ecial - Paid by (includes 5 meals, 2 tours and ladies program) Ladies Luncheon and Workshop Early Bird Si Full package after January 12 but before February 1 - $B5 (includes 5 meals, 2 tours and ladies program) Ladies Luncheon and Workshop Lunch Ladies Luncheon and Workshop Awards Banquet Lunch Please make checks payable to Berlin Brothersvalley Young Farmer Chapter and mail to Make Room Reservations directly with the Sheraton Hotel: Phone - (724) 836-6060 Single-Double - $64.00 + tax Paul Kemerer, Region 5 PYFA Vice President along with the Berlin Brothersvalley Young Farmer Chapter is hosting the 2001 PA Young Farmers Association (PYFA) Convention to be held at Four Points Sheraton Hotel Greensburg, PA The convention dates are February 6,7, and 8, 2001 We are excited about this opportunity to show others our beautiful Westmoreland County in Western Pennsylvania and we are asking for your cooperation and support More than 250 farmers and wives from across the state will attend and benefit from the educational tours and workshops There will be business meetings with the state officers and delegate meetings for young farmers from each chapter The women will enjoy crafts and educational programs Please accept this letter as an open invitation for your orgamzation/busmess to participate in this conference either educationally, financially or both We offer the following options for your consideration 1 Educational Exhibii mancial Si Financial Donor - Financial contribution of $2OO 00 or more You will be provided one free educational exhibit space Financial Contributor - Contribution of $lOO 00 to $2OO 00 - Gifts of $99 00 or less Financial All parties making financial contributions will be listed in the proper category in the program booklet Please complete the form below if you or your business will be willing to contnbute to one of the options listed above Make check payable to Berlin Brothersvalley Young Farmer Association Your room reservations can be booked by calling the Greensburg Sheraton Hotel at 800-909-2918 CONVENTION QUESTIONS CALL 724-423-4491, Mr Kemerer or 814-267-3763, Mr Paul - Detach and return lift of moneta We would/would not (circle one) be interested in an exhibit at the convention Meal Reservations Tues Tues Banquet Lunch Thurs Lunch mature January 12.2001 Registration by event Tuesday. February 6.2001 $12.50 $20.00 Wednesday. February 7. 2001 $12.50 $15.00 $25.00 Thursday. February 8. 2001 $15.00 it - Set-up in mam lobby at Sheraton - cost $lOO 00 - Financial contribution of $5OO 00 or more Conference will recognize the individual, group or business in the pnnted program as a sponsor of one of the meals ipnsor iupportei representing to help defray the expenses for the 2001 PYFA Winter Convention PENNSYLVANIA YOUNG FARMERS WINTER CONFERENCE FEBRUARY 6-8,2001 SHERATON HOTEL s7o No. of tickets Total Doyle E. Paul 193 Broadway Berlin, PA 15530 Doyle E Paul, QBYF Advisor 1025 E Mam Street Berlin, PA 15530 Wed Lunch Address Route 30 East 100 Sheraton Drive Greensburg, PA 15601 No. of Tickets $ Amount Total Total Route 30 East 100 Sheraton Drive Greensburg, PA 15601 Company would like to contribute a Wed Award Banquet It has been a short year, but also a very good year. I have had a lot of support from all the offi cers and advisory staff. We have gone to Wyoming for the 2000 National Institute and will report on the delegate session at the coming winter convention. The 41st PYFA Winter Con vention will be Feb. 6-8 at the Sheraton Hotel in Greensburg. I hope to see some new faces in 9:00 am - 6:00 pm 11:45 am - 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 6:30 pm 6:30 am 7:00 am S Amount 8:00 am 9:00 am 9.30 am 12:00 noon 3:00 pm-5.00 pm 6:30 pm 7:00 am-8:00 am 800 am-1 !:30 am Tours 12:00 noon Located in Unity Township, Westmoreland County Owned by Richard and Dorothy Stoner Operated by Richard and Dorothy along with their sons Richard and Sam. and Sam’s wife Mary and son Brett An all-family operation Holstein herd consisting of 1 00 milk cows and 60 young stock Feed consists of haylage, com silage, high moisture com and cottonseed mixed m a TMR with various supplemmts Cows are milked in a double 6 parallel parlor • Celebrating