Pequea Valley FFA presents chapter awards at banquet
BY DICK ANGLESTEIN
INTERCOURSE - Parents,
friends and supporters of the
Pequea Valley FFA gathered
Thursday, April 26, at the Plam
and Fancy Restaurant, In
tercourse, for the chapter’s annual
awards banquet.
Postponed from March 29 due to
the spring snowstorm, the banquet
featured the presentation of
awards to those chapter members
who excelled, in various activities
during the past year.
Leading the list of award win
ners were the chapter’s
three“stars.” They include Mike
Raum, Star Greenhand; Michael
Hershey, Star Chapter Farmer;
and Ed McQueen, Star Chapter
Agribusinessman.
Proficiency award winners in
their various categories included
Frank Hartley, extemporaneous
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seated from the left, Todd Denlinger, second in citrus sales;
Lennie Martin Jr., first in citrus sales and second in Fall
Harvest Safety Program; Alvin Myers, third in citrus; stan
ding, Wes Cramer, third in safety and Steve Hershey, first in
safety.
Warren Hills FFA holds banquet
WASHINGTON, N.J. - The
Warren Hills N.J. annual FFA
banquet was held April 14, at the
Washington Municipal Hall.
Greenhand awards were
presented by Tim Yurkovitch to
first year members in FFA. There
was a total of 14 greenhands. Star
Greenhand Award was presented
by Krista Watters to Tina Santuu
for being the “most involved”
first-year member.
Chapter Farmer Awards were
presented by Rich Yurkovitch.
This degree was given to 12 second
year members in FFA. Jay Steele
presented the Star Chapter Far
mer Award to Tim Yurkovitch for
being the “most involved” second
year member.
Rich Yurkovitch and Lee Curto
presented Proficiency Awards.
First place Proficiency Award
winners were: Beef Proficiency,
Jay Steele; Ag. Mechanics, Rich
Yurkovitch: Home and farmstead
improvement, Rich Yurkovitch;
Forest Management, Chris
Fournier; Dairy Proficiency,
Mark Allen; Horse Proficiency,
Sue Kuzmiskas; Poultry
Proficiency, Lee Curto;
Placement in Ag. production, John
Whitmore; Placement in sales and
service, Patty Rupell, Floriculture
Proficiency, Patty Rupell.
Scholarship Awards were
presented by Chris Fournier.
These awards were given to An
thony Mazzarella for most im
proved grades and to Patty Rupell
for maintaining high grades.
Public Speaking Awards were
presented by Krista Watters and
Lee Curto. These awards went to
Tina Santini for 3-minute speaking
and Lee Curto for the 6-8 minute
speaking contest.
production; Jerry Foster, ag
mechanics and ag electrification;
Steve Hershey, dairy production:
Lennie Martin Jr., placement in ag
production; Bill Blank, fish and
wildlife production; Ed McQueen,
ag sales and service: Bryan
Stoltzfus, beef production; Brian
Sweigart, public speaking; Todd
Harmsh, horse production; and
Blaine Stoltzfus, diversified
livestock production.
Two of the major activities of the
chapter during the year are the
Fall Harvest Safety Program and
the annual sale of citrus fruits.
The top three participants in the
safety program, which included
contacts at 102 farms and 52 places
of business and the distribution of
1800 stickers for machinery and 700
safety reminder cards, were Steve
Hershey, first; Lennie Martin Jr.,
second; and Wes Cramer, third.
In citrus sales, Martin was the
fed
Paul Sigler presented Louis
Spann a Fruit Award for being the
chapters highest salesman for
citrus fruit.
Laurie Smith was presented the
Dekalb Award for being the
chapters most outstanding senior.
National FFA
advisor named
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - In
twenty-four years Larry D. Case
has gone from an FFA chapter
president o the Future Farmers of
America’s highest, non-member
office National Advisor.
Case, 40, fills the office left by
last year’s retirement of Bryon F.
Rawls. Thaine D. McCormick, of
the United States Department of
Education, served as Acting Senior
Program Officer of Vocational
Agriculture Education and
National FFA Advisor during the
interim.
Case will assume the respon
sibilities of Senior Education
Program Specialist for
Agriculture, Agribusiness and
Natural Resources Occupations in
the U.S. Department of Education
and National FFA Advisor on May
29.
“I’m excited about the op
portunity to serve young people in
this capacity,” said Case. Case
cites vocational agriculture
enrollment trends and the need to
show the public how well vo-ag
programs are preparing students
for agricultural careers as areas
he plans to study and act upon.
Proficiency award winners from Pequea Valley FFA chapter include, from the left
seated, Ron Groff, swine production; Brian Sweigart, public speaking; Lennie Martin Jr.,
placement in ag production; Ed McQueen, ag sales and service; standing, Jerry Feister,
ag mechanics; Todd Harnish, horse production; Bryan Stoltzfus, beef production; Blaine
Stoltzfus, diversified livestock; Bill Blank, fish and wildlife production; and Steve Her
shey, dairy production.
closely by Todd Denlinger with 111
cases. In third place was Alvin
Myers with 70.5 cases.
