Mifflinburg FFA Chapter Holds Annual Awards Banquet
MIFFLINBURG (Snyder Co.)
Mifflinburg FFA members
were recognized for earning vari
ous awards during the organiza
Mifflinburg FFA member
Kelly Roush congratulates
Norman Conrad, Union
County extension agent,
who was awarded an Hon
orary Chapter Farmer De
gree by the Mifflinburg FFA
during the FFA’s parent
member banquet.
Jessie Camp (right) re
ceived the Roberta Ann
Walter Scholarship, as a
senior FFA member plan
ning to further her educa
tion, during the Mifflinburg
FFA’s parent-member ban
quet. The scholarship is
presented by Doug Walter
(left), a former Mifflinburg
FFA member and state FFA
officer, in memory of his
sister.
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tion’s 71st Annual Parent-Mem
ber Banquet at Mifflinburg Area
High School.
Douglas Wolfe was recognized
for earning state and national
proficiency awards in diversified
livestock production.
Jessie Camp, Traci Gessner,
Sheena Moser and Melanie Page
were recognized for receiving
FFA Keystone Degrees, the high
est achievement degree given by
the Pennsylvania FFA.
Daniel Kenamond received
the SUN Area FFA Star Farmer
Award, and Lindsay Spangler re
ceived the Union County Star
Farmer Award from the First
National Bank of Beavertown.
Melissa Kurtz received the
Kuhns Brothers Forestry Award
as the top Union County scorer
in a forestry career development
event. Rhonda Hook received the
Star Chapter Farmer Award,
Heather Reaser received the Star
Chapter Agribusiness Award,
and Kelly Keefer received the
Star Greenhand Award.
Norman Conrad, Union Coun
ty extension agent, received an
Honorary Chapter Fanner De
gree for his contributions to the
FFA. “Country Farm and
Home,” represented by Kathy
Spangler, was recognized for its
support of chapter activities.
Jessie Camp received the Ro
berta Ann Walter Scholarship,
established by Doug Walter, a
former Mifflinburg FFA member
and state FFA officer, in memory
of his sister. The scholarship is
given to a senior FFA member
planning to further his or her ed
ucation.
Clinton Morris received a re
gional award for his project re
cord book, and Lindsay Spangler
received a county award, both
presented by Ag Choice Fram
Credit and the Pennsylvania
Farm Bureau.
Penny Spangler was selected
to receive a lamb given by Moun
tain View Farms.
Chapter proficiency awards
were presented as follows: agri
cultural communications, Sarah
Erdley; agricultural mechanics
design and fabrication, Kyle
Hauck; agricultural mechanics
energy system, Heath Oberlin
and Nathan Shallenberger; agri
cultural mechanics repair and
maintenance, Aaron Eberhart
and Matthew Ross; agricultural
sales, Clinton Morris and Mela
nie Page; agricultural services,
Daphne Catherman; agrientre
preneurship, Daniel Kenamond;
agriscience, Lindsay Spangler
and Kathryn Welteroth; beef
production, Traci Gessner and
Rhonda Hook; dairy production,
Sheila Spangler and Tiffany
Zimmerman; diversified agricul
tural production, Matthew Bell
and Melissa Kurtz; diversified
livestock production, Amy Ritter
and Tristan Roupp.
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technology, Shecna Moser and
Lindsay Spangler; environmental
science and natural resources
management, Jeff Sanders;
equine science, Heather Reaser
and Kathryn Welteroth; extern*
poraneous public speaking, Clin
ton Morris; FFA creed speaking,
Lindsay Hook and Rhonda
Hook; food science and technolo
gy, Steven Musser and Kelly
Roush; forest management and
products, Clinton Morris, Timo
thy Shoemaker; fruit production,
Stefanie Dorman; home and/or
community development, Jessie
Camp and Trista Smith; land
scape management, Jessie Camp;
outdoor recreation, Amanda
Wertz; poultry production, Clin
ton Morris and Troy Sauers; pre
pared public speaking, Lindsay
Spangler; sheep production, Sta
cie Katherman and Matthew D.
Keister; small animal production
and care, Heather Reaser; spe
cialty animal agriculture, Joshua
Llewellyn and Justin Zechman;
swine production, Brandon
Haines, Brad Troup; turf grass
management, Daniel Umbel;
vegetable production, Erin Bow
man and Jason Martin; and
wildlife production and manage
ment, Clinton Morris and Zacha
riah Sholley.
Recognized for receiving state
project record book gold awards
were Erin Bowman, home gar
den; Daphne Catherman, off
farm work experience; Leslie Ke
namond, dairy herd and off-farm
work experience; Clinton Morris,
maple syrup and off-farm work
experience; Heather Reaser, off
farm work experience; Lindsay
Spangler, research; and Justin
Zechman, rabbits.
