Lehigh County FFA cites ag heritage, top members
BY DICK ANGLESTEIN
SCHNECKSVILLE - More than
325 members, parents and guests
of the Lehigh County FFA Chapter
gathered last Saturday to observe
a century of ag heritage in the
county and celebrate the 13th
annual Parent-Member Banquet of
the chapter.
The banquet’s theme of 100 years
of Agriculture in Lehigh County
featured signs comparing prices
received by farmers in 1870 with
those in 1982. Split rail fences and
old-time equipment helped carry
out the theme.
Featured in the banquet
program were addresses by
several current and past state FFA
officers and the presentation of
awards to chapter members who
excelled in various areas during
the past year.
Heading the list of major award
winners were:
-Bonnie Wessner, of Nor
thwestern, who received the Star
Chapter Farmer Award and also
DeKalb Award
annan, „ junty .A, ac
cepted area BOAC award to honor chapter work in the
community.
LANCASTER Elizabethtown
FFA Chapter regained the Lan
caster County meats judging team
title in competition conducted at
Kunzler and Co., Inc. last Satur
day.
The E-Town FFA’ers took the
title back from the Manor Chr ter
tong top individuals in the Lancaster junty FFA meats judging contest are, from
the left, Phil Fullerton, Elizabethtown; Cassie Stowe, Elizabethtown; Steve Heisey,
Elizabethtown; Greg Musser, Elizabethtown; Crystal Kreider, Penn Manor; John
Spangler, Warwick; Jere Hoover, Penn Manor; and Rod Nissley, Penn Manor.
for leadership and scholarship. She
was also honored for her
proficiency in diversified livestock
projects and for receiving a gold
medal for being second in the state
project book competition for
Supervised Occupational Ex
perience On-Farm.
-Todd Bennecoff, also of Nor
thwestern, was named the Star
Greenhand and received the
Lehigh County Production Credit
Award for the best records
keeping. He also earned a State
Gold Medal for his project book on
three enterprises and was
proficiency winner in beef and
swine production.
-Joshua Grim, of Parkland, was
selected for the Green Thumb
Award for outstanding
achievement in horticulture. Also,
he was the proficiency winner in
ornamental horticulture and sheep
production.
Other proficiency winners and
their categories include Tom
Afflerbach, ag mechanics; Daniel
Hartmai crop production: Jane
Elizabethtown
which won it last year.
Elizabethtown had held the crown
the previous two years.
Top individual in the judging
competition among 28 FFA
members from six county high
schools was Crystal Kreider, of
Manor Chapter. Competing
jrt... istern. . AVicePresi nt, center, is_ jwn with two of the
top award winners at Lehigh County FFA Chapter banquet, Todd Bennecoff, left, Star
Greenhand; and Joshua Grim, winner of the Green Thumb award.
Snyder, floriculture; John Shorter,
fruit and vegetable production;
Sally Mason, horse production;
Kevin Blose, turf and landscape;
Charles Eckert, landscape design;
Amy Ferguson, tree and turf and
Kim Miller, future florist.
Michael Koehler was also
honored for his silver medal state
project book in sheep breeding.
Other award winners
Keystone Degree - Bonnie
Wessner and Kevin Blose. In 13
years, the chapter has had 41
Keystone Farmers.
Chapter Farmer Degrees -
Laura Romig, James Yeager,
Sally Mason, Steve Sorrentino,
Cathy Barlip, Rochelle Burns,
Kristin Dorney, Ellen Rockel,
Daniel Hartman, Kipp Shafer,
Deborah Heintzelman, Denyelle
Berghold, Joshua Grim, John
Shorter, Todd Bennecoff and
Tracy Frantz.
Certificates of Appreciation -
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Brannan, Mr.
and Mrs. Harlan Wessner, Mr. and
Mrs. Joshua Grim, Mr. and Mrs.
Maurice Blose, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Wetherhold, Mr. and Mrs.
Angelo Sorrentino, Mr. and Mrs.
FFA regains meats judging title
schools were Penn Manor, War
wick, Ephrata, Elizabethtown,
Manheim and Eastern Lancaster
County.
Second through fourth placmgs
among individuals went to the
Elizabethtown trio to Greg
Musser, Phil Fullerton and Cassie
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FFA banquet is Bonnie Wessner, left, shown with Carolyn
Witmer. State president.
Terry Bennecoff, John Shorter,
Robert Borst, Ernie Hoffman,
Vicki Miller and Mrs. Ruth
Trinkle.
Stowe. Fifth through 10th placmgs
included Brian Hurst, Eastern
Lancaster County; John Spangler,
Warwick; Kevin Martin, Eastern
Lancaster County; Steve Heisey,
Elizabethtown; Rod Nissley, Penn
Manor; and Jere Hoover, Penn
Manor.
Finishing behind Elizabethtown
Jerr Gregg, of Kunzler and Co., Inc., awards first-place
Lancaster County meats judging trophy to Elizabethtown
team, from the left, Greg Musser, Phil Fullerton and Cassie
Stowe.
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in the team standings were
Eastern Lancaster County, Penn
Manor and Manheim.
Competition included iden
tification of 25 retail cuts of pork,
beef and lamb, placing hams and
ribs and judging five sides of beef
for quality and yield grade.