A2B*Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 2,1989
Berks County 4-H’ers
(Continued trom Pag* Al)
to the organization.
Valerie Hunter and Michele
Wojszwillo were Keystone win
ners, while Gwen Perry was a Ger
trude Warren Scholarship Nomi
nee. The following 4-H’ers also
received awards at the county
level; Tammy Balthaser, swine;
Danielle Baus, horse; Amy Eshel
man, beef and sheep; Lisa Ge
schwindt, clothing and textiles and
food and nutrition; Valerie Hunter,
agriculture and swine; Karen
Mengle, clothing and textiles and
food and nutrition; Gwen Perry,
sheep; Charlene Plushanski, clo
thing and textiles, personal deve
lopment, and rabbit and cavy;
Mark Runge, horse; Candace
Schappell, horse; Kerry and Kathy
Scott, rabbit and cavy; Brett Shor
ley, horse; Michele Wojszwillo,
clothing and textiles and food and
nutrition; Scott Youse, dairy.
For the first time, the County
offered a government in action
program. Ray Piar served as the
voluntary 4-H leader for the pro
ject with six members serving on
the advisory board. Nine members
completed at least three or six ses
sion. shadowed a Berks County
government employee for a day,
and made a scrapbook.
Completing the project were
Amanda Behe, Amy Eshelman,
Lisa Geschwindt, Christine Hunt
er, Paula Hunter, Karen Mengle,
Megan Perry, Gwen Perry, and
Alice Strause. Also participating
were Arthur Auchenbach 111, Scott
Cormier, Valerie Hunter, and
April Ulshaffer.
Five young ladies were county
fashion revue winner Lisa Ge
schwindt, Heather Houser, Amy
Kohler, Tricia Werley, and
Michele Wojszwillo. Wojszwillo
also was a winner in the senior
division at the Southeast Fashion
Revue. In the junior division, Amy
Seiverling and Stephanie Wojs
sents Michele Wojszwlllo with her H i Dare You” leadership
award.
These Erie County 4-H’ers - jlshed fourth in the national hippology contest
Among the 4-H leaders honored for five years of service during the recent Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup In Louisville, Ky. The team
at the Berks County '4-H Recognition Banquet were, from members are, from left. Heather Bennett of Waterford, AHce Davids of Wattsburg, Alll
left, Larry Getslngar, Leon Hunter, Patricia Hunter, and Mary son Rogala of Mlllcreek, and Cyndl Hayes of Cambridge Springs. Bennett finished
Mengia. first In the contest's individual comi&etltlon.
zwillo were award winners.
Lisa Geschwindt received a
gold medal in recognition for her
clothing and textile demonstration
during Penn State 4-H Week. Also
receiving gold medals were Troy
Koenig, with a second-place indi
vidual finish in the dairy judging
contest, and the first-place rabbit
and cavy team composed of
Richele Greib, Charlene Plushan
ski, Ronda Greib, and Kerry Scott.
Thirteen members participated
in the state junior dairy show
including Erica Davis, Jeffrey
Davis, Stacey Geist, Amy Hollen
bach, Daniel Hollenbach, Jennifer
Neiman, Leslie Nirschl, Samuel
Seidel, Jeremy Troutman, Jed
Vail, Angela Werley, Melissa
Werley, and Scott Youse.
Seven members were part of the
state junior horse show. They were
Lynne Dorward, Billie Jean Fritz,
Christopher Gerow, Robert Ral
ston IV, Mark Runge, Brett Shor
ley, and Angie Zeller.
A number of 4-H’ers received
teen leader awards. First-year win
ners included Stephanie Bowman,
Paula Galley, Richele Grieb, Joyce
Heffner, Jeff Heimbach, Karen
High, Christine and Paula Hunter,
Tracy Kain, Renne Kline, Dorinda
Lingle, Lisa Massey, Heather
Moll, Gwen and Megan Perry,
Trisha Reed, Mark and Lisa
Runge, Angela Sell, Alice Strause,
Tara Wahl, Travis Werley, and
Angie Zeller.
Receiving second-year teen
leader keys were Lisa Geschwindt,
Kathey High, Heather Houser,
Karen Mengle, Megan Perry,
Charlene Plushanski, Kathy and
Kerry Scott, and Brett Shorley.
