State 4- H Award Winners Off For National Congress
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Pennsylvania is sending 45 4-H
members to represent the state at
the national congress held in
Chicago this week. These youth
have been selected from among
the more than 105,000 people who
take part in the Extension
Service’s educational program.
The Pennsylvania 4-H’ers will
compete in various categories for
scholarships prizes. A short
biography of each state award
winner is included below.
Norma Andrie
Norma Andrie, ■■■■■■■
Marion Center,
(Indiana), was
named state dairy
foods awards B> ""‘'.BB
winners in this
year’s competi-
tion.
The daughter
of Arthur and Doris Andrie, she is
a junior at Indiana Wesleyan
School. A 4-H member for six
years, Andrie served as president,
treasurer, and news reporter of her
local club. She also assisted with
club activities and events as song
leader and teen leader and com
pleted projects in dairyland, milk,
food, clothing, entertainment,
cooking, dairy animals, and trac
tors.
Andrie took part on the county
level in 4-H achievement night,
fashion revue, dairy bowl, and
dairy-judging team. On the region
al level, she participated in the
fashion revue, 4-H activities day,
and the district dairy show. Andrie
also took part in state achievement
days, the state farm show, and the
Pennsylvania junior dairy show.
Melissa Balter
Melissa Balter, ■■■
Erie, (Clearfield),
was named state
veterinary sci-
ence award win-
ner.
The daughter f f
of Joseph and
Magdalene Bal
ter, she is a freshman at Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania.
Balter, who has been a 4-H mem
ber for five years, served as presi
dent and secretary of her local
club. She also assisted with club
activities and events as a teen
leader and completed projects in
veterinary science, horse, and
wildlife.
Balter took part in the Erie Zoo
Parade as a representative of 4-H
and was a horse bowl moderator
on the county level. On the
regional, state, and national levels.
Balter participated on the horse
bowl team.
Balter is on the honors program
at Edinboro and has been on the
National Dean’s List
Leslie Bartholomew
Leslie Bartho- hhh|
Royers
(Mont-
gomery), was a
state food-nutri- pft
lion award and
food careers / \
scholarship award .
winner in the
1987 national awards program.
The daughter of Ralph and
Cleola Bartholomew, she is a
recent graduate of Spring-Ford
Senior High School. Bartho
lomew, who has been a 4-H
member for 10 years, served as
president, vice president, secre
tary, and treasurer of' her local
club. She also assisted in club
activities and events as a game’,
song, and teen leader and com
pleted projects in food nutrition,
leadership, stamp collecting,
crafts, clothing, and child care.
She took part in county and
regional demonstrations, state
demonstrations, Leadership
Congress, and state achievement
days.
Lewis Beatty
Lewis Beatty,
Marion Center,
(Indiana), was
named state Ento-
mology Award
winner. JB
The son of H
Lewis and Karen
Beatty, he is a
sophomore at Marion Center High
School. Beatty, who has been a
4-H member for eight years,
served as president, vice president,
secretary, treasurer, and news
reporter of his local 4-H club. He
also assisted with club activities
and results as a teen leader and
completed projects in entomology,
leadership, woodworking, dairy
animals, conservation, gardening
and wildlife and fisheries.
Beatty took part in Achieve
ment Night and a flower show on
the county level. He also partici
pated in Regional Activities, the
State Farm Show, and Capitol
Days.
Kimberly Beishline
Kimberly
Beishline,
Bloomsburg,
(Columbia), was
named state
Clothing Award
winner.
The daughter of * x.
Frank and Alice *
Beishline, she is a senior at Central
Columbia High School. Beishline,
who has been a 4-H member for
nine years, served as president,
vice president, Secretary and news
reporter of her local 4-H club. She
also assisted in club activities and
events such as a teen, game and
song leader and completed pro
jects in sewing, foods, riflery,
macrame, fire safety, wildlife,
photography, gardening, handy
man, embroidery and crocheting.
She took part in the county and
regional Demonstrations and
Fashion Revue. She also partici
pated in the state Capitol Days,
Leadership Congress, State Days
and the Montana Exchange trip.
