A4O-Uncasttr Fanning, Saturday, March 7, 1998 7immarmar , whn Ua-j-j tho accnHatinn ac it« In a first-ever induction of an outgoing president to the Pennsylvania Holstein Hall Qjen Zimmerman, who leaded the ':® of Fame, Jay Houser was honored with the prestigious award. On hand for Houser s surprise were, from left, front, daughter Mary Ellen Storm, wife Mary Houser and Qnl? anH M «Sr flnmTlff w Timmerman in’ daughter Sandy Haragen; and rear, daughter Karen Auman, son and daughter-m -"aw Unite Screen JoTn!ZreX.n la " Jl "> =nd Teresa Greib Houser, and daughter Barb Houser. Houser, Zimmerman, Named To Holstein Hall Of Fame JOYCE BUPP York Co. Correspondent GREENSBURG (Westmore land Co.) Two former state Holstein Association presidents have been inducted into the Hall of Fame, a highlight of the PHA annual convention held last week at Grecnsburg. In the first-ever induction into the prestigious group of an outgo ing president. Jay Houser of STEINER TURF EQUIPM Does your equipment allow you to change each of these attachments without tools and in a minu YouCouldVWhA “Quick Change Artist.” Gas or Diesel, Power Angle Blade ROY'S STEINER SALES & SERVICE 151 Sousley Road, Lenhartsvllie, Berks County, PA 19534 ■ 610-756-6150 web site: www.thecyberlinks■ com/steiner Spring Mills was named one of the two 1998 honorees. An earlier predecessor to stale presidency, Glen Zimmerman, Mifflinburg, who headed the PHA in 1966, shared the induction honors at the convention whose theme focused on the group’s history. Zimmerman, was raised by his parents Thurston and Ethel in Mil ton, after the family moved to the small town when he was just a Fully Hydrostatic Power Units Available in 16, 20, 21 & 25 HP Gas and 21 & 23.5 HP Diesel Here Are Some Of The Interchangeable 20+ “Fro young child. But he loved his grandfather’s dairy farm, spend ing weekends there and daily rid ing his bike 25 miles roundtrip af ter school to help. In 1952, he married Ruth Wehr; the couple purchased a farm they dubbed Zi-We, for the initials of their last names. Glen’s interest in the registered Holstein business was spurred by his father-in-law, John Wehr, who Glen greatly ad- t^\- Aerator Authorized Dealers Power Blower^V Stump Cutter Chipper Shredder HENRY H. HARTMAN 2300 Black Bock Road, Hanover, PA 17331 717-637-3741 FAX 717-633-5051 1/l/e proudly sell products made in the USA! mired and respected. Wehr had served the Pennsylvania Holstein Association as both its treasurer and president After his death in 1962, the Zimmermans purchased the family’s Wehr’s Dairy, operat ing it as a dairy store and restau rant for five years before focusing totally on the dairy operation. A Bicentennial farm, the property had been in Ruth’s family since 1774. Lawn Sweeper During the 1950 s and 19605, Zi-We developed a herd of regis tered Holsteins well-known and respected across the state and on the show circuit, with many of the genetics tracing to three of the farm’s herd sires. Tidy-Burke Penn was the 1959 Honorable Mention All-PA yearling bull and Alienor Majesty Bill Beau took reserve champion bull honors at (Turn to Pago A4l) Model 220 w/Real Mower Rotary Sweeper Snow B , ower
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