A42*Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 7,2001
Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s Association Conducts Annual Banquet
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ty, owners and operators of
Boss’s Steak and Sea House, for
the financial support and time
given to 4-H and FFA programs.
They have purchased animals
for the past 13-15 years, esti
mates Campbell. Last year they
attended 52 sales, said Bill, who
grew up on an “all-purpose”
Penn State’s Meat Judging team, which took home
first-place honors at the NCBA convention in San Antonio
this February, were recognized during the banquet.
Members included, from left, Doug Koontz, Everett, Bed
ford County; Tia Kreider, Chambersburg, Franklin Coun
ty; Kurt Beidel, Shippensburg, Cumberland County; and
Mark Hazelton, Wellsboro, Tioga County. They are joined
by coach Jana Peters, animal science advising coordina
tor at Penn State.
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John and Kathy Allen, Arm
strong Farms, Saxonburg, Butler
County, won the EnvironiQental
Stewardship Award. Covering
nearly 1,000 acres, the farm in
cludes 100 Angus females and
200 Shorthorn females.
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Pennsylvania Simmental Asso
ciation awards were also pres
ented during the evening. Family
Of The Year went to the Messick
family of Middletown. The fami
ly is active not only in the show
ring with their prize-winning
Simmentals but also in the Sim
mental Association.
Breeder Of The Year honors
went to H. Robert and Connie
McQuiston, Haven Wood Farms,
Stoneboro, Mercer County, who
have the top indexing and high
est gaining bull this year at Penn
State’s bull test, setting a record
for gain among the 2,000 bulls
tested in the program since its in
ception.
The couple began with 17 ani
mals in 1990 and have increased
to 300 animals in 600 acres,
aided by Dave and Annette
Downs, herdsmen.
Junior Member Of The Year,
from York, was Raymond
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Senior Member Of The Year,
also from York, was John Myers
of Dunkard Valley Farms, Dal
lastown, York County. Very in
volved with PCA and Simmental
Association activities, Myers is
also Beef Expo treasurer.
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Stough. Involved with the Sim
mental breed in his younger
years, Stough has continued to
show, breed, and raise champi
ons at local and state level com
petitions. He plans to continue
helping at the home farm and
start his own farm in the area in
Bill McCoy, left, presented scholarships during the re
cent banquet. Jen Flinchbaugh, Dallastown, York County,
was presented the Pfizer scholarship. This year’s PCA
scholarship winner was Randy Shaner, Douglassville,
Berks County.
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