Barbara Brenneman
Barbara Bren-
Seven
Valleys, (York),
was named state
Food Preservation
Award winner, w
The daughter of
Robert and Mary- i
ann Brenneman,
she is a junior at Spring Grove
Senior High School. Brenneman,
who has been'a 4-H member for
eight years, served as secretary,
treasurer and news reporter of her
local 4-H club. She also assisted in
with club activities and events as a
teen leader and completed projects
on foods, food preservation,
gardening, clothing, ceramics and
guns.
Carla Clutter
Carla Clutter,
was named state
Beef Award win-
The daughter of “f**
Earl and Carolyn ( j '
Clutter, she is a
junior at McGuffey High School.
Clutter, who has been a 4-H
member for eight years, served as
secretary and social chairman of
her local 4-H club. She completed
projects in beef, steers, sheep,
lambs, horses, photography and
leadership.
She took part in the county and
regional Demonstration Days and
Livestock Judging. On the state
level she participated in Livestock
Judging, the Farm Show, State
Days, Leadership Congress and
Penn State Block and Bridle
Judging. She also participated in
National Beef Judging, National
Charolais Conference and Shows
and the Houston Livestock Show.
Crystal Clutter
Prosperity,
(Washington),
was named state
Achievement A
ward winner. f
The daughter of .
Earl and Carolyn 't Mk
Lea Clutter, she is ’'
a senior McGuffey High School.
Clutter, who has been a 4-H
member for 10 years, served as
president, vice president, and
news reporter of her local 4-H
club. She completed projects in
sheep. lambs, cattle, steers, horses,
and photography.
She took part in Demonstration
Day and livestock judging on the
count and regional level. On the
state level she has participated in
livestock judging, the Farm Show,
State Days and Penn State Block
and Bridle Judging. Nationally,
Clutter was involved in beef cattle
judging, exchange trips, National
Charolais Conference and the
Houston Livestock.
Samuel Creveling
Samuel Crevel-
Stillwater,
(Columbia), was
named state
Swine Award
winner.
Creveling is a
at Benton
Area High School
and has been a 4-H member for
seven years. He also served as
president, vice president and game
leader of his local 4-H club and
assisted in club activities and
events as a teen leader. Creveling
completed projects in swine, beef,
sheep, vegetables, air pistols and
rifles, clothing, foods and
woodworking.
He took part in Day Camp and
Fashion Revue, regional Swine
Show and Teen Conference. He
also participated in State Days,
Leadership Congress, Capitol
Days and the National Awards
Banquet.
Donna Dickinson
Donna Dickin
son, New Castle,
(Lawrence), was
named state
Home Manage-
ment winner,
The daughtef of
Katherine Dickin-
son, she has been
a 4-H member for 10 years.
Dickinson served as president,
vice president, secretary and news
reporter of her local 4-H club. She
has completed projects in clothing,
coin collecting, candlewicking,
weaving, crocheting, foods and
sculpture.
Larry Feeser Jr.
Larfy Feeser _______
New Oxford,
(Adams), was
named state Pet
roleum Power A- V
ward winner.
The son of Lar- fHfe
ry and
Feeser, he is a
junior at New Oxford Senior High
School. Feeser, who has been a
4-H member for nine years, served
as president and news reporter of
his local 4-H club. He also assisted
in club activities and events as a
teen leader and chairman of
various local clubs. He completed
projects in petroleum power, rock
etry, woodworking, pigs, field
com, microwaves, copper punch
and engines.
He took part in county and
regional teen retreats, State
Achievement Days, Capitol Days
and the State Farm Show. On the
national level, Feeser participated
in the Citizenship Washington
Focus and the Eastern National
Engineering Event
Heath Fisher
Heath Fisher,
Robesonia,
(Berks), was
named state Dairy
Goat Project
Scholarship A-
ward winner.
The son of Jon
L. and Jean Fish-
er, he is a recent graduate from
Conrad Weiser High School.
