826-Lancaster Farming, Saturday November 24,1984 New Jersey 4- National 4 HUNTERDON, NJ - Karen Parsons, 16 of Whitehouse Station, Donna Cole, 17 of Neshanic Station, Kevin Milz, 18 of Milford and Shelley Kephart, 17 of Lebanon have been selected state winners and will attend the 1984 National 4- H Congress being held in Chicago, Nov. 24-30. There will be 27 New Jersey 4- H’ers attending the event. They were selected by state staff, specialists and 4-H agents of the New Jersey Cooperative Extension Service of Rutgers University’s Cook College, which administers the 4-H program in the state. Karen Parsons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aylmer Parsons, as the food preservation awards program winner, received an all-expense paid trip in recognition for her outstanding achievements int eh canning and freezing of foods. Donor of the food preservation awards program is Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corporation. A 4-H member for five years, Parsons has carried projects in food preservation, clothing, arts and crafts, public speaking, and leadership. She has received many 4-H awards and recognitions for her activities. In 1984, she received a trophy for being high scoring individual in the county foods bowl and was a member of the first place team on the state level. She has served as a teen leader of her club and taken an active part in the County Food Council Committee activities. Parsons will graduate from Hunterdon Central High School in June 1986. She plans a career in medicine. Donna Jean Cole, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cole, as dairy foods program winner, received an all-expense paid trip in recognition of her outstanding achievements in the skills learned and knowledge developed in her project work. Donor for the Dairy Food program trip is Johanna Farms and Durling Farms. A 4-H member for eight years, Cole has carried the Dairy Food project along with projects in child care, creative crafts, foods, food preservation, public speaking, citizenship and leadership. She has won many honors for her project work including a medal for dairy foods achievement in 1984. She has served as a teen leader and FARM BUILDINGS - EXCAVATING MANURE PITS - SEPTIC TANKS SPECIAL FARM PRICES DYNAMIC MASONRY CONTRACTORS Mike Fisher (717) 687-6801 After 6 PM. Call (717) 687-7217 H'ers to attend H Congress is an active member of the County Foods Council. In 1984 she was superintendent of a newly-formed dairy foods division at the Flemington Fair. Cole is a senior at Hunterdon Central High School. She plans to follow a career in computer science and accounting. Kevin Milz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dirk Milz, as a winner in the sheep program, received an all-expense paid trip in recognition for his eight year involvement in breeding, raising, and marketing sheep. Donor for the Sheep awards program is NJ Dorset sheep and Hunterdon County sheep clubs. Milz started with a flock of four sheep in 1977 and in 1984 has 57 sheep. He has learned how to fit and show sheep so that recently he received the honor of having a grand champion market lamb. He has served as an officer and committee member of many ac tivities for his club and for the Flemington Fair. Other project interests include public speaking, square dancing, veterinary science, citizenship, and leader ship. Milz is a senior at Delaware Valley Regional High School and plans a career as a sheep farmer. Shelley Kephart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Kephart, as a winner in the seeing eye awards program, received an all-expense paid trip for her achievements in raising five puppies for the Seeing Eye in Morristown. Donor for the Seeing Eye awards program is the Seeing Eye, Inc. 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