Northampton County 4-H Hippology Team Takes First Place Northampton County 4-H teams participated in the Region I hippology and public speaking contests in Montgomery County recently. The hippology contest tests par ticipants’ skill in their knowledge of horse science. Those participat ing in the public speaking contest present a speech on a horse-re lated topic. Northampton County Junior I Team placed first out of nine tffigs. Team members were Elite ijHtock, Tally Van Schoick, and Amuea Vibbcrt The Northampton Junior II Team placed second with team members Lauren Buss, Julie Bad er and Diane Petraitis. The individual score placing in cluded Ellie Murdock, Ist place; Andrea Vibbcrt, 4th place; Diane Petraitis, Sth place; and Julie Bad er, Bth place. Northampton senior team placed second out of 13 senior teams. Those team members were Kevin Martin, Dawn Petraitis, Karl Bader, Bridgette DiCosmo. Individual score placing included Dawn Petraitis, 3rd place and Bridget DiCosmo, 6lfa place. In the communications contest, Ellie Murdock took first place with the speech, “No Helmet, No Ride.” Andrea Vibbcrt took sec ond place with the speech. “EPM,” and Karl Bader took a finydace with the speech, ‘The liHrtance of the Helmet.” * * * Mother’s Day Horse Show Benefits Gum Tree 4-H Club For many local riders, it wouldn’t be Mother’s Day if they weren’t spending at least pan of the day at Gum Tree’s annual horse show. This year’s Mother’s Day event (Mother’s Day falls on May 11 this year) will be held at the KA Equestrian Center, Cochranville. This is a rain or shine activity. Prize lists will be in the mail soon and new entries are always encouraged. This show offers a wide range of classes. This is a good show for spectators, as many different ways of riding can be viewed. There mfood on the grounds also, tional hunter classes are featured, of course, but so are western, saddle seat, driving, pairs, and Gymkhana competi tions. Other special features of the day are the hotly-contested Dollar Bareback class held during the lunch break and the awarding of a special Mother’s Day favor to all of the mothers present. The day will start with a driving class, progress through mini and short stimip events into low and regular hunter classes, and will in clude two hunter classes marked “For Adults Only.” There will be western and pleasure divisions, followed by saddle seat, pairs, and thCfGymkhana events. is a traditional and popu larXk class, but is not seen too often at “regular” horse shows. Horses ride side-by-side and are judged on their ability to move as a unit Riders frequently alter their attire so that they are dressed alike, adding to the picture of uni ty- Gum Tree 4-H Club, which is headquartered in Cochranville, is one of the largest horse 4-H clubs in the state, with more than 60 members currently enrolled. The Mother’s Day show receives sig nificant sponsorship from the community and is the club’s main fund-raising event * * * York 4-H Dairy The York County 4-H Dairy Judging trams did a great job rep resenting York County at Dela ware Valley College Dairy judg ing contest on April 19. The York County senior team placed first overall and first in oral reasons. Individually the senior team’s Heather Crawl placed Sth overall and 6th in reasons. Three junior teams competed at the contest from York County. Christ! Knight was high junior overall. York County junior team A placed 3rd and was represented by Jacob Hushon, Raechel Kilgore, Christi Knight, and Justin Hall Judging coaches are Paul Knight and Jeff Rutz. * * • Progressive Clovers 4-H Club The monthly meeting of the Progressive Clovers 4-H Club was held on April 14 at Baust Parish House in Tyrone, Md. The meeting was opened by the President Amy Miller, followed by the 4-H Pledge led by Jon Sanders. Members who attended County Public Speaking Contest were Matt Carman, who placed 2nd; Mandy Holland, Ist; Kim Hol land, 2nd; Jason Ridinger, 2nd; Amy Ridinger,2nd; and Kevin Ridinger, who received the Clover Award. On Monday, March 31, eight members of the Progressive Clov ers 4-H Club took a trip to Taney town Pizza Hut. Todd Coleman gave the a tour and showed them all of the preparation to make the different kinds of pizzas and sal ads. Then each person had a chance to make their very own personal pan pizza and see it baked. Bree was the waitress who assisted. The following members attended: Matt Carman, Ryan Haines, Ryan M. Haines, Jason Ridinger, Amy Ridinger, Kevin Ridinger, Jon Sanders, and Kelly Swartzbaugh. The winners of the door prize drawing were Kelly Swartzbaugh and Jon Sanders. Members who participated in the Swine Field Day on Saturday, April 5, at the Carroll County Ag Center in Westminster, Md. were Ashley and Stephen Bowers and David Miller. Members who participated in the Maryland Spring Holstein Show on Saturday, April 12, at the Maryland State Fair Grounds were Dustin and Brandon Derr, Brett and Ryan Haines, Amy and David Miller, and Jonathan and Josh Sanders. Kristin Waskiewicz made chocolate chip cookie squares for the Food Fair, served as part of the refreshment Those participating in the Club’s Horticulture Bowl were Josh Sanders, narrator, and Matt Carman, Kim Holland, Amy and David Miller, and Jason and Amy Ridinger. The Wills Spring 4-H Fair at the Howard County Fairgrounds will be on Saturday, May 17. This is a one-day 4-H Fair and is a good learning experience for all. Next month’s meeting will have reports on the progress of the fol lowing committees: Banner Com mittee - Co-Chairmen Amy Miller and Lauren Harris. Booth Com mittee • Co-Chairmen Jason Rid inger and Matt Carman, Fair Beautification - Chairman Steven Haines, and Parade Committee - Co-Chairmen David Miller and Dustin Derr. The next meeting will be Mon