Beef Expo Honors Producers (Continued from Page A 23) Scholarship of $5OO, and Jamison Walker of Crawford County, a junior at Penn State with a 4.0 grade point average, received a $l,OOO Ivamec Generation of Excellence Scholarship from Merck Animal Health Company. In PCA business, five new PCA directors elected at the banquet were Rob Barley, Lancaster County; Dustin Heeter, Indiana County; Dennis Heisey, Lancaster County; Terry Schearer, York County; and Robert Suhosky, Wayne County. Bill Tindal, editor of the Keystone Cattlemen magazine, said he will try to improve the timeliness of the magazine so people will use it as a forum for sales advertising. PCA President Bill McCoy said the association is making the most of check-off dollars, and he encouraged beef producers to “be informed and get involved” Connie and Bob McQuiston of Adams County won the Pennsylvania Simmental Association Breeder of the Year Award. in beef organizations to keep abreast of issues and have one voice. Beef Expo Junior Show Results In the senior showmanship (ages 16-21) contest at the Beef Expo, the winners were (1) Tammi Grubb (2) Shane Smithson, (3) Cassidy Wioben (4) Justin Conner and (5) Kevin Bishop. Intermediate showman ship champions (ages 12-15) were (1) Sara Campbell (2) Chelsea Wieben (3) Denetria Harding (4) Frankie Post and (5) Becky Dausch. Junior showman ship (ages 8-11) champions were (1) Chris Harcourt (2) Jaclyn Upperman (3) Angela Blauch (4) Tega Post and (5) Sean Hoffman. The steer show champions were grand champion - Justin Fuls, Richland; reserve grand champion - Les Marshall, Wyves Cove, Va.; lightweight - Les Marshall; reserve lightweight - Tammy Green, Thurmont, Md.; medium weight - Justin Fuls; reserve medium weight - Tammi Grubb, Hanover; heavy weight - Heather Fuls; reserve heavyweight Cambruzzi, Darragh Breed champions in the heifer show were Angus grand & reserve - C. A. Detwiller, Roaring Spring; crossbred - Jesse Clark, Edinburg, Va.; Reserve - Joe Lucas, Ameasville, Ohio; Hereford - Margeaux Firestine, Womelsdorf; reserve - Sean Hoffman, Far Hills, N.J.; Simmental - Tim Schaefer, Myerstown, reserve - Kevin Bishop, Elmer, NJ.; Shorthorn grand and reserve - Sara Campbell, Sycamore; Maine- Anjou - Tim Kosiorek, Wattsburg; reserve - Jeremy Fabian, Reynoldsburg, Ohio; all other breeds - Jason Fisher, Boswell, who shoed a Chiangus, reserve - Joseph Young, McVeytown, who showed a Charolais. Performance Bull Test, Sale A total of 58 bulls were sold in the Beef Expo Sale for an average of $1,443. The top indexing and highest selling bull was an Angus consigned by Erßer Hill Farms, owner Sidney Riggs, manager Bob Hay of Friedens. The buyer was Clifford Felton of Pinelands Farms, Latrobe, for $3,800. Penn State had the sec ond highest seller, which went to Watch Tower Farms of Wall Kill, N.Y. for $2,350. 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