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Scholarship winners at the Somerset County 4-H Recognition Dinner are, front,
from left Marilee Appel, Kevin Landis, Jill elites, Heather Welch, and Charlie Randall
for daughter Jennifer. Middle, Jason Baughman, Bobbi Darr, Betty Anderson for son
Travis, Jacglen Rhoads, Marcia Wysocki for daughter Christy. Last, Valerie Castro,
Nicole McElligott, and Tim Vought for daughter Melissa.
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Outstanding 4-H’ers
GAY BROWNLEE
BERLIN (Somerset Co.)
Jill elites of Berlin, and Brian
Shaffer, also of Berlin, were
named the Penn West Farm Credit
Outstanding 4-H Girl and Boy at
the annual Somerset County 4-H
Recognition Dinner, attended by
some 325 persons.
Clites, a freshman at Mount
Aloysius College, belongs to the
Valley 4-H and also the Milk
squirts. She’s a former Keystone
winner in Fashion Revue and
Home Management, and a dele
gate on the Utah Exchange trip.
Tim and Sue Clites of Berlin
are the 19-year-old’s parents.
Shaffer, 18, the son of Lee and
Jean Shaffer, Berlin, attends the
Shanksville-Stoneycreek High
School and belongs to the Broth
erton Belles and Beaus and Milk
drops 4-H clubs.
He, in December, will repre
sent Somerset County at the
National 4-H Congress, held this
year in Orlando, Florida.
Dairy, engineering and health
are Shaffer’s main 4-H areas and
he’s attended various ag-engineer
ing events held in Richmond, Vir
ginia. He was also a delegate on
the Utah Exchange trip.
Above $5,000 in scholarships
and awards were presented to
winners Travis Anderson, Marilee
Appel, Jason Baughman, Valerie
Castro, Bobbi Darr, Kevin Landis,
Nicole McElligott, Jennifer Ran
dall, Jacglen Rhoads, Melissa
Vought, Heather Welch, Christy
Wysocki, and Jill Clites.
Anderson, the son of Tom and
Betty Anderson received a schol
arship from First Philson Bank.
He attends Slippery Rock Univer
sity.
Appel, the daughter of Roy and
Mary Jane Appel, attends the Gar
rett Community College. Her
scholarships were from the 4-H
Development Fund and Bob
Antram Retirement Fund.
Somerset Selects
Baughman, who attends Penn
State, Altoona campus, is the son
of Melvin and Bonnie Baughman.
His scholarships were from Hem
minger Homes and Highland
Tank and Mfg. Company.
Castro, the daughter of Donald
and Vernice Castro, also attends
Penn State, Altoona. Her scholar
ships were from BJ. Mauer and
the Marteenys.
Clites received scholarships
from the Somerset County Lady
Shepherds and Penn West Farm
Credit.
Darr attends Penn State and is
the daughter of Barry and Lynn
Darr. She received scholarships
from the 4-H Development Fund
and Bob Antram Retirement
Fund.
Kevin Landis, son of Don and
Polly Landis, attends the Alle
gany Community College. He
received the Leroy Glessner
Memorial Fund Scholarship.
McElligott, daughter of Carol
Brown and William McElligott
attends Penn State, Altoona. Her
scholarships were from Black’s
Specialty Service, 4-H Develop
ment Fund and Bob Antram
Retirement Fund.
Randall, daughter of Charles
and Kathryn Randall attends
Millersville University. Scholar
ships were from the Keystone
Lime Co., Inc. and the Somerset
County Home Builders and Sup
pliers Association.
Rhoads, daughter of Dennis
and Yvonne Rhoads, attends the
Indiana University of Pennsylva
nia. Her scholarship was from the
Pittsburgh National Bank.
Vought, the daughter of Tim
and Shirley Fought, received a
scholarship from the Somerset
County Beef Producers. She
attends Penn State.
Welch, daughter Dr. David
and Connie Welch, attends the
University of Pittsburgh at John
stown. Her scholarship was the
Betsy Will Custer 4-H Outstand
ing Dairy Member Award.
Wysocki, daughter of Jim and
Marcia Wysocki attends Penn
State. Her scholarships were from
the Brotherton Belles and Beaus
4-H club and “Somerset Trust
Company.
Award of the Clover recogni
tion was made by the Cooperative
Extension staff.
Sapphire Clover, for 35 years
of leadership went to Lowell
Friedline, Jenner Twp.
Ruby Clover, for 30 years of
leadership, went to Richard Ely,
also Jenner Twp.
Emerald Clover, for 25 years,
went to William Blough, Jenner
Twp.
Diamond Clover, 20 years,
went to Lois Duppstadt and
Cindy Walker, both, Brotherton
Belles and Beaus.
Gold Clover for 10 years went
to Peggy Black, Karen Kretch
man, Marie Waltermire, Linnie
Will, and David Wise.
Silver Clover, for five years,
went to Gary Barton, Doug
Black, Vernice Castro, Susie
Clites, Jayne Deal, John Ferko,
Cheryl Hay, Debra Hay, Connie
Hillegas, Annette Knotts, Teresa
Landis, Agnes Lee, Andrew
Meier, Susan Meier, Edward
Phillipp, Richard Sines and Mar
cia Wysocki.
Natalie Welch, president of
the County 4-H Council, with
Peggy Black, president of the
Somerset County 4-H Develop
ment Fund, lead the evening’s
ceremonies.
Entertainment was by the
Largent Brothers, Ken and Keith,
local performers who have
recorded a country music album
and are rising to professional
notoriety.
The dinner was jointly spon
sored by the Somerset County 4-
H Council and 4-H Development
Fund.
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