BrothersvaUey FFA Holds Banquet
GAY N. BROWNLEE
BERLIN (Somerset Co.)
The S4th annual Bcrlin-Brothers
vallcy FFA Member-Parent Ban
quet hosted some 180 persons,
despite competition from a resche
duled girls’ championship basket
ball game that was underway
nearby, and severe winter condi
tions that were canceling many
meetings.
The FFA banquet is always
held in conjunction with National
FFA week, -according to chapter
adviser Doyle Paul.
Guest speaker was state Chap
lain Steve Landis, member of the
local FFA chapter whose address
concerned achieving goals.
“No matter what your goal,”
said Landis, “work hard and never
give up.” Landis said, “If you
don’t care where you are going,
any road will get you there.”
Landis told his audience. “The
true of life is the ' ” and.
State record book award medal winners from the Brothersvalley FFA are, from the
left, BlUHersch, Jason Baughman, James Burkholder, Steve Landis and Eric Landis.
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Keeping the spectators in rapt
attention was the cider pressing
demonstration, by the state
demonstration team of Eric Land
is, Bryan Sarver and Jonathan
Smiley.
It was learned through the
demonstration commentary that
combining a variety of apples
makes a better cider product. One
should select apples that will give
a good combination of “sweet
ness, tartness, and tanginess.”
The fellows blended Cortland,
Winesap and Red Delicious
apples for the demonstration.
Tliey explained that proper prepa
ration and cleanliness are neces
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tainers. Clear glass is preferable,
they said. The keeping quality of
cider is related to how it is stored.
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“Squeezing For Profit,” was the
demonstration title which earned
state gold medals for the trio.
Winners of the state agricultural
record book contest and recipients
of gold medals were Eric Landis
and Steve Landis. Winning
categories for both young men
were in on-farm work experience
(400 hours and under), home
garden, and swine finishing.
Following with state silver
medals woe Bill Hersch for on
farm work experience, 1,201
hours and over; James Burkhol
der, on-farm work experience 401
hours to 800 hours.
State bronze medals went to
Eric Landis for off-farm work
experience 400 hours and under
and to Jason Baughman for field
com.
For high achievements last
summer at Penn State Activities
Week gold medals went to Matt
Welch, state FFA daf cattle
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judging; Jason Baughman, state
FFA extemporaneous public
speaking: Allen Durst, stale FFA
chorus participant; and Jonathan
Smiley, state FFA chapter
delegate.
Eric Landis won a silver medal,
taking eighth place in the state
FFA interview contest Michael
Griffith won a bronze medal, tak
ing 13th place in the stale FFA
agricultural salesmanship contest.
Keystone Farmer Degree reci
pients were Michael Cooney,
Matthew Poor and Jeremy Hay.
It was noted by Adviser Paul
that Cooney was the first
Brothersvalley FFA member to
have studied abroad, spending 10
months in Germany and, later,
time in Japan.
Michael Cotter, Berlin, who
achieved the highest honor of
American Farmer, was unable to
attend the ceremony because, it
was announced, his wife was
about to deliver their child at a
nearby hospital.
Chapter Fanner Degree reci
pients were Matthew Coleman,
Shawn Fochtman, Daryl Gindles
perger, Jason Ickes, Darren Little
and Steven Platt.
Chapter scholarship pins and
certificates went to WJ. Cober,
Greg Cornell, Allen Durst, Brian
Gary, Spencer Glessner, Eric
Landis and Harry Ritchey.
County agricultural record
book contest winners were: Jason
Baughman, first place in dairy
calf, dairy cow, dairy heifer and
field com; Eric Landis, first place
in home-garden, swine finishing,
both off-farm and on-farm work
experience 400 hours and under;
James Burkholder, first place in
on-farm work experience 401 to
800 hours; Bill Hersch, first place
in on-farm work experience 1,201
hours and oven Jonathan Smiley,
second in field com; Steve Landis,
second place, home and garden
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and swine finishing, and on-farm
work experience 400 hours and
under, Aden Durst, second place,
off-farm work experience 400
hours and under. Brian Sarver,
second place, on-farm work
experience 401 to 800 hours;
Allen Durst, third place, on-farm
work experience 400 hours and
under; Kenneth Benning, sixth
place in swine finishing.
The one-acre com growing con
test trophies were presented by
WJ. (Dub) Brant from the Pioneer
Seed Co. to Danny Delaney and
Chad Webreck for above 146
bushels: and to Jason Baughman,
Bill Hersch and Jonathan Smiley
for 125-145 bushels.
Basketball pins were given to
Jason Becker, Travis Booth,
Matthew Coleman, Lonnie
Coughenour, Allen Durst, Matt
Poor, Mike Griffith, Jeremy Hay,
Travis Ingrodi, Mike Platt, and
Chad Webreck.
Volleyball pins were given to
Doug Bell, Travis Booth. Greg
Cornell, Lonnie Coughenour,
Allen Durst, Matt Poor, Jeff Gary,
Elisha Ogbum and Bryan Sarver.
FFA sports coaches were
Robert Czekaj and Mike Walker.
Eric Landis sold 200 boxes of
citrus fruit for the local FFA chap
ter and received a gift from Diver
sified Marketing Association.
Leon Paul, of Garrett, was
named the 38th Honorary Member
of the Brothersvalley FFA
chapter.
A past president of the local
FFA chapter and state officer,
Paul and his wife, Dorothy Jane,
operate Clover Hill Farms near
Berlin. He is a member of the
Berlin-Brothersvalley Young Far
mers, the Grange, Berlin-
Brothersvalley Community Fair
Association, and several agricul
tural boards. He has supported the
local FFA chapter continuously.
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