818-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 9, 1995
Cumberland Holds Farm Women Convention
BETH MILLER
Cumberland Co.
Correspondent
NEWVILLE (Cumberland
Co.) —Mary Lehman has seen a
lot of things in her long life, and
those include a big change in
farming.
The biggest change there, said
the Newville woman, who was
around to see the transition from
mules and horses to tractors, is
that farming itself has become
more “fast paced.”
Lehman herself has proven she
is durable. She shared her insights
with far younger women during
the S6th annual convention of the
Cumberland County Farm
Women, which was held at the
Doubling Gap Center near
Newville.
Lehman was one of three
90-year-old members the county
society honored during the con
vention. She is an active member
of the society’s Group 5.
The society’s other two
90-year-olds, Frances Eshelman
and Velma Shover, both belong to
the organization’s Group 11.
Other activities during the con-
York Names Outstanding 4-H Dairy Members
SHREWSBURY (York November 17 at the Shrewsbury
Co.) —York County’s three 4-H Fire Hall,
dairy clubs have wrapped up the Outstanding club members
year’s activities with the from the Central 4-H Dairy Club
announcement of their outstand- were intermediate age winner
ing members. Amy Trimmer, junior Bobbi Lei-
Ten dairy youths were honored phart, and a tie for the rookie
for their 4-H dairy participation award between Cory Thompson
and accomplishments during the and Terry Johnson. The rookies
annual York County 4-H dairy also received recognition as 4-H
achievement program, held Clovcrbuds, or beginning
iry v .andlng winners are;
from left, Terri Johnson and Cory Thompson, rookies, and
Amy Trimmer, intermediate.
<g w. iry _
are, from left, Heather 11/lcElwain, rookie, Rebecca Kilgore,
Intermediate, and Kim Pomranlng, junior.
vention included recognition of
three of the society’s 30-year-old
members; Elizabeth Cummings of
Group 3, Mary Gochenauer of
Group 6 and Ethel Bahn of Group
12.
New officers also were elected
during die event. Those who were
chosen for offices will serve two
year terms through November
1997.
Faye Stare from Group 17 was
elected as the Society’s president
Donna Duncan of Group S was
elected first vice president.
Betty Wert of Group 13 was
chosen to be second vice presi
dent. Group 17 member Dottie
Dunkelberger was elected as the
recording secretary.
Lois Weary from Group 1 was
elected as corresponding secret
ary. Evelyn Ocker from Group 18
was chosen to be the treasurer.
Patricia Lehman, the outgoing
president reviewed the accom
plishments of her just-finished
two-year term in office.
Safety issues were at the top of
her list of goals, she said. Accom
plishments in that area included
the passage by the state Legisla-
ture of a bill that makes it mandat
ory for young children to wear
protective helmets when they are
riding their bicycles, Lehman said.
She added that farm safety is
getting a lot of publicity and that,
hopefully, “will increase aware
ness of the dangers in today’s farm
life.”
Lehman said she will continue
to promote safety by representing
the Pennsylvania Farm Women as
a member of the American Trau
ma Society.
“It has been a wonderful experi
ence and I will cherish the memo
ries,” she said of her term as the
Cumberland Society’s president.
Figures Show that 1995 was a
year of a slight decline in member
ship for the Cumberland County
society, which has a total of 333
members.
The county organization, which
has 23 groups, gained nine new
members during the year. Nine
members dropped off the rolls and
another seven died.
Contributions during the year
totaled $5,813.
members.
Rebecca Kilgore, intermediate
winners, shared Milk and Money
4-H Dairy Club honors with junior
winner Kim Pomraning and
Heather McElwain, rookie win
ner. Trisha Marks and Suzanne
Pomraning were honored as
Cloverbuds.
Southwestern 4-H Dairy Club’s
senior winner was Dixie Doll,
who also handled the program
cm'cee for the annual recognition
dinner. Intermediate winner was
Michelle Walker and Jason
Arnold won the junior honor.
Cloverbud winner was Chad
Thoman.
