812-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 21, 1992
Gay N. Brownlee
Somerset Co. Correspondent
BERLIN (Somerset Co. )
Above 300 persons attended the
Somerset County 4-H Recogni
tion dinner at the community cen
ter to honor county winners in the
4-H National Awards program,
sponsors, and volunteer adult and
junior leaders in 4-H.
The Farm Credit Outstanding
4-H Boy and Girl this year were
Matt Welch and Jodell Rhoads.
Welch’s main project area was in
safety, dairy and beef, while
Rhoads targeted textile science
and fashion revue.
Welch is set to attend the 1992
4-H Club Congress in Chicago
arid participated in the 4-H
exchange trip to Minnesota. Two
scholarships also were given to
Welch, a freshman at the Pennsyl
vania State University. They were
from the Somerset Trust Co. and
The Brotherton Belles and Beaus
4-H.
He also received the Outstand
ing Dairy Club Member Award, a
new memorial to the late Betsy
Will Custer who died last year at
age 25. It was established by the
Somerset Co. Dairy Clubs. Dr.
David and Connie Welch, Berlin,
are his parents.
Rhoads attended the 1991 4-H
Club Congress in Chicago and
participated in the exchange trip to
Minnestoa. Her entry in the Make
It Yourself With Wool contest
took her to National competition
where Rhoads was named second
runner-up, after winning first at
The Farm Credit Outstanding Boy and Girl in Somerset
County, Matthew Welch and Jodell Rhoads were honored
at the Somerset Co. annual 4-H Recognition dinner at
Berlin.
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Welch, Rhoades Named Outstanding
Somerset 4-H’ers
the district and state contests in
her division.
Now a student at the ICM
School of Business in Pittsburgh,
the 18-yr-old daughter of Harry
and Virginia Rhoads Berlin, spent
her 4-H years in the Brotherton
Belles and Beaus 4-H Club. Scho
larships for Rhoads were from the
Somerset Co. Lady Shepherds and
First Philson Bank.
Other scholarships went to
Katina Showman, from the law
firm of Barbcra and Barbera and
The Keystone Lime Co. Inc.;
Michael Yoder, from the Somer
set Co. Homebuilders and Sup
pliers Association and Black’s
Specialty Service; Michael Lynch,
from the Pittsburgh National Bank
and Somerset Co. Beef Producers;
Meredith McElligott, from B.J.
Mauer Ford and the Pittsburgh
National Bank; Jill Barclay, High
land Tank Co. and Brotherton Bel
les and Beaus 4-H Club; Steve
Schmuck, from Snyders of Berlin;
Clint Walker, from Tammy Gless
ner; Christy Wysocki, the Pen
nwest Farm Credit travel award to
the National 4-H Club Congress.
(Travis Anderson will also attend
the Congress).
According to officials from the
Somerset County Cooperative
Extension Service the evening’s
contributions exceeded $5,500 for
scholarships, awards, and the
endowment fund whose contribu
tors this year were Hemminger
Homes and the Brotherton Belles
and Beaus 4-H Club.
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• Pull out panel tailgates
• Any size grain chute
Veteran 4-H leader, Sandy Baer
received the award of the diamond
clover for 20 years of leading the
Steaks and Chops 4-H club. Pearl
Clover award went to Mary Mar
garet Hersch, from the Valley 4-H
Club for IS years of leadership.
David and Connie Welch, lead
ers of the Milksquirts for 10 years
received the award of gold clover.
Silver clover awards went to
five year leaders, Tom Anderson,
Amy Beeghly, Elaine Blank, Car
ol Brown, Karen Hillegass, Ed
Landis, Linda Maust, Carroll Puc
ci, Rose Svonavec, Joann Swear
man, Diane Wagner, Juanita Yod-
SP®?' a !i h ° nors a " d scholarships went to these persons during the Somerset Co.
annual 4 *H Recognition dinner held at the Berlin fire hall. Front left, Sandy Baer, Wav-
JJ®.^ or son. Michael; Clint Walker, Matt Welch, Steve Schmuck. In back
Barclay Sh ° Wman ’ Chr s,y w y sockl ' Jodell Rhoads, Meredith McElligott, and Jill
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leaders were also recognized.
Other county winners repre
senting 22 fields of interest were
Afldy Lynch, Kevin Landis,
Michael Lynch, Jennifer Black,
Travis Anderson, Alisa Shaffer,
Matt Welch, Christy Wysocki, Jill
elites, Natalie Welch, Brian Shaf
fer, Valerie Castro, Todd Suder.
Kristen Hay and Meggan Hayes.
Entertainment following dinner
was Broadway musical numbers
by Amie and Roslyn McFarland.
By profession he is a radio
announcer, and she, a floral
designer.
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The annual dinner is a dual
effort of the Somerset Co. 4-H
council and the Somerset Co. 4-H
development fund.
Officers of the council are
Heather Welch, president; Kim
Barnett, vice-president; Michele
Countryman, secretary; Valerie
Castro, treasurer; Natalie Welch,
news reporter, Jason Baughman
and Jill elites, recreational
leaders.
The development fund officers
are Vincent Barbcra, president;
Lowell Friedline, vicepresident;
Peggy Black, secretary and Dou
glas Huston, treasurer.
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