A22-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 19, 1994
Lancaster 4-H Dairy Club Holds
VERNON ACHENBACH, JR.
Lancaster Fanning Staff
LANCASTER (Lancaster
Co.) The Lancaster County
4-H Dairy Club helds its annual
awards program Monday at the
county Farm and Home Center in
Lancaster.
About 50 awards were pre
sented to members in recognition
From the left, Brian Mull, Gerald Boyd, Joshua Akers, and Natalie Osborne receive
awards for their dairy record books. Not shown are recipients Janine Leaman, and
Sarah Kennel.
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of achievements during the past
year, with many of the honors
being previously awarded.
Member Elizabeth Smith, of
Denver, welcomed the group and
lead in the reading of the 4-H
pledge and the pledge of alle
giance. She also did introductions.
Her father Tom Smith, a 28-year
leader for the Cows R Us 4-H
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Club, and member Zachary Meek
presented awards to the county
judging team, those who showed
breed champions, those whose
owner-breeder entries in the five
breed competitions were winners,
and showmanship champions.
Dale Hershey, of Ronks, a lead
er with the Pequea Valley 4-H
Dairy Club for 12 years, and mem-
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Recognition Program
' ber Laura Blank, presented awards
to the winners of the club’s picture
contest, its 4-H story contest and
its dairy record book contest
Entertainment was provided by
member Eric Wenger; of Quany
ville, who presented a talk and
slide show of a 4-H exchange
program with Poland.
Glenn Shirk, county extension
dairy agent recognized the various
club leaders and gave comments
about the extension program.
In the dairy judging awards,
Jason Henisee, of Columbia, Jason
Snavely, of Manheim, Jason
Wivell, of Elizabethtown, and
Jesslyn Oberholtzer, of Elizabeth
town were presented with awards
for being members of the senior
division team.
In the dairy show awards, which
goes to the junior and senior breed
champions, Elizabeth Spickler, of
Mount Joy, was honored for show
ing a senior champion Ayrshire;
Elizabeth Smith for showing a
junior champion Brown Swiss; her
brother Brian Smith for showing a
senior champion Guernsey; and
Marsha Balmer, of Manheim, who
showed a junior champion
Holstein.
Also recognized were the show
ers of breed champions at the
county 4-H dairy show. Recog
nized were Elizabeth Spickler,
Ayrshire; Elizabeth Smith, Brown
Swiss; Jason Henisee, Guernsey;
Joe Best, of Holtwood, Holstein;
and Kandis Mullen, of Quarryvil
le, Jersey.
Spickler also was recognized for
showing the best bred-and-onwed
Ayrshire, Elizabeth Smith for her
Brown Swiss, Brian Smith for his
Guernsey, and Marsha Balmer, for
her Holstein.
Champion showman awards
were presented according to age
class. The champion in the 8- to
10- division was Kristo
pher Martin, of Manheim; the
reserve champion was Crystal
Brubaker, of Manheim.
Denise Bollinger, of Manheim,
was the champion showman in the
11- to 13-year-old division, while
Zachary Meek was the reserve
champion.
Sheri Bollinger, of Quarryville,
was champion showman among
the 14- to 18-year-olds, while
Marsha Balmer was reserve
champion.
In the 4-H picture contest, two
categories are recognized
human interest photographs
showing interesting moments of
members with their animals; and
working photos depicting mem
bers working with their animals.
Beth Spickler, of Mount Joy,
won for her human interest photo
graphs involving her Ayrshires.
Elizabeth Smith won for working
photos of Brown Swiss. Janine
Leaman, of Lancaster, was for
human interest photos with Brown
Swiss.
Brain Smith won with his work
ing photos of Guernseys and also
for his human interest photos.
Brian Mull, of Quarryville. won
for his working photos of Hols
teins, while Denise Bollinger won
for her human interest photos of
her Holsteins.
Honorable mention winners
included Jill Hamish, of Christia
na, Delmar Oberholtzer, of Eli
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