Bl6—Lancaster Fannins, Saturday, April 24,1982
Warwick FFA chapter honors top members at banquet
BRICKERVILLE - More than
100 members, parents and friends
of the Warwick FFA attended the
chapter’s annual awards banquet
on Thursday, April 15, at the
Bnckerville Fire Hall.
In addition to the presentation of
awards to the outstanding chapter
members who excelled in various
phases of the vocational
agriculture program during the
past year, the chapter’s new of
ficers for the coming year were
introduced.
The chapter’s retiring president
Dean Long introduced the new
officers to the banquet audience.
They include;
Bart Tucker, who moved up to
the president’s post from his
assignment as chaplain during
the past year; Linda Ehrgood, who
is serving as vice president after
last year’s post as student advisor;
Dean Allison and Mark Seigford,
who were renamed to their offices
of secretary and treasurer
respectively; Dave Spoo, who
continues as sentinel; and new
officers Harold Eberly, reporter;
Mike Pfautz, student advisor; and
Dave Wenger, chaplain.
Highlighting the awards portion
of the program was the naming of
the recipients of the chapter’s
three top awards:
Dave Wenger, who will serve as
chaplain during the coming year,
was named Star Greenhand as the
outstanding first-year member of
the chapter.
The counterpart award among
upper class students. Chapter Star
Farmer honors, went to Todd
Miller, who was chapter vice
Top three award winners honored at the Warwick FFA
banquet are, from the left, Dave Wenger, Star Greenhand;
Todd Miller, Chapter Star Farmer; and Dean Long, Com
monwealth National Bank Award.
PDA slates cheese give-away for May
HARRISBURG - State
Agriculture Secretary Penrose
Hallowell recently announced that
the Bureau of Govenment Donated
Foods has ordered 2,083,200 pounds
of processed American cheese
from the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture for
distribution to needy families and
the elderly. The chees should begin
arriving in Pennsylvania in early
May.
Eligibility for the cheese has
been expanded to include all senior
citizens 65 or older and disabled
veterans. Individuals, couples or
families whose members qualify
for public assistance, food stamps
or medical assistance including
Medicaid and Supplemental
Security Income will also be
eligible to receive cheese.
Hallowell said identification
president during the past year.
The Commonwealth National
Bank award to the chapter’s
overall outstanding member was
presented to Dean Long, the
retiring president.
In addition, FFA Foundation
Awards to recognize top
proficiency in specific agricultural
areas were presented to nine
students. They mclude:
Dean Allison, swine production;
Dave Spoo, sheep production; Bart
Tucker, beef production; Linda
Ehrgood, placement in ag
production; Darrell Snyder,
diversified livestock; Doug Roth,
fish and wildlife management;
Mark Seigford, public speaking;
Harold Eberly, ag mechanics; and
Scott Rathkey, athletics.
Three chapter members were
recognized for their attainment of
the Lancaster County Red Rose
Degree, including Dean Allison,
Darrell Snyder and Dave Spoo.
Also honored were the chapter’s
two state-level Keystone Degree
winners - Dean Long and Todd
Miller.
Presiding over the awards
presentations were chapter ad
visors, Dale Gerber and Soma
Shaner.
Welcoming remarks were given
by Harold Swisher, principal of
Warwick High School.
Also featured in the evening’s
program was a discussion of
reptiles by Lloyd Gerhart, of
Ephrata. His discussion ind eed
the showing of a number of live
specimens of snakes, including a
copperhead, cobra, rattler and
python.—DA
cards for these programs or proof
of age will be considered as proof
of eligibility. Persons who have
already received cheese are
eligible to receive it again.
The cheese is part of 70 million
additional pounds released by
USDA following the first giveaway
earlier this year. USDA originally
allocated 30 million pounds of
cheese for the program of which
Pennsylvania received about 1.6
million pounds.
