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Pennsylvania Junior Holstein Convention Feb. 6-8
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) The Pennsylvania Junior
Holstein Association annual con
vention is fast approaching, and
registration deadlines even faster.
The convention is set to be held
Feb. 6-8 in Uniontown in Fayette
County, with many new activities
planned.
The theme this year is, “Just so
great, we couldn’t wait.”
The deadline for 'purchasing
tickets to attend certain events is
Jan. 12. Tickets arc required to
attend an opening mixer, a Satur
day morning tour, a buffet dinner,
and an awards breakfast.
There is no charge for the tour,
but reservations are essential for
planning, and tickets must be
ordered.
Also, those interested in pur
chasing convention T-shirts must
make those orders by the same
deadline.
A ticket order form lists the
events, the ticket fee, and includes
an order form for T-shirts.
Room reservations in conjunc
tion with the convention at the
Holiday Inn in Uniontown also arc
to be made by Jan. 12. Call (412)
437-2816 and indicate that reser
vations are being made because of
the convention to receive the con
vention rate $65 (not including
tax) per single, double, triple or
quad room.
Part of the new activities
planned for this year are a speech
contest and a photo contest.
In the speech contest there will
be two divisions juniors, aged
15 and younger; and seniors, aged
16 and older.
Contestants can speak on any
Holstein or dairy topic.
Speech duration in the junior
division is to be from 3 to 5
minutes. In the senior division, the
speeches are to run from 6 to 8
minutes.
Awards of $lOO, $75, and $5O
savings bonds arc to be presented
respectively to the top three
finishers in each age division.
Those competing in the dairy
bowl contest may also compete in
the speech contest.
Those interested in participating
should send a copy of their speech
by Feb. 1 to Ken Raney at the Pen
nsylvania Holstein Office, 839
Benner Pike, State College, PA
16801, (814) 234-0364; fascimile
(814) 234-1698.
1998 Pa. Junior Holstein
Ticket Order Form
FRIDAY, FEB. 6
Welcome Mixer
(food, fun & fellowship) # Tickets.
SATURDAY, FEB. 7
Tour
Buffet Dinner
SUNDAY, FEB. 8
Awards Breakfast
CONVENTION T-SHIRTS
Cirle size(s) desired:
SMALL / MEDIUM /
Also planned are new work
shops, tours, dances and more.
hi the photo contest, Raney said
that members should, “Gather up
all those good quality pictures and
enter tfame in the photo contest.”
He said that 3-inch by 5-inch, or
4-inch by 6-inch photos should be
the minimum size submitted.
A Holstein Feud (based on a
popular television game show)
competition is planned, and orga
nizers are looking for teams of five
members from each district to
form to compete and test their
skills and teamwork in the
Holstein-knowlege game.
A new award is being presented
this year, to an adult who has given
their time to help junior Holstein
members. Members may nominate
their adult leader or coach for
award.
In an brief review of the sche
dule, convention registration and
signup for the Holstein Feud team
game is from 3 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fri
day, Feb. 6.
From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday,
the commercial exhibits open, a
dairy bar is to be open, and inter
views are to be conducted for con
sideration in the Distinguished
Junior Member contest.
In order to qualify for the DJM
contest, the deadline for DJM
books to be submitted to the Pa.
Holstein Office in State College
the contest is Jan. 1. They will not
be taken during the state Farm
Show (Jan. 10-15).
From 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Feb. 6, testing is to be done to
determine seeding for the dairy
bowl contest.
The annual meeting of the Pa. Jr.
Holstein Association is to be held
from 7:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m., fol
lowed immediately by Fun Night
activities (see ticket form).
On the second day of the con
vention, Saturday, Feb. 7, the
junior division of the dairy bowl
contest is to start off promptly at 8
a.m., while the senior division of
the speech contest to kick off at
8:30 a.m.
For those not participating in
either, a tour (see ticket form) is set
to start at 8:30 a.m.
At 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Dr.
Albert Barnett, Charles Rosinski
and James Varga are to start a
workshops, repeated at 1 p.m.
