BlB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 17,1982
Lancaster County picks top FFA speakers
BY DICK ANGLESTEIN
MANHEIM - Several
classrooms and the auditorium of
Manheun Central High School
rang repeatedly with stirring
phrases on farmland preservation,
confinement housing and soil
conservation on Tuesday.
The occasion was the annual
public speaking competition
among members of FFA chapters
in Lancaster County.
Competition was conducted in
five categories, including prepared
public speaking among upperclass
members of FFA, the Soil Con
servation Service public speaking,
the junior public speaking among
first-year students, the ex
temporaneous public speaking and
the Parlaiamentary Procedure
contest among teams representing
various chapters.
The top winners will now move
on to area competition, which is
scheduled at Brownstown Vo-Tech
on Thursday.
Following the close and spirited
competition and the quizzing by
judges, the naming of top winners
included:
Prepared Speaking
Mike Pfheger, of the Manheim
FFA, captured the title among
upperclass participants with a
speech on animal rights. Runnerup
honors went to Mike Pfautz,
Cloister FFA, Ephrata; and third
place finisher was Randy Greenly,
of Elizabethtown FFA.
Other participants in this
category were Ken Miller, Solanco
FFA; Merv Keagy, Manor FFA;
James Bollinger, Cloister FFA;
Randy Musselman, Grassland
FFA, Eastern Lancaster County;
Melissa Greider, Manor FFA;
Steve Aument, Solanco FFA; and
Vernon Heisey, Manheim FFA.
'pared spc .ng
chapters include, from the left, Mike Pflieger, Manheim, first;
Mike Pfautz, Cloister, second; and Randy Greenly,
Elizabethtown, third.
Extemporaneous speaking trio of top winners include, from
the left, Gail Ginder, Manheim, first; Jeff Burkholder, Manor,
second; and Angie Booth, Manor, third.
SCS Speaking
Michelle Garman, of the Cloister
FFA, finished as the top speaker in
the conservation category.
Other conservation speakers
were Ken Nolt, Manheun FFA;
Nelson Ruhl, Elizabethtown FFA;
Leroy Wanner, Grassland FFA;
Mark Seigford, Warwick FFA; and
Kent Kaylor, Elizabethtown FF A.
Junior Speaking
Two first-year members of the
Grassland FFA Chapter, Eastern
Lancaster County School District,
were the top speakers in the Junior
Public Speaking.
Julie Hess finished in the top spot
with an inspirational talk on
positive thinking and fellow
chapter member Gina Black was
runnerup with a speech on finding
a career in agriculture.
Other Greenland participants
included Ken Nolt, Manheun FFA;
Margaret Herr, Grassland FFA;
Phil Nissley, Manheun FFA; Kim
Erikson, Elizabethtown FFA;
Randy Kreiser, Manheun FFA;
Matt Pfheger, Manheun FFA;
Yvette Waidley, Grassland FFA;
and Ray Schlouch, Grassland
FFA.
Extemporaneous
The top three finishers in the
extemporaneous public speaking
competition were Gail Gmder,
Manheim FFA, first; Jeff
Burkholder, Manor FFA, second;
and Angie Booth, Manor FFA,
third.
Other participants included
Glenn Ellis, Elizabethtown FFA;
Ed Sensemch, Manheim FFA;
Rodger Weaver, Grassland FFA;
Ronald Weaver, Cloister FFA;
Andrea Patterson, Cloister FFA;
and John Amsbaugh Jr.,
Elizabethtown FFA.
First-place Parliamentary Procedure team row from the left, William Hursh, vice
from Grassland FFA Chapter includes, front president; Scott Hurst, treasurer; and Ernest
row from the left, Ron Martin, student advisor; Mast, chaplain. Also on the team but missing
Cliff Horning, sentinel; Carolyn Witmer, from photo is Loretta Clisham, reporter
secretary; Darrell Gockley, president; back
Parliamentary Procedure
The team from the Grassland
FFA Chapter was the winner of the
Parliamentary Procedure com
petition. The first-place team
consisted of Darrell Gockley,
president; William Hursh, vice
president; Carolyn Witmer,
Finishing in top position in
conservation speaking
competition in Lancaster
County is Michelle Garman,
Cloister Chapter.
MOUNT VERNON, Va. - The
Future Farmers of America have
announced the completion of their
quarter of a million dollar FFA
National Hall of Achievement. The
FFA exhibits, located near Mount
Vemon, Va., at the National FFA
Center, deal with historical events
significant to agriculture and FFA.
The FFA National Hall of
Achievement features museum
quality exhibitions and audiovisual
presentations on seven major
themes. In addition to the exhibits,
a modern FFA library house in
formation pertinent to agriculture
education and the FFA.
The Hall was built through funds
donated by FFA members and
supporters. Major business con
tributors include the John Deere
Company, International Har
vester, Philip Morns In
corporated, Sperry New Holland,
secretary; Scott Hurst, treasurer; host Manheun FFA chapter.
Ernest Mast, chaplain; Cliff Other teams competing
Homing, sentinel; Ron Martin, represented Solanco FFA, Manor
student advisor; and Loretta FFA; Cloister FFA and the Hans
Clisham, reporter. Herr FFA Chapter at the Willow
The runnerup team was from the Street Vo-Tech School.
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speaking are Gina Black, left, second; and Julie Hess, first,
both of the Grassland Chapter.
FFA completes exhibit hall
Pioneer Hi-Bred International,
Inc., The Upjohn Company, Ford
Motor Company Fund, DeKalb
Agßesearch, Inc., the Agricultural
Division of Pfizer, Inc., and Seald-
Sweet Growers, Inc.
The National FFA Center is
located near Woodlawn Plantation
USDA honey loan rate higher
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Honey
producers will receive average
loan and purchase rates from U.S.
Department of Agriculture of 60.4
cents per pound on their 1982
production, 3 cents above the 1981
level and the minimum required
under current legislation.
three miles south of Mount Vemon
on Mount Vernon Memorial
Highway. Touring hours for small
groups are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. Tours of
the entire FFA Center are
available by appointment.
According to Everett Rank,
administrator -;of USDA’s
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service, the 1982
level represents 60 percent of the
April 1982 adjusted parity price of
$1,007 cents per pound.