Mfrlcwwami ftwilni, Satntda?, MovwrtfqfcqHiiO PSU Dairymen’s Club Holds Banquet, Lion Classic JUDY PATTON Union Co. Correspondent STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) A reunion of Penn State Dairy Judging Team members was the focus of this year’s Dairy men’s Club banquet held October 29 at the Penn State Ag Arena. The'record-setting 106 people attending the banquet included 26 judging team members and four coaches from the 1948 team to the present The coaches were Dr. Howard Thoele and Warren Poage, both retired from Penn State, Larry Swartz, president of the Dairymen’s Club who is cur rently with Atlantic Breeders, and Dale Olvcr, wljp has been coach ing the Penn State team since 1989. Another highlight of the eve ning was the presentation of the fourth Dairymen’s Service Award, which goes to a person nominated by virtue of contribu tions made to the Pennsylvania Dairy industry. This year’s winner was Dean Amick, who is the director of field operations for Pennsylvania DHIA. Beginning as a milk tester in Lancaster County in 1954 with 11 herds and 400 cows, he now supervises 200 field personnel testing 4300 herds with 280,000 cows. Amick’s accomplishments in clude the development of a sample transport system with refrigerated trucks and system for recycling sample vials in addition to a one of-a-kind liquid preservative dis penser for vial preparation. He also helped organize the North American Lab Managers Associa tion of which he was president for three years. Other awards Amick has re ceived are: Outstanding DHIA Lab Manager in 1989, Outstand ing Supervisor Performance Award in 1966, and DHIA Award of Merit as a milk tester for 12 consecutive years. His activities include Dairy Shrine. Pennsylva nia All-American Show Commit tee, and the Pennsylvania Softball Association, of which he is cur rently a district commissioner. He and his wife Shirley live in Boals burg. To raise more money for the judging team endowment fund which supports trips and other ex penses, the Dairymen’s Club held Craig Williams, vice prasi dent, Parm Stata Dairyman's Club, laft, prasants tha 1993 servica award to Daan Amlck. mn State dairy Judging team members past and present at the Dairymen’s Club annual meeting last Friday. From left, Row 1, Coaches Larry Swartz, Warren Poage, Dale Olver, end Howard Thoele. Row 2, Dave Wasak, Jennie Brown, Melanie Bachman. Jane Pepple, Sheryl Vanco, Sally Bair, Whitey MeKowen, and Cindy Weimar. the second highest seller are from left, Dwight Stolt zfus, sale manager, Mike Wehner, auctioneer, Horace Back* us, pedigrees, Terri Packard, Tom McCauley, consigner and Dave Lentz. its second auction of Penn State and dairy memorabilia and crafts. The auction netted $1340 for the fund. The club also raised $505 for the fund from selling crafts at the All-American Dairy Show this year. The Poage Grant-In-Aid, which is administered by the Dairymen’s Club, went to Brenda Mihaliak for 1993. A sophomore in dairy and animal science from Willington, Connecticut, Brenda placed sec ond in the Connecticut 4-H Dairy Judging Contest and was high in dividual in Jerseys in the Eastern States 4-H competition. Chris Reaver Swartz, Dwayne Hay and Peter Winner were elect ed to the Dairymen’s Club Board of Directors for three-year terms. Dale Olver will take over as club secretary-treasurer from Dr. Mike O’Connor, who will be on sabbati cal next year. In connection witih the judging team reunion. Dale Olver inform ed banquet attendees that over the last 40 years, Penn State judging teams place fifth out of 70-80 teams in the country for overall winnings. This year’s team won two breeds and was second overall at Eastern States, seventh out of 16 at the All-American, and fifth out of 30 teams at the World Dairy Expo in Madison. Fall Classic Hie 10th annual Nittany Lion Fall Classic Sale, held October 30 at the Penn State Ag Arena, gross ed an average of $1963 for'its co managers, the Penn State Dairy Science Club and the Pennsylva