Fisher, who has been a 4-H
member for nine years, served as
president, vice president and
secretary of his local 4-H club. He
also assisted in club activities and
events as a game leader and
completed projects in dairy goats,
foods, sheep, rabbits, vegetables
and vegetable judging.
Fisher took part in his county
Day Camp and County Council
Bingo. He also participated in
regional and state Achievement
Days and the state 4-H Camp
Counselor Training.
Sarah Carman
Sarah Carman,
Newville, (Cum- JBBk
berland), was
named state Gar
dening and Horti- ■fv'-m
culture Award
winner. A ” I
The daughter of 1 |
Merle and Mary
Carman, she is a sophomore at Big
Spring High School. Carman, who
has been a 4-H member for eight
years, served as president, vice
president and news reporter of her
local 4-H club. She also assisted
her club activities and events as
social chairman and teen leader
and completed projects in garden
ing, foods, swine, photography,
pet care and chickens.
She took part in county and
regional demonstrations and the
fashion revue, Capitol Days,
Exchange -trip and Leadership
Congress, and the national
Citizen-Washington Focus.
Carman was also named
Outstanding Club 4-H’er for
Cumberland County. *
Tracey George
Tracey George, h
Salix, (Cambria),
was named state
Conservation of HP
Natural Resour
ces Award win- **
ner.
The daughter of m
Homer and Betty fi
George, she is a junior at Greater
Johnstown Area Vocational Tech
nical School. George, who has
been a 4-H member for eight'
years, served as president, vice
president, secretary, news reporter
and song leader of her local 4-H
club. She has completed projects
in conservation, foods, clothing,
plants, photography, entomology,
health, pets, clowns, crafts,
capons, bicycles and handyman.
She took part in county and
regional demonstrations, fashion
and food revues, State Achieve
ment Days. Capitol Days and the
4-H poster contest on the state and
national level.
Dani Gordon
Dani Gordon,
Needmore, (Ful
ton), was named
state Agricultural
Careers Scholar-
ship Award win-
ner.
The daughter of
Blaine and Donna
Gordon, she is a freshman at
Hagerstown Business College.
Gordon, who has been a 4-H
member for ten years, served as
president, vice president, secretary
and treasurer of her local 4-H club.
She also assisted her club leader
with club projects and completed
projects in clothing, pet care,
foods, conservation, home envi
ronment and management and the
horse.
She took part in the county and
regional fashion and food revues,
Capitol Days, State Achievement
Days and the National 4-H
Exchange trip.
Gretchen Gross
Gretchen ■■■■■■
Gross, Emlenton
(Venango), was
named state Bread
Award winner.
The daughter of /
Glenn and Barb- \y
ara Gross, she is a
sophomore at Al-
legheny Clarion Valley Higttt
School. Cranberry, who has been a
4-H member for six years, served
as song leader, game leader, news*
reporter, and social co-chairman.
She completed projects in foods,
first aid, hobbies, arts and crafts,
needlepoint, quilting, cross stitch,
clothing, wood-working, electrici
ty, photography, business and
veterinary science.
She took part in the fashion
revue on both the county and
regional levels. On the state level
she participated in the Farm Show,
Achievement Days and Leader
ship Congress.
Kaleen Hanby
Kaleen Hanby,
Emlenton (Ven
ango), was named
state Home Envir
onment Award JR: <*JPH
winner. ‘
The daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. K.R. v
Hanby, she is a
senior at Allegheny-Clarion
Valley High School. Hanby, who
has been a 4-H member for eight
years, served as president, secre
tary, treasurer, and song leader of
her local club and has helped plan
club meetings and social affairs.
The projects she has taken include
decorating, hobbies, veterinary
science, horseless horse, wood
working and first aid.
Hanby took part in her county’s
demonstration and judging days,
the Regional Citizenship Retreat
and State Achievement Days. She
also traveled to New York with her
county Exchange Group. Hanby
was named Outstanding 4-H
Female for 1987 in Venango
county and was also awarded a
partial scholarship to the
Citizenship-Washington Focus.
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