshops, slated to
begin in January
The one-day workshops are
designed to help farmers and tax
practitioners keep up-to-date on
changes in the tax laws that affect
theag business
The cost of the workshop is $l7
per person, or $24 per couple, this
fee includes the cost of lunch and
materials.
A list of workshops follows.
Meeting time 9,J0 a.m. to 3.30
p m
January 5 Quakertown, Best
Western Motel on West Broad
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Street Take Route 313 oft Route
309. The motel is one block east on
West Broad.
January 6 Lancaster, Farm and
Home Center. From Route 230 by
pass, take Route 72 south one-halt
mile; turn east on service road
next to Jones Pontiac.
January 7 Chambe r sburg,
Holiday inn (Southsidef Take
Wayne Avenue Exit of Interstate
81 to intersection of Route 316.
January 12 Edmboro, Holiday
Inn Motel is two miles east of
Route 79 on Route 6N
January 13 Butler, Garden Gate
Restaurant, five miles west on
Route 422
January 14 Dußois, Holiday Inn.
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Take exit 16 south oft Interstate 80
to U S 219.
January 18 Lewisburg, Country
Cupboard Restaurant. Restaurant
is located on Route 15, 1 1/2 miles
north ot Lewisburg.
January 19 Tamaqua, Leibys Ice
Cream House Continue three
miles south to the intersection of
Routes 443 and 309
January 20 Tunkhannock,
Cleaverack Electric Building. The
electric building is one mile west A)
town on Route 6.
January 21 Mansfield, Tn-
County Rural Electric Cooperative
Building, Mam Street.
For more information contact
any County Extension office