Shorthorn Auxiliary Announces Leadership Team OMAHA, Neb. The Nation al Shorthorn Lassies, auxiliary of the American Shorthorn Associa tion, conducted their annual meet ing during the Southwestern Exposition and Stock Show in Fort Worth, Texas. Following the board of direc tors elections during the group’s business session, Wilma Richard son, Marlow, Okla., was elected national president of the organiza tion. The new president has been involved with Shorthorns since her marriage to Sam Richardson nearly 40 years ago. She served) 18 years as the Oklahoma state secretary for 18 years, state vice president, queen chairperson, and is serving as president of that group. On the national level, she has been mem bership chairperson and national queen chairperson. A 4-H leader for 25 years, Richardson has been named Out standing Leader of the Year, Out standing Young Woman of America, and served five years on the school board. In addition to Shorthorn and community activi ties, she also works as a rural mail carrier. She and her husband have four children, Samuel Ray, Sher rie Smith, Sarah, and Shelly. In Lassie award presentations at Forth Worth, Richardson was named one of the national Lassie Dairylea Legislator Breakfast SYRACUSE, N.Y. —An in- a.m. at the Slate Capitol Building formational breakfast for Dairylea in Harrisburg, Pa. members and Pennsylvania state The informal gathering pro legislators is being sponsored by vides a forum for Dairylea mem- Dairylea Cooperative Inc. on bers and state legislators to dis- Tuesday, March 8. The event will cuss current dairy and agricultural take place from 7:30 a.m. to 10 issues. !g CLASSIFIED $ P. L. ROHRER & BRO., INC. Smoketown, PA PH. 717-299-2571 I AgrlPro l« * teglatarad trademark of and HybrlMatch™ la a trademark of AHIPROBIOSCIENCES INC I of the Year recipients. Richardson succeeds Colleen Cline, Rushville, 111., who had served on the national board since 1990 in the positions of publicity, membership, and as national president. Elected as national vice presi dent was Kay Good of Good Fam ily Shorthorns, Barnard, Kan. Long active in local, state, and national Shorthorn positions, she is an instrumental part of the fami ly operated purebred operation that was successful in exhibiting three divisional champions, including the grand champion female at the National Shorthorn Show held in Fort Worth. Elected to other leadership pos itions were Kathleen Kosman, Vichwood, Ohio, as secretary; Norma Bolton, Oakland, lowa, as treasurer; Patricia Williams, Bin- ger, Okla., membership; Becky Lee, Madisonville, Tenn., publici ty; Janice Steck, Knoxville, 111., queen chairman; and Mary Jane Rush, Shreveport, La., ways and means. In addition to Richardson, Car olyn Evans of Union City, Ind., was also honored as a Lassie of the Year recipient She has served as a director, vice president and president of die Indiana Shorthorn Lassies. She served six years on the National Shorthorn Lassies Sponsors board of directors as ways and means chairperson and consistent ly assisted in maintenance .of the national Shorthorn promotional booth at the North American show in Louisville, Ky. She is a member of the County Ag Day Committee, a 4-H Inc. board member, and a supervisor for the Soil and Water Conserva tion District. She and her husband, Richard, have been exhibiting Shorthorns on the local, state, and national level for 20 years. Their partnership. Willow Ridge Shor thorns, have shown many champ ions and have emphasized youth work and have given encourage ment to many 4-H members. The Fort Worth Show was also the site of competition for the title of National Shorthorn Lassie Queen and entrants from 10 states participated. The crown went to Anne Jordan, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Barry Jordan, Rensse- ♦'Pf f T laer, Ind. Anne is a senior at Rensselaer Central High School and plans a college major in agri cultural marketing at Purdue Uni versity or Oklahoma State Univer sity. She has been editor-in-chief for the school yearbook for two years, a delegate to the National Journalism Youth Conference, first runner-up in the Rotary Speech Contest, and selected as a Legislative Page. She has won various showmanship contests, is an FFA member, and been on livestock judging teams. She is a member of Sigma Di Gamma, the Senior Hall of Fame and is a math, Spanish and English honor stu dent. Anne also plans a trip to Argentina to study agriculture and perfect her Spanish. Holly Hinderliter, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hinderli ter of Albion, 111., was named the National Alternate Shorthorn Las sie Queen. She is a senior at Edwards County High School, where she maintains a 4.0 GPA. She is a recipient of the Who’s Who Among American High School Student recognition, a National Honor Society member, FBLA member, band secretary, and an active 4-H member, win ning showmanship contests and serving on livestock judging teams. Her own herd of IS Shor thorns are enrolled in the Shor thorn Performance Records (SPR) program with the American Shor thorn Association. Named as Miss Congeniality by her fellow contestants was Gwen Crawford of Hickman, Neb. Other participants and the states they represented were Raeanne Lawson, Texas; Teresa Cox, Mis souri; Nicole Kaehler, Minnesota; Wendy Ann Stevenson, Michigan; Tiffany Loving, Kansas; Holly Cole, Oregon; and Melisa Jones from Oklahoma.
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