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Lehigh Comfy FFA honors outstanding members
Among those honored at the recent Lehigh County FFA
banquet were, from left: Aaron Humes, Star
Agribusinessman, Bonnie Wehr, Star Horticultural Farmer,
Dekalb Award winner; Tim Hoch, Star Farmer; Cheryl Hot
tenstein, Star Green Thumb; and Walter Snyder, Star
Greenhand. _
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Leaders for The New Fields of
Agriculture was the theme for the
15th annual Lehigh County Future
Farmers of America parent
member banquet. More than 240
parents, members and guests
attended the buffet dinner and
awards program held recently at
the Lehigh County Vo-Tech School.
State FFA vice-president
Charles Kline urged the students to
take hold of the opportunities in vo
ag/FFA and to strive for success.
With the challenging changes in
agriculture experienced persons
are needed in all fields.
Awards presented during the
meeting included the Honorary
Chapter Degrees given to the
following for their time and effort
in helping the chapter and for
y
Honeybrook
J.B. ZIMMERMAN
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at annual banquet
promoting agriculture; Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Wehr, Donald Reinert,
Ronald Frederick, Roger
Michelone, Gerald Strickler and
Charles Suloff.
For their assistance, en
couragement, and cooperation, the
following were presented with
certificates of appreciation: The
National Colonial Farm, Ms.
Theresa Mele, Mr. and Mrs.
Theodore Volack, Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Hoch, Ms. Mary Ellen Humes,
Mr. and Mrs. David Hunsberger,
Mrs. Rita Rumf ield, Ms. Mary Ann
Pillar, Terry Hoffman, Timothy
Clouden, and George Passaro.
Bonnie Wehr, Aaron Humes, and
Tracy Frantz received Keystone
Farmers Degree, the highest State
FFA degree based on student
involvement and achievements.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 22,1986-819
The American Farmer Degree,
the highest FFA award, went to
Michael Koehler at the National
FFA Convention. Michael was the
first FFA member from
County to earn this honor and
received a plaque from the
chapter.
The following members were
presented with their Chapter
Farmer Degrees: Darrell King,
Guy Kuhns, Donna Muth, Virginia
Anderson, Suellen Volack, Walter
Snyder, Theresa Frisch, Cheryl
Hottenstein, Tom Kozza, Valerie
Groller, Kerri Hunsicker, George
Passaro.
Proficiency awards were earned
by the students in the following
areas; agricultural processing -
Aaron Humes; beef production -
Todd Bennecoff; crop production •
Tim Hoch, floriculture - Bonnie
Wehr, i Tracy Miller, Barbara
Hunsberger, and Lisa Pillar;
fruit/vegetable production -
Bonnie Wehr; sheep production -
Joshua Grim, Tim Hoch, and
Tracy Frantz ; swine production -
Todd Bennecoff; public speaking -
Bonnie Wehr, Sharon Hernandez,
and Steve Sorrentino.
Showmanship awards were
earned by the members for; sheep-
Joshua Grim, Aaron Humes, Tim
Hoch, Tracy Frantz, Jodi Frantz,
Donna Muth, Darrell King, Kerri
Hunsicker, George Passaro, Guy
Kuhns, Walter Snyder, Jose
Torres, John Lindstrom, Anne
Peters, Brian Robertson, Greg
Stein, and Steve Sorrentino. Beef -
Todd Bennecoff. Swine - Todd
Bennecoff, Daniel Hartman, Aaron
Humes, Walter Snyder and Guy
Kuhns.
Special awards were presented
as follows: Star Green Thumb,
Cheryl Hottenstein; Star
Greenhand, Walter Snyder; Star
Future Florist, Bonnie Wehr; Star
Agribusinessman, Aaron Humes;
and the Star Chapter Farmer, Tim
Hoch. The DeKalb Award to the
outstanding senior based on
scholarship, leadership, and FFA
activities - Bonnie Wehr.
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