A3B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 12, 1998 Berks County Applauds Outstanding Farm Family, Youth (Continued,from Page A 1) may not think of her and her hus band as farmers, but that they rely upon the soil and are agriculturally affiliated with the labor intensive business of operating 12 greenhouses. The Ernst family raises 24,000 pointsettias, 10,000 geraniums, 2,500 mums, 3,000 azaleas, and 3,000 lilies. Four outstanding youth also received awards and $lOO bonds for their commitment to agricul ture and outstanding work in their particular field. These included two FFA members and two 4-H members. Lynette Heffner and Josh Lawrey were selected for out standing service by FFA advisers. Anita Manbeck and Brandon Treichler were selected by 4-H agents. Lynette recently began studying food science at Penn State. She was graduated from Conrad Weis er High School, where she was active in FFA. Growing up on a farm, Lynette gradually took on more and more duties. 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One of these included traveling to the United Kingdom and Ireland as a People to People student ambassador. In addition to FFA awards, Lynette received numerous awards from the Holstein Association, 4-H, and for showing dairy and beef cattle. She has also received the Young Woman of the Month from the Women’s Club of Robe sonia, the Robesonia Rotary Club Student of the Month, and the department award for agriculture and biology student of her dass. Lynette is the daughter of Martha Pool and Gary Heffner. Twin Valley FFA member Josh Lawrey is best known for his envirothon involvement and habi tat improvement projects. He par ticipated in four state Envirothons and been selected in January as the Eastern Pennsylvania FFA Star for Specialty agriculture. He received the award for his wildlife conser vation projects that included lay ing out and helping construct the school environmental educational trails. 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She helped with the “Farm to You” program presented to schools. Anita is a senior at Con rad Weiser High School and the daughter of Herman and Connie Manbeck, Womelsdorf. Brandon has excelled in Dairy Bowl and judging events. He has also exhibited the supreme champ ion at the Kutztown Fair. Brandon was selected as number one to rep resent Pennsylvania at the Nation al Dairy Conference. He also attended the Governors School of Wayne Readinger presents the Outstanding Farm Family of the Year Award to Walter and Linda Ernst. Agriculture. The son of Keith and Sue Treichler of Kutztown, Brandon serves as president of the Eastern Berks 4-H Dairy Club and has helped teach the “Farm to You” project at the Goddard School in Wyomissing. Secretary of Agriculture Hayes applauded the achievements of the Ernst family and the youth by read ing congratulatory citations. 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