Junior And Senior Teams Compete At State Days
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Farming Staff
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) “My dad’s lectures came
in handy,” a surprised Tiffany
Dean said after the Strasburg
teen-ager was named tops in jun
ior dairy judging at the state
level.
Tiffany said that she lacked
confidence and feared she didn’t
do well while competing in live
stock judging during the annual
4-H State Days held last week at
Penn State.
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When the points were tallied.
Tiffany scored as high individual
of all participants. It’s an honor
she gives to her dad Gary, who
continually reviews points in the
visual appraisal of sheep, beef,
and swine.
Tiffany with team members
Sarah Nolt, Chris Hess, and Alli
son Hughes placed second in jun
ior livestock judging competition.
The senior livestock judging
team composed of members
Ryan Donough, Jason Rohrer,
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• Summer Safety for Chil
dren, by the Better Kid Care pro
gram, highlights water safety.
Visitors also will learn how to
keep kids safe in the sun, riding
bikes, using play equipment,
traveling in vehicles and near
campfires, grills, and biting in
sects.
• The Character Education
exhibit features the Six Pillars of
Character respect, trustworthi
ness, responsibility, fairness, car
ing, and citizenship. Youth can
contribute to a “Wall of Respect”
and “Act of Kindness Tree.”
• Youth Tobacco Prevention
emphasizes the importance of
smoke-free air. Breathing sec
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creases our risk of developing
cancer. We all deserve smoke
free air in restaurants, public
places, and work places.
• Reduce Your Pesticide Risk,
by the Appalachia Cancer Net
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control method, lower exposures,
and wash clothing after applica
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Radell Peters, and Derek Boll
inger placed third in their divi
sion.
The Lancaster County junior
dairy judging team placed sec
ond. Quite an accomplishment
according to Tia Crider, summer
intern and coach for the team.
“The first time this team com
peted in a competition was at re
gional in July. To qualify for
state competition is quite excit
ing, and to place second at the
state level is thrilling,” she said.
lines focuses on fitness and
choosing foods sensibly. Visitors
can learn how snacks fit into
the food guide pyramid and
evaluate how well they are fol
lowing the patterns of recom
mended food choices.
• Hazards of Lead and Car
bon Monoxide Poisoning, by
the Pennsylvania Office of
Rural Health, tests knowledge
of these hazards and offers fact
sheets, handouts and free gifts.
• Pennsylvania’s Nutrition
Education’s To Market, To
Market exhibit will encourage
people to eat more fruits and
vegetables and purchase locally
grown produce from farmers
markets and produce stands to
positively impact rural commu
nities.
• Consumer Food Safety ad
dresses food temperatures while
cooking and barbecuing, meat ir
radiation, hand washing, and
dressing, handling, and process
ing wild game and fish.
Penn State’s Ag Progress Days
features more than 500 acres of
educational and commercial ex
hibits, tours and machinery dem
onstrations. It is conducted at the
Russell E. Larson Agricultural
Research Center at Rockspring,
nine miles southwest of State
College on Rt. 45.
In addition, team dairy club
members Timothy Donough Jr.
scored as third high individual
and Josh Akers as fourth.
Not all competitions are agri
culturally related. In a repeat of
last year, Mila Pilz scored as high
individual in the senior girls ar
chery competition.
Katina Showman, 4-H exten
sion agent, said of the three-day
event, “It was another good trip
with a good bunch of kids, and a
good opportunity to build friend
ships, practice skills, and meet
Best in the state at 4-H competition are Mila Pilz, left,
high individual in senior girls archery, and Tiffany Dean,
high individual in junior livestock judging.
Best junior team in state livestock judging, from left
front, are Sarah Nolt, Tiffany Dean, Chris Hess, and Alli
son Hughes. The county’s senior team placed' second in
the state, from left back, are Ryan Donough, Jason Rohr
er, Radell Peters, and Derek Bollinger.
Lancaster County’s junior dairy judging team placed
second at state competition. From left are Lindsay How
ard, Josh Akers, Timothy Donough, and Stephanie Do
nough.
one another.”
In upcoming weeks look for
more pictures of winners from
across the state.
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