BlMancastar Farming, Saturday, May 31, 1997
Pictured are first place winners in Somerset County FFA skills Judging contests.
Seated from left, Sue Barron, Jeannie Ohler, Mandy Decker, Becky Ray, Brad Sanner.
Standing, Justin Miller, John Porter, Deslrae Hillegass, Jeremy Walters and
Jonathan Dickey.
Somerset FFA Told To
Build Passion For Success
GAY BROWNLEE
Somerset Co. Correspondent
BERLIN (Somerset Co.)
The Somerset County FFA awards
banquet and installation of new
officers was held on May 22, with
John Porter, county president
from Meyersdale, as toastmaster.
Bruce Hartman from Brothersval
ley, the county vice-president
made the introductions.
Michael Clark, the state vice
president and guest speaker, gave
an impassioned and inspirational
speech from difficult personal
experiences that, because he
didn’t give up, have brought many
honors and scholarships his way.
“Build your passion for suc
cess,” Clark urged, “Success com
es from the power of your
determination.”
“Success doesn’t come in a Zip
lock bag, a cardboard box or a
jar,” Clark said. “It comes in a
can, as in ‘I can.’”
Berlin-Brothersvalley received
the G. Floyd Dye trophy for Par
liamentary Procedure and also the
Edward P. Shoemaker Memorial
trophy for Educational Demon
stration. The chapter as well, took
John Ferko, left, president of the Somerset County Beef Producers and Annette Knotts
the secretary-treasurer present Jonathan Dickey with the Beef Production Award.
the county basketball trophy while
that for volleyball was won by
Meyersdale FFA.
Denise McCusker, Somerset
County AVTS, received the Pro
duction Credit check for the best
supervised work experience
record book from Pennwest Farm
Credit.
In skills judging the following
were recognized:
DAIRY CATTLE: 1. Desiree Hillegass,
Brothersvalley; 2. Bruce Hartman, Brothers
valley; 3. Bill Swift, Brothersvalley.
FORESTRY - 1. Brad Sanner, Somerset
County AVTS; 2. Brian Sanner, Somerset
County AVTS: 3. Travis Boden, Somerset
County AVTS.
LIVESTOCK. 1. Bryan Engle, Brothersval
ley, 2. Jason Knotts, Meyersdale; 3. Mike
Cook, Meyersdale
TRACTOR DRIVING. 1. Joel Smiley.
Brothersvalley; 2. David Cnssmger, Meyers
dale; 3. Michael Ray, Somerset.
LAND JUDGING; 1. Jeanme Ohler, Some
rset County AVTS: 2. Denise McCusker,
Somerset County AVTS; 3. Morgan Dickey,
Brothersvalley.
SMALL GAS ENGINES: 1 . Billy Deal and
John Porter, Meyersdale.
FLORICULTURE: 1. Denise McCusker,
Somerset County AVTS; 2. Angie Brant,
Somerset County AVTS: 3. Tonya Most,
Somerset County AVS.
WILDLIFE; 1. Jason Weigle, Somerset, 2.
Justin Lorson, Brothersvalley; 3. Dan Acker
man, Somerset County AVTS. Awards were
provided by Penna. Game Commission.
HORSE JUDGING: 1. Becky Ray, Some
rset, 2. Mandy Decker, Somerset County
AVTS; 3. Amanda Yoder, Somerset.
INTERVIEW- 1. Jeremy Walters,
Brothersvalley; 2. Adam Shaffer, Brothers
vailey; 3. Melissa Stahl, Somerset.
Trophies for all first place winners were
given by Paul Wicks Insurance Co.
Checks from the Conservation District
were given to the top three conservation
speakers. 1. Jeremey Walters, Brothersval
ley; 2. Dan Lepley, Somerset County Vo-
Tech; 3. Adam Shaffer, Brothersvalley.
In the career development events the fol
lowing were FFA chapter winners;
CREED SPEAKING; 1. Susan Barron.
Somerset; 2. Adam Coleman, Berlin-
Brothersvalley; 3. Steven Fornwalt, Some
rset County AVTS.
FFA JUNIOR PUBLIC SPEAKING' 1.
Matthew Emerick, Meyersdale; 2. Nathan
Croner, Berlln-Brothersvalley; 3. Keith Walk
er, Meyersdale.
PREPARED FFA PUBLIC SPEAKING: 1.
Desirae Hillegass, Berlln-Brothersvalley: 2.
Gretchen Vought, Meyersdale; 3. Becky
Ray, Somerset.
EXTEMPORANEOUS PUBLIC SPEAK
ING; 1. Mandy Decker, Somerset County
AVTS; 2. Jeannie Ohler, Somerset County
AVTS; 3. Justin Miller, Berlm-Brothersvalley.
Jonathan Dickey was the recipient of the
Beef Production Award presented for the first
time by the Somerset County Beef
Producers
Plaques were presented to the outgoing
officers: president John Porter, Meyers
dale; vice-president Bruce Hartman,
Berlm-Brothersvalley; secretary Justin
Miller, Berlm-Brothersvalley; treasurer
David Cnssmger, Meyersdale; reporter
Enc Lohr, Somerset; sentinel Joe Darby,
Somerset Vo-Tech; parliamentarian Bill
Smith, Somerset Vo-Tech; chaplain Mike
Ray, Somerset.
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