Dairy Roundup winners were
also recognized during the awards
program. Ayrshire exhibitors tak
ing top roundup honors were Jesse
Stambaugh, with the senior and
grand champion and best bred and
owned. Katie Shoemaker had the
reserve senior and reserve grand
champion, as well as junior
champion. Junior champion win
ner was Stephanie Pomraning.
Brown Swiss roundup honors
were shared by brothers Joshua
and Jacob Hushon. Joshua exhi
bited the senior and grand champ
ions and junior and reserve junior
champions, while Jacob had the
reserve senior and reserve grand
champion, also named best bred
and owned.
Junior and grand champion
Guernsey was Bobbi Leiphart,
sharing show honors with reserve
junior and grand winner Terri
Johnson.
Daphne Doll topped the Hols
tein roundup with her senior and
grand champion, while Brad
Walker exhibited the reserve
senior and grand. Junior champion
exhibitor was Dixie Doll, reserve
junior champion went to Jacob
Hushon, and Daphne Doll showed
the best bred and owned.
Jersey roundup honors were
shared by Kristina McElwain,
with the junior and grand champ
ion, and Barbara Richardson, who
exhibited the reserve junior and
reserve grand champion.
Heather Crowl claimed all the
Milking Shorthorn breed honors,
with both senior and junior
champion and reserve winners and
best bred and owned recognition.
Supreme champion for the
Pat Lehman, outgoing president of the Cumberland
County Farm Women, left, greets Mary Lehman during the
society’s convention at Doubling Gap Center near Newville.
Mary Lehman is one of three 90-year-old members of the
county society.
Ing winners are from left, Michelle Walker, Intermediate;
Dixie Doll, senior, and Jason Arnold, junior.
York 4-H Dairy Roundup was were recognized, including state
Daphne Doll’s Holstein champ- achievement days participants
ion. Showmanship, age group Heather Growl, who placed fourth
awards were shared by Cory high individual, and Sara Jo
Thompson, cloverbud, Erin Greek- Susan Richardson took
Marks, junior, Amy Trimmer and fir* l place individual honors at the
Mark Lucabaugh, intermediates All-American Junior Judging For
and Dixie Doll, senior. um and was on the fourth-placing
Judging accomplishments by team which included Heather
several York 4-H dairy members Growl, Becky Kilgore, Jacob
Hushon, and Raechel Kilgore.
Monroe Holds 4-H Achievement
STROUDSBURG (Monroe
Co.) —The annual Monroe Coun
ty 4-H Achievement Night was
held recently at the West End Fire
Hall, Brodheadsville. 4-Hers
received recognition for taking
part in various 4-H events and
activities held during the year. 4-H
members learn new skills about
such things as taking care of ani
mals, growing plants, making and
saving money, preparing food,
public speaking, and being a better
leader or follower.
Members of 4-H are encour
aged to keep records of all their
4-H and non 4-H activities, and
they can enter those records,
entitled Green Forms, for county
competition. Here are the winners
for Green Forms:
Senior Division (ages 13 years
and up)
I. Sara Smith, R & R Rabbit
4-H Club and Community Kids
4-H Club; 2. Stacey Kresge, Sun-
nybrook Saddlers 4-H Horse
Club: 3. Stephen Skitter Jr., Poco
no Mountain Dairy 4-H Club.
Junior Division (ages 8-12)
1. Derek Arnold, Collection
Connection 4-H Club; 2. Eli
zabeth Ruzycki, Mountain Row
ers 4-H Club; 3. Robert Slutter,
Pocono Mountain Dairy 4-H
Club.
The Robert A. Jensen Citizen
ship Award, given annually to
honor Robert A. Jensen, a
Vietnam Veteran of Conroe
County who died in 1968 while
serving his country, was given to
Sara Smith. Sara was nominated
by her 4-H leader Adele Argot,
and chosen by a committee of the
4-H Program Advisory Commit
tee. Sara received a plaque and a
$5O award.
There were special monetary
awards, and ribbons for the top
four 4-Hers. First place went to
Jessica Kays, Neola Needles.