A2Q-L«ncaster Farming, Saturday, October 29, 1988
Thanks and Praise Dished Out At Lancaster 4-H Dairy Banquet
BY PAT PURCELL
QUARRYVILLE (Lancaster)
The Lancaster County 4-H
dairy show season drew to a close
for many of its members as they
received praise and awards at their
annual banquet held at Solanco
Fair building last week.
The accomplishments of so
many young people met with much
deserved applause, but without the
generous support of sponsors and
guidance from leaders and advi
sors the 4-H would not hold the
opportunity that it does today.
Milton Brubaker of Lititz, Elvin
Hess of Strasburg and Kenneth
Eshleman of Manheim were hon
ored for over 25 years of service.
Also honored for service were:
Gary Akers of Quarryville; Robert
Kindig, Conestoga; Dale Hershey,
Paradise; Richard Hess, Strasburg;
Robert L. Kauffman, Jr., Peach
Bottom; Joe Wivell of Columbia;
George Bard, Conestoga; Robert
Wenger, Quarryville; Dale Olver,
Lancaster; Alfred Wanner, Nar
von; George Campbell, Ronks;
Tom Anowsmith, Peach BOttom.
Those leaders who are retiring
from service are Elam Bollinger,
Elam Bollinger of Manhelm was honored for 25 years of
service.
inen In the jlry Project competition were: (from left, front) Sandra Kauff
man, AMitcea Enck, Heather Becker, Karen Kauffman, Elizabeth Spickler. (Back row)
Helen Arrowsmith, Angle Spickler, Dana Clartt, Matthew Wanner.
Manheim, 25 years; Peter Witmer,
Willow Street, 13 years; Donald
Trimble, Peach Bottom, 11 years;
William Arrowsmith, Peach Bot
tom, 8 years; Gerald Garber, Wil
low Street, 5 years.
The Lancaster County 4-H
Dairy Bowl team placed first at
Penn State, second in the nation
and will be competing in the
national Contest at Louisville, Ky.
next week. Dale Olver, sire anal
yst, and George Bard coached the
team to coming very close to win
ning the national contest which
was held in San Diego, California
this year. Dairy bowl team mem
bers are Robert Barley, Conestoga;
Eugene Hess, Marietta, Matthew
Wanner, Narvon and Tom Wiker,
Hollwood.
The Dairy Judging team placed
second in the state competition
with solid performances by team
members. Tom McCauley of Eli
zabethtown placed fifth in the
state: Tom Barley of Conestoga,
eighth and Tom Wiker of Holt
wood, 12th and Denise Mills of
Lancaster also competed. Sponsor
of the Dairy Judging team was
Farmshine.
Breed champion winners of the Lancaster 4-H dairy club wt . (from left) Justl
Howes, Tom Zartman, Helen Arrowsmith, Angela Splckler, Steven Wagner.
Matthew jnner, . . jgene jss ai ;y ured)
placed first in the state, second in the nation and will lie representing Pennsylvania In
Louisville, Ky. next week in 4-H Dairy Bowl competition.
Thomas Barley, President of the
4-H Holstein Club, delivered a
special thanks to Scott Osborne of
Atlantic Breeders for his help with
the shows. Atlantic Breeders
announce the shows, provide show
hats, provide public address sys
tem and award show halters to the
champion first year showman.
Receiving awards were: Dana
Clark, Lititz, Ayrshire senior
champion; Steven Wagner, Quar
ryville, Brown Swiss senior
champion; Guernsey junior
champion: Matthew Welk, Peach
Bottom, Holstein junior champ-
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man in the first year division and Matthew Wanner (right)
took reserve showman in the senior division.
ion; Timothy Ulrich, Quarryville,
Jersey junior champion. Sponsor
ing the 4-H junior and senior
champions were; Hamilton Bank,
Ross H. Rohrer and Sons, Inc.;
West Willow Farmers Assoc., Inc.,
Lancaster County Holstein Club
and American Breeders Service.
Matthew Wanner of the Pequea
Valley 4-H Dairy Club presented
the breed champion awards to
Angela Spickler of Mount Joy,
Ayrshire; Thomas Zartman,
Ephrata, Brown Swiss; Steven
Wagner, Quarryville, Guernsey;
Justin Howes, Elizabethtown,
Holstein; Helen Arrowsmith,
Peach Bottom, Jersey. Sponsors of
the county 4-H breed champions:
Hamilton Bank, Earl Umble of
Youngs, Inc,; Lancaster County
Guernsey Club; Lancaster County
Holstein Club and Ivomec-TBZ.
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