Chester GUTHRIESVILLE, (Chester Co.) The Chester County 4-H Dairy & Dairy Goat Awards Ban quet was held on Thursday, Nov. 3, at the East Brandywine Fire Hall. A fine ham dinner was served to 100 4-H’ers and their families and friends. The Tri-Community Dairy Club were in charge of the affair and various 4-H members of the clubs conducted the meeting with Julie Sollenberger, Spring City, serving as the emcee. Karen Inhoff, Chester County dairy maid, talked to the group about milk promotion. Russ Albright, Keystone Farm Credit, gave the group an update on the Chester Coullty 4-H Cen ter. All the approvals for develop ment of the site have been cleared and the construction of a pole- Production winners at the banquet were, from left, Kevin Noian, Ayrshire; Julie Sollenberger, Guernsey; Tarik Gaffney, Jersey; and Jody Hewitt, Jersey. • Agricultural • Commercial • Residential Partial In-Ground Tank Featuring Commercial Chain Link Fence (5’ High - SCS approved) • Retaining Walls • Bunker Silos • Manure Storage, Etc. County Holds 4-H Da barn for animal housing and showing plus access lanes will begin soon. So far, $325,000 have been pledged or donated toward the total goal of $750,000 and he thanked the dairy community for the fine job they did in raising $29,000 at their cattle sale in April. He urged all 4- H members and their families to continue to seek sources of funds. The Chester County Kids Dairy Goat Club and the Tri-Communi ty 4-H Dairy Club presented an outstanding music program at the end of the meeting, including 4-H alumnus Tiffany Yeager’s singing and dancing and musical instru ment numbers by several of the club members. The program con cluded with a six-piece band fea turing Amy Hewitt on drums. The awards section of the pro- gram began with the 4-H Dai Goat awards. Trophies were pi sented to the high individual pi ject book scores in each cl based on the quality and coi pleteness of their book and thi performance at the county rout ups in July. Melissa Wen Phoenixville, captured the hi achievement award for i Chester County Kids Club. In t New London Club, Laura Andi son, Landenberg, had the top pi ject award with Jessica Bohmi New London, receiving the Fi Year Club award. Awards ,vt also presented to the fitting ai showing champions and the bn champions from the Chesi County 4-H Dairy Goat Roum this past summer. The top achievement award dairy based on the total proj score was won by Tarik Gaffney, Downingtown, with his Jersey cow project on Top-O-Hill Juno Taco. Other achievement award winners were Melissa Wertz of the Tri-Community Dairy Club with Christy Guest taking the first year trophy. In the Manor Dairy Club, Rebecca Nolan, Cochranville, was the winner. Tarik Gaffney, Downingtown, captured the award in the Chester Valley Club while Allison Krain, Unionville, was the first year winner. Production awards, based on M.E., 305 day records, 2X were given to the top entries in four breeds. The Ayrshire winner for milk and fat was Dreamnol John ny’s Snow with 27,171 pounds of milk and 1,040 pounds of fat entered by Kevin A. Nolan, Cochranville. Michael Beaston had the high Holstein for milk and fat, Highs Kaz-A-Lean Basic, -ity -Jry . oanq „., „ jry ql winners, from left, Christine Anderson, Jessica Bohmier, Melissa Wertz. with 23,038 pounds of milk and 728 pounds of fat. Hewitts Brigadier Rosetta, owned by Jody Hewitt, Spring City, was the high Jersey cow for fat with 983 pounds Tarik Gaffney, Downing town, was tops in the Jersey breed for milk with Top-O-Hill Juno Tootsie Roll who had 18,903 pounds Julie Sollenberger, had the high Guernsey for milk Warwick Manor Fayette Audrey with 15,888 pounds and also had the top Guernsey for fat, French Creek Fayette Daisy at 692 pounds. Farm Credit Awards to Dairy members for excellence in a wide variety of 4-H activities went to Jody Hewitt, Spring City for the Senior Award, a $5O savings Achievement awards, from left, Melissa Wertz, Becky Nolan, Tarik Gaffney, Christy Guest, and Allison Krain. - jqt *. ipi». y, , y Brown, Julie Sollenberger, Betsy Young, Tarik Gaffney, Meredith Bally, Kate Young, Allison Krain, and Erica Lloyd. ADSI $ PAY OFF! I bond, and a $25 cash award went to Julie Sollenberger, Spring City as the junior winner. In the 4-H Dairy Goat division, Melissa Wertz received the $5O savings bond. They were presented by Russ Albright from Keystone Farm Credit, Avondale. Trophies were given out to the 4-H Dairy Round-Up Show win ners and fitting and showmanship champions. Also at the banquet, plaques for champions at the Unionville Fair were presented by Charles Wollaston. The James Wertz family gave rope halters to six new 4-H dairy members for 1994 Angela Barlow, Meredith Baily, Jen Hess, Christy Guest, AllisOn Krain, and Becky Nolan.
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