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GUTHRffiSVILLE (Chester
Co.) The Chester County 4-H
dairy and dairy goat awards ban
quet was held on Nov. 13 at the
East Brandywine Fire Hall.
A roast beef dinner was served
to 127 4-H’ers and their families
and friends. The Chester Valley
Dairy Club was in charge and var
ious 4-H members of the club con
ducted the meeting with Ben Hen
dricks, Phoenixville, serving as
the emcee.
Three Chester County dairy
maids, Crystal Kolb, Erica Lloyd
and Julie Sollenberger, were
recognized for their role in pro
moting the dairy industry in the
county.
The awards section of the pro
gram began with Charlie Wollas
ton presenting the fitting and
showing awards that were won by
the youth at the Unionville dairy
The Chester County 4-H dairy show champions receive
recognition from their peers and leaders. From the left, front
row, are Katie Bates, Meredith Bally, Becky Bally, Christy
Guest, Becky Nolan and Angela Barlow. In the back row,
from the left, is Tarlk Gaffney, Ben Hendricks, Todd Mast,
and Erica Lloyd.
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winners are, from the left, front row, Erin Brobet, Meredith pj an| pj Chester County * re ’ ,r ? m *** frorrt > Leah Walton and Misti
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show in October.
Walter Wurster then began the
main trophy presentation with the
4-H Dairy Goat awards. Trophies
were presented to the high indivi
dual project book scores in each
club based on the quality and com
pleteness of their book and their
performance at the county round
up in July.
Veronica Bates, Gradyville,
captured the high achievement
award for the Chester County
Kids Club. In the New London
Club, Jessica Bohmier, New Lon
don, had the top project award.
Awards were also presented to
the fitting and showing champions
and the breed champions from the
Chester County 4-H Dairy Goat
Roundup this past summer.
The top achievement award for
dairy based on the total project
From the left, Jessica Boh
mler and Veronica Bates
received Chester County 4-H
dairy goat achievement
awards.
member Vicky Hewitt, Spring
City, with her Holstein Senior
2-year-old project animal MS
Hewitts F Paul Blizzard.
The scores for the top award
were extremely close this year and
the runners-up Meredith Baily,
Christy Guest, Erica Lloyd and Ju
lie Sollenberger—were congratu
lated.
Other achievement award win
ners were Misty Gawrys, Potts
town, of the Tri-Community
Dairy Club with the first year tro
phy. In the Manor Dairy Club,
Kathryn Bates, Gradyville, was
the winner with Robert Petrovich,
Cochranville, taking Erst year
honors. Meredith Baily, West
Chester, captured the award in the
Chester Valley Club while Leah
Walton, Kennett Square, was the
first year winner.
Production awards, based on
mature equivalent, 305-day
records, with twice per day milk
ing, woe given to the top entries
in five breeds.
The Ayrshire winner for milk
and protein was Exchange Mir
acle Freckles with 17,212 lbs. of
Members of the Chester County 4-H Dairy Club receiving
Farm Credit awards are, from the left, Jodie Hewitt, Julie
Sollenberger, and Jessica Bohmler.
milk and S6O lbs. of protein en- Patrick Joyce, owned by Erica
tered by Meredith Baily, West Lloyd, Pottstown, was the high
Chester. Jersey cow for milk and protein
Angela Barlow, Cochranville,
had the high Holstein for milk and
protein, Wengsdale Jake Lucy,
with 26.237 lbs. of milk and 927
lbs. of protein.
with 22,049 lbs. of milk and 750
lbs of protein lbs.
Kevin Sollenberger, Spring
City, had the high Guernsey for
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