Keystone International Livestock Expo In Progress
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and in helping other people better
enjoy their involvement
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tock Association youth award winners are Dennis Ackley for brother Thomas, Laurie
Wlldman, Cathy Stewart chairperson of the awards committee, Mandy Hutcheson and
Michael Kowalewski.
family came from Switzerland to
settle and farm near his current
home. He talked briefly about fam
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breeds. He said he had been getting
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ing skills with a 2-year-old stallion
he intended to ride during a KILE
event
hi other awards presentations,
Cathy Stewart chairperson of die
Youth Award Winners Commit
tee, introduced the four recipients
of die awards.
Awards were presented to Tho
mas Ackley of Westfield, Laurie
Wildman of Westfield, Mandy
Hutcheson of Blairsville. and
Michael Kowalewski of Forest
City.
Charles Itle, manager of the
KILE, gave an overview of the
event and the additions. It con
tinues to grow annually. There are
thousands of animals.
A highlight of the KILE are its
horse shows especially a chal
lenge of the breeds competition
held last night, and draft-horse
competitions set for tonight in the
Large Arena.
A six-horse hitch competition is
Adams County Holstein Club
Sets Date For Annual Meeting
GETTYSBURG (Adams
Co.) The Adams County Hols
tein Association has announced
that it has scheduled its 44th annu
al meeting to be held 7 p.m., Oct.
19, at the community fireball in
Centennial.
According to a news release
received this week, the organiza
tion announced details of the annu
al meeting during a late September
meeting of the association’s board
of directors.
Russell Redding, state deputy
secretary of agriculture, is to be the
main speaker and is to address
state efforts to expand dairy pro
duct exporting.
The cost for attending the annu
al banquet meeting is $5.50 per
person. Reservations for the annu
al meeting are necessary, though
the deadline was to have been this
week.
For more information on reser
vations, contact directors Kevin
Holtzinger at (717) 259-7211.
John Clowney at (717) 334-7011,
Dan Waybright at (717) 334-4995.
Guy Kehr at (717) 359-7276, Phil
Van Lieu at(7l7) 259-9077, Josie
Riser at (717) 334-6919, Chris
Wood at (7170 359-7407, Ed
Brown at (717) 359-7700, or the
Adams County Extension Office at
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a qualifying'event in the North
American Six Horse Hitch Classic
Series and hone enthusiasts are
drawn to the event (tickets
required) in a strong showing.
This year, there has been an
eight-horse hitch competition
* added. In its first year. Ide said
there were 13 entries for that
competition.
Large sheep shows, swine
shows and beef shows continue to
attract livestock breeders from
around the country.
There are stockman contests for
youth, special events, demonstra
tions, and educational displays,
such as an exhibit of each of die
sheep breeds with a history on the
origin and development of the
breed.
There is no other event in the
state that can compare in offerings
for both the livestock enthusiast,
and the interested visitor.
(717) 334-6271
Also announced was that club
cheese orders are due Monday Oct
9. Proceeds from the cheese sale
are the association’s major source
of funds. Contact directors to place
orders.
In other business, the board of
directors extended the deadline for
its $250 scholarship, since no
applications were made. The new
deadline is also Oct. 9.
Scholarship applicants must be
members of the Pennsylvania Juidr
Holstein Club, reside in Adams
County, be attending an approved
four-year, two-year or technical
school or short course, in order to
qualify. Other conditions also app
ly and are listed on the application.
Applications are available from
Kevin Holtzinger, club president,
or from the county extension
office.
At the meeting, directors also
approved providing $3OO to sup
port the county Farm-City Family
Fun Festival held Sept. 16 at Getty
Acres dairy farm; $lOO to support
the county 4-H clubs; $250 to sup
port errecting a sponsor sign at the
new dairy youth show bam at
South Mountain Fairgrounds; and
to provide expense money for the
county dairy princess.
“It’s great to be part of the team at
ADC that produces a quality
product and stands by its farmers. ”
—Levi & LuAnn Ransom
Nicholson, PA