C2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 18,1985
BY JOYCE BUPP
Staff Correspondent
YORK - In a garden setting
with a nostalgic theme of reflec
tions in time, four young farm
women will compete next week for
the title of 1985-86 York County
Dairy Princess.
The annual princess pageant is
planned for 8 p.m., Saturday, May
25, at the York County 4-H Center
at Bair.
Contestants for the title are
Loretta Cooper, Kelly Kilgore,
Dawn Klahold and Joyce Ruppert.
A winner and alternate will be
crowned as the highlight of the
pageant by current dairy princess
Judy Perry.
In a special 30-year reunion
segment of the program, former
dairy princesses will be introduced
to the audience. Among those
taking part will be the first York
County Dairy princess, Hope
Hanley Bradley, now of Delta, who
won the county crown in 1955.
Loretta Lynn Cooper, 16, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey
Cooper, Delta R 2. She is a junior at
Kennard-Dale High School, and
serves as vice-president and
Sweetheart of the FFA, county
FFA secretary, and member of the
FFA state band. Her career plans
include nursing, and she’s a
member of the school’s medical
careers club, band, varsity club in
volleyball and hockey, and on the
yearbook staff. Among Loretta’s
community activities are 4-H and
the softball team at SlateviUe
church. The Cooper family farm
includes a milking string of 62
Holstems and 150 acres of
cropground.
MARION - J-R Acres Pabst recently at the Ralph Horst Sale
Pete, a December daughter of Barn, Marion. Brian Reichard,
Char-Sam Elevation Pabst, topped Chambersburg, purchased the
the 10th annual Franklin County 4- calf.
H Dairy Calf Sale at $7OO. Windy Knoll View Miss 4-H, a
Roy E. Kendig, Orrstown, December daughter of Coldspnngs
consigned the calf to the sale, held Ira. consigned by James and Nina
donated to the Franklin County 4-H Center. Shown are
consignors James and Nina Burdette, Mercersburg, along
with sons Justin and Kyle. At the halter is Mike Cordell,
Chambersburg, who purchased the call for $650.
Acres Pabst Pete. The calf was consigned by Roy Kendig,
Orrstown.
Four contestants will
Kelly Lynn Kilgore, 17, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Kilgore, Airville R 2. Former York
County FFA president, she
currently heads the chapter at Red
Lion High School, where she is a
senior. Kelly is the county’s first
alternate dairy princess, and owns
six head of Brown Swiss and
Holstems which she exhibits in
FFA and 4-H. A member of the
Airville Fire Company ladies
auxiliary and the Chanceford
Presbyterian Church, she plans a
career in allied health care work,
and hopes to continue assisting
with the family’s farm of 70
milking animals and 1,000 acres of
cropground.
Dawn Mane Klahold, 16, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Klahold, York R 24. A junior at
York Area Vocational-Technical
School, she’s a member of the band
and the band front, and the VICA
club. Following her graduation in
1986, Dawn plans to study
photography and commercial art.
The Klahold family milks eight
head of Holstems on their ten-acre
farm.
Joyce Elaine Ruppert, 21, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Ruppert, East Berlin. A 1982
graduate of Dover High School, she
was on the track team, class
treasurer, national honor society
and yearbook staff. Joyce is active
with her church youth group and is
a Sunday school teacher. She
studied for one semester at the
Antonelli Institute of Art and
Photography, and is currently
employed on the family farm,
assisting with the 56 head of
milking Holsteins and 168 acres of
cropland.
Co. 4-H'ers hold daily calf sale
Franklin
compete for York dairy princess title
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Competing for the 1985-86 York County dairy princess crown are, from'left, Dawn
Klahold, Loretta Cooper, Joyce Ruppert and Kelly Kilgore.
Little Lions FFA receive awards at annuel banquet
STATE COLLEGE - The State
College “Little Lions” FFA
recently held their annual
recognition banquet at the State
College Area Intermediate High
School.