Hallowell indicated that the
state’s role in the program is as a
middleman, receiving the cheese
from the federal government and
transferring it to volunteer
organizations for distribution in
five pound blocks to the end users.
,“I want to compliment the
organizations that participated in
the first give-away effort,”
New officers of the Warwick FFA Chapter for president; Linda Ehrgood. vice president;
the coming year include, from the left, Harold Dean Allison, secretary; Dave Spoo, sentinel;
Eberly, reporter; Mike Pfautz, student advisor; and Dave Wenger, chaplain.
Mark Seigford, treasurer; Bart Tucker,
Proficiency award winners from the Warwick Ehrgood, placement in ag production;
FFA are, from the left. Darrell Snyder, Tucker, beef production: Dave Spoo, sheep
diversified livestock; Todd Miller,, Chapter Star production; Dean Allison, swine production;
Farmer; Mark Seigford, public speaking; Doug and Harold Eberly, ag mechanics.
Roth, fish and wildlife management; Linda
Conrad Weiser FFA’ers get awards .
EOBESONIA Two members
of the Conrad Weiser FFA Chapter
have been named major winners in
the statewide Pennsylvania FFA
Proficiency Awards competition.
Chapter member Henry Noss
was named the state’s top
proficiency winner in swine
production.
Garry Degler was named a
third-place winner among FFA
competitors from throughout the
state in agricultural mechanics.
Noss, the 19-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Noss, RD,
Reading, has been involved in
swine projects since entering the
Conrad Weiser vocational
agriculture program five years
ago.
He had been honored for his
swine projects at both the chap-
Hallowed said. “Their cooperation
helped us avoid many problems
faced by distribution efforts in
other areas.
“We are working with these
groups to iron out problems that
did occur in an effort to insure that
the distribution system in Penn
sylvania is smooth and efficient,”
he added.
Hallowell said that PDA has
solicited the help of county com
missioners in locating additional
organizations which might be
willing and able to distribute
cheese.
Regional food banks in
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Erie and
Westmoreland will participate in
the program. They will receive
cheese directly from USDA, and
are planning distribution over a
period of four to ten weeks. Other
Henry Noss
ter’s 1980 and 1981 awards
banquets.
Five years ago as a Greenhand,
he began bis swine projects with a
single market hog.
Today as a graduate of the vo-ag
program at Conrad Weiser High
School, he manages a 150-head
herd in a farrow to finish operation
on the family’s home farm.
Among the areas of proficiency
in which he excelled in his
Supervised Agricultural Oc
cupational Experience Program in
swine production were main
tenance of a complete set of
records of income and expenses,
an inventory of hogs and related
organizations will be notified when
cheese shipments arrive at
regional warehouses leased by the
PDA to make distribution
arrangements. Groups can begin
giving out the cheese as' soon as
they receive it.
equipment which are student
owned, a financial statement and
knowledge of economical swme
production techniques.
As the top winner of the State
Swine Production Proficiency
Award, Noss received a check for
$lOO. He will be presented a plaque
at the FFA Mid-Wmter Convention
scheduled during Farm Show
Week in January.
Noss will now participate in
regional competition, which is
followed by competition at the
national level and the eventual
selection of the top proficiency
winner at the National Convention
at Kansas City.
As a third-place state
proficiency winner, Degler also
capped a five-year FFA program
of participation in ag mechanics.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Mervm Degler, R 5 Sinking Spring.
His program included work in
the ag shop while m school and
supervised work experience
training at home and while em
ployed at H. and H: Porter,
Robesoma. His specific areas of
proficiency included the con
struction of a trailer and equip
ment shed, as well as welding and
small engine repair.
He was also honored previously
at the chapter level for his ag
mechanics proficiency. His third
place state award included a $25
prize.
He added, "Pennsylvania has
until July 1 to request more chese
if it is needed. Participating
groups have been asked to indicate
how much cheese they could
realistically distribute in their
areas so that the Department can
make this determination.”