The silver pins for three-year
participants went to Amy Eshel
man and Valerie Hunter with
Michele Wojszwillo and Scott
Youse receiving a fourth-year gold
pin.
Honored for service to the 4-H
Development Board were Blaine
iowi■*»..— .-yearieen
awrad at the Bark* County 4-H Recognition Banquet last month. Michele Wojszwilio
was honored with a gold pin for her fourth year of participation. Wojszwilio and Hunter i
also were Keystone winners.
Fessler, Elmer Martin Jr., Sharon
Hill, Michele Wojszwillo, Joann
Wojszwillo, Lillian Harnish, Beth
Hartman, and Scott Cormier.
Erie County 4-H’ers Excell
In National Competition
ERIE (Erie Co.) Four Erie at Fort Leßoeuf High School and According to qgrolyn L. Belc-
County 4-H teens represented has been in 4-H for the past five Extension Agent - 4-H with
Pennsylvania in the hippology years. ' L he Ene County Cooperative
contest at the recent Eastern Rogala, a member ofthe Stable- Extension office, the team s finish
National 4-H Horse Roundup in mates 4-H Club in Fairview, fin- 18 highest by any Pennsylvania
Louisville, KY. The team finished ished second in the station phase feam since the national contest s
in fourth place in the overall com- of the contest and was ninth in the inception several years ago. Tjic
petition, and team member Heath- overall individual placings. She team was ai< kd m its efforts to
cr Bennett of Waterford was the has been a 4-H member for the prepare for the competition by
high-scoring individual, finishing past three years. Rogala, the several Ene Cpmaty 4-H horse
first in the nation. ' daughter* of 1 Cindy tad Donald leaders, includinjfpfeth Simmons.
The team of Bennett; Cyndi Rogala of Millcreck is a student at an< ?, P s„ g 01
Hayes, Allison Rogala, and Alice McDowell. 4 ’ H T ,C | . üb ’ I H^^orc^ c ’
Davids, qualified to compete in Hayes, die daughter of Gloria and Melissa Balter, leader ome
me national contest by winning and Art Hayes of Cambridge Stablemates 4-H.Club. Balter} a
me Pennsylvania 4-H hippology Springs, finished tenth in me writ- student at Edmboro University,
contest at Penn State University ten phase of die contest. Hayes is a coached me team members prjor
last August A typical hippology senior at Genual McLane High to the state contest this summer,
contest tests me 4-H members’ School and has been a member of aud Simmons and Tnchel worked
knowledge of horses and horse- me Cloverleaf Riders 4-H Club with me team prior to the national
manship. Members compete in for four years. contest
horse judging and identification Davids, a student at Seneca The national contest was won
and anatomy, and they take a writ- High School, finished twelfth in by the team representing New
ten test The national contest also me judging phase of me contest. A York. Connecticut’s team placed
featured a team problem-solving six-year 4-H member, she current- second, and Maryland s team
section in which members worked ly serves as president of me Silver placed third in me overall compet
together to solve a horse-related Buckles 4-H Club in Wattsburg. ition. In all, teams representing
problem and men presented their Davids is the daughter of Mary fourteen states participated in me
proposed solution to a panel of Lou and Fred Davids of competition,
judges. Wattsburg. Hippology is one of many
In addition to finishing first in The team, coached in Louisville opportunities open to members of
me overall competition, Bennett by Janice Bennett, leader of me the 4-H horse program. For more
placed third in me written phase of Waterford Bucking Broncos 4-H information about this or any 4-H
me contest and third in me station, Club, finished fifth in the written program, please contact me Ene
or identification phase. Bennett, phase of the competition, seventh County Cooperative Extension
me daughter of Ron and Janice in me judging phase, and second Office, 850 East Gore Road, Ene,)
Bennett of Waterford, is a senior in me written phase. PA 16509.
A number of leaders also were
honored for five years of service
including May Blatt, Delores Gel
singer, Larry Gelsinger, Kathleen
Heimbach, Leon Hunter, Patricia
Hunter, Mary Mengle, Carol Reed,
Joanne Ralston, Brenda Rivera,
Glenna Smith, and Linda Wentzel.