818-Uncaster Farming, Saturday, December 21, 1996
Berks County 4-H Recognizes
Members, Leaders
The Berks County 4-H program
recently recognized members and
leaders during its annual recogni
tion banquet held at the Berks
County 4-H Center.
Highlighting the evening was
the presentation of the Emerald
Clover to Lila Newhard, organiza
tional leader of the Lees port 4-H
Club for 25 years of service to
4-H. The Annual Clover Award,
given to a member of the Berks
community who has provided out
standing support to benefit the
4-H program, went to Robert Mill
er, Berks County - maintenance
director.
The Berks County 4-H program
salutes the efforts of more than
300 volunteers who reached 5,200
young people in 1996.
Teens Oralyn Folk, Leesport 4-H Club and Sheldon Hall,
Northwest Neighborhood Ministries 4-H Club of Reading,
receive plaques for their service as 4-H girl and 4-H boy
representatives to the Berks County 4-H Development
Board.
4-H Teen Club
The Union County 4-H Teen
Club met Nov. 21, at the Union
County Courthouse. New member
Danny Kenamond was welcomed
by the club.
Doug Frantz reported that
Union County 4-H clubs sold 389
bird feeders during this year’s
fundraiser.
Final plans were made for rec
ognition night
Tonya Deihl and Leslie Kena
mond were chosen as the teen rep
resentatives on the Union County
4-H Advisory Board.
For more information about the
club, call Doug Frantz at (717)
524-8721.
Friend Of 4-H Award
George Stover, Buckingham,
received the Bucks County Friend
Kristina WoKer, Antletam
4-H Club, was honored for
her Involvement in the 1996
Japanese 4-H Youth Ex
change program.
of 4-H Award at the annual 4-H
Achievement Night recently.
Stover raises fruit and vegetable
crops in Buckingham. Each spring
he starts the 4-H pumpkin plants
in his greenhouse. The plants are
available in late spring for youth
participants in the county’s 4-H
Great Pumpkin Project. This year
Stover also started the tomato
plants for the 4-H County Tomato
Project.
4-H’ers grow the tomatoes and
pumpkins and the produce is
judged as part of the project
completion.
“We selected George Stover
because of his dedication to the
4-H program,” said Patricia Frail
er, county 4-H coordinator, in pre
senting the award.
Wayne County 4-H Capon,
4-H Turkey Roundup Results
The 1996 Wayne County 4-H
capon and 4-H turkey roundups
were held recently at the Wayne
County Cooperative Extension.
Corey Keating, Lake Ariel and
a member of the Kountty Kids
4-H Club exhibited the grand
champion pair of dressed capons.
His pair of 1414 pound dressed
capons earned a score of 18.6
points out of a possible 20 points.
This exhibit also received the
junior division champion rosette.
Chad Keating, also from Lake
Ariel and a member of the Koun
try Kids 4-H Club, exhibited the
reserve grand champion pair of
dressed capons. His pair of 14
pound dressed capons earned a
score of 18. S points out of a possi
ble 20 points. This exhibit also
received the senior division
champion rosette.
Other 4-H capon roundup parti
cipants were Paul Rosengrant,
Lake Ariel and the Challengers
4-H Club, blue ribbons and senior
division reserve champion; Renee
Bannon, Waymart (Creamton
Area 4-H Club), blue ribbon; Jim
Bannon, Waymart (Creamton
Area 4-H Club), junior division
reserve champion and blue ribbon;
and Mike Crane, Waymart (Koun
try Kids 4-H Club), blue ribbon.
Jim Babbon, Waymart and a
member of the Creamton Area
4-H Club, exhibited the grand
champion dressed turkey at the
recent Wayne County 4-H turkey
roundup. His 22-pound exhibit
earned 17.7 points out of a possi
ble 20 points.
Renee Bannon, Waymart and a
member of the Creamton Area
4-H Club, exhibited the reserve
grand champion dressed 4-H turk
ey. Her 22% pound dressed turk
ey earned 17.5 points out of a pos
sible 20 points.
Other participants in the 4-H
turkey roundup were Paul Rosen
grant, Lake Ariel (Challengers
4-H Club), blue ribbon and Mike
Crane, Waymart (Kountry Kids
4-H Club), blue ribbon.
Veterinary Science
Course For Youth
4-H Veterinary Science courses
are being offered in January for
youth 12-19 years old by Penn
State Cooperative Extension,
Bucks County. The classes will be
taught by local veterinarians.
Students will receive hands-on
training in animal science includ
ing proper temperature control,
normal and abnormal behavior,
and general animal physiology in
Vet Science I. A visit to a vet’s
office or farm may be included.
The course will meet for 5 to 6
sessions.
This course is offered in two
locations: Plumstead Grange,
Route 611, on Saturday mornings
9:30-11 p.m., Dr. Ron Feindt and
Dr. Saltzberg will be the instruc
tors. Vet Science I will also be
offered at the Wrightstown
Library, Jan. 14, from 7-9 p.m.,
Dr. Rick Fisher will instruct.
