BlB*Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 1, 2000
0 4-H
HAPPENINGS
Irish Hill Club
Sarah Signore was recognized
at Franklin County’s annual
banquet at the outstanding first
year 4-H dairy club member in
Franklin County for the 1999
project year. Sarah is the eleven
year-old daughter of Dan and
Darlene Signore, Waynesboro,
and is a member of the Green
castle-Antrim Dairy Club.
The May 20 meeting of the
Irish Hill Shamrocks 4-H Club
was called to order by president
Matt Fearnley. Pledges were led
by Liz Holbert and Shaloam
Birchard. There were 10 mem
bers present and four parents.
Dues were collected, and the
club discussed ideas for a chari
table contribution.
4-H project books were
handed out to members and it
was announced that Camp
Brule will be held June 24 - 28.
The meeting was adjourned and
refreshments were served.
North-Jackson Club
The North Jackson Ag 4-H
Club in Susquehanna County
was held on May 6 at the home
of Joe and Sandy Pavelski. The
meeting was called to order by
president Abby Onyon.
Beth Giangrieco gave a report
on the Holstein Club tour, and
Aaron Onyon told the club
about the 4-H livestock clinic.
Abby Onyon, Beth Giangrieco,
and Katie Onyon talked about
the Forestry Contest he partici
pated in. Jonathan Onyon told
the club about the Cornell trip
taken by dairy members.
President Onyon discussed
new business, and Sandy Pavel
ski talked about the two fun
draisers to be held at the horse
shows. A community service
project was held at the fair
grounds on May 20.
Demonstrations were given by
Jonathan Onyon, Holly Carey,
Tim Carey, and Abby Onyon.
The next meeting is scheduled
for June 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the
Careys’ home.
Cecil County Fair
Following are the results from
the Cedi County Breeders’ Fair.
A one-day show was held Satur
day, June 3, at the Fair Hill Nat
ural Resources Area in Fair Hill,
Maryland. Good weather per
mitted for a large turnout of 4-H
youth from Cecil, Harford,
Kent, and Queen Anne’s Coun
ties in Maryland, New Castle
County in Delaware, and Ches
ter County in Pennsylvania.
Two hundred twenty-nine 4-
H youth exhibited 439 animals
in classes of dairy, sheep, swine,
cavy, rabbits, dairy goats, beef
steers, dairy steers, dogs, and
horses. The Breeders’ Fair is
supported by Union Hospital in
Cecil County, Maryland.
Acre Lake 4-H Club
On June 7, the Acre Lake 4-H
Club met at Peggy Empet’s
home. Members discussed doing
the “Ugly Quilts” project to
help the homeless as well as
taking a trip to Lackawanna
State Park. They also discussed
changing their location for
planting flowers at the Harford
Fairgrounds.
Kelly Diaz talked about how
she helped with a soup kitchen
called Saint Francis in Scranton.
Acre Lake’s next picnic will be
held at Shadowbrook in Tun
khannock on June 15. Members
will enjoy miniature golfing,
bowling, kifct sWiliidlW^!''
Cumberland County
Sheep Club
Conodoguinet 4-H Sheep
Club of Cumberland County
met June 10 for its annual work
shop.
Linnea Hoover, Peggy Myers,
and Wendy Holtry demon
strated how to sheer sheep for
show.
The meeting ended with a
picnic. The meal, prepared by
Mrs. Myers, was delicious and
enjoyed by all.
The next meeting will be
Thursday, July 20. The club will
finalize preparations for the
Shippensburg Fair, go over in
formation for roundup, and
finish posters.
Visitors and new members are
always welcome. Call Mrs. Rich
ard Myers at (717) 258-3850, if
you have any questions.
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Frances Reichard, Cham
bersburg, was recognized
at the annual 4-H Dairy
Awards Banquet and Reor
ganization Meeting for her
many years of outstanding
and dedicated service to
the Franklin County 4-H
dairy program. Presenting
the service award is Daryl
Crider, St. Thomas, outgo
ing 4-H Dairy Council presi
dent.
Cumberland Co. Pony
The Cumberland County
Light Horse and Pony Club held
its monthly meeting on April 26
in Carlisle.
Club members watched a
video about horse training tech
niques by Lew Sterrett. Follow
ing the video presentation, club
members went through the regu
larly scheduled meeting on foal
ing and horse production.
Club leaders Anita Long and
Mindy William led the presenta
tion, while teen leaders Trevor
Long and Tyler Jones helped. 4-
H’ers learned about proper han
dling of foals and pregnant mare
management. Following the
presentation, Williams distrib
uted production books.
After the program, club mem
bers gave the treasurer’s and
secretary’s report, as well as
held the roll call and other busi
ness. The next meeting will be
held on May 24 at 7 p.m. at Long
Acres in Carlisle. The program
will be on Trailer Loading
Safety and First Aid.
Sizzlin’ Steaks 4-H Club
The Sizzlin’ Steaks 4-H club
met on June 10 at Paolucci’s
home.
Members talked about jackets
for the club, meat certification,
and going to a park for fun.
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Franklin County junior 4-H dairy club members who re
ceived recognition for outstanding project books in 1999
were from left Daniel Oliver, Sarah Signore, Matthew Reic
hard, Ben Cashell, Donald Stoner, Timothy Frantz, and
Aaron Horst.
Franklin County senior 4-H dairy club members who re
ceived recognition for outstanding project books in 1999
were from left Barbara Reichard, Kara Oliver, Emme Mel
iott, Emily Stuff, Andrew Stoner, Rachel Oliver, and Curtis
Reichard. The awards were presented at the annual 4-H
Dairy Awards Banquet and Reorganization Meeting held in
February at the New Franklin Ruritan Community Center.
