A3O-L«ncaster Farming, Saturday, August 19, 1995
Brantner
BETH MILLER
Cumberland Co.
Correspondent
SHIPPENSBURG (Cumber
land Co.) Melissa Brantner was
one of the multiple winners during
the Southcentral District FFA
Dairy Show held at the Shippens
burg Fairgrounds.
Brantner, who is from Lurgan,
won the grand champion title for
Milking Shorthorns with her
senior 2-year-old, Twilite Big
Time Star. She also won the re
serve grand chhmpion Milking
Shorthorn award with another sen
ior 2-year-old, Walnut Hollows
Cathy.
Brantner swept the Guernsey
competition as well. She won the
grand champion spot with her
winter yearling, BrandyO Di Vic
tory Priscilla. Then, she captured
the reserve grand champion award
with her spring calf. BrandyO
Memly Hunter Joie.
In the contest for Jerseys, the
grand champion position was won
by Curtis Reichard of Chambers
burg with his junior 3-year-old,
Reich-Dale Brigadier Sandra Dee.
Brian Reichard, also of Cham
bersburg, had the reserve grand
champion for the Jerseys with his
5-year-old, Reich-Dale Sargent
Ann.
The junior champion for the
Jerseys was Stacy Goetz of Mer
cersburg with her fall calf. Red
Hills Linda Valiant Grace. Brian
Reichard then won the reserve
junior champion spot with his
summer yearling, Reich-Dale
Starbuck Angelique.
The Holstein competition saw
Brian Reichard again in the win
ner’s circle, this time taking the
grand champion title with his
senior 3-year-old, Reich-Dale
Beau Martha.
The reserve grand champion in
the Holsteins was Emme Mellott
of Mercersburg with her junior
3-year-old, Chris-C-_ Astro Jet
Cora-TW.
Bradley Reichard of Chambers
burg had the junior champion for
the Holsteins with his winter calf,
Oakleigh Encore Debra. The re
serve junior champion in the Hol
steins was Benjamin Mickey of
Waynesboro with his winter calf,
Chris-Gold Gusto Lorena.
In the Brown Swiss contest, La
rissa Mellott of St. Thomas had
the grand champion with her sen
ior 2-year-old, La-Mel-Lo Trad
Rad Emmy Lou.
The reserve grand champion
was Wind Mill Porphet Jamie, a
senior 3-year-old owned by Joy
Hess of Gettysburg.
Larissa Mellott won again in
the Brown Swiss when she took
the reserve junior champion spot
with her winter calf, La-Mel-Lo
Treki Hocuspocus.
The Brown Swiss junior cham
pion was Melissa Brantner with
her winter yearling, Willow Grove
Startrek Jill.
Curtis Reichard was tapped as
the grand champion fitter for the
show and as the grand champion
showman.
The Blue Ridge FFA chapter
won the Chapter Good House
keeping Award.
The County Good Housekeep
ing Award went to Franklin Coun
ty-
SOUTHCENTRAL
DISTRICT FFA
DAIRY SHOW RESULTS
JERSEYS
FALL CALF: 1. Stacy Goetz.
Summer Yearling; 1. Brian Reichard; 2.
Cory Mellon.
Winter Yearling; 1. Jack Rotz; 2. Cory
Mellon.
Junior 3-Vaar-Old: 1. Curtis Reichard.
Wins Big At Southcentral FFA Dairy Show
competition at the District FFA show. Standing with Reich
ard is the Judge Jed Beshore and Cumberland Co. Dairy
Princess Lori Brownawell.
The Grand and Res. Grand Milking Shorthorn awards
..jg ,ip».
Mellon (left) claiming the Grand Champion award and Joy
Hess winning the Res. Grand title.
Senior 2-Year-Old; 1. Curtis Reichard.
5-Ysar-Old: 1. Brian Reichard; 2. Cory
Mellon.
MILKING SHORTHORN
Senior 2>Year-Old: 1. Melissa Brantner;
2 Melissa Brantner.
HOLSTEINS
Spring Calf; 1. Barbara Reichard; 2.
Douglas Helman; 3. Matthew Guise.
Winter Calf: 1. Bradley Reichard; 2. Ben
jamin Mic Key; 3. Matthew Guise.
Fall Call; 1. Barbara Reichard, 2. Charles
Thiemann: 3. Jack Rotz.