Vet Science 11, which focuses
on animal disease, begins Jan. 14
at Upper Bucks Technical School,
7-9 p.m. Dr. Dale Streams will
instruct. This class is for six
weeks.
Vet Science 111 is primarily an
individual learning project. Dr.
Lisa Schorr will lead the group at
the two sessions scheduled for
Jan. 20 and Feb. 27, at Neshaminy
Manor Center. Route 611, Doyles
town. The class will meet from
7-9 p.m.
Registration is required and can
be made by calling the Bucks
County Penn State Cooperative
Extension Office, (215) 345-3283.
Registration deadline is Jan. 6.
Students may become 4-H mem
bers during the first class. For
additional information on this or
other 4-H programs in Bucks
County, please call Penn State
Cooperative Extension.
4-H Dairy Club
On Nov. 18, the Northampton
County 4-H dairy club met at the
Farm Credit building in Tatamy.
Roll call was read. The minutes
from the last meeting were read.
Treasurers report was read. Old
business and new business was
discussed.
The dairy club discussed when
the Christmas party was going to
be held. Denise Solt spoke on trac
tor safety and the hazards. She
used a motorized display to show
how accidents can happen.
On Nov. 19, the DHIA Holstein
Banquet was held at the Stocker
town Memorial Hall. The 4-H
members were given awards from
the past year.
The results are:
• Perfect project books; Ben
Reagle, Brandy Hahn, Eric Koeh
ler, Jennifer Koehler, Ryan Koeh
ler, Bryant Hlavaty, Sarah Hlava
ty, and Lisa Pysher.
• 99 point books; Zachary Zul
mer, Melissa Keifer, Mike Kram
er, and Crystal Fulmer.
• 90-98 points books also
receiving blue ribbons: Charlene
Barlieb, Bailey Reichard, Court
ney Keifer, Jennifer Ulmer, Brian
Kramer, Becky Pysher, Jeff Bar
lieb, and Jimmy Kramer.
• Outstanding junior members;
Charlene Barlieb. Bailey Reich-
Achievement Night
Jefferson 4-H Community Club
held its Achievement Night at 4-H
Center.
The following awards were
given:
• Project Pins; First Year - Lisa
Criss; Second Year - David Criss,
Tyler Devilbiss; Third Year - Jef
frey Devilbiss, Carley Mistovich,
Randi Shearer; Fourth Year -
Chad Henry; Fifth Year - Anna
Perry, Lucas Perry; Tenth Year -
Elizabeth Kann; Clover Bud -
Molly Crawford.
• Perfect Attendance Award -
Jefferson 4-H winners: left to right, back row, Elizabeth
Kann, Chad Henry, Anna Perry, and Carly Mlstovich. Front
row, Tyler Devilblss, Jeffrey Devilblss, Molly Crawford,
David Crlss, and Lisa Crlss.
PRACTICE SAFETY
ard. Crystal Fulmer, Zachary Ful
mer, and Melissa Keifer.
• Intermediate members: Ist
place—Ben Reagle, 2nd place—
Brandy Hahn.
• Senior members: Ist place
Eric Koehler, Brian Kromer, Jen
nifer Ulmer, and Jennifer Koehler.
2nd place Bryant Hlavaty and
Brian Kromer.
• Most improved intermediate
member. Jimmy Kromer.
Northampton County
4-H Dairy Club
The Northampton County 4-H
Dairy Club met cm Oct. 21, at 7:30
p.m. at the Farm Credit Building
in Tatamy.
There were 19 members pre
sent The minutes and treasurer’s
repents were read and approved.
Discussion on old business
included results from the State
Junior Dairy Show held in Harris
burg and the Halloween hayride
and bonfire held recently at Bre
wer’s Farm. A future trip to the
Cowtown Rodeo was discussed.
The club also elected the
1996-1997 officers: president,
Lisa Pysher; vice president Bran
dy Hahn; secretary, Jennifer
Koehler; treasurer, Stephanie
Kiefer, game leaders. Matt Ful
mer, Zach Fulmer, James Kromer
and Brian Kromer; news repor
ters, Charlene Barlieb.
Denise Solt spoke on farm safe
ty and the hazards of the farm.
Project books were returned to
members.
Jeffrey Devilbiss, Tyler Devilbiss,
Elizabeth Kann, Anna Perry.
• Community Service - David
Criss, Lisa Criss, Jeffrey Devil
biss, Tyler Devilbiss, Molly
Crawford.
• 1996 Cookie Sales - Jeffrey
Devilbiss.
• Project Awards: Air Pistol -
David Criss; Breads - Elizabeth
Kann; Ceramics - Jeffrey Devil
biss: Macrame - Chad Henry;
Public Speaking - Carly Misto
vich; Strawberries - Tyler Devil
biss; Tie-Die - Anna Perry; Roo
kie - Lisa Criss.