nia Holstein Association. Joyce Ringler of Berlin in Somerset County bought the high est seller, first choice of a flush fiom a Leadman dam and sired by Benchmark, for $6300. Andrew Stoltzfus of Morgantown made the consignment The second highest seller at $6OOO was New Direction Star Birdy-ET, a’VG-87 Starbuck three-year-old consigned by Tom McCauley, Elizabethtown. The buyer was Steve Meyers of St Thomas. One of several buyers from Maryland, John and Vicki King of Manchester, bought a choice of a flush from a Bellman dam and sir ed by Duregal Astre Starbuck-ET for $4300. Dave Rama and Tim Barlow of Cochranville were the sellers. Dwight Stoltzfus was the over all sale chairman with Jen Trout as his assistant. Other sale committee members from the Dairy Science Club were: Andy Foster, cattle manager; Jennifer Hummel, ad vertising; Adam Tanis. Cathy Pa velski and Bryan Herring, selec tions; Kirk Sattazhen, marketing/ merchandising; Todd Rabenol, finance; Susan Cadwallader, arena preparation; Susan Bove, recep tion; and Kara Tusscy, publicity. Creedin Comman was the bam su perintendent Horace Backus read pedigrees, and Harry Bachman and Mike Weimer were the auctioneers. Ken Raney, William. Allen and Bill Nichol of the Pennsylvania Hol stein Association and Donald Wek rounded out die sale staff. Row 3, Matt Wanner, Bob Pappla, Dave Lentz, Bob Barley, Bill Curlay, William Lashar, and Pata Witmar. Row 4, Mark Bachman, Roger Parti, Kan Kahr, Dave Mor row, Alan Bair, and Bob Patton. Row 5, Boyd WoHf, Don Aca, Paul Andaraon, Charlie Bro siua, and Dave Trotter. mting the top of tho mIo aro from left. Bill Allen, Pennsylvania Holstein Association, Jen Trout, assistant sale chairperson, Joyce Ringler, buyer, and Dwight Stolt zfus, chairman. NDB Installs Giacomini BROOKFIELD, Wis. The Board since 1989, she currently 36 dairy fanners serving on the serves on the Finance and Admi- National Dairy Promotion and nistration, Advertising and Sales Research Board began their Sept. Promotion, and Export Enhance -22 business meeting with a unani- ment committees, mous vote to install Robert Giaco- with her family. Hemauer mini, California dairyman, as m ilks 80 cows in Plymouth, Wis. chair of the National Dairy Board. She is a membe r of the Wisconsin Further, if there should be need and American Holstein Associa for a successor, the board desig- tions> Sheboygan County Dairy nated Sylvia Hemauer, National promotion Committee, a county Dairy Board secretary and Wis- 4 . H leader and a founding mcm consm dairy farmer, to fill that of dairy industry’s Butter P 0^ 0 "- . . . Task Force. " Giacomini served as acting New Salem. N.D. dairy farmer chair after former National Dairy Robert Gaebe con tinues his first Board Chair James Loper, Jr. died term as treasurer of the National while serving his second term in Dai Board and c h a ir of the dial position. Loper died July 19 Board . s Financc and Administra from head injuries he sustained in ‘ don Committee. He is also a mem a mishap on his New Mexico dairy bcr 0 f the Market and Economic farm - Research Committee. Gaebe, who milks 100 cows, also serves on the Executive Com mittee of Land O’Lakes and the Export Committee of National Milk Producers Federation. The National Dairy Board, comprised of 36 dairy farmers from across the nation, develops and administers a coordinated program of promotion, research and communications to strengthen the dairy industry’s position in the marketplace. This effort is financed by America’s dairy farmers. In May, Giacomini started his fourth term as vice chair of the National Dairy Board. He has x been a member of the board since 1989 and has served on the Finance and Administration, Publ ic Relations and Export Enhance ment committees. He milks 4SO cows in Point Reyes Station, Calif., and he farms 900 acres for pasture and winter forage. Hemauer will continue her fourth term as secretary. Also a member of the National Dairy
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