Bl2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 10,1983
WEST CHESTER - The State 4-
H Achievement Days held at Penn
State University came to an end
with the crowning of Chester
County’s junior livestock judging
team as State Champions, and
several outstanding individuals
merited in other competitions. The
solid junior livestock judging team
of Phil Howe, Downingtown;
Nancy MacCauley, Atglen; Rod
Stoltzfus, Elverson, and Ken
Walker, West Chester, finished
10th, Ist, 20th and 4th individually,
placing them above all other
competing teams.
Nancy MacCauley, daughter of
William and Joan MacCauley, was
high individual and is a seven-year
member of the Golden Fleece 4-H
Club. Along with brother Bill, a
member of the 1982 state senior
livestock judging team, and sister
Donna, Nancy has become an
expert showman of the family’s
Suffolk flock.
The senior livestock judging
team of Ernie Barrett, Cochran
ville; Betsy Colket, Phoemxville;
Doug Howe, Downington, and
Glenn Stoltzfus, Morgantown, was
the third place state senior team
Montgomery Co. Holds
4-H Dairy Show
NORRISTOWN - Champion
Holstein at the Montgomery
County 4-H Dairy Show was a five
year-old cow shown by William
Seipt, Lansdale. Reserve cham
pion holstein was a junior two
year-old shown by Pamela
Longacre, Hereford. Junior
champion holstein was shown by
Diane Halteman, Telford, and
reserve junior was shown by
Karen Halteman, Telford.
Champion and reserve Jerseys
were shown by Robert Waltemyer,
Collegeville. Susan Slater,
Perkiomenville, showed the
runner-up senior animal.
Champion Brown Swiss was an
aged cow shown by Kathleen
Kopistecki, Royersford, and
reserve was a three-year-old
shown by Ronald Longacre,
Hereford. Junior champion Brown
Swiss were shown by Ronald
Longacre and reserve by Miss
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Koeller did some experiments on
seeds and learned how to
propagate plants through cuttings
in 4-H agent Jim Moore’s plant
science class. She thinks she'll try
it at home, and is considering
joining 4-H club to learn more.
Aaron Wilhelm, Hockessin,
learned how to shoot an arrow and
how to shear a sheep.
Chad Nelson and Vicki Wilkins,
both of Newark, are 4-H members
who had already spent a week at
Camp Bames earlier in the
summer, and they were eager for
more. Cooking class was a
highlight for Vicki. Chad was in
terested in Professor Dewey
Caron's entomology class, and
working with the university
Computers.
Developing film and making
deviled eggs were two new,skills
for 4-H’er Jennifer Bachman,
Newark. Pere Brooks, also of
Newark, had a chance to milk a
cow and saddle a horse. Her
neighbor Kara Credell learned two
new stitches and made a treasure
pouch to wear on her belt.
Jennifer Timko didn’t even have
to leave home to attend camp. She
lives with her family on the
university farm, where her father
Chester Co. Excels at Achievement Days
with Betsy and Glenn finishing 4th
and 6th individually.
The meats judging team also
excelled with a 4th place finish.
Team members were, Don Caims,
Sadsburyville; Gred Davis,
Coatesville. and Beki Finkey,
Downingtown.
Chester County’s horse judging
team of Heather and Kim Hindle,
Pottstown, and Brenda Werner
and Floyd Zook, Elverson, finished
second as a team in the State.
Individually Kim, Heather,
Brenda and Floyd place 4th, 31st,
7th and 24th, respectively. This
team was a short five points behind
the strong Berks County team.
According to Wilda Carr, the
team’s coach “This team’s im
provement has been evident
throughout the 1983 season over
1982. From 21st in 1982 to 2nd in
1983 shows what a strong team we
have. And they improve with each
training session.”
Other’s who excelled during 4-H
State Achievement Days were
David Thompson, Glenmoore, as
sth place senior male jp the
physical fitness competition;
Kopistecki,
Winners of the senior showman
contest for 4-H’ers 14 years and
older were Kathleen Kopistecki,
William Seipt, Robert Waltemyer,
Diane Halteman, and Drew
Derstein, Hatfield. Winners of the
junior showman contest for ages 9-
13 were Thomas Halteman,
Telford: Amy Wolfgang, Gilbert
sville; Paul Gehringer, Bally:
Brenda Wolfgang, Gilbertsville,
and Abigail Keener, Telford.
Winners of the senior fitting
division were Diane Halteman,
Margaret Slater, Perkiomenville;
Kathleen Kopistecki, Robert
Boyer, Perkiomenville, and Tricia
Curtis, Pennsburg. Winners of the
junior fitting division were Sara
Keener, telford; Susan Curtis,
Pennsburg; Susan Slater,
Perkiomenville; LamarStutzman,
Schwenksville, and Brenda
Wolfgang.
Kids to College
works. Camp gave her a closer
look at the agricultural operations
she sees going on around her every
day. For instance, she had seen a
baler before, but never knew what
it was. Now she knows how far
mers get all that hay into perfect
rectangles. Jennifer took a class
called 4-H Way which will help
prepare her for joining a club in
the fall.
There were also visits to the
university’s solar house, where Dr.
Ken Lomax taught about elec
tricity. Animal visitors came from
the Brandywine Zoo, SPCA, and
Brandywine Creek State Park.
And a special safety program on
"stranger danger” was sponsored
by the Newark Police and Girls’
Gubs of Delaware. Children who
had their parents’ permission were
fingerprinted, and the fingerprints
were sent home to serve as iden
tification should the need ever
arise.
For the kids, their parents, and
the faculty, 4-H day camp was a
great success. When the Class of
1995 enters the University of
Delaware, it will be interesting to
see how many budding
agricultural scientists had their
interest piqued during a week at 4-
H day camp in the summer of 1983.
Howard Mark, West Grove, 2nd Sarah Holmes and Cathy dividuals and teams participating
place orienteering individual; Josh McAllister finished 9th and 11th, in clothing and textiles judging,
Wemstock, blue ribbon for respectively, in vegetable judging. dairy judging, horse bowl and
photography demonstration, and Chester County also had in- poultry judging.
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Chester County 4-H members were first place winners in the junior livestock judging
contest at State 4-H Achievement Days on State University’s main campus. From left
are: Nancy MacCauley, Phil Howe, Rod Stoitzfus and Ken Walker with coach and County
Agricultural Agent Cheryl Fairbairn.
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