A32*Lancaater Farming, Saturday, Fabruary 13, 1993 From the left, William Nichol, executive director of the Pennsylvania Holstein Association, presents $5OO scholar ships to Kara Tussey, Belmer Hitchcock, Tim Ludwick and Miriam Kelly. (Contlnuad from Page At) book, but without the written com (nents on the future of agriculture that was covered during their interview by the judges. The other intermediate finalists were Dianne Clock, of Mifflin; Dan Geissinger, Gordonville; Thomas Herr, Christiana; and Angela Werley, of Hamburg. In the junior-age division, David Day, son of Curtis and Ann Day, Shippensburg, and Daphne Doll, daughter of Dale and Darla Doll, of Glen Rock. The junior-age division compet ition was based on a scrapbook which listed acticities and involve ment in Holstein work, school and community activities and leader ship positions. Other finalists were Denise Bol linger, Manheim; Adam Dean, New Castle: Lynette Heffner, of Kutztown;p and Christopher Van co, of Bear Lake. In the Junior Holstein Dairy Bowl Contest, a team from Cum berland County went undefeated to with the junior-age tide, while a team from Perry County made a comeback during the double elimination contest to beat out a Franklin County team for the senior-age tide. There were 38 teams from across the state represented in the contest, with 19 competing in the junior-age division and 19 in the senior-age division. The junior-age division Cum berland County team winners were Matthew Day, David Day, Heath Ocker and John Leib Jr. Ann Day was coach. To take the win they From the left, the finalists in the senior-age division of the Distinguished Member Award competition are, from the left, Tim Ludwick, Scott Youse, winners Duane Nolt and Miriam Kelly, and Kara Tussey and Jesslyn Oberholtzer. Junior Holstein Youth Recognized had to defeat a Washington County team which consisted of Jonathan McMurray, Jennifer Scott, Jeremy Ivcic, and Adam Murray. Payy McMurray was coach. In the senior division, the win ning team members were Marel Raub, Liza Haas, Colleen Kretz ing, and Jenny Hummel. Logan Bower was coach. The runner-up Franklin County team members were Donald Harwood, Beth Mey ers, Joel Mills and Christopher Reichard, with coach Donna Harwood. Both winning teams are to rep resent Pennsylvania during the national Holstein convention in June. Four Pennsylvania Junior Hols tein Achievement Scholarships of $5OO each were awarded to youth Nichol Bozlinski receives an award for having a bred and owned and Excellent registered Holstein cow. based on their woik with Hols teins, community involvement, school activities and leadership abilities. Receiving scholarships were Timothy Ludwick, son of Micky and Patty Ludwick, Sugar Grove, who is a student at Virginia Tech; Miriam Kelly, daughter of Tom and Peg Kelly, Tyrone, Virginia Tech; Belmer Hitchcock, son of Willard and Becky Hitchcock, Russell, a student at SUNY, in Morrissville, N.Y.; and Kara Tus sey, daughter of Raymond and Susan Tussey, Huntingdon, who is a Penn State student William Nichol, state Holstein Association executive director, presented the awards during the awards breakfast Each of the recipients has demonstrated outstanding accom plishments in their fields of work and study. The scholarships come from monies donated to a fund set up through Pennsylvania Holstein Association. “The Pennsylvania Holstein Association is proud to recognize the achievements of our Junior members and hope for their con tinued success in the future,” said Kenneth Raney, state Holstein Association director of member services. Also presented during the con vention awards event were the 1992 Junior All-Pennsylvania show awards. There are fifteen classes recognized in the Junior contest, which is a picture and placing contest with three judges evaluating and placing each class. John Foster in, of Petersburg, received two awards and once reserve award. Justin Burdette, Mercersbuig, also had two All- Pennsylvania winners. Thirty seven other members received rec ognition in the contest. There were 68 entries. Recognition was also made of the 281 members who submitted entries into the annual production contest. The contest separately recognizes leading member-cow production in three areas; milk, fat and protein. Each area of produc tion recognizes four cow-age classed. In milk production, the top 2-year-old cow was Harwood Icy Kris, owned by Damon Harwood, with a record of 26,919 pounds milk, 1,037 pounds of fat and 808 pounds of protein. In the 3-year-old class Jeremy Braund’s Braund-Valley Pete Babs made 30,057 pounds of milk, 1,111 pounds of fat, and 963 pounds of protein. (Turn to Page A 36) These senior-age division winners of the Pennsylvania Jr. Holstein Association Dairy Bowl are from Perry County. From the left are coach Logan Bower, Colleen Kretzing, Jennifer Hummel, Liza Haas, Marie Raub. Also pictured is Daniel Hughes, with Pfizer Animal Health Division, the con test sponsor. From the left, intermediate-age Distiguished Junior Mem ber finalists are Dan Geissinger, Thomas Herr, winners Wade Sturgeon and Elizabeth Walton, and Angela Werley, and Dianne Clock. The winners of the Junior-age division of the Distin guished Junior Member contest, David Day and Daphne Doll, close their eyes in reaction to the camera flash, while other finalists stand with them. The other finalists are, from the left, Christopher Vanco, Lynnette Heffner, Denise Bol linger, and Adam Dean. From the left, Paula Wack, who is Junior advisor, stands with Jeremy Braund, David Kocher, Jill elites, Brad Walker and Greg Davis, all of whom own Junior All-Pennsylvania 2-year-old Hoisteins.
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