A32-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 31, 1998
John Matilio, left, president of Lancaster County Poultry Association, and Dr. John
Schwartz, right, present Lifetime Poultry Achievement Awards to W. Dale Anderson,
second from left, and Dr. Wilson Miller.
(Continued from Pago A 1)
Ambassador, for both county and
state events.
The 17-year-old has received
publicity for her egg research
pasteurization project, for which
she has received awards from the
Science and Technology Engi
neering Fair and from the Navy
and Army for applied science.
Sarah's research also opened the
door for her to attend the Pa. Gov
ernor’s School held at Penn State
during the summer.
Sarah was pleased and chal
lenged by the opportunity to work
in a real college lab. The experi
ence is steering her toward food
science and poultry studies after
high school graduation.
Sarah believes that media cover
age of Salmonella Enteritidis has
caused more concern among the
public than necessary.
“I want to reassure people that
eggs are safe to eat as long as hand
led properly,” Sarah said.
She also looks forward to edu
cating children about the industry.
“Children are the future of the
world and of the industry. Before I
was a teen, I knew nothing about
eggs and I have gotten so excited
through my research,” she said.
Sarah said that the Association
deserves the respect of the public.
“I want to give back into the indus
try by supporting your causes as
you did mine,” Sarah said of tire
industry’s help with her egg
research project
On behalf of the board, George
Georges presented Sarah with a
$ 1,000 scholarship for her work as
ambassador.
The poultry food stand at the
Ephrata Fair raised $4,377 in pro
fits for the Association this year.
The profits were lower than other
years because of weather-related
problems. A golf outing also raised
funds for the association.
The Association’s annual ban
quet was attended by about 350
producers and industry-related
people. Matillio encouraged both
sides to work together for the good
of not only the industry but also the
individual.
While a business must be profit
able and 30-year-old chicken
DENVER (Lancaster Co.)
The Lancaster County 4-H
Therapeutic Riding Program
will be holding its end-of-the
year horse show on Saturday,
Oct. 31, from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. here
at the Friendly Horseman’s
Club.
houses are hard to compete with a
new facility, Mattilio reminded the
audience that both sides are in the
business to make money and do
what's right.
"Keep lines of communication
open. You have an obligation to
give suffleent notification of any
changes being made,” Mattilio
said of contract agreements.
Mattilio, who works as a loan
officer for First Union National
Bank, will continue a second term
as president of the organization.
Appointed to help him are Rich
Roenigk of York Ag Products,
vice president; Doug Metzler of
Melhom Sales and Service, secret
ary; and Andy Long of Biomune,
treasurer.
Newly elected board members
include Nelson Groff, Heritage
Poultry; Dan Heller, Flint Rock
Farms; Roni Clark, C&M Farm
Services; Troy Eckert, Wenger
Feeds; and Jay Sahannon, Key
stone Farm Credit.
For lifetime achievements for
the poulliy industry, two men
received awards. The first was Dr.
Wilson Miller, the county's only
private practice poultry veterina
rian. Dr. John Schwartz, director
for Lancaster County Extension,
said that Miller has provided 48
years of leadership in fighting
avian diseases and has established
better working conditions between
the poultry industry and the vet
profession.
The other lifetime achievement
award winner was W. Dale Ander
son, who worked years in the grain
and feed business and was the first
to introduce liquid feed to this
area. After Anderson established
York Ag Products, he developed
the calcium chip, which has been a
mainstay for the poultry industry.
In addition, Anderson has always
been a strong supporter of many
events for poultry groups in the
state.
The Elizabethtown FFA Poultry
Judging Team was honored for
winning state competition and
advancing to national competition.
Team members attending the ban
quet included Ladd Robinson,
Denise Bollinger, and Jason
Wagner.
Program To Hold Horse Show
Lunch will be available at the
show.
For more information about
the show or directions to the
club, contact Nancie Doyle at
(717) 687-8547 or Libby Graver
at (717) 569-7734.
The Lancaster County 4-H
Poultry Association Faces Challenges
Therapeutic Riding Program is
available to children and adults
with a variety of disabilities.
Therapeutic riding offers many
benefits to the students, includ
ing an improvement in their bal
ance, strength, range of motion,
coordination and self confidence.
The program has four ses
sions which run from spring
Leading the county Poultry Association during the upcoming year is this team,
from left, John Mattilio, president; Rich Roenigk, vice president; Doug Metzler, secret
ary; and Andy Long, treasurer.
. County Poultry Association’s newly-elected board members are, from
teft. Nelson Groff of Heritage Poultry, Dan Heller of Flint Rock Farms, Ron! Clark of
C&M Farm Services, Troy Eckert of Wenger Feeds, and Jay Shannon of Keystone
rarm credit.
Tops in poultry judging is this team from Elizabethtown
FFA, who will compete in national competition next month.
From left are Ladd Robinson, Denise Bollinger, and Jason
Wagner.
through fall in sessions of six
weeks with approximately 30
students in each session.
Lessons are individualized to
the needs of the student. Riders
range from age 3 to age 60.
Riders are referred to the club
by several organizations, includ
ing Schreiber Pediatric Rehab
Center of Lancaster, the S June
Smith Center, Community
Services, the Lancaster MH-MR
program. Some students receive
a referral from their doctor or
physical therapist.
The end-of-year show pro
vides the students an opportuni
ty to demonstrate to their family
and friends the progress they
have made over the course of the
sessions. Riders demonstrate
their skill in an equitation class
and also in an obstacle course
which involves a variety of turns
and stops that the rider must
ask their horses to do.