over 200 years of service to the Faith Communities of Southwestern Pennsylvania • Land purchased in 1790 and newly constructed bnck church dedicated in 1t35 in honor of St Vincent de Paul • First Benedictine monastery m the United Stales started in 1146 • Construction of present church began in 1891 and was completed in 1905 Tuesday’s tour will end with a tour of a gristmill and a mute reclamation area • Owned by Stanley Aucn of Saltsburg, PA Facility, • The mam bam and manure pit were bum in I9H • Mam bam consists of 5 pens-60 *7O each • The manure pit is 56 x 300 x I feet deep • Bunker silo was built in 1911 with a 4000 ton capacity • Harvester silo was built m 1991, measures 30 x 90. with a 56.000 bushel capacity • The 60-ft truck scales were built m 1996 • We also use the 100 x 32 revamped dairy bam with outside lot Set-up. • Stan buys 700 lb Steers and finishes to grade choice at 1250 lb • The mam feed ingredients include shelled com.com silage with anhydrous ammonia and wet brewers gram from the RoHmg Rock Brewery January 12, 2001 February 6-8,2001 January - March July 17-18,2001 Grace Hoppes PYFA President PYFA WINTER CONVENTION PROGRAM Tuesday, February 6,2001 Registration Lunch Tours 5:00 pm Opening Banquet Breakfast On your own 9:00 am Executive Breakfast Registration 6:00 pm PYFA Business Meeting 11:30 am Ladies Program • Basket Weaving - Patty Klingensmith * Lunch at Ligonier Country Inn ♦ Southern Allegheny’s Museum of Arts Luncheon Educational Workshops * Stress Management * Farm Safety • Pesticide License Certification PYFA Awards Banquet Breakfast On your own Closing Luncheon PYFA CONVENTION TOURS Tocsday, February 6,2001 ttehard Stoner and Si. vinceat Archabbev Baslltel Thursday, February •* 2001 •arm Feedl DATES TO REMEMBER February. The Derry and Berlin chap ters have put together a great convention with tours, educa tional workshops, and a wonder ful ladies program. 1 am looking forward to sitting back and taking it easy after the conven tion. Thank you to everyone across the entire state, the officers and support staff for your support and the progress of PYFA. See you in Greensburg! * St Vincent Archabbey Basilica * Richard Stoner & Sons Dairy * Gristmill and Mine Reclamation Wednesday, February 7,2001 Visit Exhibits Thursday, February 8, 2001 * The Auen Farm Feedlot • Wayne and Hope Frye Dairy • Firm operation consists of 4500 seres with 2200 seres in com. 2200 seres in soybeans. 20 seres of mixed hay snd 40 sacs of pasture • Roasted beans were started in 1999 • Incoming csnlc are implanted wormed vaccinated weighed, back poured and ear tagged with alternating colored lags • Pen# are scraped every other day with roof drainage adding to the manure pit • Manure is both injected and sjwead • Bunks are scraped clean and limed daily • Feeding is dote twice daily in hot weather Hope and Wayne Frye are the owners of 140 acres that they purchased in 1975 They rent an additional 400 acres. They started with 30 cows, added on 25 more m 1977 and in 19tt went to 85 cows During this year they put up a free stall bam 250 x 63 feel with a drive through feeding alley They are milking 120 cows now and hope to milk 160 cows in the near future Wayne and Hope have 4 children 2 boys and 2 girls One son is married. Ladies Program Wednesday, February 7,2001 The Ladies Program will begin at 9 30 am with a demonstration on basket weaving by Patty Klmgensmith You will have the opportunity to weave your own basket (a future Loogenberger?) The group will leave the hotel at 11 1 5 to go for lunch at the Ligomer Country Inn and afterwards tour the Southern Allegheny's Museum of Arts. Come join us' Officer Candidates Wanted Are you interested m helping the PYFA grow and at the same time pm strength in your leadership skills'* If so then become an officer candidate It s simple just contact Carl Keller Jr, President Elect, at 717-334-7194 Support your local Young Farmer chapter. Get involved. Be a member, not just a dues payer! ■Convention Early Registration DUE PYFA Winter Convention Greensburg, PA State & National Dues Payable PYFA -$ 8 Spouse -$ 4 National - SIS PYFA Summer Conference State College
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