_ . 4 __ . . w . U|loiftes f F«w^r«rtW«y l .4piilrl8 r *l99MW'. Del Val Has Active Block And Bridle Club DOYLESTOWN (Bucks Co.) —As the Centennial of Delaware Valley College continues Mi its Doyjcstown, Bucks County, cam pus, so does the activity of die Col lege’s Block and Bridle Club. Cur rently, our president is Shelly Chase, our vice president is Wen dy Jesilowski, our secretary is Heather Kerr and our treasurer is Michael Hensel. The club started the spring semester by participating in the 80th annual Pennsylvania Farm Show. Along with staffing an inde pendent exhibit in the Animal Learning Center, Block and Bridle members were responsible for showing the beef cattle and sheep exhibited by the College. In addi tion, Del Val Ag Ambassadors and Block and Bridle members met with Governor Ridge as he visited the show on Wednesday. January 10. The club assisted in sending fif teen members from all classes to represent the College at the National Cattlemen’s Convention in San Antonio. Texas. While there our students learned new tech niques at the Cattlemen’s College and hunted for post-graduate posi tions at the Cattlemen’s Trade Show. - In mid-February the Block and Bridle Club co-hosted a career night with the College’s National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) chapter, to assist Del Val seniors in search of agriculture related positions. Recent ham and T-shirt sales allowed us to send 27 students to the Northeast Student Affiliate Conference at theUniver '* - - -HARBQLP HiklJim of DILLSBURG AND DAVE MARTIN PRESENT: Pennsylvania Agriculture aacretary Charles Brosius and Governor Tom Ridge accept a Delaware Valley College centennial license plate from Ag Ambassadors Eric Stewart and Leslie Cline at this year’s Pennsylvania Farm Show. In addition to meet ing the Governor, Del Val Block and Bridle Club members worked to ensure a success ful show for Delaware Valley College. sity of Delaware. Three separate judging teams, two paper presenta tions, and three quiz bowl teams carried the Del Val flag. Heather Kerr, a large animal science major from Mechanicsburg, competed for outstanding senior honors. We ate currently working to select the 1996 Block and Bridle scholarship recipients and pick an DULLRIDE MANIA outstanding member from each class. We are planning the annual B&B/Dairy Society banquet and a pig roast social event We are also working closely with other stu dents to assure the success of our Centennial year A-Day festival, to be held April 27 and 28 on the Del Val campus. Since its founding as the Nation- bull riders, champions <fc »eting on some of the best \e world. Save $l.OO on Advance Tickets... Liberty Travel in Park City Mall Austin Boot in Tanger Outlet Ctr. Rt. 30E e'll sell you the whole seat, but you’ll only need the edge! Free-style American Bullfighting • Outstanding Rodeo Acts «. V. * j&i* •* Jz £ ; al Farm School in 1896, Delaware Valley College has emphasized the importance of “Science with Prac tice” in education. The Block and Bridle Club, one of the oldest at the College, continues to remain in touch with this all important edu cational philosophy as we cele brate the importance of agriculture in Pennsylvania. FARMSDWAW Exit 23 off 1-81,2301 N. Cameron Street, Harrisburg Gate Tlcketo...Frl. & Sat. $l6; Sun. $l2 Children 12 S Under Half Price You can charge tickets by phone to your VISA or MASTERCARD until Thursday* April 18th • Phone (717) 334-7724 11l T imm pM .>• ■ ■ - v -i;' I v I lll2' STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) —The 1996 Penn State Dairy Exposition is to be held Saturday, April 20 at die Penn State Ag Arena in University Park. The event is open to all dairy enthusiasts, according to the spon soring organization, the Penn State Dairy Science Club. New additions to the Expo ate to be a children’s petting zoo and an educational exhibit, commodity tailgate exhibits, and celebrity events featuring Penn State athletes. In addition, more than 30 stu dents are to participate in the exposition show, which provides students practical knowledge about fitting and displaying uni versity dairy cattle. The competition begins at 8 a.m., with special events begin ning around 11 a.m. “Dairy Expo provides people an opportunity to lean more about the dairy industry and agriculture,” said Donald Harwood, chairman of this year’s expo committee. “We are making a special effort to reach out to consumers and stu dents to provide them information about their food products. Every one is invited to attend the Expo and the Blue-While football game at Beaver Stadium later in the afternoon.” An awards banquet is to be held at 6 p.m. at the State College Holi day Inn to honor show award win ners. Tickets to the banquet are available by calling (814) 863-3664. Penn State Dairy Expo Is April 20
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