814-L*nc«ster Farming, Saturday, December 14,1985
York County 4-H'ers honor Robert Weikert
BY JOYCE BUPP
Staff Correspondent
YORK - York County’s 4-H
sheep and swine members honored
their 1985 buyers during the clubs’
annual achievement night, held
last Saturday at the 4-H Center.
Special recognition went to
Robert Weikert for his outstanding
support of the 4-H livestock
programs and sales. Weikert
hosted the summer roundups at
Weikert’s Buying Station, located
in the former Thomasville
Livestock Auction. In addition, he
purchased a total of 17 lambs and
20 swine from the roundups for
Weikert’s Meat Marketing firm,
including some champions and
class winners.
Other buyers of champions and
reserves were Stewartstown
Milling, SunCro Associates and
T.L. Polled Herefords, Reisinger
Food Products and Hatfield
Packing Company.
A new award, for rate of gain,
earned honors for lamb club
member Greg Bankert, Hanover.
Bankert topped a field of 119 head
in the gain rate contest, with a
daily gain of .688 pound per day on
his project lamb. Finishing in the
second slot was Chris Shaffer,
tabulating a .633 pound gain, while
Mark Eberly took the third award
on a lamb gain of .626 pound per
day. Travis Renfro and Alicia
Strausbaugh split the fourth place
honors, both with lambs averaging
a gain of .566 pound per day.
The lamb club added a roll call
champions as well this year, with
members accumulating points for
brief presentations on their
projects given at each meeting.
Matt Klinedinst and Matt Sellers
tied for first-place honors in the
rookie category, while Jesse Deitz
was second, and Mike Zeigler,
third. Junior winner was Amy
Dutrey, with Tammy Flory in the
second place and Terry Flory,
third. Topping the senior age group
was Brian Klinedinst, Holly
Crisamore in second, and a tie for
third between Melissa Trostle and
John Eaton.
Both clubs recognized their
champions from the two summer
roundups. Alicia Strausbaugh and
Sonja Shearer split the lamb
champion honors in the two shows,
with reserves going to Brian
Klinedinst and John Myers.
Swine championships were split
between brothers Brian and Greg
Bankert, with Brian also taking a
reserve ribbon, along with Chris
Shive.
Also winning special recognition
was a member of both clubs,
Melissa Trostle. Melissa, daughter
of Ronald and Yvonne Trostle, Red
Lion R 2, is one of six national 4-H
swine winners, named during the
recent 4-H National Gub Congress
in Chicago. She is one of just two
national 4-H winners in Penn
sylvania, and plans to use the
$l,OOO scholarship prize toward her
studies for a nursing degree.
Delmar Lehman named Franklin Co. Shepherd of the Year
CHAMBERSBURG - Delmar
Lehman, 2314 Warm Spring Road,
Chambersburg, was named
Shepherd of the Year at the
Franklin County 4-H Shepherds
awards dinner held recently at
Trinity Lutheran Church,
Chambersburg. The year-end
meeting of club members and
parents is held annually to
recognize the achievements of the
Shepherds in various categories.
As a third-year member of the
club, Delmar Lehman has
progressed rapidly in his ability to
raise sheep, finishing in the top ten
of the carcass judging and in the
market lamb competition. He is
the son of John D. and Lois Leh
man and a junior at Shalom
Christiam Academy. Club leader
Elizabeth Keener presented him
with a copy of Paula Simmons’
Richard Miller, center, accepted plaques of recognition for
Robert Weikert of Weikert's Buying Station. Making the
presentations were Holly Crisamore, lamb club president;
and Brian Bankert, swine club president.
Melissa Trostle, a national 4-H swine project winner, ac
cepts congratulations from York County extension agent Tony
Dobrosky. With the national honor goes a $l,OOO scholarship.
Special awards winners from the York County 4-H lamb
club include, from left, Amy Dutrey, Greg Bankert, Mike
Klinedinst, Brian Klinedinst and Matt Sellers.
book “Raising Sheep the Modem
Way.”
Recognition was given to
Shepherds who have won various
club contests throughout the year.
Fitting contest winners were Ken
Bixel, David Sheiss, Eric Sheiss,
and Donnie Sheiss; Lamb and
Wool Queen, Christiana Keener;
Lamb and Wool Princess, Gret
chen Christman; showmanship
winners: Kelby Mowery, Gretchen
Christman, Eric Sheiss, and
Donnie Sheiss; and market lamb
champions Eric Sheiss, grand
champion and Bobby Martin,
reserve champion.
Enameled Suffolk sheep pins
were presented for the following:
most improved shepherds, Roger
Carbaugh and Rachel Coady; most
consistent and helpful member,
Julie Dice; most effective fund
raiser, Kelly Boyd; perfect at
tendance; Kelly Boyd, Kelby
Mowery, Craig Fusting, and David
Sheiss. County Agent William
Reagan congratulated Rachel
Coady for completing the best
project book.
Weight-gain awards in the
market lamb classes were
awarded to Bobby Martin, Craig
Fusting and Lee Golden.
Appalachian Lamb Company,
Greencastle, conducted the car
cass grading for the club’s first
competition this year. Members
finishing in this category were
Craig Fusting, Rick Fusting,
Heather Fusting, Lee Golden,
Delmar Lehman and Kelby
Mowery.
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