Receiving their first-year
Greenhand Degrees were Travis
Raum, Candi Kauffman, Mark
McCauley, Brian Stoneburner,
Mike Raum, Daryl Denlinger,
Todd Denlinger, Bill Blank, Rod
Sheaffer, Danny Walls, Ray
Geiter, Ken Rottman, Paul Beegle,
Dean Riehl, Allen Myers, Chad
Houck, George Vogt, Don Lucas,
Jeff Hershey and Steve Hershey.
Chapter Farmer Degrees went
to Michael Hershey, Renee Bass,
Brian Simes, Brian Sweigart, Jay
Marks, Bryan Stoltzfus, Lennie
Martin Jr., Greg Kauffman, Jerry
Feister and Todd Harnish.
The award presentations were
made by Clair Witwer, chapter
advisor.
Chapter officers handled the
opening and closing ceremonies,
with Bill Blank offering the In
vocation and Frank Hartley in
troducing the guests.
Red Lion FFA cites top members
RED LION The Red Lion Area
FFA Chapter held its annual FFA
Banquet on April 10 in the Senior
The nationwide search that
ended in the selection of Case was
made with the advice and counsel
of representatives of vo-ag
teachers, state supervisors of
agricultural education, teacher
educators and the Agricultural
Division of the American
Vocational Association (AVA).
Raised on a farm in Stet, Mo.,
Case graduated in 1961 from Stet
High School, where he was an FFA
member. He received a bachelor’s
in agricultural education in 1966
and a master’s degree in
vocational education in 1972 from
the University of Missoun-
Columbia, where he completed his
doctorate work in education in
1983.
After serving as a vo-ag in
structor for eight years at Nor
thwestern, Orrick and Lexington
High Schools in Missouri, Case was
named director of vocational
education at Lexington La-Ray
Area Vocational School in 1974. In
1977 he was named executive
treasurer of the Missouri FFA
Association before promotion to
state FFA advisor and director of
ag education in July of l VS
Pequea Valley FFA "stars" honored at annual banquet
include, from the left, Ed McQueen, Star Chapter
Agribusinessman; Mike Raum, Star Greenhand; and Michael
Hershey, Star Chapter Farmer.
High School cafeteria. Awards
were presented to FFA members
for their outstanding ac
complishments during the past
year.
Edwina Johnson was named the
Chapter Star Farmer as out
standing senior in the Red Lion
Area FFA for the year.
Michele Bankert was selected hs
recipient of the DeKalb Award,
which emphasizes scholarship,
leadership and her farming
program.
John Eaton Jr. received the Star
Greenhand Award, with the
Michael Spangler Memorial
Award for activities in the FFA
and school extra curnculars going
to James Eveler.
Donald Walter and Arthur J.
Glatfelter received the honorary
chapter farmer award for their
support in the FFA programs of
the Red Lion Area Chapter.
Members honored for their
placings at state contests were
Michele Bankert, gold in con
servation public speaking; Edwina
Johnson, silver plaque, Kelly
Kilgore, silver, dairy judging;
James Eveler, gold in meat
identification. Maurice Schwartz
and Susan Boyd were recognized
as state band members.
Members who received awards
for state record book competition
were Alan Taylor, bronze; Jerry
Taylor, silver; Mike Heffner, gold;
Edwina Johnson, gold. Edwina
also received the Production
Credit Association record keeping
award for having the best record
book in York County.
National FFA Foundation
awards went to Bruce Harrison,
Ag Mechanics; John Eaton, Beef
Production; Robert Wagner, Crop
Production; Brian Bupp, Dairy
Production; Jim Eveler, Fruit and
Vegetable Production; Melissa
Taylor, Horse Proficiency;
Michele Bankert, Livestock
Production: Tim Flory, Placement
in Ag Processing; Wendy Flin
chbaugh, Placement in Ag
Production; Lester Holtzinger,
Poultry Production; Ann Hut
schenreuter, Public Speaking, Ed
Keeny, Sheep Production; Michele
Stearn, Swine Production; and
Chris Clouser, Turf and Land
scape.
Awards for scholarship went to
Michele Bankert, Brian Bupp,
Alan Taylor, Ann Hutschenreuter,
James Eveler, Susan Leiphart and
John Eaton.
The top salesman was Lester
Holtzinger. Tim Fitzgerald and
Tracey Steam were the chapter
gilt winners.
Also recognized were the 1983-84
chapter offices. The officer team
members were Bruce Harrison,
Parliamentarian; Melissa Taylor,
Chaplain; Ed Keeney, Sentinel;
Ann Hutschenreuter, Reporter;
Michele Bankert, Treasurer;
Wendy Flinchbaugh, Secretary;
Kelly Kilgore, Vice President, and
Edwina Johnson, President.