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A SONS Easton, PA Halifax, PA Watt Chsatar, PA 215-258-7148 717082-3132 215-896-2090 been sentinal. vice president, and president of his chapter and held county office as treasurer and vice president He earned the Star Greenhand, Chapter Farmer, and County Fanner degrees. He was a member of the first place state pasiamentary proce dure tearm in 1989 and 1990, and took sixth place in dairy judging in area compet ition. He attended the national covention, the Washington Conference Program, and the Pennsylvania Council of Cooperatives meetings. He said he would like to eventu ally take over his father’s dairy operation. William P. Krape William Krape, 18, son of Paul and Catherine Krape, of Rebersburg, is a four year member of the Penns Valley FFA Chapter, for which he currently serves as president His projects include raising dairy heifers and field com. He has also served on the chapter’s PSU freshman leadership and care of school ornamentals committees, and was chairman of the con duct of meetings and program of work committees. He has been involved in trac tor driving, interview, and parliamentary procedure contests. He has also attended the SUN Area Leadership Conference and attended the freshman leadership confer ence in 1990 and again as an officer this past year. 111 ■ Advanced-design VacuMeter"‘,system on John Deere MaxEmerge® 2 planters selects single seeds for improved spacing control. Now up to 17 percent better spacing in corn compared to finger-pickup planters. . ■ No seed blowing, no pressurized hoppers, no maintenance of finger-pickups. ■ More seeding rate choices, with simple adjustments. Colleen M. Kretzing Colleen M. Kretzing, 18, of Loysville, is the daughter of Per ry and Adelaide Kretzing, and is a four-year member of West Perry FFA. She has been involved in dairy herd, dairy beef, and sweet com projects and service on the chapter’s trip, banquet, donkey ball, calendar, and scrapbook com mittees. She has also served as chapter sen tinel and secretary, and has earned Green hand, Chapter, and Area degrees. She was a member of the paliamentary procedure team, which took fifth place in the state contest, was a third place finalist in the area extemporaneous speaking contest, and won a gold award for the SAE record book contest She said her plans are to run for state FFA office and attend college for agriculture. Anthony R. Lehman Anthony R. Lehman, the son of Law rence and Ruth Lehman. A four- " year member of Conococheague FPA Chapter, he has participated in pedal pull and FFA Week activities and served as Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 9,1993-E2l 1 ’ .<? ' i chairman of the scholarship committee. His achievements include Star Greenhand, Green hand. Chapter Fanner, Couty FFA Degree, and Star Chapter Fanner degrees and he served as the chapter’s trearurer and the county’s sentinel. He said his plan is to become a dairy farmer. Mike Lepley Mike Lepley, 17, of Meyers- dale, is the son of Dwight Lep ley and Patricia Johnson. The current president of the Somerset County FFA, he is also president of his Meyersdale FFA Chapter, and has also served as its secretary. He has served on the chapter’s participation, leadership, scholarship, conduct of meetings, and ban quet committees, and played FFA volley ball for four years and FFA softball for three years. He said his achievements include the Star Greenhand and Star Chap ter Farmer degrees. He also earned a gold medal at the state interview contest, parti cipated in county parliamentary and speech contests, and has also competed at regional level for parliamentary and speech, in addition to taking a bronze med al in the state for for record book keeping. He said he plans to enroll at Frostburg State University and pursue a degree in environmental analysis. Traci M. Lobaugh Traci M. Lo- ■■■■■ Aspers, is a four- M year member and 'V currently presi of Apple City FFA at Big lerville High School. Her projects include beef and swine finishing and a SAE project Traci competed in county interview and public speaking contests and particiapted in a loc al sbminar on cooperatives through the Pennsylvania Council of Cooperatives. She attended FFA Week and was in the state interview contest She also partici pated in the All American Dairy Judging contest the Penn State fall leadership con ference. a western leadership conference, and several other leadership conferences. She also served on her chapter’s leader ship. scholarship, and earnings, savings and investments, alumni relations, com munity service, cooperation, and SAE committees. She has also been chapter reporter and vice president and has earned her Greenhand, Star Greenhand, and Chapter Farmer degrees, and was named outstanding freshman. She said she plans to attend college and pursue a degree in agricultural education. Jennifer Lydic (Deceased) Jennifer Ly die, 17, died Sept 6 at Pitts burgh Children’s Hospital after a battle against leukemia. The * daughter of - " fc ' “ James and Dianna Lydic, Marion Center, she was an active FFA member and showed the 1992 Junior Champion Jersey at the Western Region FFA Dairy Show. She had served as chapter treasurer and secretary and won an award for top bruit salesman in 1991. She won beef produc tion awards and dairy production awards and served on the chapter’s Food For America, banquet and fund raising com mittees. She had plans for college and is sadly misfeed by family and friends.
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