DKFLancaster Farming Saturday,'October?, 1989- '
Howard Cow Outshines West Lampeter Fair Dairy Competition
BY LISA RISSER
WEST LAMPETER (Lancaster
Co.) The tall and stylish How
crest Tradition Sunray outshined
the competition at the West Lam
peter Fair dairy show to be named
the supreme champion.
A five-year-old Holstein, Sun
ray is a Sweet Haven Tradition
daughter out of Howcrest Valiant
Sky and is owned by John and
Susan Howard of Willow Street.
As a three-year-old Sunray had a
record of approximately 26,000
pounds of milk.
Competing against Sunray was
Romela’s Skytop Rosy, the Guern
sey owned by Ryan Brenaman;
Milknhoney Earls Butterscotch,
the Jersey owned by Jim Findley;
and Locust Valley Chrissy, the
Ayrshire owned by Rick Findley.
Judge Dr. Jim McCaffrey
selected the four-year-old cow
owned by Elvin Hess of Conestoga
to be the reserve grand champion
Holstein. Princess Sunny Lane
Mary, who had a record as a three
year-old of about 21,000 pounds of
The grand champion Ayrshire was Locust Valley Chrissy
owned by Rick Findley, left. Rick also had the reserve grand
champion, Locust Valley Pixie. He had a hand with showing
the pair from his brother Steve, right.
Cindy Barley, right, and Bardale Starbuck Stella won the
junior champion rosette at the West Lampeter Fair. Taking
reserve junior champion honors was the junior calf shown
by Matt Kolb. With them is the Pennsylvania Alternate Dairy
Princess Angle Splckler.
Pam Brenaman, left, shows the grand champion Guern
sey for her son Ryan. Her daughter, Laura, 10, owns the
reserve grand champion Guernsey, Romela’s King Marsha.
milk, is a Romandale Proud Apol
lo daughter out of C Sunny Lane
Royalty Amanda.
The junior champion Holstein
was Cindy Barley’s senior year
ling heifer, Bardale Starbuck Stel
la. This was the first championship
title for Barley, who is the 14-year
old daughter of John E. and Jane
Barley of Conestoga. The reserve
junior champion rosette was
awarded to the junior calf shown
by Matt Kolb.
The Brenaman family of Stras
burg dominated the Guernsey
competition, with the only ribbon
awarded putside the family going
to a cousin. Ryan’s intermediate
heifer was named junior champion
before going on to win the grand
champion title. This was the first
champion for the 7-year-old. It
also was the first champion title for
his sister, Laura, 10, whose junior
calf, Romela’s King Marsha, was
reserve junior and reserve grand
champion.
Steve Findley of Holtwood had
both junior and reserve junior Ayr-
Howcrest Tradition Sunray was named the supreme dairy champion at the West
Lampeter Fair. The five-year-old, owned by John and Susan Howard of Willow Street,
is a Sweet Haven Tradition daughter out of Howcrest Valiant Sky.
Dr. Jim McCaffrey, left, judge for the event, selected the five-year-old cow owned by
John, right, and Susan Howard as the grand champion Holstein. Elvln Hess, center,
and his four-year-old cow won reserve grand champion honors.
shire champions. The 16-year-old
son of Ken and Kathy Findley,
Steve had two champions at last
year’s West Lampeter Fair as well.
Steve’s younger brother, Rick,
had both senior champions. The
Manor chapter FFA’er showed
Locust Valley Chrissy and Locust
Valley Pixie, both of whom went
on to be named grand and reserve
grand champion, respectively of
the Ayrshire competition.
A list of the placings follows.
JERSEY
Intermedia!* Champion
Jim Findlay
Grand Champion
Jim Findley
GUERNSEY
Junior CaK
Laura Brenaman
Intermediate Heller Call
Ryan Brenaman
Junior Yearling
Don Brenaman
Intermediate Vaarling
Shawn Brenaman
Junior S Grand Champion
Ryan Brenaman
Reeerv* Junior I Grand Champion
Laura Brenaman
AYRSHIRE
Junior Yearling
Stave Findlay
Intermediate Yaarllng
Steve Findley
Junior Champion
Stave Findlay
Raaarv* Junior Champion
Slava Findley
Dry Cow, 3 A 4 Year*
Jim Findley
Two-Year-Old
Rick Findlay (BU)
Three-Yaar-Old
Rick Findlay
Senior A Grand Champion
Rick Findley
Reserve Senior A Grand Champion
Rick Findley
Best 3 Female*
Steve Findlay
Produce of Dam
Stave Findley
HOLSTEIN
Junior Heifer Call
I Matt Kolb, 2 Lisa Howard, 3 Amanda Kolb.
Intermediate Mailer Calf
1 Mika Eby, 2 Mika Hess
Sanlor Haltar Calf
1 Matt Kob, 2 Sua Barley. 3 Mark Grunow
Summer Yearling
1 Sham Coleman 2 Jerry Coleman. 3 Steve
Shanzer
Junior Yearling Haller
Rick Hess
Intermediate Yearling
Jerry Coleman
Sanlor Yearling Halfer
1 Cindy Barley, 2 Dan Walk, 3 George Bar
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show were shown by Steve Findley, left. His brother Rick
lent a hand showini
Milknhoney Earls Butterscotch was named the grand
champion Jersey at the West Lampeter Fair. The junior
champion Is owned by Jim Findley.
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