Farmlnfl, Saturday, Dwwnber 17,1994
Benedict Crowned
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Nicole
Benedict, Mason City, 111., was
crowned the National Polled Here
ford Queen during the American
Polled Hereford Association’s
(APHA) 72nd National Conven
tion, Show and Sale on Nov. 4 in
Kansas City, Mo. Jennifer North,
Sperry, Okla„ was the contest’s
first runner-up and second run
ner-up was Shannon Boozman,
Rogers, Ark. Beth Oilman, Mt.
Horeb, Wis., and Julie Kiko, Mag
nolia, Ohio, shared the Miss Con
geniality award.
National Polled Hereford
Queen Nicole Benedict
On the same cold February
night that 19-year-old Nicole
Benedict was born, one of her
family’s Polled Hereford cows
gave birth to twins. That omen
proved to be true, and the breed
has been a part of Benedict’s life
ever since. A fourth-generation
Polled Hereford breeder, Benedict
helps operate Benedict Herefords
with her family, mom and dad,
Larry and Judie; brother, Chad;
and sister, Kimberly. She has
served as an officer and director in
the Illinois Junior Polled Hereford
Association (PHA), as well as
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state Polled Hereford queen and
princess. She participated in the
20th Junior National and was a
member of the 22nd Junior
National’s winning senior team
marketing team. Now a sopho
more at Monmouth College,
Benedict is studying communica
tions with a minor in Spanish with
the goal of promoting the beef
industry as a public relations pro
fessional. She belongs to the
Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and
the women’s track and field team,
and registers on the Dean’s list.
First Runner-Up
Jennifer North
“Mom, Dad, I want a calf.”
With those words, Jennifer North
began in the Polled Hereford busi
ness six years ago. Since then,
North’s herd has grown to 10 cow
calf pairs and her enthusiasm for
the breed and beef cattle industry
has infused her goals. A junior at
Oklahoma State University, North
is pursuing degrees in both animal
science and agricultural education
and plans to teach high school
agricultural education after gradu
ation. An enthusiastic Oklahoma
Junior PHA member. North has
served as the state’s Polled Here-
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National Polled Hereford Queen
ford queen. She competed in the
19th Junior National’s National
Illustrated Speech Contest and
was a member of the champion
senior beef bowl team at the 21st
Junior National. North is the 20-
year-old daughter of Henry and
Pat North and has one sister,
Jolene.
Second Runner-Up
Shannon Boozman
Shannon Boozman says she has
come a long way from being a city
kid offended by the cattle bam
perfume. From her list of accom
plishments, she’s right. Educating
the public about Polled Herefords
and the beef industry is her focus;
to do that she has become involved
in the Arkansas Junior PHA,
served as an officer, competed at
the past five Junior Nationals and
represented breeders as the state’s
Polled Hereford queen. Compet
ing in speech contests, helping
organize state-wide Polled Here
ford events and exhibiting her cat
tle have also helped her educate
herself about the breed. Boozman,
17, is a senior at Rogers High
School. She is the daughter of
John and Cathy Boozman and has
two sisters.
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. Miss Congeniality Beth Oilman
Beth Oilman was bora into the
cattle business, and that lifelong
involvement has not only helped
pay for her college education, but
fueled her desire to continue
involvement with Polled Here
fords. Oilman has served as a
director and officer of the organi
zation, participated in the 1993
PRIDE Congress and represented
Wisconsin breeders as their state
Polled Hereford queen and
princess. She competed in her first
Junior National in 1988 and her
involvement on winning team
marketing, judging, state exhibit,
scrapbook and sweepstakes teams
have highlighted the seven attend
ed by Oltman since then. A fresh
man in architecture at the Univer
sity of Wisconsin Madison, Olt
man is the 18-year-old daughter of
John and Chris Oltman.
Hershey Invites Quilt
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HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.)
On the fourth dayof Christmas, take
your true love to the Hershey Muse
um for Chocolate Challenge. This
event is part of the Museum’s post
Christmas week activities, Decem
ber 26 through December 30.
On Tuesday and Thursday horn
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., continuous
ly, chocolate lovers can participate
in the Museum’s Chocolate Chal
lenge. Activities include a taste test.
a model production line, and a Her
shey exhibit scavenger hunt. There
will also be an opportunity to make
a take-home rubbing of chocolate
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LANCASTER FARMING
Lancaster Farming
Miss Congeniality Julie Kiko
From the time she could walk,
Julie Kiko has been in the barn
helping with her family* s Polled
Hereford herd. Her lifelong com
mitment to the breed is evident by
her enthusiastic involvement in
the Buckeye Junior PHA, tenure
as the state’s princess and queen,
participation in the 22nd Junior
National and 4-H achievements.
Kiko’s goals include working on a
Polled Hereford operation and one
day developing her own herd. The ■
18-year-old daughter of Eugene
and Louise Kiko, she has one
brother and one sister. After grad
uating from Sandy Valley High
School this spring, Kiko plans to
attend the Agriculture Technical
Institute in Wooster, Ohio, to fur
ther her education in beef breed
ing.
molds and advertisements.
Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.,
continuously, there will be quilt
themed gallery activities. Partici
pants will be able to experiment
with designing their own quilt pat
terns using a variety of moveable
brightly-colored wooden shapes.
Part of the activities session will
include an opportunity to create a
take-home quilt square.
All events are free with museum
admission: adults $4, youth (ages
3-15) $1.75. For information call
(717)534-3432.
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