BETH MILLER
Cumberland Co.
Correspondent
SHIPPENSBURG (Franklin
Co.) —Names like Melissa Brant
ner, Christopher Semple, Lonnie
and Sarah Wickard, and Rebecca
Comman kept popping up as the
winner? were picked during the
colored breeds show at the
Shippensburg Community Fair.
In the Milking Shorthorn com
petition, Cornman of Boiling
Springs, captured the grand
champion spots in the open and
the 4-H events and had the senior
grand champion with her senior
2-year-old Three Springs O T Jet-
Exp.
Brantner of Lurgan, took home
the award for best animal bred and
owned by an exhibitor with her
winter yearling Brandy-0 Twilite
Samantha. The same animal was
named reserve grand champ for
the FFA event.
Brantner’s dry cow, Twilite Big
Time Star, came away with the
FFA grand and senior champion
titles and was the reserve grand
champion in the open.
The 4-H reserve grand champ
ion was Jason Nailor of
Mechanicsburg with his fall year
ling Pinesedge RCM Nikki.
Nailor also had the grand
champion in the open and 4-H
categories in the Guernsey com
petition with his spring yearling
McCulloughs Baldwin Kasi.
Brian Nailor of Mechanicsburg
had the 4-H and open reserve
grand champion with his winter
calf McCulloughs Slyme Dakita.
The best animal bred and own
ed by an exhibitor was Le-Lin
Pension Verna, the spring calf of
Linnea Hoover of Boiling
Springs.
In the Brown Swiss event, Lon
ni Wickard of Shippensburg had
the grand and senior open champ
ion with his six years and older
cow Lo-Vi Lady Ensign Lill.
Melissa Brantner’s 5-year-old
Swamp Creek Jill, was the FFA
grand and senior champion and
the reserve grand open and reserve
senior champion.
Brantner’s summer yearling
Brandy-O Autumn Dolly was the
FFA reserve grand champion.
Sarah Wickard of Shippensburg
had the 4-H grand and senior
grand champion with her senior
2-year-old Top Acres Peerless
Joy. Her dry cow, Lo-Vi Lacy
Ensign Lovely, was the 4-H re
serve grand and reserve senior
champion.
The best animal bred and own
ed by an exhibitor honor also went
to Sarah Wickard.
The Ayrshire event saw Jeff
and Michele Reasner of Shippens
burg capture the grand and senior
champion spots in the open with
their dry cow Sunny Acres Misty
Polly.
Jennifer Zinn of Newville had
the 4-H grand and senior grand
champ with her senior 2-year-old
Jems Ayrshires Trans Michelle.
She also captured the 4-H reserve
grand and reserve senior champ
spots with Jems Ayrshires St.
Nick Milissa, a senior 3-year-old.
Christopher Semple of
Shirleysburg took both the FFA
grand and senior grand champion
honors. The FFA reserve grand
and reserve senior grand champ
spots went to his brother, Justin,
with his junior 3-year-old Rushing
Springs Milkmac-Jackie.
Heath Ocker of Shippensburg
had the best animal bred and own
ed by an exhibitor and the reserve
grand and the resrve senior
Shippensburg Names Colored Breed Winners
Ayrshire grand champion went to Jeff Reasner, right,
and reserve grand champion was won by Heath Ocker.
John Mumma, Shippensburg, presented the awards.
Winning the Guernsey champion titles, were brothers
Jason Nailor, right, showing the grand champion winner
and Brian Nailor, left, won the reserve grand champion
award.
champion in the open in his senior
2-year-old Ockerdale Reliable
Jessica.
Some familiar names made the
winner’s circle in the junior com
petitions at the show as well.
The Milking Shorthorn contest
saw Jason Nailor take the open
and 4-H junior champ spots with
Pincsedge RCM Nikki. He won
junior champion reserve junior
champion honors in the 4-H and
open events with his spring calf G
M C Horizon Demand Steph.
Melissa Brantner had the FFA
junior champ with Brandy-0 Twi
lite Samantha and had the FFA
reserve junior champ with her
spring yearling Brandy-0 Chathy.
The junior competition for
Guernseys was a Nailor show all
the way. Jason Nailor had the 4-H
and open champ positions for the
open and 4-H events with a spring
calf, Sniders Breighton Komet.
The open junior champ for the
Brown Swiss was Lonnie Wick
ard’s winter yearling Lo-Vi Valor
Monique.
Aaron Cornman of Boiling
Springs had the 4-H junior champ
with his fall yearling Justa-Beapty
Jet Blair.
The FFA Brown Swiss junior
FFA champ was Melissa Brantner
with Brandy-O Autum Dolly.
Kerri Wickard of Shippensburg
had the open reserve junior
champion with her spring yearling
Bo Joy Jetway Robin. The' 4-H
reserve junior champ was Sarah
Wickard with her winter calf Lo-
Vi Melady Jet M&M.
