Maryland Holstein Association Announces Convention
(Continued from Pago A 1)
Ticket orders should be mailed
to: 1997 Maryland Convention,
C/o Steve Hughes, 571 Pintail
Point Farm Lane, Queenstown,
Md. 21658. Hughes can be reached
at (410) 827-7029.
Checks should be made payable
to: 1997 Maryland Convention.
The deadline to make hotel
reservations at convention rates is
Feb. 28.
At the Comfort Inn. in Kent
Narrows, the rate is $59 before the
deadline. Call 1-800-828-3361, or
locally (410) 827-6767. It is
located along RL 50 East, about
five miles from Bay Bridge Exit
42.
At the Sleep Inn, in Grasonville,
the rate is $45 prior to deadline.
Call (410) 827-5555. It is also
located along RISO East, about six
miles from Bay Bridge Exit 438.
A recent news release detailed
some of the events included in the
agenda of the two-day covention.
The convention kicks off at 9
a.m., on March 14, at the Kent
Island American Legion, with
registration, a dairy bar, and com
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don annual business meeting is set
to start at 10 a.m., followed by
lunch at 12:30 p.m„ with featured
speaker Dr. Jom Erri from Den
mark set to start at 1:45 p.m.
Dr. Erri and his wife have been
veterinarians for 27 years, and
from 1977 through 1989, they
owned a dairy farm where he bred
the highest production bull in Den
mark while at the same time he was
practicing medicine.
In 1982 he did his first embryo
transfer work, and in 1989 his
practice went to all ET work. In
1990, he formed a business rela
tionship with ABS-Global to put
United States’ genetics in
Denmark.
In 1994, Dr. Erri and ABS
bought a bull stud in Denmark to
market semen from United States’
sires. In 1996, he formed a partner
ship with Echo Farms ami owns
half of the cows.
Following Erri’s presentation,
at 2:4S p.m., Dr. Lee Majesld,
dairy specialist with the University
of Maryland Extension Service, is
to give a presentation on the
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Later that day, at the Kent Island
American Legion, the convention
banquet is scheduled to start at
7:30 p.m., with Paul Gunter sche
duled to serve as master of ceremo
nies. The banquet is to be pro
ceeded by a social hour, starting at
6:30 p.m.
Following the banquet is to be a
program and auction.
Youth Program
Meanwhile, the junior members
attending the youth program have
registration from 9-9:30 a.m., Fri
day, at the Kent Island American
Legion.
At 9:30 a.m., youth can board
buses to go to the Centreville
American Legion for their
program.
At the Centreville American
Legion, the junior members are to
have their business meeting from
10:15 to 11:30 a.m., with lunch
following until 12:30 p.m.
A presentation of the Shores
Youth, by April Hall, has been
scheduled from 12:30 p.m.
through 1:30 p.m., followed by a
presentation by professional dairy
cattle photographer Billy Heath.
Ladies Program
The Ladies Program for March
14 includes a 10 a.m. trip to visitan
old Episcopal church, the Beaten
Biscuit Store, the Old Wye Grist
Mill, and the Old Wye Oak.
An 11:30 a.m. lunch at Bloom-
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A local shopping excursion is
scheduled to start at 2 p.m.
The second day of the conven
tion, Saturday March 15, starts
with a 9 a.m. continental breakfast
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NOTE: Payment must accompany the ticket order. Make checks payable to • 1997
Maryland Convention.
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Lunch is to be made available at
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For more information on the
Maryland Holstein Convention,
call Kevin Leaverton at (410)
758-0133.
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TOTAL AMOUNT
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do Steve Hughes
571 Pintail Point Farm Lane
Queenstown, MD 21658
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