FFA HAPPENINGS
Maryland FFA Dairy
Foods Contest
The Frederick High School
FFA Chapter won the first-place
banner in the dairy foods contest
held April 28 during the Annual
Maryland FFA Spring Judging
Contests hosted by the University
of Maryland’s College of Agricul
ture on the College Park campus.
The contest is sponsored by the
Agway Foundation, Inc. as a spe
cial project of the Maryland FFA
Foundation.
The high scoring individual for
the dairy foods contest was Jody
Bell, FFA member of the Walk
ersville High Chapter. The Walk
ersville FFA Chapter took the sec
ond place banner in the contest
According to Contest Superin
tendent Dr. Robert Peters of the
Animal Science Department at the
University of Maryland at College
Park, there were seven teams
registered with 30 members
participating.
The contest consisted of five
practical parts including the scor
ing of 10 milk samples on flavor,
scoring of three sediment pads on
degree of sediment, evaluation of
five milk samples using the Cali
fornia Mastitis Test method, scor
ing of five milker unit parts on
defects, and the identification of
10 cheese samples.
A two-part written test with
questions on milk production and
on milk marketing and a two-part
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problem solving component com
prised the remainder of the
contest.
Ed Mayne of the Frederick
High School FFA Chapter was the
teacher chairperson and super
vised the contest scoring.
The winning teams in the dairy
foods contest were: Frederick
FFA, first; Walkersville FFA, sec
ond; and Oakland FFA, third.
The top scoring individuals
receiving gold medals were Jody
Bell, first Walkersville FFA;
Hope Burner, second, Frederick
FFA; and Jennifer Toombs, third,
Frederick FFA.
Participants receiving silver
medals were Brian Schnebley,
Clear Spring FFA; Melissa Ste
ward, Frederick FFA; Wayne
Mayfield. Oakland FFA; Jeremy
McCuster, Flintstone FFA; and
Leah Broadwater, Oakland FFA.
Participants receiving bronze
medals were Kelly Fitz, Clear
Spring FFA; Angela German, Fre
derick FFA; Stacey Cullen, Fre
derick FFA; Mary Ellen Seray
dian, Francis Scott Key; Jeff Fitz,
Clear Spring FFA; Michelle
Riggs, Frederick FFA; Wendy
Murphy, Walkersville FFA; Den
nis Pittinger, Walkersville FFA;
Jonathan Fanner, Oakland FFA;
and Ira Shipley, Flintstone FFA.
For information, contact James
Ferrant, state executive secretary,
at (410) 333-2568.
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Pageant
The Lycoming County Dairy
Princess Pageant will be held June
4, at 7:30 p.m. at the Faith United
Methodist Church, Montoursviile.
An ice cream social will follow
the pageant.
This year’s contestants are Ma
cenna Snyder, the 17-year-old
daughter of Richard and Susan
Snyder of Muncy; Yvonne Peter
man, the 17-year-old daughter of
Kendall and Cheryl Peterman of
Muncy: Kathryn Jarrett, the
16-ycar-old daughter of Michael
and Nancy Jarrett of Montgomery;
Danielle Swisher, the 16-year-old
daughter of Scott and Sue Swisher
of Unityville; and Tracy Schriner,
the 16-year-old daughter of Steve
and Terry Schriner of Williams
port.
Also during the pageant, the
1994-199 S Dairy Maids will be
introduced. They are Julia Groff,
the 13-ycar-old daughter of Susan
Groff of Williamsport; Stephanie
Ulmer, the 13-year-old daughter
of Seth and Arlene Ulmer of Lind
en; Melissa Daly, the 14-year-old
daughter of Richard and Wenda
Daly of Muncy; Melanie Jarrett,
the 14-year-old daughter of Mi
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LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
On Saturday, June 4, members
of the Susquehanna Unit of The
Herb Society of America will
open their gardens to the public
from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Each
garden is unique, but all incorpo
rate herbs in the landscape and
offer a wealth of ideas and inspira
tion for the novice as well as the
experienced gardener.
The garden of Herb and Joanne
Poole, 1451 Hunsecker Road, is a
walled English style herb and
perennial garden located along the
Conestoga River.
At Bonnie and Dave Miller’s,
2140 Landis Valley Road, visitors
will see a small, informal walled
herb garden, potting shed, and
rose garden.
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EAST SMITHFIELD (Brad
ford Co.) Dairy promotional
festivities will be held at East
Smithfield on June 3 and 4. On Fri
day, June 3. a “Meet the Candi
dates” dinner will be held at the
fire hall. Milk social hour is 7:00
p.m. followed by dinner at 7:45
p.m. Cost of the meal is S 7 per per
son. Send reservations to Steward
Rosengrant, Box 146, Wysox, Pa.
18854.
On Saturday, June 4, a parade
starts at 11:00 a.m. If you are inter-
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June Louise and Warren Evans
intimate garden is just beyond the
city limits at IS 18 Esbenshade
Road, and contains perennials and
annuals as well as herbs.
“Patience Hill”, home of Dawn
and Bob Derek, is located at 1826
New Holland Pike. Here visitors
will see an herb garden, rose gar
den, perennial gardens and a
woods walk.
Tickets are $S per person. For
reservations, please send a
stamped self-addressed envelope
to Michelle Miller, 1419 Valley
Road, Lancaster. PA 17603. Tick
ets will also be available at each
home on the day of the sale. For
additional information, please call
(717) 399-0228.
The Crop’
esied in entering a float, contact
Ken Tomb at (717) 596-3463. Fol
lowing the parades the following
events will be held: cow calling
contest, bale rolling contest, pet
ting zoo, kite fly, food booths, and
much more. Any non-profit group
interested in a food or craft booth,
contact Elain Tomb at (717)
596-3463.
The crowning of the dairy prin
cess will be held at the SRU School
at 8:15 p.m. on June 4.