Indiana Co. 4-Her Wins at
BYBETHNESBIT
Staff Correspondent
NEW KENSINGTON - Tension
filled the atmosphere as, 4-H’ers,
leaders and parents anxiously
waited their turn to watch, judge,
or present a demonstration or
public speech at the Southwest
Regional 4-H Activities Day. Eight
southwest Pennsylvania counties
participated in the event at Penn
sylvania State University’s New
Kensington campus on July 12.
Patrick Zagrodinchek, Indiana
County, was named the high point
junior demonstrator with a score
of 99.5. As the high point demon
strator, Patrick, a first year 4-H
member, was asked to present his
demonstration entitled “The
Shepherds Cupboard” to those in
attendance.
Margee Wolff, Westmoreland
County, presented her high point
speech entitled “Responsibility
and One to Grow On.” Margee,
senior public speaking entrent,
also received a 99.5 for her
presentation.
Following are those who
received a blue ribbon, indicating
a 90 percent or higher in their
respective categories. Trophy
winners are the top scorers in each
category. The junior public
speaking winners include
The top demonstration and public speech presenters were: front row from left, Patrick
Zagrodnichek, Indiana; Lucas Koffler, Washington. Middle row from left, Cindy Cockroft,
Butler; Rosemary Stark, Kristy Vosnick, Washington; Debbie Beatty, Indiana; Jeremy
Woodling, Beaver, and Joanne Boone, Beaver. Third row from left, Desiree Smith, Mary
Ann McTighe, Westmoreland; Pam Ross, Indiana; Margee Wolff, Westmoreland; Emily
Ross, Indiana; Tricia Real, Butler; and Diane Bell, Indiana.
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Chestnut, Armstrong; Cindy
Goehring, Beaver; Lucas Koffler,
Washington (trophy); Emily
Murphy, Allegheny; Amy Ross,
Indiana.
Winners in the senior public
speaking category are Sandy
Bevington, Beaver; Penny Hom
berger, Fayette; Kristy Kennedy;
Butler; Jeri Ludolff, Allegheny;
Susan Nehrig, Indiana; Ronna
Leah Ritchie, Armstrong; and
Margee Wolff, Westmoreland.
Margee was also the trophy winner
in this category.
In the junior engineering
competition Jeremy Woodling of
Beaver County was a blue ribbon
winner and captured the trophy.
Emily Ross from Indiana County
received the trophy in the general
category for juniors while Erin
Chestnut, Armstrong County,
received a blue ribbon. Emily’s
sister, Pam, won the trophy for the
senior division in the general
category.
Cindy Cockroft of Butler won the
junior title for her plant science
demonstration. An Indiana County
resident, Diane Bell took the 1
trophy in the senior plant science
group. Patrick Zagrodnichek, also
a resident of Indiana, won the
junior animal science category,
while Christian Murphy,
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Allegheny; Nikki Richter,
Fayette; Amy Spatz, Allegheny:
Rich Klingensmith Armstrong;
Marcie Leasure, Armstrong; and
Chris Zagrodnichek, Indiana;
Tammy Hudson, Westmoreland;
Jennifer Lenhart, Westmoreland,
won blue ribbons.
A team of Christy Vosnick and
Rosemary Stark, both of
Washington county, left the ac
tivities day with the trophy in the
senior foods and nutrition
category. Susan Bell, Indiana;
Jody Nesbit, Indiana; and Susie
Robinson, Beaver; all went home
with blue ribbons.
In the home and family
management department Tricia
Real, Butler, received the trophy.
Tricia is a senior 4-H member.
Joanne Boone of Beaver county
received the top score in the junior
home and family management
category, while Christa Gallagher
of Fayette received a score of 90 or
above. Debbie Beatty, Indiana,
won in the junior foods and
nutrition department.
In the senior animal science
category a team from West
moreland County received the
honors. Mary Ann McTighe and
Desiree Smith were the to winners,
with Dee Ambrose, Westmoreland,
LeAnn Kimmel, Armstrong, and
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Patrick Zagrodnichek, a first year 4-H member from In
diana County, was the high point scorer for a junior
demonstration presenter. Here, Patrick presents his
demonstration at the Southwest Regional 4-H Activities Day
in New Kensington.
Lori Winsheimer, Indiana, took second place. Butler County placed
home blue ribbons. third. Allegheny County’s dog bowl
In the horse bowl Westmoreland team placed first with West-
County came out on top, while moreland County placing second.
Indiana County’s team received
Melissa Wilcox is
Bradford Co. Princess
ATHENS - Melissa Wilcox was 18 , mvolved m a number of ac
selected 1985 Bradford County tivities. She plans to attend college
dairy princess during the county’s and P ursue a career in the medical
dairy festival held recently in , „„. ,
Athens. The pageant came at the Pamela Whipple, the 17-year-old
end of a full day of activities. daughter of Robert and Anita
Melissa is the 17-year-old Whipple of Towanda, was named
daughter of John and Sheila Wilcox alternate princess. Pamela will be
of Troy. She will be a senior at a senior at Athens Area High
Troy Area High School, where she School and plans to attend college
to become a dietitian.
Melissa Wilcox, left, is Bradford County’s 1985 dairy
princess and Pamela Whipple, right, is alternate princess.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 20,1985-823