814-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 18, 2000
York County Outstanding 4-H Honorees Named
York County outstanding 4-H club for 2000 is the Central Dairy Club. Front is Aman
da Thompson. From left, first row, Michael Saylor, Cory Thompson, Angie Beshore,
Kelly Johnson; and rear, Tammy Thompson, Sue Beshore, Cindy Johnson, leaders, April
Daugherty, and Roy Thompson, leader.
JOYCE BUPP
York Co. Correspondent
BAIR (York Co.) Outstand
ing York County 4-H members
were recognized and honored at
the annual Achievement Night,
held recently at the 4-H Center.
Named outstanding club of the
year was the Central Dairy Club,
represented at the presentations
by several members and leaders
of the group. Two of the club’s
members. Angie Beshore and
Cory Thompson, also won indi
vidual honors in dairy in the sen
ior and junior division, respec
tively.
York County’s outstanding
senior 4-H members were
Tammy Wirt, Dillsburg; and
Greg Daugherty, Dover; with
Am) Backet, Dillsburg; and
Mary Zeigler, named the out
standing juniors. Top rookie
awards went to Kari Kinard, Fel
ton; and Kyle Miller. Airville.
Individual club officer honors
were awarded to Beth Baer,
Glenville, as the county’s out
standing treasurer; Kelly Jo Ban
ker!, Red Lion, outstanding sec
retary; Katrina Gore, Airville,
outstanding news reporter; and
Amy Backel, Dillsburg, out
standing historian.
National 4-H Congress Dele
gates for 2000, the highest award
achievable for club members, are
Tammy Wirt, Dillsburg, and Ri
jelle Kraft, Manchester. The two
honorees will attend the annual
nationwide gathering of 4-H’ers,
to be held during November in
Atlanta, Georgia.
Tammy Wirt, left, and Rijelle Kraft received plaques
and special legislative commendations from 92nd District
Representative Bruce Smith for their achievements in
being named National 4-H Congress delegates from York
County for 2000.
Special recognition was given
to a trio of 4-H’ers who donated
extensive hours of volunteer ef
forts in the program. Kelly Jo
and Brandy Bankert, Manches
ter, served 128 hours each to 4-H
volunteerism, and Rijeiie Kraft,
Manchester, for 120 hours given
to 4-H volunteer leadership.
A combined 1,800 hours of
volunteer time by 31 teen leaders,
for an average of 58.06 hours
each, was recognized with special
honors.
Teen volunteers honored in
cluded: Amanda Arnold, Dills
burg; Emily, Brandy and Heath
er Bankert, Red Lion; Kayla
Baughman, Felton; Mandy
Brown, Loganville; Heather
Crowl, Airville; April Daugherty,
York; Greg Daugherty, Dover;
Tyler Devibiss, Glenville; Tabi
tha and Tanya Elmerbrink,
Lewisberry; Abbey Frey, Well
sville; Ethan Gallardo, Dover;
Sarah Grim, East Berlin; Lane
Innerst, Red Lion; Lindsay
Jones, East Berlin; Lucas and Ri
jeiie Kraft, Manchester; Sonni
Mayberry, Airville; Beth and
Mark Parrish, Hellam; Steph
Pomraning, Delta; Rachael Price,
Dover; Susan Richardson, Fawn
Grove; Jay Rishel, Seven Valleys;
Chris and Rachel Schreck,
Spring Grove; Brian Snyder, Red
Lion; Josh Spahr, Lewisberry;
Cory Stump, East Berlin; Ben
Unkle, Stewartstown; Joe Warn
er, Windsor; Jamie Welsch, East
Berlin; Melissa Wherley, Dover;
Tammy Wirt, Dillsburg.
Several long-time adult volun
teer leaders of 4-H programs
were honored during the annual
awards program, with Sharon
Ebaugh, Delta, topping the “lon
gevity” list with 40 years service
recognized. Other multiple-dec
ade leaders include Darlene
Wherley, Glenville, 35 years;
Lois Rankin, Spring Grove, Di
anna Shive, Seven Valleys, and
Donald Walter, Airville, 25 years
each; Carmin Daryman, Anne
and Jack Wagner, York, 20-year
honorees.
Cited for 15-year stints of
leadership were Cindy Johnson,
Edward Keeney, and Margaret
Runkle, York, Cindy Lou Wil
son, New Freedom, and Kathy
Wise, Spring Grove. Ten-year
leaders are Cindy Axe, Dallas
town, Robert Livingston, Seven
Valleys, Patti Myers, Linda Par
rish and Rosemary Sprenkle,
York; and Richard Wilt Jr.,
Dillsburg.
