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West Snyder FFA
Holds Banquet
The West Snyder FFA Chapter
held its annual parent and member
banquet on Thursday, May 1. A
ham and turkey dinner was served
in the high school cafeteria.
There were many awards
received by the FFA members.
The Star Greenhand went to Jen
nifer McWilliams and Star Chap
ter Farmer to Luke Zerby.
Mr. Boyer, West Snyder High
Principal, recognized Jodi
Voist as the DcKalb Award win
ner and Ben Boonie as recipient of
the Vocational Agriculture
Award. The Honorary Degree
team presented the Honorary
Degree to Earnest Balantincz, Mr.
& Mrs. Charles Opdyke, Mr. &
Mrs. James Moist, and Mr. & Mrs.
Earl Boonie.
Scholarship awards were pre
sented to Rose Carper, Jess
Catherman, Michele Fetterolf,
Dustin Herman, Jodi Moist, and
Tiana Weller by Harold Kratzer,
assistant superintendent of the
Midd-West School District Chap
ter proficiency awards were pre
sented to Tara Kenpp, achieve
ment in volunteerism; Eric Bala
Dr. William Sheaffer, superintendent of the Midd-West
Schr )| Dl; nr nlzed Mar'
Harold Kretzer, assistant superintendent of the Midd-
West School District, far left, presented the West Snyder
FFA Scholarship awards to, seated, left to right, Rose Car
per and Tlana Weller. Standing, left to right, Jess Cather
man, Jodi Moist, and Michele Fetterolf.
tinez, agricultural electrification;
liana Weller, agriscicncc; Ross
Mitchell, Ben Boonie, and Greg
Brouse, agricultural mechanics;
Ben Boonie, agricultural process
ing; Rose Carper, agricultural
sales and service; Jodi Moist beef
production; Jen McWilliams,
dairy production; Dustin Zerby.
diversified livestock; Luke Zerby,
extemporaneous public speaking;
Luke Zerby, feed grain produc
tion; Shane Eia, fruit and veget
able production; Jessica Walter,
forestry management; Tiana Well
er, horse production; Tami Weller,
nursery operations; Jenna Straub,
ornamental horticulture; Doug
Boop, placement in agricultural
production; John Walter, poultry
production; Maria Trego, pre
pared public speaking; Luke Zer
by, sheep production; Joe Kramer,
soil and water conservation;
Michele Fetterolf, swine produc
tion; and Jen Kuhns and Jen Bala
tinez, wildlife.
Dr. WiUiam Sheaffer, Midd-
West School District superinten
dent, recognized the winners of
state FFA contests over the past
year. Gold medal recipients were
Michele Fetterolf, creed speaking;
*!"®u yer ’ Principal of West Snyder High School, pre
sented the senior agricultural award to Ben Boonie left
Snyder. FFA DeKalb JtS! StoS.’
banquet * he an " Ua West Snyder FFA P arent and member
Luke Zerby and Joshua Heeler,
extemporaneous public speaking;
Maria Trego, junior public speak
ing; Tara Knepp, Jennifer Kuhns,
and Maria Trego, FFA chorus;
Josh Heeler, Luke Zerby, Ben
Boonie, Jennifer Woodling, Lori
Carper. Jodi Moist, Tiana Weller,
and John Walter, chapter proce
dure; and Michele Fetterolf, Tiana
Weller, Josh Heeler, Mima Trego,
Liz Hollenbach, Jodi Moist, Tiana
Weller, and Jeremy Hackenburg,
talent Certificates of participation
were given to Ross Mitchell and
Doug Boop, ag mechanics.
Nevin Zerby of Zerby Lives
tock Farms presented Jodi Moist
with the Zerby Livestock Award.
Ken Boyer, principal at West
Snyder High School, presented
the FFA officers pins to the newly
installed chapter officers.
West Snyder FFA
On Wednesday, April 30, the
West Snyder FFA Cahptcr partici
pated in the north central regional
parliamentary procedure and
public speaking career develop
ment events. These events
involved FFA chapters from
Snyder, Union, Northumberland,
Montour, Columbia, Centre, Clin
ton, Clearfield. Potter, Elk, Came
ron, McKean, Bradford, Sullivan,
Tioga, and Lycoming counties.
In the parliamentary procedure
event, team members are given 20
minutes to demonstrate par
liamentary abilities. The West
Snyder team placed first and con
sisted of Michele Fetterolf, Rose
Carper, Maria Trego, Joe Kramer,
Jessica Catherman, Doug Boop,
Jenna Straub, and Tami Weller.