Latigo 4-H Horse Club
The Latigo Club met June 9 at
Hideaway Hills.
July is the Latigo Club’s turn
to mow the grass at the fair
grounds. Andi Jones and Chel
sea Beard gave a presentation
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LMH FFA
Two Lancaster Mennonite
High (LMH) School FFA teams
took fust place and two other
teams captured third and fourth
spots during the 71st annual Pa.
FFA Convention mid-June at
Pennsylvania State University’s
main campus.
Both first place teams re
ceived $l,OOO to compete in the
National Career Development
Event at Louisville, Ky., in Octo
ber. The third place team re
ceived $l,OOO to compete in the
National Regional Dairy Foods
Career Development Event at
Springfield, Mass., in Septem
ber.
The school’s first place ag me
chanics team members are Alex
Ranch, son of James and Joan
Ranch, Christiana; Kristopher
Good, son of Daniel and Sharon
Good, Mountville; Darrel
Martin, son of Galen and Nancy
Martin, Mount Joy; Kevin Nolt,
son of James and Ruth Ann
Nolt, Mount Joy; and Timothy
Keener, son of Ronald and Fern
Keener, Elizabethtown. Ranch
also placed first individually
and received $lOO.
on poisonous plants. Kim Russ
gave a presentation on confor
mation, comparing horses, and
explaining differences between
good and bad points.
The next meeting will be held
at Hideaway Hills on July 14.
The first place Livestock team
members are Jeremy Ranck, son
of James and Joan Ranck,
Christiana; Nathan Hoover, son
of Lloyd and Elaine Hoover,
Leola; Jason Rohrer, son of
John and Bonita Rohrer, Lan
caster; and Paul Hostetter, son
of James and Mary Louise Hos
tetter, Holtwood. Ranck also
placed first individually and re
ceived $lOO.
The third place Dairy Foods
team members are Jason Landis,
son of Jay and Sharon Landis,
Lititz; Emily Stott, daughter of
David and Jean Stott, Narvon;
Lynn Stoner, son of Ken and
Ella Faye Stoner, Lititz; and
Mary Nichle, daughter of James
and Sharon Nichle, Notting
ham.
The fourth place Forestry
team members are Dereh Red
mond, son of Henry and Jean
Redmond, Mohnton; Zach Steh
man, son of Philip and Cindy
Stehman, Pequea; and Kevin
Brandt, son of Kenneth and Joni
Brandt, Millersville.
Lehman Metzler, who teaches
ag science and technology LMH,
serves as FFA adviser.
Baconeers 4-H Club
The Baconeers Swine 4-H
Club met at Corbin’s Turkey
Farm. The meeting was brought
to order by President Brian
Dana. After pledges were said,
Secretary Ronalyn Corbin called
roll and read the minutes from
the last meeting.
Leader, Mrs. Corbin, an
nounced the club made |1,004
on the fund raiser, which as a
square dance held in April. She
also informed members that
there will be a clinic on July 8 at
the Harford Fairgrounds. All
members are encouraged to
attend. Pigs were tagged for the
fair on April 29. After tagging
was over, 102 pigs were enrolled
into the fair, some being alter
nates.
Members discussed field trip
possibilities. The Educational
Activity was presented by
Denise Hardisky. The topic for
that afternoon was “How to
Feed Your Pig.” The presenta
tion was presented in Power
Point.
Denise went over nutritional
terms, such as energy provided
by food to grow, live, and repro
duce; protein, found in feeds
needed to develop muscle tissue;
and many others. The idea
Denise stressed the most was to
feed your pigs a high protein
feed (19-21 percent) and keep
fresh, clean water in front of
vour pigs at all times.
Cumberland County wide
4-H Dairy Club
The Cumberland Countywide
4-H Dairy Club meeting was
June 12 at David and Kathy
Walton Farm, Carlisle.
Under old business, Brian
Nailor gave a report on how the
float did in the 250th Cumber
land County Parade. The float
received Most Attractive Float
in the agricultural division. The
float had a “Past, Present, and
Future” on it..
Also under old business,
Kathy Walton reported to ev
eryone results of the Hoards
Dairyman Judging Contest. The
club received honorable men
tioned for the contest.
Kathy Walton talked about
Dairy Bowl practices. President
Thomas Harwood also re
minded everyone about dairy
judging practice.
Under new business, everyone
received a June calendar of
events. President Thomas Har
wood reminded everyone about
Speakout Night, Monday, June
19. Thomas Harwood also went
over the “News and Notes” that
everyone received.
After new business, Sarah
Wickard gave a demonstration
on the Great Panda and Mi
chelle Ocker also gave a demon
stration on heat detection. The
program involved reviewing
project books.
The next meeting is July 10 at
the Kulicks.
Green Grove Community
4-HClub
The Green Grove Community
4-H Club met at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John Sherman. Club
president Mark Musser opened
the meeting.
Two presentations were
given: one on Muzzleloading
safety by Joel Sickler and one on
the parts of an air pistol by Julia
Sickler.
When the members split up
into their project groups, Andy
Myers took his group on a hike
and taught them how to build a
campfire. Tim Musser showed
his group how to pop balloons
on the archery targets.
Don Hardic was our special
guest. He instructed the air
pistol and air rifle groups how to
make a good shot. Nathaniel
Leach won the door prize. The
next 4-H event is a fishing fun
day.