, c Tmin’ocsjr. ,Yfii?iut6£ gniwie’H wewn*J A2B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Decamber 9, 1995 Lebanon Farm-City Program Catalyst For Mutual Respect (Continued from Pag* A 26) Lebanon Area Chamber of Com merce and its Farm-City Commit tee members, the variety within the overall program was scaled back last year to a job exchange prog ram and a banquet at the Lebanon Area Fairgrounds. City special pest served as master of ceremonies for the event this year. Originally from Glen Rock in York County, since last year she took a job in Lebanon as an account executive for a local advertising agency and now lives in Mechanicsburg. The 1995 Miss Pennsylvania, Linette Mertz, daughter of John and Raelyn Mertz who are partners in Mertz Brothers Dairy Farm in Kutztown, was this year’s special guest and provided entertainment by singing a selection of country songs. Of the entertainment, U.S. Rep. George Gekas had been scheduled to serve as one of the musical per formers. but schedule conflicts prevented him from attending. Also during the banquet, a Dairy Quiz Bowl Challenges The banquet however, was much expanded when it was moved into the large convention building atthe fairgrounds, owned by the Lebanon Exposition Corporation. Designed as an oversized, high ceilinged bam, the exposition cen ter provided a large space and additional floor space in adjacent rooms so that the committee was able to incorporate aspects of the forma 1 mall display. The center of the large hall was LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The results of the 1995 North Ameri can International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl are now etched in livestock history. Out of 21 states competing, top honors went to the Ohio State 4-H Club. Top three overall team placings and the honorable mention are as follows: •Ist—Ohio State; Team Mem bers: Tyler Dickerhoof; A.J. Mumaw; Michelle Moore; Bryan Schaaf. Coaches: Lisa Cress; Tim Wolf, •2nd—New York; Team Mem bers: Aaron Settle; Julie Kelsey; Jim Canary; David Thornton. Coach: Bert Klei. •3rd—lllinois: Team Members: Sara Dust; Becky Fuchs; Jason Swanson; Laura Steidl. Coach; Dave Fischer. •Honorable Mention— Minnesota: Team Members: Jim Arthur; Janelle Jensen; Katie Simon; Nathan Simon. Coaches: DON’T GET CAUGHT WITHOUT POWER “WHEN THE NEXT STORM HITS” filled with round white tables cov ered in red-and-white checkered table clothes. Along with white chairs and Poinsettias center pieces, some of the decoration reflected the pending Christmas holiday. Midway along each wall was a stage and microphones. Between stages were displays of agricultur al equipment, etc. Commodity promotion groups woe well represented and pro vided some of the hors d’oeuvres during the first hour proceeding the banquet.. Four different local musical entertainers took turns performing during the first hour, alternating between the four different stages. Kristin Border, 1994 Miss Pen nsylvania and last year’s Farm- Youth To Learn Brian Broulik; Bemie Jensen. The Dairy Quiz Bowl is com prised of four member teams who compete against each other. Senior 4-H club teams are awarded points for correctly answering questions concerning the dairy industry, dairy produc tion, dairy health care, and agronomy. There are three phases to the competition. The first phase involves each contestant taking a SO question test which is worth 100 points. This test determines how the teams rank. From these results the teams are seeded in brackets accordingly. The second phase entails team questions. Each team answers five questions, each valued at 10 points. The last phase consists of the toss up round, where the Hist team to signal with the correct answer to the question within five seconds receives the points. If any three members on a team answer three questions in a row, that team has die opportunity to receive a bonus question. After all three phases are com pleted, the team with the most compiled points wins the competition. Dr. George Heersche Jr., Exten sion Dairy Specialist at the Uni versity of Kentucky and a 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl founder, said, “The Dairy Bowl stimulates them (4-H members) to learn more about the dairy industry.” He believes this competition provides 4-H Club members a chance to travel to events such as NAILE, and to meet new people. Heersche also noted that club members “team how to handle pressure and win and lose graciously.” • Agricultural • Commercial • Residential Partial In-Ground Tank Featuring Commercial Chain Link Fence (5’ High - SCS approved) • Retaining Walls • Bunker Silos • Manure Storage, Etc. LET OUR EXPERIENCE WORK FOR YOU-ESTABLISHED SINCE 19791 Sizes And Layouts To Your Specifications We Work Hard For Customer Satisfaction! sheep-to-shawl demonstration was setup in one of the comers of the hall, and the resulting shawl was auctioned toward the end of the evening and sold to a county commissioner. The catered sit-down buffet meal featured Bell & Evans’ award-winning Lebanon County roast chicken along with filling, vegetables, etc. Kenneth Winebaik, of Myer stown, former county dairy agent, gave the invocation and benediction. Twelve high-value door prizes were presented this year and some were unusual. (As a program planning improvement from last year, instead of repeating offering a number of lesser-value door prizes which extended the banquet into the night, the amount of time spent on distributing door-prizes was shortened to improve the enjoy ment of die program participants, as well as providing door prizes which would pique more public interest.) Each door prize was a combina tion of gifts, with all receiving five pounds of Kutztown bologna. For example, the first prize was a five-course dinner for eight at Country Fare Restaurant, five pounds of Kutztown bologna, and a golf umbrella donated by a funer al home. Among some gifts such as a toy wagon, peddle tractor, coin set, gift basket, travel vouchers, art work and homemade quilts was a surprise donated by Wen Crest Farms. Wen Crest Farms was featured in Lancaster Farming in past years when it expanded from its one-farm operation of dairy cattle INC. 430 Concrete Ave., Leola, PA 717-656-2016 and tuikey production to purchas ing a second farm and building some of the biggest contract turkey production houses. Rita Mycr won the prize and when it was presented, out from a side room came two men support ing two long polea on their shoul ders. From the poles, decorated with red bows, was suspended a wooden turkey crate complete with a live, white domestic turkey from the Wen Crest farm. The winner was told she could exchange it for a frozen or fresh dressed bird. Of the two quilts presented, one was from the owners of Wenger’s Farm Machinery in Myers town. Glenn Wenger explained that the quilt was originally purchased by Carl and Margaret Wenger at the 199 S Brethren Disaster Relief Auction held at the fairgrounds. He took the opportunity to inform the group that a May 2 fund raising banquet is scheduled to be held at die fairgrounds in memory of a deceased grandchild of Carl and Margaret and that the proceeds firom the banquet are to be donated to the Brethren Disaster Relief program. Another quilt distributed as a door prize was handcrafted by members of the Lebanon Quoting Guild. It was a red and white three fractured star pattern with a heart design stiched in white blocks. It also had a commemoration of the Farm-City Banquet stitched on the back. It was announced that next year, the Quillen GuOd is to design and create a quOt specifically to com memorate the concepts of the Farm-City program, with aspects of form and city incorporated into the design. Authorized Dealer For KEYSTONE CONCRETE PRODUCTS • H-Bunks • J-Bunks • Trench Silo Walls • Hog & Cattle Slate
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