Outstanding project recogni
tion was extended to several
dozen York 4-H members taking
a variety of projects. Cloverbud
winners from the various clubs
were Kyle Kinard, Felton; Seth
Wherley, Spring Grove; Emily
Backel, Dillsburg; Jamie Wag
ner, Shrewsburg; Olivia Sharp,
Dover; Bryce Beard, York
Haven; Katie Livingston, Dover;
and Japeth Crawford, Hanover.
Junior division members
named as outstanding project
award winners included the fol
lowing: candlemaking, Kelly
JOYCE BUPP
York Co. Correspondent
YORK (York Co.) Tammy
Wirt and Rijelle Kraft have been
selected delegates from York
County to the National 4-H Con
gress, being conducted in Atlan
ta, Georgia, this month.
The veteran 4-H’ers were
named as 4-H Congress dele
gates, the highest honor achieva
ble by members through the pro
gram, during the annual York
achievement day program on
Oct. 15. Their accomplishment
won them special certificates of
commendation from the Pennsyl
vania State House of Representa
tives, awarded by Rep. Bruce
Smith (92nd Dist.).
Tammy Wirt, Dillsburg,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Wirt, is a member of the
Boots and Saddles, County
Junior outstanding winners in York County for 2000
were Mary Zeigler, left, and Amy Backel.
Outstanding senior 4-H project winners in York County
are Chris Schreck, small fruits, and Rachel Schreck, rab
bit.
Shore, New Oxford; child devel
opment, Nathan Beall, Red Lion;
goat, Mary Zeigler, York; health,
Jessica Wagner, Shrewsbury;
horse, Amy Backel, Dillsburg;
lamb, Brandy Bankert, Red Lion;
latch hook, Sarah Myers, Thom
asville; leadership, Chandrelle
Asper, New Oxford; plastercraft,
Lee Bosley, Glenville; poultry,
Lydia Eddinger, New Freedom;
rabbit Ben Unkle, Stewartstown;
rocketry, Molly Crawford, Hano
ver; rubber stamp, Sara Myers,
Spring Grove; small fruits, Ka
trine Gore, Airville; soapmaking,
Lyndsey Hoover, Thomasville;
textile decorations, Karen Shore,
New Oxford; textile science, Ken
York Pair To Attend
National 4-H Congress
Council, Shooting Sports, and
Wellsville 4-H Drill Team. An
active teen leader, Tammy has
been a counselor for both day
and overnight 4-H camp pro
grams.
A senior at Northern High
School, Tammy plans to pursue
a degree in special education at
Bloomsburg University. She is an
active member of the school’s
Future Teachers of America
Club, Life Skills classes, SADD
and assists with Special Olym
pics programs. Tammy is a varsi
ty basketball player and has been
named an All Ajnerican Scholar
in both math and science.
Rijelle Kraft, Manchester,
daughter of George and Mary Jo
Kraft, is a member of the swine,
rabbit, poultry, and senior ex
change clubs. She is president of
4-H County Council and a 4-H
Ambassador. Active in teen lead-
dra Kinard, Felton; wood sci
ence, Courtney Kinard, Felton.
In the senior division, out
standing project awards winners
included: foods and nutrition,
Heather Bankert, Red Lion;
horse, Tanya Elmerbrink, Dills
burg; leadership, Greg Daugher
ty, Dover; leisure education, Beth
Baer, Glenville; poultry, Kelly Jo
Bankert, Red Lion; rabbit, Ra
chel Schreck, Spring Grove;
shooting sports, Tammy Wirt,
Dillsburg; small fruits, Chris
Schreck, Spring Grove; swine,
Rijelle Kraft, Manchester; wood
working, Kari Kinard, Felton.
ership, she counsels for day and
overnight 4-H camping pro
grams. Rijelle represents the
state’s poultry industry as the
Pennsylvania Poultry Ambassa
dor.
Rijelle is a senior at York
Catholic High School and will at
tend Virginia Technical Univer
sity to study animal science, con
centrating on international
agriculture studies.
Varsity club, National Honor
Society, Spanish Honor Society,
and ALPHA Peer Helpers are
among Rijelle’s numerous school
activities. She is also editor of the
school’s literary magazine and
was recently named a National
Merit Scholarship commendee.
Individuals interested in more
information on the 4-H National
Congress may contact the York
Cooperative Extension Service at
(717) 840-7408.