Summer Yearling: 1. Charles Thiemann;
Trisha Haas.
Winter Yearling; 1. Julie Ann Oyarman.
Fall Yearling: 1. Charles Fawks IV.
Dry Senior 2 Years A Older: 1. Curtis
Knepp,
KUTZTOWN (Berks Co.)
Judge Paul Wissner of Sinking
Spring evaluated and ranked the
youth sheep fitting and showman
ship classes for the 124th Kutz
town Fair.
In the end, newly crowned
Berks County Lamb and Wool
Queen Nicole Knepp of Mohnton
and Richard Kerper of Fleetwood
split the top honors.
Richard Kerper won the grand
champion showman award, and
Reichard.
Junior 2-Yaar-Old: 1 Barbara Reichard.
Junior 3-Yoar-Old: 1. Emma Mellon; 2.
Joy Hess.
Senior 3-Ytar-Old; 1. Brian Reichard.
BROWN SWISS
Winter Call: 1. Lanssa Mellon.
Summer Yearling: 1. Larissa Mellon.
Winter Yearling: 1. Melissa Brantner.
Dry Cow 2 Years li Over: 1. Larissa Mel
lon; 2. Larissa Mellon.
Senior 2-Year-Old: 1. Larissa Mellon.
Senior 3-Year-Old: 1. Joy Hess.
GUERNSEY
Spring Call: 1. Melissa Brantner.
Spring Yearling: 1. Herbert Hofleditz.
Winter Yearling: 1. Melissa Brantner; 2.
Jennifer Garber.
Kerper Sweep Kutztown Sheep
Nicole Knepp won reserve cham
pion showman, and grand cham
pion fitter. Later on in the evening,
Nicole went on to win first place
in the sheep blocking and groom
ing contest in the senior age divi
sion.
Competition was fierce, and
there were more than young
sters competing in the fitting and
grooming contests. The top three
finalists in the fitting, showing,
and blocking contest are as fol
lows:
Winning the Grand Champion Jersey award at the FFA
show was (left) Curtis Relchard and the Res. Grand Cham
pion Jersey title went to Brian Reichard’s animal shown by
Cory Mellott:
Brian Reichard claimed the Grand Champion Holstein ti
tle at the FFA show and Emme Mellon won the Res. Grand
Holstein award.
Melissa Brantner claimed both the Grand and Res.
Grand awards In the FFA Guernsey competition. Melissa
Brantner (right) Is holding the Grand Champion animal and
the Res. Grand Is shown by Barbara Relchard.
SHEEP FITTINQ & SHOWING
Fitting
Class 1:1. Leon Hunter, 2. BecKi S. Ker
per, 3. Grant Lazarus 111.
Claes 2:1. Nicole Knepp, 2. Laura Segan,
3. Katie Ramaay.
Claes 3; 1. Kelly Glaser, 2. Adam Ra
benold, 3. Justin Levan.
Class 4:1. Lee J. Gauker, 2. Justin Shol
lenberger, 3. John C. Strawbridge.
Class 5:1. John Relnart, 2. John L. Hart
man, 3. Cathryn Levan.
Class •: 1. Amanda L. Miller, 2. Amanda
S. Gauker, 3. William Otis.
Champion: Nicole Knepp.
Reserve Champion: Amanda Miller.
Shewing
Class 1:1. Richard W. Kerper Jr., 2. Leon
Hunter, 3. Grant Lazarus 111.
Clm 2; 1. Nicola Knew, 2- Katie Bqm
tay, 3. Laura Segan.
Claat 3:1. Adam Rabenold, 2. Kelly Glas
er, 3. Justin Levan.
Claes 4:1. Lea J. Gauker, 2. Jill Neiman.
3. David Newphar.
Class 8:1 Travis Redmond, 2. Cathryn
Levan, 3. Jamas Ralnart.
Clsss •: 1. Amanda L. Millar, 2. Timothy
Rabenold, 3. Amanda S. Gauker.
Champion Showman: Richard Kerper Jr
Reserve Champion Showman; Nicole
Knepp.
BLOCKING A GROOMING CONTEST
Class 1:1. Cathryn Levan, 2. John Hart
man, 3. Amanda Miller.
Class 2; 1. Lae J. Gauker, 2. Derek Red
mond, 3. Justin Levan.
Class S: 1. Nicole Knapp, 2. Kelly Glaser,
3. Katie Ramsay.