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 * <er - _ . 100,000 Lb. Cow: 1. Paul Homing.
Senior Three-Year-Old Cow: 1. Amy ORAND CHAMPION
Moyer. 2. Adam J. and Lisa A. Sonnen. 3. Scott and Karen Nott.
Paul Homing. RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
Four-Year-Old Cow: 1. Dale Hostetter. 2. Adam J. and Lisa A. Sonnen.
Paul Homing. 3. Lynncrest Holsteins.
Fair queen Beth Kreider, Agriculture Secretary Samuel
Hayes, Dairy Maid Jessica Brass and Lebanon County Al
ternate Amanda Heffelfinger attended the fair’s dairy
show.