The main item of business for the
evening was the presentation of
Burdette, Mercersburg, was
purchased by Mike Cordell,
Chambersburg. The Burdettes
donated the proceeds from the calf
to the new 4-H Center.
Cnderdale Tradition Deb, a
March daughter of Sweet-Haven
Tradition, consigned by Cnderdale
Farms, Chambersburg, was
purchased by Kenneth Mummert,
Chambersburg Mummert had the
calf resold and donated the
proceeds to the new 4-H Center.
Dennis Crider and his committee
selected 12 Holstein and two Jersey
calves of varying ages for the sale,
which averaged $515.
Winners named
HARRISBURG - The Dauphin
County FFA Land Judging Contest
was recently held on the Richard
and Keith Oellig Farm near
Grantville, Pa. Competing in the
event were students from Upper
Dauphin, Lower Dauphin and
Halifax High School.
The purpose of the annual
contest is to provide students with
an opportunity to evaluate
numerous soil properties which
affect land use. After evaluating
Berks County
Beef Club
The Berks Beef Club recently
attended Ag Day at Delaware
Valley College. The group saw
livestock shows and judging,
student displays and displays of
farm trucks and equipment There
wei c also tours of the campus and
livestock barns
The next meeting will be the
Spring Show on May 18 at the
Heading Fairgrounds. The
meeting will begin at 9 a.m., when
members will select teams to fit
cattle. Greg Snyder and Ted
Teaford will judge the fitting.
Cattle will be freeze-branded in the
afternoon.
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awards students earned by
completing projects during the
year.
Receiving the Tusseyview Farm
Leadership Award presented by
Fred A. Strouse to outstanding
seniors were Cindy Bracken, Bill
Hoffman, Jon Merkle and Dave
Seamans.
Joyce Harpster received the
Wasson Junior leadership Award
presented by Wasson Insurance
Agency to the outstanding junior.
Mrs. Dottie Smith and family
presented the Roger W. Smith
Memorial Award to outstanding
sophomores Bob Rider and Emily
Peters.
Jesse Darlington and 'Jenny
Scott received Star Greenhand
Awards.
Gene Moore was awarded the
Skytop Beef Production Award by
Reed and Bonnie McCormick. The
award recognizes the outstanding
senior beef producer.
Jim and Janet Rider presented
Gary Kocher with the Orebank
Acres Dairy Award. Bill Hoffman
received the Baileyville Grange
in Dauphin land Judging Contest
each of the tour sites relevant to was responsible for site selection
their limitations, each soil is and the site evaluation at each of
assigned a soil capability and the four sites. Assisting with the
appropriate land use. Winners contest were County FFA In
from the County Contest will structors Ronald Yerger, Paul
compete in the State Contest Wise, Stanley Weaver, Marlin
scheduled at Penn State in June. Henmnger and Diane Dorer,
Joel Myers of the Soil Con- Program Assistant for the Soil
servation Service in Harrisburg Conservation Service
Recent winners in the 1985 Dauphin County FFA Lan
Judging Contest included: Larry Engle, first: Jim Lesher,
second; Troy Schreffler, third; all from Upper Dauphin Hig
School. Fourth place went to Kelly Kulp from Halifax High
School.
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Crops Award from Baileyville
Grange Master, l>arry Moore
The Barto’s Ag-Mechamcs
Award given by Mearle Barto’s
Machine Shop went to Todd Arm
strong, the outstanding senior shop
student.
Narbor Brothers Agwaj
presented the Agway Agribusiness
Award to David K. Seamans for his
co-operative activities.
Cindy Bracken received the
Waldo Wilbur Corl Memorial
Scholarship given by the Corl
Family to a student accepted to the
college of agriculture at Pern
State who is currently enrolled in
the vo-ag program.
Kevin Dreibelbis received the
DeKalb Award given by the
DeKalb Seed Company for crop
production and leadership
The State FFA Computer Award
given by the State FFA Association
for computer skill development
went to JonErkle.
Honorary members selected this
year were; Rollm Clark, Mearle
Barto, Susan Nevitt and Suzanne
Seamans.