Bl2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 17,1984
Stars Bom in Manheim FFA
BY KIMBERLY HERR
MANHEIM Four new stars
were bom last Friday night.
They have nothing to do with
Hollywood, and astronomy is not
their field. Instead, these new stars
have their roots in agriculture.
They are the Star Greenhand,
the Star Chapter Farmer, the Star
Agribusinessman and the Star
Farmer named during the
Manheim Central FFA Parent-
Member banquet, held at the
Ruhl’s Grove United Methodist
Church, Manheim.
Leon Heisey, son of Mrs. Miriam
Heisey, Manheim R 6, captured the
Star Greenhand honor. The Star
Chapter Farmer went to Jeanme
Gmder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Cinder, Elizabethtown R 3.
The Star Farmer was awarded to
Jan Waltz, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ardith Waltz, Manheim; and the
Star Agribusinessman went to Ken
Nolt, son of Mrs. Linda Nolt,
Manheim Rl.
. covet , star awards ai the American Farmer award were given during
Friday's banquet. Receiving those awards are Ken Nolt, Star Agribusinessman; Jan
Waltz, Star Farmer; and Glenn Shenk, American Farmer.
Octorara Young Farmers Presents Yearly Awards
BY LAURA ENGLAND
ATGLEN The Octorara Young
Farmers Association finished off a
busy 1983, filled with educational
seminars, social functions and
community activities, with its 15th
annual awards dinner Monday
night.
President Leon Curtz said that
1983 activities were well attended.
Among the activities were dairy
and forage seminars, a tillage
meeting, a shop safety workshop,
farm tours and participation in the
Pa. Food Exposition held in
Philadelphia.
In addition, the Octorara Young
Farmers had a successful year in
dairy, hay and corn production,
Individual cow and herd awards are presented to, from left,
Melvin Stoltzfus, first in both high herd and high cows; Tim
Kauffman, third high cow; John Brubaker, second high cow
and third high herd; William Stoltzfus, fifth high cow; and
Kenneth Umble, second high herd and fourth high cow.
1 lie American l*ainici avvaut,
which FFA President Kevin Moyer
described as “a coveted degree
received only by the best of the
best,” went to Glenn Shenk, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Shenk, Lititz.
Kevin Moyer not only handed out
awards, he also received them. He
received the Lancaster County
Banker’s Award, a Keystone
Degree and a Foundation award
for public speaking.
Ken Nolt received the Produc
tion Credit Award for his excellent
record keeping.
The following Foundation
awards were also distributed to
those students that excelled in
certain fields:
Duane Shelly, fish and wildlife
management; Stacey Shenk,
placement in ag production; Gary
Wiegand, sales and or service;
Ken Hawkins, agricultural
processing; Charles Greenly, fruit
and vegetable production; Neal
Benedict, diversified livestock
advisor Ivan Stauffer reported.
Stauffer, in charge of calculating
the yields and determining award
winners, presented trophies to the
top producers in high hay, haylage,
high herd, high cow, silage and
corn grain categories.
Melvin Stoltzfus, R 1 Cochran
ville, was first place winner in the
high hay contest. Second went to
Nelson Stoltzfus, R 1 Parkes, and
third to William Stoltzfus, R 1
Atglen. Tim Kauffman, R 1 Atglen,
capped the top award in haylage
production, while Kenneth Umble,
R 1 Atglen, was second and Arthur
Hershey, R 1 Cochranville, was
third.
High herd fat honors went to
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Mark Metzler, home and farm
stead improvement; Chad
Hollmger, agricultural
mechanics; Randy Gibble, beef
production; Dave Wells, dairy
production; Bryan Balmer, crop
production; Don Yeagley, sheep
production; Jay Gruber, soil and
water management; Bryan
Balmer, extemporaneous public
speaking; Matt Pflieger, swine
production; and Steve Breneman,
poultry production.
Receiving Keystone Degrees
were: Kevin Moyer, Duane Shelly,
Stacey Shenk, Dave Wells and
Gerald Wenger.
Fifteen students received their
first-year Greenhand awards and
19 received their Chapter Farmer
titles. Seven received Red Rose
Degrees.
Honorary Chapter Farmer
honors went to Ardith and Nancy
Waltz, Jane Balmer and Robert
Gibble. Citation Awards, given in
Melvin Stoltzfus, owner of
Melwood Farms. Stoltzfus’ 36 cows
averaged 22,959 pounds of milk
with 883 pounds of fat. Kenneth
Umble was second with 19,140
pounds of milk and 725 pounds of
fat on 59 cows. John Brubaker, R 1
Christiana, brought his 59 cows
into third place with 21,216 pounds
of milk and 722 pounds of fat.
Stoltzfus again displayed his
farming ability by taking first in
the high cow fat contest. Sunlight
Newly elected officers of the Octorara Young Farmers are, from left, Steve Kauffman,
secretary; John Brubaker, president; Larry Hershey, treasurer; Kenneth Umble, vice
president; and Melvin Stoltzfus, public relations.
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the presidential gavel on to Ken Molt, the new president,
during Friday's FFA parent-member banquet.
recognition of the support given to H awkms; Corresponding
FFA went to G and G Agway, secretary, Jay Gruber; Chapter
Bomberger s Store and Pioneer Sweetheart, Stef Shenenberger.
Seed Company. The program for the evening was
In addition to awards, the new presented by the crestman
officers for 1984-85 were a Q uartet> wbo entertained the
nounced. They are as o . parents mern bers and guests with
President Ken Nolt; Vice onie g oS pel music.
President, Mark Me zler; ..you've got a big job ahead of
Secretary, Rhonda , because you are going to be
Treasurer Bryan Balmer; feeding lhe tlon> .. B one e o{ the
REporter Jeannie Gmder Quartet membe rs told the FFA
tmel, Matt Pflieger; Chaplain, mmbers
Leon H* ,co y, H ,ct '' r, an Ken
Chapter Farmer and Leon Heisey, Star Greenhand
produced 32,753 pounds of milk at a
3.7 percent butterfat test. Her total
fat production was 1,212 pounds
Other high cow honors, from
second to fifth place, went to: John
Brubaker, Matty produced 27,423
pounds of milk with 4.4 percent fat;
Tim Kauffman, Lacy produced
25,642 pounds of milk with 4 1
percent fat, Kenneth Umble,
Rodella produced 29,599 pounds of
milk with 3.5 percent fat; and
William Stoltzfus, Rainbow
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produced 24,496 pounds of milk
with 4.2 percent fat
In the corn gram contest, Glen
Engle, R 1 Cochranville, was the
top producer with a yield of 232
bushels. Melvin Stoltzfus was
second with 198, William Stoltzfus,
third, with 191, Arthur Hershey,
fourth, with 182, and Breck-A-Dee
Farms, R 1 Oxford, fifth, with 171
bushels.
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