Jeff and Michelle Reasner’s
spring yearling Jemi Heligo Pollu
Anna was the junior champion in
the open for Ayrshires and their
fall calf Masonic Homes Ruler
Gina was the reserve junior open
champ.
Alan Brandt of Mount Union
had the 4-H junior champ with his
summer yearling Glen Malcolm
Seniors Tinkle and he won the
reserve junior champion 4-H spot
with his winter yearling Crimcom
Maple Temfic.
Norman Hill of Woodbine,
NJ., was the judge for the show.
Shlppensburg Fair Colored
Breeds Show Results
AYRSHIRES
Wlntar Call: 1. Michele OcKer, 2. Llnnea
Hoover.
Fall Calf: 1. Jeff and Michele Reasner, 2.
Melvin Brant Sr., 3. Alan Brant.
Summer Yearling: 1. Alan Brant, 2. Mel
vin Brant Sr.
Spring Yearling: 1. Jeff and Michele
Reasner, 2. Melvin Brant Sr., 3. Jennifer
Znn.
Wlntar Yearling: 1. Jeff and Michele
Reasner, 2. Alan Brant, 3. Melvin Brant Sr.
Fall Yearling: 1. Daniel Yeakley.
Dry Cows: 1. Jeff and Michele Reasner,
2. Christopher Semple, 3. Alan Brant
Junior 2-Yaar-Old: 1. Melvin Brant Sr., 2.
La Ann Witmar, 3. Melvin Brant Sr.
Senior 2-Year-old: 1. Heath Ocker. 2.
Jennifer Zinn, 3. Alan Brant
Junior 3-Yaar-Old; 1. Alan Brant
Sanlro 3-Yaar-Old: 1. Jennifer Zinn.
4-Yaar-old: 1. Melvin Brant Sr., 2. Melvin
Brant Sr. _ ,
• Years It Over: 1. Michele Ockar, 2.
Alan Brant.
Brown Swiss senior champion was awarded to Lonni
Wickard, right, and the reserve senior champion title went
to Melissa Brantner.
Winning the Milking Shorthorn awards were, right,
Rebecca Cornman showing the grand champion winner
and, left, Melissa Brantner claiming the reserve grand
champion award.
BROWN SWISS 4-YMr-Old: 1. Aaron Cornman.
Wlntar Calf: 1. Sarah Wickard. S-Ysar-Old: 1. Melissa Brantnar.
Fall Calf: 1. Sarah Wickard, 2. Mark Ful- 100,000-Pound Claaa: 1. Lonni Wickard.
ton. 3. Amy Witmer. • Vaara A Ovar: 1. Lonni Wickard.
Summer Yearling: 1. Llnnaa Hoover, 2. GUERNSEYS
Aaron Cornman, 3. Lonni Wickard. Wlntar Calf: 1. Brian Nallor.
Spring Yearling: 1. Kerri Wickard. Fall Call: 1. Brian Nallor.
Wlntar Yearling: 1. Lonni Wickard, 2 Spring Yearling: 1. Jason Nallor.
Brent Wickard. Fall Yearling: 1. John Leib Jr.
Fall Yearling: 1. Aaron Cornman. MILKING SHORTHORN
Dry Cows: 1. Sarah Wickard, 2. Iran. Spring Yearling: 1. Melissa Brantner.
Wickard. Winter Yearling: 1. Melissa Brantner.
Senior 2-Year-old: 1. Sarah Wickard, 2. Fall Yearning: 1. Jason Nallor.
Amy Witmer. Senior 2-Year-Old: 1. Rebecca
Junior 3-Year-eld: 1. Lonni Wickard, 2. Cornman.
Aaron Cornman.
100 Teachers Attend
Ag In Classroom Workshop
STATE COLLEGE, (Centre sons, evening activities and time to
Co.) Nearly 100 teachers from mect new ftiendi>
across the state spent a week in late They wcm home with many
July on the Penn State University ide as and materials to share with
Main Campus attending the 1997 classroom students and
Agriculture in the Classroom colleagues
workshop sponsored by theAgri- forestry
culture Awareness Foundation of specialist and naturalist with the
Pennsylvania. Lebanon County Conservation
The workshop was deigned to. District, and Sally Mohny of Forge
teach teachers and therefore, edu- Road Elementary School in lo
cate America’s youth, about myra> participated in the wotk
agnculhue. shop. Beamesderfer was spon-
Tcachers from urban, suburban sorcd b Lcbanon F £ m
and rural settings came to the Bureau
workshop to obtain hands-on For those wishing more infor
expenence, man effort to learn about WMksh op. and
more about the state’s leadmg Ag classroom, contact
md “ tr * T f ~ Beamesderfer at 0717) 272-3377;
The teachers had a fuU agenda w carol Ann Gregg at (412
with farm tours, classroom les- 458.5108.