Shane Eia served as the team’s
alternate. The team qualified for
the regional event by placing first
in the five-county district contest
and will advance to the state FFA
contest in June at Penn State.
In the extemporaneous public
speaking event, FFA members are
assigned a topic and are given 30
minutes to prepare a four- to six
minute speech. Luke Zerby and
Ben Boonie represented West
Snyder FFA and placed first and
third respectively. Both members
will advance to the state event at
Penn State in June. In the junior
public speaking event, first-year
FFA members in grades seventh
through tenth prepare and deliver
a four to six minute speech on an
agricultural topic. Heidi Good,
ninth grade, placed fourth with a
speech titled “Water Pollution?”
She qualified for the regional
event by placing fourth in the dis
trict contest In the General Public
Speaking event Maria Trego
placed fourth with a speech on
cloning. Both Heidi Good and
Maria Trego will serve as alter
nates for state competition.
Members Win
Regional, State Proficiency
Awards
Ten FFA proficiency applica
tions were submitted for regional
competition from the West Snyder
FFA Chapter and three members
won the state competition.
Jodi Moist won first place in the
north central region and first in the
state in the proficiency area of
beef entrepreneurship. Eric Bal
tinez won first place in the north
central region and first in the state
in the proficiency area of ag sales
and service.
Luke Zerby won first in the
north central region in sheep
entrepreneurship and diversified
livestock and first in the state in
diversified livestock entrepreneur
ship. They will receive $lOO and
advance to national competition.
Other north central regional
winners included Steven Opdyke,
dairy placement; John Walter,
poultry placement; and Liz Hol
lenbach, commercial vegetables.
These regional winners will
receive $25. Other applicants
included Johsua Heeler and Luke
Zerby, beef entrepreneurship and
Jodi Moist, dairy placement
Jessica Hess and Brandi Long make preparations for the
upcoming Manor FFA Horse Show.
Penn Manor FFA
Penn Manor FFA is holding its
fourth annual Benefit Horse Show
at Columbia Riding Club on June
22 at 9 a.m.
There will be classes for youth
and adults. The categories are
western, English, and speed divi
sions. TTiere will be western and
English pleasure a trail
class, and many other fun
activities.
Last year 180 people partici
pated in the horse show and the
club expects more this year.
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, June 14, 1907-623
John Deere Announces
Leadership Gift
John Deere, through its corpo
rate foundation, announced at the
National FFA Foundation Spon-
Board meeting that it would
contributed $375,000 to the
National FFA Organization’! cap
ital campaign for a new National
FFA Center in Indianapolis.
FFA has now raised nearly $2
million, including more than $l3
million pledged by Indianapolis
sponsors The Lilly Endowment,
DowElanco, and The Eli Lilly and
Company Foundation on behalf of
Elanco Animal Health.
The total goal for the campaign
which takes its theme, “I
Believe in the Future,” from the
FFA Creed—is $8 milium for the
land, budding, move, technology
and other elements needed to
make the center a reality, and for
an endowment to help maintain
the center into the future. The
National FFA Foundation, Inc.,
expects to receive $S million Grom
corporate and foundation sponsors
and $3 million from the sale of
FFA’s land in Virginia and contri
butions from FFA members, chap
ters, alumni, and staff, as well as
other individuals.
John Deere’s contribution
includes $275,000 in outright
funds and $lOO,OOO as a challenge
grant, to be realized if the organi
zation can match it through other
contributions. “The FFA is a qual
ity organization that provides
youth with excellent development
skills,” said Don Margenthaler,
president of The John Deere
Foundation. “We at Deere hope
others will join us in supporting
this effort”
John Deere is the longest stand
ing sponsor of FFA programs,
providing support for 54 years.
FFA chapters across the coun
try also will have the opportunity
to contribute to the campaign and
leave a lasting mark on the new
center by purchasing a brick
engraved with the chapter’s name.
The Montello FFA Chapter from
Wisconsin purchased the first
brick. The 1996-1997 national
FFA officer team, a group of six
college students who take a year
out of school to represent their fel
low members, made a $l,OOO
contribution.
The new site is on five acres of
land near 86th Street and Inter-
The kitchen will be open so
there will be plenty of food and
drinks available. ITiere will also
be a bake sale where you can get
lots of snacks.
The students involved on the
horse show committee are Laura
Trautman, Brandi Long, Jessica
Hess, Emily Hubbs. Adviser is
Carole Fay.
For more information, 'contact
Laura Trautman at (717)
397-3996 or Carole Fay at (717)
872-9520.