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Cedar Crest FFA
Partidpates In National
FFA Convention
Recently members of the
Cedar Crest FFA went to Louis
ville, Ky. to attend the National
FFA Convention.
Chet Brubaker, Amanda Hef
felfinger, Eric Rheinheimer,
Jared Zimmerman, Daniel Eber
ly, Kris Keller, Jeremy Bal
sbaugh, Joel Krall, Beth Kreider,
Hannah Bomgardner, Sarah
Krall, Amber Frank, and Heath
er Hawkins attended and were
supervised by Harold Berkheiser
and Allison Martin.
They made several stops on
the way to Kentucky and were
able to visit the Dayton Air Force
Base Museum, Indianapolis
Motor Speedway, Louisville Zoo,
and they also had the chance to
tour the Louisville Slugger Base
ball Bat Factory.
While in Louisville they not
only attended conferences, but
were able to spend their spare
time as tourists. They attended
the National FFA Career Show
and the FFA Shopping Mall. The
career show included agriscience
businesses and universities where
FFA members could explore col
lege and job possibilities. They
also attended a reflections ses
sion and learned valuable leader
ship qualities from various
speakers.
Twin Valley FFA Competes In National
FFA Environmental/Natural Resources
Career Development Event
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Members of Pennsylvania state FFA environmental and natural
resources team met with the Career Development Event sponsor’s representative Me
linda Hood, manager of corporate communications, Mississippi Chemical Corporation.
The team was one of 32 participating in the National FFA Environmental/Natural Re
sources Career Development Event at the 73rd National FFA Convention in Louisville,
Ky. Members of the team, from left, are Liz Tully, Beth Hafer, C.J. Chesnet, and George
Loef. The team was accompanied by their adviser/coach, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Freder-
Leadership workshops were a
special part of the conference as
was a special concert by The
Wilkinsons and Toby Keith.
They were able to attend a pre
sentation on hypnotism by
Chuck Milligan, a nationally
known hypnotist. They also at
tended the Parliamentary Proce
dure awards banquet.
Chet Brubaker, Joel Krall,
Beth Kreider, Amber Frank,
Heather Hawkins, Sarah Krall,
and Eric Rheinheimer competed
in the parliamentary procedure
contest at the National FFA
Convention. The team placed in
the bronze bracket and received
individual medals and a team
plaque.
Cedar Crest FFA
Attends Fall
Leadership Conference
Recently the Cedar Crest FFA
attended the Fall Leadership
Conference at Penn State.
First-year participants were
Travis Krall, Kyle Seyfert, Sa
mantha Shepler, and Sara Tribi
oli. They experienced workshops
to help them communicate better
with each other. The experience
also helped them develop leader
ship as an FFA member.
The purpose of the workshops
were to encourage the new mem
bers to get involved in the FFA
and begin to make a difference in
their chapter. They also heard
national FFA officers speak on
leadership.
Second-year participants were
Chet Brubaker and Beth Kreid
er. They also attended work
shops, not only for communica
tion skills, but to develop
leadership qualities as well. The
Pennsylvania state FFA officers
worked with them to help com
plete assigned tasks and develop
qualities that an FFA officer
should have.
They participated in various
ice-breaker games and set indi
vidual goals for themselves in
hopes that they too can make a
difference.
Elizabethtown Ag
Students To Host
Christmas At Bear Creek
The Elizabethtown FFA stu
dents will host the third annual
Christmas at Bear Creek.
Festivities will include many
fun activities for all ages, such as
a hayride, petting zoo, Santa
Claus, Sugarland Express train
ride, Santa’s kitchen, gift shop,
and lots of lights and decora
tions.
The activities are scheduled at
the Bear Creek farm, located be
hind the Elizabethtown Brethren
in Christ Church on East High
Street before the overpass.
The celebration will be Friday,
Dec. 1 and Saturday, Dec. 2 from
5 p.m.-9 p.m.
Lancaster mining, Saturday, Dacamber 2, 2000-817
Manor FFA Receives National FFA
Meats Technology And Evaluation Award
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Members of the Pennsylvania state
FFA meats technology and evaluation team were recently
awarded a bronze emblem in the national event. Winners
were announced at the annual awards breakfast in con
junction with the 73rd National FFA Convention in Louis
ville, Ky. Team members were from left, Ryan Hoover,
Anne Dearolf, Robert Garrett, and Lamar Stoner. The
team was accompanied by their adviser, Carole Fay of
Miilersville.
West Snyder FFA members at the fall leadership con
ference. West Snyder FFA members who participated in
the fall leadership conference at the Penn State in State
College include, from left, Brad Novinger, Ciara Klingler,
Amanda Shaffer, Spencer Etzler, Heather Hollenbach,
and James Wright.
West Snyder FFA Members
Attend Leadership Conference
STATE COLLEGE, (Centre
Co.) Spencer Etzler, Ciara
Klingler, Brad Novinger, and
Amanda Shaffer of the West
Snyder FFA chapter attended the
2000 Fall Leadership Conference
for Leadership and Professional
Development in Oct. here at the
Penn State Conference Center.
The conference, an activity of
Penn State, focused on enhancing
leadership skills and personal
growth of Pennsylvania’s top
FFA freshmen and chapter offi
cers.
They attended session on ca
reers in agricultural, communica
tion, professionalism, interna-
Arc’s Holiday Bed And
Breakfast Tour Is Dec. 10
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
The Arc of Lancaster County
will host the sixth annual Holi
day Bed and Breakfast Tour on
Sunday, Dec. 10, from 1-6 p.m.
Proceeds from the event will help
to provide support services for
children and adults with mental
retardation and their families.
Guests will have the opportu
nity to tour some of the most
beautiful inns in Lancaster
County. Participating inns in
clude the following: The E.J.
Bowman House, Neffsville; Blue
Ball Bed and Breakfast, Blue
Ball; Sheep Hill Bed and Break
fast, East Earl; The Candlelight
Inn, Ronks: and Mill Creek
Homestead Bed and Breakfast,
Bird-in-Hand.
Eby’s Pequea Farm Bed and
Breakfast in Gordonville, though
tional agricultural, and
leadership.
Agricultural education majors
for Penn State led all sessions.
Featured speaker was Matt Lohr,
former Virginia State FFA presi
dent and motivational speaker.
Elio Chiarelli, Pennsylvania’s na
tional officer candidate 2000, was
the master of ceremonies for the
event.
Heather Hollenbach and
James Wright, chapter officers,
also attended the event and met
with the state FFA officer team
to learn how to best serve their
chapter in their leadership roles.
not being toured, is participating
through a donation of a one
night stay as a door prize. Four
other inns have also donated a
stay at their inn as a door prize
for some lucky tour participants.
Tickets for this spectacular
event are sto in advance or $l2
if purchased at an inn the day of
the event.
The ticket not only gains ac
cess to these superb inns, but also
enables the guest to possibly win
an overnight stay at one of the
inns participating in the event.
Tickets can also be purchased
at The Arc office or by mailing a
check made out to The Arc along
with a self-addressed stamped
envelope to: The Arc, 630 Janet
Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17601.
For more information call The
Arc at (717) 394-5251.