822-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, June 3, 2000 Danville FFA The Danville FFA Chapter held its monthly meeting on April 11 at the Danville High School During the meeting, area public speaking contest results were discussed. Six freshmen participate in the creed contest, while one sophomore who par ticipated in the junior prepared part of the contest. Melissa Wolfe placed third, while Michael Woodruff placed fourth. Megan Rake placed sixth, with Josh Jones placing Russell Howard of Stras burg, a member of Garden Spot FFA, was recently honored with the DEKALB Award. Howard’s SAE project included working for a local company, resur facing tennis courts and sealing driveways. He received a beautifully cast bronze pin, while the high school was given a walnut plaque to display. Over the past 53 years, thousands of high school seniors have received the DEKALB Agricultural Ac complishment Award, which has become a symbol of excellence and the chapter’s highest honor. NP^ seventh, Kelly Craven placing eighth, and Amanda Hack plac ing ninth. Melissa Wolfe will be competing in the regional con test. Alicia Wolfe, the chapter’s competitor in the junior pre pared contest, placed fourth. The FFA will be participating in the community fair clean-up day, Arbor Day, and FFA activi ties week in June. The chapter is also planning a trip to Virginia in the summer. Four officers will be attending the North Central Regional State Officer Candidacy School to iind out more about what a state officer does. The chapter will also be taking part in the nature fair, held at the Danville High School. They will be teaching kids, K-12, about the animal in dustry. Club members participate in Conservation day, hold a break fast for senior FFA members, and co-sponsor a program at the Montour-Delong Fair for kids, K-middle school, called Gee- Wiz in Agriculture. Penn Manor FFA The Penn Manor FFA re cently held its annual banquet. During the banquet, many mem bers received awards. Adam Nissley of Millersville received the DEKALB Agricultural Ac complishment Award. Nissley, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Nissley, completed FFA projects in market swine, sweet corn pro duction, and on-farm work ex perience. Andrew Here was honored as Outstanding Young Ag Mechanic, while Audrey Nissly received the scholarship award. Robert Karr was awarded place ment in agri-business, while Chad Harris received the com puters in agriculture award. D. Lamar Stoner received the Star Chapter FFA Award. Julia Greider received the ag technol ogy award. Adam Nissley was honored for placement in ag production, while Amanda Harnish was awarded the outstanding dairy production award. Audrey Niss- ley was honored as outstanding contributor, and Garrett Neff re ceived the award for outstand ing livestock production. Derick Fox was honored for outstand ing fruit and vegetable produc tion. Allan Herr, Jr., was named outstanding project manager, while Juli Greider received the outstanding horticulture award. Brian Rankin was named out standing young ag mechanic. Audrey Nissly received the career in ag science award, while Adam Enterline was honored with the humanitarian award. The Star Chapter FFA Award in production went to Bob Gar rett, while Andrew Herr was named Star FFA Greenhand in production. Dan McMichael re ceived the Charles Award, while Juli Greider was honored for her outstanding recordkeeping. Doug Rineer got the conserva tion award, while Allan Herr, Jr., was honored for his out standing farm program. Mike Hess was named outstanding ag mechanic. Star FFA Greenhand in placement went to Brian Rankin. Melissa Charles re ceived the placement in dairy production award, while Andrew Herr earned high fruit salesman in the ninth grade. Jason Harnish was named high fruit salesman of the upperclass. Derick Fox received the food processing award, while Allan Herr, Jr., received the award for outstanding crop production. Stacia McClune received the outstanding floriculture award, while Jason Martin was named all around ag mechanic. Adam Enterline was honored for outstanding placement in ag riculture, while Laura Traut man received the horsemanship award. Cedar Crest FFA The Cedar Crest FFA re cently held its annual quiz con test to celebrate FFA week 2000. This contest was open to all Cornwall-Lebanon School Dis trict employees. For employees to participate, they had to answer ten multiple choice ques tions about the FFA. They had one week to answer the ques tions, and prizes were awarded to the winners. Allison Martin, Keith Hysic, and Nicole Novak tied for first place, each having two questions wrong. A drawing was held to determine who received first, second, and third place prizes. Martin won first and received a $25 gift certificate for Bosses Steak and Seahouse. Hysic re ceived second place and a FFA T-shirt. Novak won third and received a FFA beanie bear. FARM POND AERATORS „ y FOUNTAINS ANDAMMATOHS Bun f Directions 2 Miles South of Bowmansville, i 4 Miles North Of Route 23 Off Route 625 p Turn East On Black Creek Road 1/2 Mile Sk*. gK*, sAjjiLj, _s&i, Gus Birchler congratulates Manor FFA student Audrey Nissly for receiving the August “Gus” Birchler Award during the club’s annual banquet. Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Samuel Hayes ob serves Milton Hershey School Agricultural and Environ mental Education Instructor Todd Biddle teach fourth graderrs how to properly handle rabbits at a mini “county fair,” held at the school’s environmental center. From left are Mercedes Wike, Kasey Emig, and Jaynell Aggrey. As a culminating activity for a lesson on Charlotte’s Web, MHS Agricultural and Environmental Education staff de signed the mini-fair for students by developing and incor porating small-scale fair events that require use of science, social studies, math, and language skills. Regional FFA Results The Eastern region of the Pennsylvania FFA Association recently held its parliamentary procedure and public speaking contest. The following are the top three winners in each cate gory. These students will be eli gible to compete in the state competition at Penn State in June. In the parliamentary proce dure contest. Cedar Crest took first place, while Northern Leba- See For Your Water Garden Need! gm (717) 44 non placed second and Schuyl kill Career and Tech Center placed third. In the extemporaneous speak ing competition, Jill Neiman from Oley Valley placed first, with Jeremy Weber from Garden Spot placing second and Max Sapyd from Oley Valley placing third. 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