A36-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 10,1988
Crawford Holstein Club Holds Annual Meeting
CAROLYN HILSDON Livingston, Jr. Calf; Brooks Rynd,
GILLGS Sr. Calf; Paula Rynd and Laura
Crawford Co. Correspondent Spencer, Summer Yearling; RJ.
COCHRANTON One Donovan and Jamie Holler, Inter
hundred twenty members of the mediate Yearling.
Crawford County Holstein Club Don Closky and Jennifer Dick
turned out for a post Thanksgiving ey. Senior Yearling; Leslie Pegan,
feast when the group met for their Dry cow; Michelle Lyons, Jr. 2
annual meeting at Our Lady of Year Old; Karen Black, Sr. 2 Year
Lourdes Church, Cochranton, on Old; Jamie Holler, 3 Year Old;
November 26. Club President Leslie Pegan and Lee Livingston,
Clark Duncan introduced guests in 5 yrs & over; Leslie Pegan, Over
attendance and called the meeting all best owner-breeder and District
to order. best owner-breeder
Jerry Donovan presented the
Secretary’s report and the Trea
surer’s report was fded by Larry
Crotn. Dan Dickey presented the
report for the Adult Committee.
Clark Duncan, representing Nom
inating Committee Chairman
Bryan McCurdy, presented the
slate of candidates for new Direc
tors of The Crawford County
Holstein Club: up for re-election
were Jerry Donovan and Richard
Black; new candidates were
Robert Freyermuth, Robert Dick
son, Joseph Arbuckle and Jonele
Reese. Ballots were tallied and the
new directors named were: Jerry
Donovan, Robert Freyermuth and
Robert Dickson.
Dan Dickey presented Youth
Awards to Holstein Owner-
Breeders within the first five plac
ings at the 1988 Holstein Show at
4-H Dairy Roundup in August.
Trophies were presented to: Lee
Back row, left to right, Jennifer Dickey, Michelle Lyons,
Jamie Holler, R.J. Donovan; front row, Kathy Duncan,
Leslie Pegan, Beth Duncan, Amber Donovan and Heather
Furry.
Dickey, left, Jr. Dlstlnqulshed Member, and Lori Black, Sr.
Distinguished Member, were honored at the Crawford
County Holstein Club’s annual meeting. Dickey is a consis
tent high scorer on the Judging team; Black, 1987 alternate
Dairy Princess, Is a freshman at Penn State University.
Both participate In many local, district and state activities.
After expressing the club’s
appreciation to Jr. Holstein lead
ers Dan and Loretta Dickey, Jeff
Raney presented awards to two
Outstanding Junior Holstein
Members. The Distinguished
Junior Member was Jennifer
Dickey. Dickey is active in 4-H
and a member of the Judging
Team where she was consistent
high individual in several events
in 1988. Senior Distinguished
Member was Lori Black, an active
4-Her who is currently a freshman
at Penn State. Black was 1987
Alternate Dairy Princess. Judge
for the awards was Vonda Minner,
leader of Junior Holsteins from
Mercer Co. Requirements for the
awards were; to attend all meet
ings, fill out a project book and
participate in local, district and
state activities. Raney testified to
the outstanding quality of the pro
ject books submitted for the com-
CRAWFORD COUNTY H
ry Crom, Dick Pegan, Dick Curtis, Bob Dickson and State Director Ed Doeberiener;
front row, Jerry Donovan, Dan Dickey, Bob Freyermuth and Clark Duncan. Missing
from the picture Is Don Closky.
petition and stated that they are
considering a separate award for
best project book.
Mark Bachman presented gifts
to members of the Jr. Holstein
Judging Team members. Various
judging teams competed in five
different contests. Jennifer Dickey
was cited as high individual for
the year and high individual at the
state competition at Penn State.
The Senior Team, consisting of
Jennifer Dickey, Jamie Holler,
R.J. Donovan and Amber Dono
van ranked fifth out of 17 in the
stale competition; Amber Dono
van was second high individual on
the team. The Junior Team:
Michelle Lyons, Heather Furry
and Mac Dickey ranked seventh
out of 14. Michelle Lyons ranked
fifth overall and fifth in reasons;
Heather Furry ranked sixth in rea
sons. In competition at the Farm
Show complex, the team of Jen
nifer Dickey, R.J. Donovan,
Amber Donovan and Beth Duncan
came in second. Individuals com
peting in the Judging Forum were
Heather Furry, Leslie Pcgan,
Crystal Miller and Kathy Duncan.
Crystal Miller ranked twelfth in
this state competition.
Crawford County Dairy Prin
cess Debbie Gourley spoke to the
group about her activities in the
Dairymen , Inc. Hosts
20th Annual Meeting
LOUISVILLE, KY. Mem
bers of Dairymen, Inc. who mark
eted milk through their 17-state
regional milk marketing coopera
tive in 1982 are receiving equity
checks, interest and reinvestment
confirmation notices totaling
$11.3 million this week.
This distribution to approxi
mately 9,600 equity holders
throughout the middle Atlantic,
southeastern and midwestern
states represents an average
amount of $l,lBO which is in
addition to members’ regular milk
checks.
The amount distributed pro
vides for the retirement of over
$7.5 million of per unit capital
retains and patronage dividends
allocated to members’ accounts
for the fiscal year which ended
BREEDERS- Honored at the Holstein Banquet for placing
in the top five at the 4-H Dairy Roundup were: back row, left
to right, Michelle Lyons, Paula Rynd, Lee Livingston, R.J.
Donovan, Jamie Holler; front row, Leslie Pegan, Brooks
Rynd, Jennifer Dickey and Karen Black. Missing from the
photo are Laura Spencer and Don Closky.
county as the “ambassador for P rescn , t “/f
dairy farmers,” followed by cussed at the Fcbmary convention
remarks from Stale Director Ed at st Mlddlescx -
Doebcriencr. He reported that The .
Winter Holiday Sale, featuring Dickey and Mark and
. i cn u a n u Melanie Bachman by Jr. Holstein
5O head, will be Club Distinguishcd i mbcrs Lori
held at the Crawford Counly Fair- f cnnifcr
grounds on December 10. Mem- . . ’ ...
bers were given time to discuss wcr ® appreciation for their
various issues of concern and to ™rk with the young people of the
club.
Aug. 31, 1982, together with the
retirement of approximately $3.8
million of member equity rein
vestment program (MERP) series
1985 investments eligible for
redemption, plus interest.
Dairymen’s Board of Directors
authorized the retirement of this
member equity at its October 1988
board meeting. Each year the
board must take the necessary
action to authorize the retirement
of member equity under the
cooperative’s revolving program.
Dairymen has historically
revolved its equity on one of the
shortest retirement cycles in exis
tence among dairy cooperatives.
Dairymen members have
invested $79.6 million in their
cooperative as of the fiscal year
ended on Aug. 31, 1988.
‘This is the twentieth consecu
tive year we have revolved mem
ocr equity, a strong indication that
Dairymen remains financially
sound,” noted James E. Mueller,
:hief financial officer. “This
'inancial condition supports the
cooperative’s efforts to continue
an effective marketing program.”
Dairymen, Inc. is a regional
milk and dairy products marketing
cooperative headquartered in
Louisville, Ky., with approxi
mately 5,700 members in 17 mid-
Atlantic, southeastern and mid
western states. The cooperative
also processes and distributes a
full line of quality milk and dairy
products under its Flav-O-Rich,
Ehrler’s anu Farm Best brand
names throughout its operating
territory.