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sented the Industry Promoter
Award, which went to June
Leech of Washington County.
She and her husband Bob run a
purebred Angus cow-calf opera
tion. Leech has been a 4-H
leader for 15 years and a mem
ber of the Pennsylvania Angus
Association, PCA, and the Wash
ington Mall Ag D.ay Committee.
She coordinates beef promotion
displays and disseminates recipes
and promotional materials at
both county and state levels,
including her local butcher shop
and Giant Eagle stores.
Rene Kerstetter, the 1998-99
PCA Queen who is the daughter
of Debbie and Barry Kerstetter
of Centre County, presented the
new queen, Jesse Leister of
Adams County. The new princess
is Tammi Grubb of York County.
The PCA $5OO scholarship
winner was Alissa Cowell of
Green County. Justin Conner of
Franklin County won the Pfizer
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Charles and Karol Sherman of KC Acres in
Abbotstown received the Environmental Stewardship
Award, while June Leech of Washington County was
Jeff and Don Byerly of Lewisburg in Union County the Industry Promoter Award winner,
were named the Commercial Cattlemen of the Year.
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PCA President Bill McCoy presented
the industry Service Award to Lowell
Wilson for his work as a Penn State beef
extension specialist and animal science
professor, which included establishing a
research farm on _ campus - and
• Pennsylvania Beef Expo.
The Pennsylvania Cattlemen
Association, at its annual banquet meet
ing March 26 at State College, named an
Adams County Simmental breeder as
Seedstock Breeder of the Year. Ken
Foust shows his award. Foust Hidden
Oaks, for the past 15 years, has bought
top-performing Simmental bulls and has
had many bulls take top honors in the
112-day Bull Test at State College .