BlHancaster Farming, Saturday, September 12, 1998
Holstein Named Supreme At Somerset Fair
GAY BROWNLEE
Somerset Co. Correspondent
MEYERSDALE (Somerset
Co.) An FFA, owner-bred
entry was named supreme
champion at the Somerset
County Fair Dairy Show.
Destiny Charles Julie, a
senior two-year-old owned by
Philip Wayne Petenbrink,
Garrett is a daughter out of
Boulet charles-ET and Destiny
Blackstar Jem. Her birth was
October 28, 1995.
The animal also was the
Holstein reserve champion for
Petenbrink, who belongs to the
Meyersdale FFA
Desirae Hillegass had the
Holstein grand champion in the
open show with Locker-Lane
Emory Babe The senior two-
Somerset
Fair
Queen
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responsibility not to be ignored
in an area where hospitality
runs high with folks.
She passed out ribbons and
plaques at the market animal
shows, conversed on the mid
way, met the county sheriff and
Du.e Martin and the Cowboys
and took particular notice of
children Tiaras inspire their
devotion
Julie is hardly a stranger to
the fair For nine years the
freshman at the Univensty of
Pittsburgh’s Johnstown campus,
has had 4-H sewing projects to
enter m competition
The skilled sewer says a first
place was often awarded or even
Best of Show for the handmade
entries she brought.
Three times she has received
the Junior Wool Award
Ask, however, what is her
favorite part of the fair and don’t
be surprised to hear it’s the cot
ton candy that she finds most
irresistible
The kid’s pedal power compe
tition was a blast The tykes
spent every bit of energy they
could muster to achieve dis
tance, while the fair queen
under a fascinating crown, make
each one feel special with her
bright smile
To children not quite bold
enough to compete, there was a
coloring book handout
Being in the public eye, obvi
ously, fits hei stvle since Julie
one c won the interview award in
thi Maple Queen Scholarship
Pageant and was the first-run
ner-up in the Somerset County
Junior Miss Scholarship
Pageant
In the Buffalo Creek u-H
Club, she’s been secretary, a
junior leader and 4-H’er of the
Year A member, also of county
council, the seamstress has been
named to the state top 10 in 4-H
Fashion Revue
Among her scholastic honors,
while in high school Julie was a
member of the 1000+ SAT Club
Julie is the daughter of Rick
and Audrey Sechler of
Meyersdale, and a member of
the Meyersdale Grace Brethren
Church.
' First runner-up in the fair
lueen contest was Erica Stair.
Erin Livengood was second run
ner-up. Vying also were Tara
Hottle, Jill Brant, and Katie
Shaulis.
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year-old is a daughter out of a
MJR Blackstar Emory-ET and
Locker-Lane Southwind Betsy,
born Dec. 14, 1995.
Wayne Schrock, Grantsville,
Md. was the breeder.
Sniders Ulus Biddy, born Nov.
4, 1994 and shown in the Dry
cow two-year and over class, was
the Guernsey grand champion.
Shown by Kevin Bittner of
the Milksquirts 4-H Club, the
animal is a daughter out of
Sniders Perfecto Illustrator and
Snider Venders Brite.
Brandon Snider, New
Enterprise was the breeder.
Guernsey reserve champion
was GR-BF Sheldon
four-year-old daughter out of
Dairyman Telstar Sheldon and
PF-BF Jetstar Bell, on Dec 3,
1993
The owner is Lance Bittner.
Lance Bittner also showed
the grand champion Jersey, a
dry cow two-year and over entry
with Char-dale Teejay Paula
born March 11, 1993 out of All
Star SBS Teejay and Char-dale
Squire Pamela
Charles D Johnson,
Somerset vvas the breeder for
Bittner, a Berlin FFA member
With a mmor-two-vear-cld
Wendy Jo Rose of the Stitch-n-
Squirt 4-H Club had the Jersey
reserve champion with Roses
Pepper Magic.
Bred by Shallow Run Farm,
New Florence, Magic is a daugh
ter out of HL Duncan Pepper
and Roses Hermitage Missy.
A three-year-old milking cow,
owned by Kevin Bittner, a mem
ber of the Milksquirts 4-H Club,
was the Brown Swiss grand
champion.
Born Dec. 1, 1994, Four D
Bessie Mae is a daughter out of
Mae Wejoca Elhot-ET and Cie
Four D Brownie Connie.
The breeder was Robert Poor,
Berlin.
