Somerset County FFA Holds Annual Banquet
GAY BROWNLEE
Somerset Co. Correspondent
BERLIN (Somerset Co.)
The Somerset FFA Association
Banquet on May 20 was hosted
by the county officers, led by
Dan Lepley, president from the
Somerset County Technology
Center (SCTC).
Supporting him were Melissa
Stahl, vice-president from
Somerset; Becky Ray, secretary,
Somerset; Justin Lorson, trea
surer, • Berlin-Brothersvalley;
Amanda Decker, reporter,
Somerset SCTC: Jason Knotts,
sentinel, Meyersdale; Jeff
Hobbs, chaplain, Meyersdale;
Jason Van Gilder, parliamentari
an, Berlin-Brothersvalley; and
advisor Tom Willey, Somerset.
The 1999 FFA Skills Judging
Contest results from first to
third place, were as follow: Dairy
Cattle - Philip Petenbrink,
Meyersdale; Adam Coleman,
Berlin-Brothersvalley; Jen Stahl,
Somerset.
Forestry - Steve Vetter,
SCTC; Joel Raley, SCTC; Tim
Baker, SCTC.
Livestock - Kevin Miller,
Somerset; Michelle Cox,
Somerset; Jason Knotts,
-Meyersdale.
Agronomy - Jen Stahl,
Somerset; Matt Webreck, Berlin-
Brothersvalley; Anson Chonko,
Berlin-Brothersvalley.
Interview - Justin Lorson,
Berlin-Brothersvalley; Melissa
Stahl, Somerset; Debbie Miller,
SCTC.
Agriculture Sales Contest -
'Susan Barron, Somerset; Becky
Ray, Somerset; Dave Bittner,
Berlin-Brothersvalley.
Wildlife - gravis Boden,
SCTC; Justin Lorson, Berlin-
Brothersvalley; Tim Baker,
SCTC.
Horse Judging - Becky Ray,
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Somerset; Stephanie Hartman,
Berlin-Brothersvalley; Mandy
Decker, Meyersdale.
Land Judging - Josh Sechler,
Somerset; Travis Boden, SCTC;
Ryan Bowlby, Somerset.
Tractor Driving - Philip
Petenbrink, Meyersdale; Justin
Hillegass, Berlin-Brothersvalley;
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Layton, SCTC; Aaron Alt, SCTC;
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Somerset; Mike Cook and Tom
Banner, Meyersdale; Carl
Metzgar and Matt Twombly,
Berlin-Brothersvalley.
The Somerset County FFA
Parliamentary Procedure and
Public Speaking Contest results
from first to third follow:
Parliamentary Procedure -
Berlin-Brothersvalley FFA,
Somerset County Technology
Center FFA and Somerset FFA.
Creed Speaking - Jennifer
Logue, Somerset FFA Chapter;
Michelle Cox, Somerset FFA
Chapter; Jeffrey Mishler, SCTC
FFA Chapter.
FFA Junior Public Speaking
Dave Bittner, Berlin-
Brothersvalley FFA Chapter;
Stephanie Hartman, Berlin-
Brothersvalley FFA Chapter;
Heather Stahl, Somerset FFA
Chapter.
Prepared FFA Public Speaking
Dave Miller, Berlin-
Brothersvalley FFA Chapter;
Mandy Decker, SCTC FFA
Chapter; Justin Van Gilder,
Berlin-Brothersvalley FFA
Chapter.
Extemporaneous Public
Speaking - Jason Van Gilder,
Berlin-Brothersvalley FFA
Chapter; Keith Walker,
Meyersdale FFA Chapter; Matt
Gauntz; Meyersdale FFA
Chapter.
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Somerset County FFA first place winners, from left, seated, are Rebecca Fisher,
Jason Van Gilder, Jen Stahl, Justin Lorson, David Bittner. Back, Philip Petenbrink,
Brian Barron, Arien Rueil, Dave Miller, Becky Ray.
Conservation Public Speaking
- Jen Stahl, Somerset FFA
Chapter; Justin Lorson, Berlin-
Brothersvalley FFA Chapter;
Dan Lepley, Meyersdale FFA
Chapter.
Parliamentary Procedure
contest was chaired by Doyle
Paul and judges were Jason
McGinnis, Joy Young, and Bobby
Jo Kaufman.
Creek Speaking contest was
chaired by Tom Willey and
judges were Bret Daulhous and
Mandi Eisenhooth.
FFA Junior Public Speaking
event was chaired by Jason
Finck. Mary Gosnell and Larry
Cogan were the judges.
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Judges were Rev. Carl Mitchell,
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Conservation Public Speaking
was in charge of Keith Largent.
He was also a judge with Susan
Moon and Carol Jones.
Sports trophies were award
ed to Berlin-Brothesvalley for
basketball, Meyersdale for vol
leyball, and Berlin -Brothersvalley
for softball.
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Conservation District checks
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ond and third place county
Conservation Speakers Jennifer
Stahl, Somerset; Justin Lorson,
Berlin-Brothersvalley, and Dan
Lepley, Meyersdale.
The G. Floyd Dye Memorial
Trophy for Parliamentary
Procedure was presented to
Berlin-Brothersvalley FFA
Chapter.
The Edward P. Shoemaker
Memorial Trophy for Education
was also presented to the Berlin-
Brothersvalley FFA Chapter.
The Somerset County Beef
Producers Association Youth
Award was presented to Rebecca
« Fisher, Berlin-Brothersvalley
• FFA Chapter.
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