day, May 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Baust Parish House. The program will be on poultry and a small pet dis play. Susquehanna County 4-H The Watrous Comers 4-H Club reorganizations! meeting was held recently. Mebers selected projects. Some of the projects Watrous Comers 4-H’ers will be doing are dairy, rocketry, crafts, tractor mainten ance, and pumpkins. Tyler Singleton gave a report on the tractor safety classes he has been attending. Tyler encouraged anyone that would be around a farm to take the tractor safety classes. Dan Puzo reported on 4-H dairy judging. Dan, along with other 4-H members, attended dairy judging classes instructed by Dave Castrogiovanni. Three dairy judg ing teams went to Penn State Uni versity to a statewide competition. Dan thought the activity was a'iot of fun and found the experience educational. Several club mem bers plan to go on the 4-H dairy bus trip to Penn State to tour the dairy bams and attend the Penn Slate Blue and White game. planet Eastern Region FFA Leadership Contests The Eastern Region Leadership Contests were held Tuesday, April 22, at the Mill Creek Lutheran Church in Newmanstown. Leadership contests consist of parliamentary procedure and the following public speaking con tests: creed, senior prepared (6-8 minutes), junior prepared (3-5 minutes), conservation (6-8 min utes), and extemporaneous (4-6 minutes). The Cedar Crest FFA Chapter placed first and Northern Lebanon placed second in parliamentary procedure contest The Cloister FFA from Ephrata placed 3rd and the Grassland Chapter at Garden Sport High School placed 4th. Tunkhannock Area High School placed 3th and the Northwest Area FFA Chapter placing 6th. Judges were Henry Givler, retired region al consultant; Lowell Morton, re tired ag teacher from Annville Cleona; and Jeff Wemer, presi dent of the Lebanon County Farm Bureau. Members of the Cedar Crest team were Jason Balsbaugh, Dan Kreider, Mindy Hostetler, Aman da Martin, Amanda Strominger, Janelle Wartluft, Sean Weaver, and Mike Sensenig. Members of the Northern Lebanon team were Beth Wolferd, Erica Wineske, Ka tie Gates, Michele Spooner, Ben Wanyo, Andrea Bashore, Brad Keller, and Christine Campbell. Members of the Cloister team were Kendra Weaver, Richie Bol linger, Amy Hale, Andy Nolt Jo anne Zimmerman, Connie Nolt, Kevin Stauffer, and Andy Bol linger. 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From this 192 page glossy volume you can learn how the American bam evolved and adapted to the New World from its European origins. team woe Keri Weaver, Sheldon Hoover, JaLise Martin, Jaymey Beaver, Theresa Martin, Tanya Weaver, Debby Becker, and Becki Day. Members of the Tunkhannock team were Don Williams, Erik Traver, Chad Anderson, Ray Woods, Jim Gavek, Mike Wilcox, Dave Dymond, and Connie Wal ters. Members of the Northwest Team were Ryan Wida, Herb Har graves, Randy Van Hom, Willy Nevel, Rich Chesnet,‘Matt Myers, Rich Miller, and Cy Mott. In the senior prepared public speaking contest, first place went to Alisha Myers from Cedar Crest, second place to Jim Pelliccio from Solanco, third to Natalie Miller of Garden Spot FFA Chapter at Lam peter-Strasburg, and fourth went to Kelly Peifer from Tulpehocken. Serving as judges were Repre sentative Sheila Miller, Linda Young, and Jeff Zackon, district superintendent, Oley Valley School District. First year FFA members parti cipated in the junior public speak ing contest These speeches were from 3-5 minutes in length. Plac ing first was Louis Jones from Twin Valley, 2nd was Erin Dy mond from Twin Valley and third went to Mike Livingston of Con rad Wciser. The judges were Betty Herr, (Nix Besser Farm), Travis Werley, Lebanon Valley Bank; and Robert Pleis from Twin Val ley School District. In the extemporaneous public speaking contest the following placings were given: Ist - Kendra Weaver (Cloister); 2nd place - Jenny Althouse from Conrad Weiser, and 3rd - Todd Huber UncMtef Farming, Saturday, Ihy $ 1067-821 Book Review Of Special Interest To Farmers You can even witness an amazing Amish bom raising. Architectural “measured” draw ings, close-up photography of details, and explanations of the unusual shapes and construction methods highlight this story. The 10” by 10” hardbound book has ISO color and 100 black and white illustrations. The cost is $29.95. For orders and customer service call 1-800-826-6600. Or write to: Classic Molorbooks, 729 Prospect Ave., Box 1, Osceola, WI 54020-0001. (Penn Manor). Judges were Sonia Wasco, Grant Heilman Photo; Dan Chandler, principal at Oley Valley; and George Landis, reporter for Reading Eagle/Times Newspaper. The FFA creed contest pro vided first-year FFA members an other leadership opportunity. Winners were Ist - Heather Clay (Conrad Weiser); 2nd - Amy Hof mann, Conrad Weiser, and 3rd - Max Spayd (Oley Valley). Judges were Gerald Strickier, retired ag teacher, ELCO High School; Bri an Ginter, ag teacher at Blue Mountain High School; and Jerry Phillips. Keystone Farm Credit, Lancaster branch. The conservation public speak ing contest had the following re sults: st place - Heather Schaetza (Conrad Weiser); 2nd Aaron Clauser (Blue Mt.): 3rd Amanda Amoros (Twin Valley). Judges were Dr. Jim Howe, ag science teacher at Oley Valley High School; Gerald Heistand, Lancas ter County Conservation District; and Rich Skubish, land manager for the Pa. Game Commission. The top five speakers from each contest and the top two parliamen tary procedure teams are eligible to compete in the state level con tests to be held at the Penn State University during FFA Activities Week, June 10-12. For more information, contact Cliff Day, regional FFA coordina tor at Garden Spot High School, (717) 354-1577.
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