820-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 22, 1991
FFA
Littlestown FFA Holds
Annual Awards Banquet
On Saturday, May 18, the Lit
tlestown FFA Held its third annual
FFA Awards Program at Littles
town High School.
The program was conducted
entirely by the 1990-1991 chapter
officers: President Mandy Hilbert,
Vice President Jeff Buckley, Sec
retary Michelle Markline, Treasur
er Carliss Brown, Reporter Steve
Chalk, Sentinel Steve Dutterer,
Junior Advisor Jody Brown, and
Chaplain Duane Koontz. Present
ing awards was Larry Feeser of the
Pennsylvania State FFA
Association.
The Greenhand Degree is
awarded to first-year members
who have been active in chapter
activities and demonstrated know
ledge about the organization.
Brandi King, Crissy Barnes, Joe
The 1991-1992 LHtlestown FFA officers are, left to right,
Steve Chalk, vice president; Mandy Hilbert, president; Ron
Hilbert, treasurer; Chad Dutlerer, sentinel; Duane Koontz,
chaplain; and Steve Dutlerer, reporter.
HAPPENINGS
Bowman, Chad Fowler, Ron Hil
bert, Jason Hoff, Heidi Rode, Jesse
Roop, Randy Wiseman, John
McMAster, Neal Klingler, Brian
Reaver, Keith Rohrbaugh, Allen
Sanders, and Missy Toller were
presented with their Greenhand.
Ron Hilbert was selected Star
Greenhand. Ron has been a very
active member of the Littlestown
FFA, having attended the Fresh
man Leadership Conference at
Penn State and the FFA Mid-
Winter Convention in Harrisburg.
Ron won the Adams County FFA
creed contest, placed fourth out of
34 in the ag mechanics contest, and
participated in the Envirothon and
volleyball tournaments, and many
other activities. Ron raises swine
for his supervised agricultural
experience program and showed
his animals at the farm show this
year.
The Chapter FFA Degree is
awarded to older students who
Youth To Study In Germany
ALEXANDRIA,
Va. Janessa Burkholder of Ick
esburg has won a 1991-1992
Congress-Bundestag scholarship.
This scholarship provides her the
opportunity to study agriculture in
Germany for a year as a part of the
National FFA Organization’s
World AgriScience Studies
(WASS) exchange program.
Fourteen FFA members from
across the nation were chosen for
this special scholarship. Burkhol
der, 18, is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Vernon Burkholder and a
member of the West Perry Senior
High School FFA chapter. Samuel
Wagner is her FFA advisor.
The United States Congress and
the German Bundestag, the Ger
man parliament, provide funding
for this program through a grant to
have established SAE projects,
demonstrated leadership ability,
and been active in many chapter
activities. This year’s winners
were Chad Dutterer, Steve Dutter
er, Jesse Beachtel, Michelle Mark
line, and Duane Koontz.
A Star Chapter Farmer is chosen
from all students currently holding
the Chapter Farmer Degree. This
person must be a proven leader and
have an outstanding SAE project.
This year’s winner was Chad Dut
terer. Chad’s SAE includes raising
swine, which he has shown at
Farm Show and the Adams County
Sheep and Swine Show, working
on a Morgan horse farm, and milk
ing cows for an area dairy farmer.
Chad has been elected sentinel of
the Littlestown FFA for next year.
Chad was presented his award by
Mandy Hilbert, last year’s Star
Chapter Farmer.
A Star Agribusiness Award* is
given to a person holding the
Chapter FFA Degree but with a
project in the agribusiness area.
This year’s winner is David Inglis.
David is empolyed by Patty and
John’s Restaraunt in Hanover.
(Turn to Pag* B 21)
Janessa Burkholder
the National FFA Organization.
Fourteen FFA members and 12
German youth will participate in
the agricultural program in
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Littlestown FFA recently held their 1990-1991 awards
banquet. Award winners are, left to right, Ron Hilbert, Star
Greenhand; Carllss Brown, Blue and Gold Award; Chad
Dutlerer, Star Chapter Farmer; David Inglis, Star Chapter
Agribusinessman; and Jody Brown, who presented the
awards.
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