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With the grand champions at At Pennsylvania Holstein championship show
are, from left, Rebecca Kilgore and Amanda Gilkinson, alternate state dairy
princesses; the reserve grand champion, Mu Ke Linjet Megan shown by Diane
Clock for Delmar and Larry Zimmerman; the grand champion, Penn-Gate Jed
Proud to represent the dairy induMry are Pennsylvania
Dairy Princess Lori Connelly, osnler; Second Alternate
Rebecca Kilgore, left; and First Alternate Amanda Gilkin
son. These three were selected froh» 32 county dairy prin
cesses at the state pageant held last Saturday. Turn to page
B 2 lor more details. Photo by Lou Ann Qood.
Blacky Rose Is Supreme
At press time Thursday, the supreme champion of all breeds was
named at the Pennsylvania All-American Dairy Show. And the
winner is Blacky Rose of Briarcliffs, the grand champion Jersey for
New Direction Jerseys, Elizabethtown. Waverly Farm, Fred Strouse,
and Justin Burdette are also part owners of this prize Jersey.
Classified 93, Blacky Rose has been 2"* at the '9B All-American in
Louisville, and second in the 1999 Ohio Spring Show with
honorable mention grand champion. She also has great production
with 20,530 m 5.38%f 4.2%p.
The reserve supreme champion was the grand champion
Holstein, Crovalley Star Melinda, owned by Donald Alexander and
Ernie Kueffner from Boonsboro, Maryland. Melinda is classified
EX 94 and has production of 33,201 m 1,384 f 1,099 p.
Four Sections
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 25, 1999
Duchess Named Grand Champion
At Pennsylvania Holstein Show
Everett Newswanger
Editor
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
- From the best in Pennsylvania,
Penn-Gate Jed Duchess, surfaced
as the grand champion Tuesday,
at the Pennsylvania Holstein
Association's fall championship
show held in conjunction with the
Pennsylvania All-American Dairy
Show. This beautiful, upstanding,
homebred five-year-old was
sKown by Steve and Christine
Wood from Penn Gate Farm at
Littlestown. The winner is a Jed
daughter out of Penn Gate B Star
Duchess. Penn Gate was also
named both premier breeder and
premier exhibitor of the show.
The reserve grand champion
was shown by Delmar and Larry
Zimmerman from Walnut Hills
Farm at Mifflin. Mu Ke Linjet
Megan, the stylish senior three
year-old is a daughter of
Sunny Lodge Linjet out of Walnut
Hills Strato Mid (red).
The spring heifer calf was
named junior champion of the
open show for Norkval Holsteins
owned by Linda and Gerald
Kisner, New Albany. This big,
flashy calf, Norkval Storm
Linnell took the eye of judge
Norman Nabholz, West Union,
lA, over all the other heifers in
the show.
Brush-Creek-Vu BC Kasper
ET, the fall heifer calf, was
named reserve junior champion
for Amanda Cessna, Everett.
In the Keystone Futurity show.
Windy Knoll View Peggy ET
won die class for James and Nina
Burdette, Windy Knoll View
Farm, Mercersburg. Futurity
animals are entered as calves and
Duchess with Terry Rawn at the halter and Christine and Steve Wood; Lori
Connelly, state dairy princess; Norman Nabholz, judge; and Samuel Hayes Jr.,
state ag secretary. Photo by Everett Newswanger, editor.
keep progressing until they get to
the this three-year-old class.
The total performance award
went to Lyn Haver Leadman Lill
owned by Oseeana Holsteins and
Tri-Day Holsteins, Shippensburg.
Lill had a record listed in the
catalogue of 4y 305 d 2x 41,271 m
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) — Charles A. Itle, Farm
Show Assistant Director and
manager of the Keystone
International Livestock Exposition
will be honored as the 1999 Hall
of Fame Winner for the
Pennsylvania Livestock
Association. His picture will be
hung with the 29 previous win
ners of this prestigious award on
Charfaa A. We, Farm Show
director, la Hall of Fame
winner.
$31.00 Per Year
Itle In 1999 KILE
Hall Of Fame
60C Per Copy
1,290 f 1,179 p.
Youth Show
In the youth show held along
with the open show. Hickory
Green B. Star Patty was grand
champion for Scott Walton,
Carlisle. Reserve grand champion
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the back wall of the small arena.
Criteria used in ‘choosing the
Hall of Fame Winner includes
contribution to the livestock
industry, involvement with the
association and contribution to
the community.
Charlie’s work ethic was well
established as a young person
being bom and raised on a dairy
and livestock farm near Loretto
in Cambria County. Following
his primary and secondary
schooling, Charlie continued his
education at St. Francis College.
After one year he transferred to
Penn State where he obtained
his degree in Dairy
Management. The military
called and Charlie served in the
Army Reserves before he began
a career in Cooperative
Extension. He worked in
Crawford County and Centre
County. In 1974, he accepted his
position with the Pennsylvania
Farm Show, which has been his
employment ever since. In this
position, he is responsible for the
management of the Keystone
International Livestock Expo
sition, the management of the All
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