Lacey Coleman was the
grand champion showman
Bob Bender, Accident Md.,
judged type and showmanship
Following are the top three in
each class;
HOLSTEIN
SPRING CALF 1 Jenna Fox 2 Desirae
Hillegass 3 Shannon McWilliams
WINTER CALF 1 Brian Rose 2 Stephanie
Athey 3 Stephanie Hartman
FALL CALF 1 Justin Hillegass 2 Michele
Pelenbnnk 3 Lacey Coleman
SUMMER YEARLING 1 Philip Pelenbnnk
2 Jared Hillegass 3 Wendy Jo Rose
SPRING YEARLING 1 Shannon
McWilliams 2 Wendy Jo Rose 3 Bruce
Hartman
WINTER YEARLING 1 Brian Hartman 2
Susan Hartman 3 jarrod Murray
FALL YEARLING Jessica Rose 2
Stephanie Hartman 3 Keith Walker
JUNIOR 2 YEAR OLD 1 justm
Rohtbaugh 2 Beniamin Powell 3 Meredith
Murray
SENIOR 2 YEAR OLD 1 Desirae
Hillegass 2 Philip Pelenbnnk
JUNIOR 3 YEAR OLD 1 Justin Hillegass
FOUR YEAR OLD 1 Eric Murra 2 Katie
McWilliams 3 Ben Powell
DAM DAUGHTER 1 Philip Pelenbnnk 2
Katie McWilliams 3 Ben Powell
GUERNSEY
WINTER CALF 1 Justin Kaufman 2 David
Bittner
SUMMER YEARLING 1 Kevin Bittner
SPRING YEARLING t Justin Kaufman 2
Eric Murray
DRY COW 2 YR 8, OVER 1 Kevin Bittner
FOUR YEAR OLD 1 Lance Bittner
JERSEY
SPRING CALF 1 Eliza Van Tassel 2
Wendy Jo Rose
FALL CALF i Leah Homing 2 David
Bittner 3 Rebecca Van Tassel
SUMMER YEARLING 1 Joshua Van
Tassel 3 Susanna Thomas
SPRING YEARLING 1 Ezra Van Tassel 2
Sarah Van Tassel 3 Joshua Van Tassel
WINTER YEARLING 1 Melissa Powell
WINTER CALF Scott Leister
FALL YEARLING 1 Knsli Micnaei 2 Lance
Bittner
DRY COW 2 YEAR & OVER 1 Lance
Bittner
JUNIOR 2-YEAR-OLD 1 Wendy Jo Rose
SENIOR 3-YEAR-OLD 1 David Bittner
DAM-DAUGHTER 1 Lance Bittner, 2
David Bittner. 3 Jarrod Murray
BROWN SWISS
SPRING CAt F 1 Adam Coleman 2 Wade
Coleman, 3 Robert D Poor
In the Holstein breed at Somerset, Desirae Hillegass in the open class showed the grand
champion. Philip Petenbrink from the Meyersdale'FFA had the Holstein reserve champion.
They are joined by Melissa Powell, dairy princess.
Lance Bittner leads the grand champion Brown Swiss, at left is Melissa Powell, daily
princess. Kevin Bittner leads the Brown Swiss reserve champion, Becky Ray is at right.
In the Somerset County Fair Dairy Show, the Jersey grand champion is led by Lance
Bittner and the reserve champion Jersey by Wendy Jo Rose. Somerset County Dairy
Princess Melissa Powell, left, and Alternate Beoky Ray are also pictured.
Somerset Livestock Sole
Tops $170,500
GAY BROWNLEE
Somerset Co. Correspondent
MEYERSDALE (Somerset
Co ) Sales topped $170,547
during the sale of 48 steers, 66
market lambs, nine carcass
WINTER CALF 1 Kevin Bittner
FALL CALF 1 Lance Bittner
WINTER YEARLING 1 Luke Horning
THREE-YEAR-OLD MILKING 1 Kevin
Bittner
FOUR-YEAR-OLD 1 Lance Bittner
DAM-DAUGHTER 1 Lance Bittner
SHOWMANSHIP
JUNIOR 1 Jenna Fox 2 Jessica Rose, 3
Justin Rohitaugh
INTERMEDIATE 1 Lacey Coleman 2
Justin Kaufman, 3 Katie McWilliams
SENIOR 1 Desirae Hillegass 2 Jessica
Lynch, 3 Joshua Van Tassel
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lambs and 213 market swine at
the Somerset County 4-H and
FFA Livestock Sale held during
the county fair.
Steers brought $70,425;
lambs, $20,295 and swine,
$79,828 during the six hours of
bidding.
Premier buyer Lincoln
Supply and Equipment, which
bought 12 animals during the
sale for a total outlay of $11,067,
bought Lucas Svonavec’s grand
champion steer.
The 1,250-pound animal
brought $3.75 a pound for a total
of $4,687.50.
Svonavec, 16, is from
Rockwood,
Dr. Robert Bastian took the
reserve champion steer, of Jason
Fisher, Boswell, that weighed
1,215 pounds for a $2 price tag,
for a total of $2,430.
The steer was also the county
bred champion.
Jeffrey Knotts, Meyersdale,
had the county bred reserve
champion, which brought
$1,574, when purchased for
$1.25 from Renaissance
Nutrition.
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