Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, January 11, 1986, Image 172

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    D36-lancaster Farming Saturday, January 11,1986
Top FFA’ers
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America, Banquet and various
sales committees.
He has served as chapter sen
tinel, reporter and vice president,
as well, as parliamentarian at the
county level. He has received the
Star Greenhand and Star Farmer
Awards.
Wesley is a member of the
Norlebco Dairy dub, the county
Junior Holstein dub and serves as
southeastern director for the
Pennsylvania Ayrshire Breeders.
His hobbies include showing
dairy cattle, auto body restoration
and mechanics. His future plans
involve working in partnership
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Wesley Harding, on the family’s
dairy farm.
Michael Kunkle
Michael Kunkle, of Jonestown, is
the son of Miriam and the late
Arthur Kunkle, and a student at
Northern Lebanon High School.
With five years of FFA ex
perience, Michael has worked with
dairy calves and heifers and has
served on the Food for American
Communities Program, and the
Banquet, Greenhouse and Citrus
Committees.
The recipient of the 1985 Out
standing Career in Vocational
Agriculture Award, Michael has
also earned his Greenhand and
Chapter Farmer Degrees.
He has been a member of the
Parliamentary Procedure Team
for four years, including the state’s
second-place team for 1982. On the
county level he has taken top
honors in the Project Book and
Extemporaneous Public Speaking
Contests.
Michael is president of the the
Norlebco 4-H Dairy Club, as well
as a member of the county’s Junior
Holstein Club. In 1984 he was voted
Outstanding Junior Member of the
Pennsylvania Brown Swiss
Association.
Michael enjoys showing dairy
cattle and hopes to eventually own
a herd of Holstein and Brown Swiss
cows.
Mark William Long
As a four-year member of the
Northern Lebanon FFA, Mark
Long has developed a swine herd of
three sows and 11 gilts. The son of
Gerald and Judy Long of Annville,
Mark has served as chairman of
the Public Relations, Greenhouse,
Movie and Bulb Committees. He
has served as a delegate to the
state convention, and attended the
national convention in 1983 and
1965.
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Mark currently serves as
reporter for his own chapter as
well as at the county level. For two
years he took first-place honors in
the County Agronomy Contest,,and
has placed first in the Quiz Contest
and second in Extemporaneous
Speaking.
In addition to running for state
office, he hopes to attend college
and major in elementary
education and journalism. His
hobbies include reading, land
scaping and writing newspaper
articles and short stories.
Eric Morton
The son of Lowell and Da Morton
of Annville, Eric currently serves
in the U.S. Navy. During his five
years in AnnviUe-Cleona’s Little
Dutchmen FFA Chapter, he logged
many hours of Directed
Laboratory Experience and served
on the Banquet and Awards
Committees.
He was a member of Lebanon
County’s top Dairy Judging Team
for two years, and served on the
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Land Judging Teams, as well. He
was the recipient of the Eleanor
Witmeyer Award for leadership
and citizenship development
Eric’s extracurricular activities
included varsity track, wrestling
and baseball. He also enjoys
hunting and snowmobiling.
Eric Sweinhart
The son of Harold and Pearl
Sweinhart, Eric is a student at
Northern Lebanon High School,
with five years of FFA experience.
His FFA projects have included
dairy heifers, cows, rabbits,
vegetables, strawberries and rye.
Eric has earned the Greenhand
and Chapter Farmer Degrees and
served as student advisor for four
years. He was named Master
Showman at the 1985 District Show
and has earned first-place honors
for his Project Book.
A National Honor Society
member, Eric is listed in Who’s
Who Among American High School
Students and was chosen Student
of the Month. In addition to
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Michael Kunkle
working on the school newspaper,
he is also a member of the
basketball team and chorus.
He enjoys reading, hiking and
raising rabbits, and hopes to find a
career in agriculture.
Tammy Weaker
The daughter of Ernie and Karen
Weaker of Lebanon, Tammy
Weaker attends Palmyra High
School and Lebanon County Vo-
Tech, where she has been an FFA
member for more than three
years.
Her projects have included
swine showing and fitting, as well
as vegetable and flower gardening.
A two-term chapter president,
Tammy has served as secretary at
the county level and was a delegate
to FFA Week. She was named Star
Chapter Horticulturist and County
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Tammy Weaber
Star Agribusinessperson.
She received her Greenland
Degree in 1982 and her Chapter
Farmer Degree the following year.
Her future hopefully includes a
career as a vocational agriculture
teacher.
A past 4-H member, Tammy is
active in her church’s youth
organization and hopes to find a
career in the horticulture field.
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