Recognized for receiving state
project book silver awards were
Matthew Bell, on-farm work ex
perience; Jessie Camp, on-farm
work experience; Lindsay Hook,
sheep finishing; Stacie Kather
man, sheep finishing; Joshua Lle
wellyn, rabbits; Heather Reaser,
pleasure horses; Lindsay Span
gler, swine finishing; and Sheila
Spangler, on-farm work experi
ence.
Recognized for receiving state
project book bronze awards were
Traci Gessner, beef finishing;
Daniel Kenamond, dairy herd;
Jason Mook, sheep finishing; and
Amy Ritter, rabbits.
Recipients of SUN Area FFA
record book awards were; blue
ribbons—Matthew Bell, Erin
Bowman, Jessie Camp, Daphne
Catherman, Lindsay Hook, Sta
cie Katherman, Daniel Kena
mond, Leslie Kenamond, Joshua
Llewellyn, Jason Mook, Clinton
Morris, Steven Musser, Heather
Reaser, Amy Ritter, Lindsay
Spangler, Sheila Spangler, Brad
Troup and Justin Zechman; red
ribbons—Aaron Eberhart, Traci
Gessner, Matthew D.Keister,
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2001-02 officers of the Mifflinburg FFA are (from left)
Brandon Haines, student adviser; Daphne Catherman,
secretary; Joshua Llewellyn, chaplain; Lindsay Spangler,
president; Tiffany Zimmerman, reporter; Erin Bowman,
vice president; Clinton Morris, treasurer; and Kelly
Roush, sentinel.
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Award winners at the
Mifflinburg FFA’s annual
parent-member banquet in
cluded (from left) Rhonda
Hook, who received the
Star Chapter Farmer
Award; Kelly Keefer, who
received the Star Green
hand Award; and Heather
Reaser, who received the
Star Chapter Agribusiness
Award.
Tony Koser, Clinton Morris,
Amy Ritter, Troy Sauers and Za
chariah Sholley; and a white rib
bon—Kathryn Welteroth.
Scholarship awards went to
Melanie Page, four-year winner;
Erin Bowman and Lindsay
Spangler, three-year winners;
Jessie Camp, two-year winner;
and Matthew Bell, Shanda Bing
aman, April Catherman, Daphne
Catherman, Stefanie Dorman,
James Gross 11, Stacie Kather
man, Kelly Keefer, Elliot Lyons,
Juddson Sharp, Penny Spangler
and Jessica Zimmerman, one
year winners.
Jessie Camp, Daphne Cather
man, Clinton Morris and Sheena
Moser, and alternates Jamie
Camp and Sarah Erdley were
recognized as the second-place
team in a safety bowl competi
tion at the Farm Show.
Recognized for their demon
strations at the Farm Show were
the team of Erin Bowman and
Lindsay Spangler assisted by
Sheila Spangler, and the team of
Heather Reaser and Kathryn
Welteroth.
Chapter degree recipients were
Ryan Gabel, Kirk Goss, Kyle
Hauck, Jon
athan He
trick, Lind
say Hook,
Rhonda
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Matthew D.
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Clinton Morris (center)
received a regional award
for his project record book,
and Lindsay Spangler
(right) received a county
award, presented by Ag
Choice Farm Credit and the
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau.
Ag Choice Farm Credit rep
resentative Bill Bowman
(left) made the presenta
tion during the FFA parent
member banquet.
Penny Spangler, Mifflin
burg FFA member, was se
lected to receive a lamb
given by Mountain View
Farms.
ven Musser, Heather Reaser,
Amy Ritter, Matthew Ross, Tris
tan Roupp, Kelly Roush, Troy
Sauers, Nathan Shallenberger,
Zachariah Sholley, Sheila Span
gler, Daniel Umbel, Justin Zech
man and Tiffany Zimmerman.
Sarah Erdley and John Miller
were recognized for placing sec
ond in the state in a commodity
marketing activity.
Amos Aurand, Pennsylvania
FFA sentinel and a Middleburg
FFA member, was the speaker
for the program. An annual re
view of chapter activities was
featured in a computer Power-
Point presentation by Lindsay
Spangler.
Installed as 2001-02 officers
were Lindsay Spangler, presi
dent; Erin Bowman, vice presi
dent; Daphne Catherman, secre
tary; Clinton Morris, treasurer;
Kelly Roush, sentinel; Tiffany
Zimmerman, reporter; Joshua
Llewellyn, chaplain; and Bran
don Haines, student advisor.
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