5-Year-Old Tops Lebanon Fair Holstein Show ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff NORTH CORNWALL (Leba non Co.) A 5-year-old Ju- Vindale Flip Megan exhibited by Scott and Karen Nolt, Leba non, won grand champion of the Holstein Show last week at the Lebanon Fair. This is the first time the Nolts won in the open show for Megan (S: Cook-Farm Starbuck FLI, D:JU-Vindale Henry Mado), though Scott said they won in the FFA division in the past. The Nolts will be attending the Holstein district champion ship show in Kutztown. Reserve champion of the show went to the junior 2-year old, Sonnen Leadoff Coupede, shown by Lisa A. Sonnen, Rich land. Sonnen said she exhibited the grand champion at the fair about two years ago. The Sonnen Holstein junior 2- year-old (S: Fraeland Leadoff- ET, D: Frogmore TN Calico) won first at the Pennsylvania Spring Show in March. Last year, at the fair, the 2-year-old won junior champion. Sonnen said the cow will be shown at the district Holstein show at Shippensburg. The Son nens also exhibit at All Ameri can in Harrisburg. Sun Is Food’s Original Energy Source How does the body uses food for energy? That’s a complex question that college courses in nutrition are designed to answer. But, to focus on the very basics, the whole process starts with the sun. Plants which are both a food we eat and food for the live stock that we eat rely on solar energy to convert water from the soil and carbon dioxide from the air into glucose. When we con sume glucose and other sub stances, such as triglycerides, they must be broken down into smaller pieces before the body’s cells can use them. For example, a single glucose molecule con tains about 100 times more energy than a cell needs for a chemical reaction, and so k must be dismantled before cells can tap that energy. Triglyceride molecules, which we consume when we eat fat, contain about 500 times more energy than a cell can use as an energy source. The form of energy that cells actually use is called adenosine Matt Blauch, 14, of Jonestown trims up a friend’s animal, named “Steer Calf,” in preparation for the after* Scott and Karen Nolt, Lebanon, exhibited the grand champion Holstein, a 5-year-old cow, last week at the Leb anon Fair Holstein Show. Karen is holding Katelyn, 6 mos. _ „ - , . Homing. 2. Ammon and Brenda Peiffer. 3. Following IS 3 list of show Trout-Spring Farm, placings. Spring Yearling Heifer 1. Lindsay Hom ing. 2. Heidi Miller. 3. John Donmoyer. ££ SHOW RESULTS Peiffer. Spring Heifer Calf;l. Lindsay Homing. 2. Fall Yearling Heifer 1. Nelson Bom- Amanda Martin. 3. Holly Miller. gardner. 2. Brandy Blouch. 3. Kelly ReisL Winter Heifer Calf; 1. Samuel Beiler. 2. Dry Cow, Four Years And Under. 1. Holly Scott and Karen Nolt. 3. Hannah Bom- Miller. 2. Dale Hostetter. 3. Adam Wolfa. gardner. Junior Two-Year-Old: 1. Adam J. and Fall Heifer Calf: 1. Kendra Reist. 2. Andy Lisa A. Sonnen. 2. Timothy Vail. 3. Amy Martin. 3. Brenden Hoover. Moyer. Summer Yearling Heifer. 1. P. Dustin Senior Two-Year-Old Cow; 1. Nathan triphosphate, or ATP. ATP nlavs a dual role: Two ATP molecules start the process with glucose, for example, by break ing a glucose molecule in half. The entire break-down process results in the formation of pyru vic acid and a total of four ATP two more than the process started with. Much more ATP results from each glucose molec ule through other chemical pro cesses. Cells use ATP whenever they need energy, whether it’s chemi cal energy to store for later use; mechanical energy used in muscle movement; electrical energy for nerve transmissions; or osmotic energy to balance sodium, potassium and other ions within the cell. When ATP is used for example, when you run to catch a bus it breaks down. It’s in that break down that energy is released, from the bonds that hold ATP together. The byproducts of all these energy transformations are water, carbon dioxide and heat which are exactly the things that started the whole process in the first place. It’s a fascinating system that connects the sun at the center of our solar system to each individual cell in our bodies. Bad For Me? The warm days of summer cause many of us to lay out in our backyards, at the beach or by the pool in an effort to de velop a dark tan. What many people don’t know is that careless exposure to the sun can be harmful! Ultraviolet rays from the sun damage skin. They can also create vision problems, allergic reactions, trouble with your immune system, and skin prob lems. When ultraviolet rays pene trate our skin, they stimulate cells containing a brownish pigment called melanin. Mela nin protects the skin by absorbing and scattering ultravi olet rays. People with dark skin have high amounts of melanin and greater natural protection from the sun. People with blonde or red hair, and those with fair skin, have less melanin and burn more quickly. There are two types of ultravi olet rays: UVA and UVB. UVB rays cause burning and redness of the skin associated with sun burn, skin cancer and premature aging. UVA rays stimulate tann ing, but are linked to other prob lems like impaired vision, skin rashes, and allergic reactions to the sun or certain medications. It’s important to wear sun screen! The next time you go outside, make sure to slap on the sunscreen so you’ll stay healthy! Dairy Miss Janelle Mendoff, Queen Beth Kreider hand out ril class. Receiving the ribbon is Cot who took first place in the FFA divl Lisa Sonnen holds the halter to the junior 2-year-old that picked up reserve champion at the Lebanon Fair Holstein Show. ... . „ „ „ Five-Year-Old Cow: 1. Scott and Karen Paul Bailer. 2. Lynncrest Holitein. 3. Scott No(t- 2 . Paul Homing. 3. Edwin Hostetler, and Karen Nolt. Six-Years And Over 1. Dale Hostetter. 2. Junior Throe-Year-Old Cow; 1. P. Dustin Adam j Usa A- sonnen. 3. Daniel Homing. 2. Rachael Krall. 3. Amy Ha- Eberly. t > ec *