The senior division of the dairy
bowl contest is to kick off at 11:30
a.m., while the junior division of
at No Charge
# Tickets.
# Tickets.
# Tickets at $ll
LARGE / X-LARGE / XX-LARGE
# T-Shirts.
TOTAL ENCLOSED $.
the speech contest is to start
The dairy bowl finals are set for
4 p.m.
At 7 p.m. Saturday, the buffet
dinner (see ticket form) is to be
highlighted with presentations by
the winners of the speech contest,
followed by the Holstein Feud
contest.
From 9:30 p.m. Saturday to 1
a.m. Sunday, dancing is planned,
featuring music by Ron Allen,
“The Dance Machine.”
At 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 8,
Kurt Angle, an Olympic Gold
Medal winner, is to be the guest
speaker during the awards break
fast program (see ticket form).
Ticket order forms should be
sent to: Bryan Herring, RD 1 Box
161, Farmington, PA 15437, (412)
329-4966. Checks should be made
out to: “1998 PA Junior Holstein
Convention.”
All junior members wishing to
attend must sign an agreement to
obey convention rules, and also
have signed, parental consent
For more information, contact
the Pa. Holstein Association.
All Roads Lead
To Uniontown
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) The 1998 Pennsylvania
Junior Holstein Convention is to
be held Feb. 6-8 at the Holiday Inn
in Uniontown, and all members
and breed enthusiasts are
welcomed.
Tucked in the southwestern cor
ner of the state, below Pittsburgh,
all toads lead to Uniontown, more
or less.
Pennsylvania is roughly a
lengthwise rectangle, with several
major east-west routes, and fewer
north-to-south corridors.
Access to an east-west route
(generally even numbered road
ways) is generally easier to find
at $6
at $l2
at $lO each
Pennsylvania
Holstein
Association
839 Banner Pika
State College, PA 16801
814*234*0364
FAX 814*234-1698
NAME:
ADDRESS:
COUNTY:
ADULT CHAPERONE
STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) Participation in the Pen
nsylvania Junior Holstein Association annual convention requires a
commitment from members to observe some basic rules of conduct
Members cannot be permitted to participate in the convention
unless they co-sign with a parent or guardian a copy of the conven
tion rules, provide a telephone number of someone to call in case of
an emergency, and submit it to the Pa. Holstein Association.
There are seven convention rules that junior members must agree
to follow:
1. All juniors must be in their rooms by 12:30 a.m. on Friday,
Feb. 6; and 1:30 a.m., on Saturday, Feb. 7.
2. Doors will be open at all times when mixed company is in the
room.
3. Absolutely no drugs or alcohol will be used or consumed
4. Upon registration, each junior will name a chaperone who is
responsible for his or her action. If you do not name one, there will
chaperones at the hotel.
5. Anyone found destroying hotel property will be charged for
damages.
6. The Convention Committee will not be responsible for anyone
leaving the convention facilities without permission of the conven
tion chaperone.
7. Any violator of these rules will not be eligible for any state
awards for a period of one year, and they will be sent home at the
expense of the parent(s).
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than north-to-south routes (gener
ally odd numbered).
However, no matter from where
the trip to Uniontown begins, it
shouldn’t prove too difficult to
chart an efficient path of travel.
If in doubt, head toward Pittsu
burgh and then drop a little farther
south. The Holiday Inn of Union
town is located along Rt.4o, on the
west side of Uniontown.
From the southern tier and east,
travel the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Send ticket order form with check payable to *1998 PA Junior Holstein Convention ’
Bryan Herring
RD 1 Bax 161
Farmington, FA 15437
Junior Holstein
Convention Rules
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PHONE: ( )
west to Exit 8 (New Stanton). Take
Rt. 119 south to Rt.4o. Travel west
on Rt.4o.
From areas west of Union town,
travel east on 170 to the Pa. Turn
pike and, again, take the New Sta
ton Exit, etc.
From the north, use Interstate 79
south to the Pennsylvania Turn
pike, again taking Rtll9, and
Rt.4o.
If in trouble, call the hotel at
(412) 437-2816.
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