JOYCE BUPP
York Co. Correspondent
THOMASVILLE (York Co.)
York County Holstein club
members gathering for their
annual meeting took the oppor
tunity to honor their active
juniors and raise funds for a
fire-devastated, dairy farm fam
ily. The annual county meeting
was held December 11 at the
Thomasville Fire * Company
meeting room.
Special contributions were
made during the meeting for the
Jeff Stambaugh family, East
Berlin, whose home was
destroyed a few days earlier by a
fire believed started by a wood
stove. Dianna Stambaugh, home
alone at the time the blaze
began, escaped by climbing
through an upstairs window and
jumping to the ground. The
stone home and most of the fam
ily’s personal possessions were a
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York County Distinguished Junior Member recognition
went to, from left, Tricia Knight, Justin Hail and Shane
Hall.
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End Of Year Sale
York Holstein Club Honors Juniors, Assists Fire Victims
total loss. The Holstein dub will
continue to forward contribu
tions received for the family;
those may be sent to the York
County Holstein Association, do
June Boyer, Secretary-
Treasurer, 110 Biesecker Road,
York, PA 17404.
Several junior Holstein mem
bers received awards for produc
tion and showring accomplish
ments by their cattle, including
an All-American honor received
by veteran junior exhibitor Amy
Trimmer.
The East Berlin young
woman, daughter of Shirley and
Larry Trimmer, took All-
American and Junior All-
American titles for the 1997
show season year with her
spring yearling heifer, JCY April
Starbuck. April was named
junior champion of the junior
show at the 1997 World Dairy
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an honorable mention junior
champion of the open show as
well.
Junior All-Pennsylvania
recognition for 1997 was earned
by two of the county’s Holstein
youth. Justin Hall, Airville, won
Honorable Mention with his
senior calf entry, Woodbine ND
JRJ Frosty-ET and Daphne
Doll, Glen Rock, took the
Reserve Junior All-
Pennsylvania title with her four
year-old, Dar-Dale Skybuck
Melissa. Daphne also received
recognition as a junior
Progressive Breeder for her cat
tle’s accomplishments.
Three juniors participated in
the Distinguished Junior
Member contest, submitting
scrapbooks of their experiences
and involvement with their cat
tle. Tricia Knight, Airville, was
selected the winner, with Justin
and Shane Hall chosen as run
ners-up.
Brother and sister Greg and
Michelle Walker, Thomasville,
and brothers Craig and Chad
Thoman, Dallastown, snagged a
majority of the country’s junior
milk; fat and protein awards
with their entries.
In the two-year-old category,
Greg Walker’s Walk-Le Mascot
Ann was the butterfat produc
tion winner, with a 305-day
record of 24,480 milk, 928 fat,
and 755 protein. Chad Thoman,
Dallastown, earned the milk
and protein awards with Garwill
Skybuck Pebbles and her 305-
day records of 26,356 milk, 803
fat, and 792 protein.
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Junior members who earned special recognition at the
York County Holstein meeting included, from left, Michelle
Walker, Amy Trimmer and Greg Walker.
Three-year-old entries were
split among three contenders.
Walk-Le Ryan Maggie, owned by
Greg Walker, was the milk win
ner with a 305-day lactation of
30,705 milk, 876 fat, and 856
protein. Michelle Walker
claimed the fat award with her
Walk-Le Thunder Skipidy and a
305-day record of 26,531 milk,
938 fat, and 828 protein. Protein
award went to Craig Thoman
with Garwill Skybuck Peaches
and a 305-day record of 27,606
milk, 795 fat, and 921 protein.
Greg Walker’s Walk-Le KQ
Misty was a double four-year-old
winner, taking milk and protein
awards with a 305-day record of
28,450 milk, 894 fat, and 838
protein. Butterfat winner was
Michelle Walker’s Walk-Le
Signal Bully and a 305-day lac
tation of 22,800 milk, 949 fat
and 743 protein.
Aged cow category honors all
went to Jacob Hushon, Delta,
and his White-Oak Vu
Leadsman Jamica, completing a
305-day record with 31,565
milk, 871 fat, and 993 protein.
In the business portion of the
meeting, three directors were
elected for three-year terms on
the county Holstein board. New
directors are Sue Beshore, New
Cumberland, Darla Doll, Glen
Rock, and Chris Druck, Airville.
Recognized as outgoing directors
were Ed Calhoun, Glen Rock,
Cindy Hall, Airville, and April
Cooper, Delta. Other board
members include Jenelle Boyer,
Glen Rock, June Boyer, York,
Leroy Bupp, Seven Valleys, Dan
Hushon, Delta, Roy Thompson,
Wellsville and Brad Walker,
Thomasville.
1999