A26—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 25,1984
Distinguished junior members named during Holstein Convention
BY JOYCE BUPP
Staff Correspondent
ALTOONA Sandra Houser,
Spring Mills, and John Burket,
East Freedom, were named senior
division distinguished junior
member winners during Thur
sday's awards presentation at the
Pennsylvania Holstein Convention
in Altoona.
The pair will represent Penn
sylvania in the national
distinguished junior member
contest, with winners to be an
nounced at the annual convention
in St. Louis in June.
Other finalists in the senior
division were: Barbara Green,
Warriors Mark; June Bechtel,
Curryville; Constance Ohlinger,
Mohrsville; Bradley Ludwick,
Holstein junior milk and fat production awards went to from
from left, Irene Benner, Sandra Houser and Sandy Shuman,
‘ rear left, Connie Ohlinger, Jim Houser, Matt Castrogiovani
and Bill Davis.
Finalists in the junior division distinguished member
contest were, seated, left, Beverly Myers, and winner Jen
nifer Weimer, and rear Fred Hoch, winner, and Tom Eckstine.
BY TRISH WILLIAMS
ALTOONA The slate of newly
elected officers to serve the PHA
with two-year terms was an
nounced Thursday at the PHA
annual meeting by Marion Alsdorf,
retiring president. Elected to serve
as president of the Pa. Holstein
Association was Sam Minor of
Washington County. Arthur
Baxter, Mercer County was
elected to the position of vice
president. Timothy Merwarth was
re-elected as treasurer.
In his parting remarks Alsdorf
thanked the membership for the
honor and privilege of serving as
their president for the past two
Sugar Grove; William Lesher,
Bernville; and Scott Troutman,
Myerstown.
Sandra Houser, age 20, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay
Houser, Centre County. A junior at
Lock Haven University, Sandra is
majoring in secondary English
education and is a member of the
Dean’s List.
In addition to her college ac
tivities, Sandra is a vital part of
her parents’ Penn-Dell operation.
She is an active part of the Centre
County Dairy Princess Committee
and currently owns 15 registered
Holsteins. Sandra has been in
volved in the Junior All-
Pennsylvania Contest, and the
PJHA Production Contest.
The other senior winner was
Minor, Baxter & Merwarth elected officers of PHA
years. He said that he was turning
the organization over to Minor in
good financial condition. Although
PHA operated in debt in 1983,
Alsdorf said that increased export
sales in the last quarter of ‘B3 has
put the organization back in better
balance.
Speaking on the present status of
the dairy industry, Alsdorf
referred to the Dairy Opportunity
program as the “Disaster Order”
and said he saw no permanent
value in it.
“We have been our own worst
enemies by not learning to sell
more,” he said.
Alsdorf said he would rather see
More Holstein Convention news on A3B,
Executive members of the Pa. Holstein Junior Association met during the Altoona
Convention to finalize plans for 1984 programs
John Burket, the 1983-84 president
of the Pennsylvania Junior
Holstein Association. He is an
active member of the family at
Burket-Falls Farm, East
Freedom, Blair County
The son of Mr. and Mrs. David
Burket, this 19-year-old owns 20
registered Holsteins, 18 of which
are homebred. He has sold or
leased nine bulls into AI service in
the United States or Canada.
This was not the first honor won
by Burket. He is probably the only
person to have the grand champion
Holstein for 4-H for three years in a
row at the ‘State Junior Dairy
Show. He has had many Junior All-
Pennsylvania and All-
Pennsylvania recognitions and All-
American nominations.
John is currently a sophomore at
Penn State.
Junior division winners were
Jennifer Weimer, New Oxford, and
Fred Hoch, Shippensburg. Other
junior division finalists were
Beverly Myers, Chambersburg;
Patricia Bupp, Seven Valleys; and
Thomas Gckstine, Mercersburg.
Jennifer Weimer is the 15-year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Weimer, New Oxford,
Adams County. Jennifer presently
owns nine Holsteins and is an
important part of the Weim-Sharr
Holstein Operation.
Jennifer is a sophomore at New
Oxford Senior High School where
she is enrolled in vocational
agriculture. Winning comes
naturally to Jennifer who took
grand champion honors in both 4-H
and FFA divisions at the State
Junior Dairy Show.
Also winning in the junior
division was Fred Hoch, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul E. Hoch, Ship
pensburg, Cumberland County.
This 15-year-old is a sophomore at
Shippensburg Area Senior High
School. He is a member of the
Shippensburg FFA Chapter where
he was awarded the Star
Greenhand Award in 1983.
He is the historian of his chapter
and is on the judging team. Fred is
also a member of the Blue
a base-quota system put in place
similar to Canada’s.
Newly elected president Sam
Minor by contrast has contracted
to reduce his production through
the new dairy program.
Executive Secretary William C.
Nichol, reported that milk
promotion will receive major
emphasis in 1984. PHA will support
the concept of a Pennsylvania milk
promotion program.
Nichol said the year ahead looks
extremely promising for export
sale of catte. Shipments are
already being planned. Nichol
stressed that a strong junior
program was es<t ntial for the long
9 ® dik
Holstein dairy quiz bowl top spot went to the Bedford
County team of, from left, James Over. Angelique McDonald,
Robert Mowry, captain, and Becky Mohre. Coach of the team
was Steve Mowry.
Senior division junior Holstein finalists were, seated from
left, Connie Ohlinger, June Bechtel and Sandra Houser,
distinguished junior girl winner. Rear, from left are,
distinguished junior boy winner John Burket and finalists
William Lesher, Scott Troutman and Tom Eckstine.
Mountian 4-H Club and currently ca P tain - and Be£ *y
owns nine registered Holsteins. ' „ , „ . .
Like the other winners, Fred has R The Perry County Senior Dairy
done well with his animals. This Bo f tea , m wonsstatet t e competition
year he took the reserve junior and represent the Penn
champion at the South Central fy lvan / a Holsteion Association at
District FFA Show. He went on to l T he na l lanal cont f t
place fourth with the same junior are: J( ?
yearling at the State Junior Dairy Damel Albnght -
Sh (7her winners in the junior 3HElwari weJt tTlrene
division were the Bedford County Sandra ouser and ndy
t ea m that won the Holstein dairy sh Connie ohUn
quiz bowl. They are: fames Oyer H ouser, Matt Castrogio * and
Angelique McDonald, Robert Bill Davis
range success of PHA.
John Cope was nominated in a
caucus as Pennsylvania’s nominee
for national director. Don Seipt is
retiring after eight years in the
post. Cope was given the official
vote of confidence as Pa.’s 100
percent supported nomination.
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture,
Chester Heim, in an address to the
group, assured them that
marketing Pa. products was the
number one priority of the present
administration. He also reported
that the Pa. Department of
Agriculture is working vigorously
to design a Pa. milk 'promotion
program that would allow
dairymen who are not presently in
a promotion program a means to
contribute. He gave no time table
for the new program.
Steve Wilson, of Sire Power, was
introduced as the new director of
sales. He will be filling the position
vacated by Mike Weimer. Wilson
grew up on a registered Holstein
farm in lowa and is a graduate of
lowa State University.
Members voted to accept a
resolution to support a voluntary
milk promotion program in
Pennsylvania to be administered
by a board of dairy farmers
representative of those con
tributing to it