BlS—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 2,1983 N. Lebanon FFA cites 5 Stars among top members FREDERICKSBURG Five to Cassandra Edris and Delmas members of the Northern Lebanon Hemley. Hemley also received Chapter of the Future Farmers of the Distinguished Service Award America were granted “Star” f° r bis aid to chapter members status at the chapWs annual throughout the previous year, banquet held at Northern Tim Blatt received a trophy and Lebanon High Sch Auditorium watch for being the highest cider on March 11. * and candy salesman. Heather Randy Erb, a sen was named the school’s chaptes finer; while Heather Hemley star Farmer honors at the Uth grade level. Nelson Bomgardner and Wesley Harding Jr. were named chapter Star Farmers of the 10th grade class. Steve Murray, a ninth grader, was named Chapter Star Greenland. Speakers for the evening were Miss Deborah Miller, State FFA Reporter, and Miss Lisa Weikel, National Poultry Proficiency Award Winner. Lisa showed slides and told us about her FFA spon sored trip to Europe. Steve Murray narrated the creed and Harvey Smith, area con sultant, presented Keystone Farmer Degree pins to Randy Erb and Lisa Weikel. Ray and Brenda Reinbold, Frank Mohn, and Steve Murray received medals for participating in the State FFA band. Honorary Membership was confered upon Mr. and Mrs. Walter Weikel, Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Erb Jr., Eugene Krall, and Thomas Rank. Citation awards were presented 12 win tobacco awards MILLERSVILLE - R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Production Awards were presented recently to 12 young Pennsylvania tobacco fanners during an awards banquet for the Manor Chapter, Future Farmers of America. This was the first FFA tobacco production awards presentation in Pennsylvania. The first place winner, Barry Geib, of Manheim Central High School, received a plaque and a cash award of $2OO. Tanya Green of Penn Manor High School won second place and a cash award of $l5O. The third place winner, Steve Main of Penn Manor High School, Adams Star Farmer The FFA Battlefield Chapter vice-president, Ed Wilkinson, R 4 Gettysburg, was presented the Adams County Star Farmer Award at the recent Adams County Degree Banquet. Wilkinson is a junior at Gettysburg Senior High School. He was one of ten Battlefield Chapter members who were Apple Hemley earned the trophy for being the highest citrus fruit salesperson, while Eugene Ditzler and Eric Sweinhart received trophies for selling more than 50 crates. John Rupp received trophies for selling the most flower bulbs. Tim Blatt also received the Edward A. West Memorial Tractor Driving Trophy. FFA Foundation Medal winners were Heather Hemley, Dairy and Nursery Operations; Russ Wolfe, Horse Production; John Rupp, Ornamental Horticulture; Randy Erb, Farm Mechanics; Marlin Deaven, Dairy; Tom Miller, Beef; Nelson Bomgardner, Livestock; Patrick Piergallini, Soil and Water Conservation; Robert Hunsicker, Poultry; Randy Erb, Public Speaking; Wesley Harding, Crop Production; Mike Saphore, Out door Recreation; Dwayne Weaver, Sales and Service; Tim Blatt, Swine; Mark Long, Floriculture; Bill Beatty, Forest Management; and Ray Reinbold, Vegetable Production. Members of the parliamentary procedure team, who placed first in the region and second in the received $lOO. In fourth and fifth place were Jay Frey and Jere Hoover, both of Penn Manor High School. Each received $75. Other winners, each of whom received $5O, were Jay Waltz, Manheim Central High School, and Jim Musser, Gerald Frey, Merv Keagy, John Wiker, Jeff Gerlach, and Kevin Bauman, all of Penn Manor High School. Penn Manor High School won the Chapter Award and $2OO. Ms. Leslie S. Lewis, Agricultural R D. Coordinator at R.J. Reynolds, presented the awards. The company spoiisors FFA tobacco production awards in eleven states. .*■ . ■> state, were also honored with Breeding, Gold; Nelson Silver and Russ Wolfe, Bronzed; plaques and medals. Bomgardner, Dairy Heifer, and Randy Erb, State ißeekeeping State Project Book contest second. Gold; Wesley Harding,Jr., award, Gold, winners were Robert Hunsicker, Two enterprises, Silver, second; The Chapter is under the ad- Poultry, Silver; Tim Blatt, Swine " - Reinbo) Home G; in. visementof J.Rayßickel. Northern Lebanon FFA Alumni President Shawn Hernley presents Star awards to, from left, Randy Erb, 12th grade; Heather Hernley, 11th grade; Nelson Bongardner and Wes Harding, 10th grade; and Steve Murray, Star Greenhand from 9th grade. LEBANON On Wednesday, American Fanner Degree. perience projects—Rick Houser’s March 16, Bruce Kettler, National Kettler attended a chapter project at Eugene Martin’s Farm, Eastern Region Vice-President, meeting and presented an in- and Heidi Peiffer’s project at visited the Cedar Crest FFA. spiring talk to the Cedar Crest Layser’s Flowers in Myerstown. He is a member of the Anna, FFA members. Harold Kettler was impressed with the Ohio Chapter, where he was Berkheiser, chapter advisor, and rural beauty of the Lebanon area, chapter president twice. He also several members accompanied He will continue to visit FFA earned his State Degree and the Kettler on a tour of the high school. Chapters across the United States, highest degree in the FFA, the Also, he toured two work ez- ELVERSON In heavily by losing their first two games, and Berks County schools, contested annual competition the thus being eliminated from the Members of the winning Twin members of the junior basketball contest. Valley team, were Chris Werner, team of the Twin Valley FFA Both contests, organized by the Chris Coblentz, Mike Snyder, Gail emerged victorious at Conrad - Berks County FFA and hosted by Baser, Glenn Sfoltzfus, Mark Zen*, Weiser High School. - The senior the Conrad Weiser Chapter in- Chucb Eetfi,'* Steve*: Plank, and team upheld their perfect record eluded teams from each of the six Tammy Lush. , L - SCHNECKSVILLE - The Mr. Ken Hickey, Pa. Depart and the Plant Pathology Lehigh County FFA Vo-Ag ment of Agriculture, presented a laboratories. students visited the state capitol in slide program describing the The students toured the William observance of National various laboratories and their Penn Memorial Museum where Agriculture Day. They were met responsibilities. Later, small they saw the infinpppo 0 f art, by Representative Donald Snyder groups toured the Food and history, industry, natural science of District 134 who conducted them Chemistry, the Botany and Seeds and ecology on Pa. agriculture, on a tour of the capitol. Kettler visits Cedar Crest FFA Twin Valley FFA Jr.’s win FFA visits Capitol FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA
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