A3B-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 19,2001
Gum Tree 4-H Fund Raiser Horse Show
HONEY BROOK (Chester
Co.) Ashley Parker of New
London, riding I’ve Got Rhythm,
was the winner of the prestigious
Fred Beans Medals class at the
Sunday, May 6, Gum Tree 4-H
Fund Raiser Horse Show held at
the 4-H grounds outside of
Honey Brook.
Second was Courtney Powell
of Street Road, West Grove rid
ing Cause I’m a Dreamer. The
two reversed roles in the $5OO
Junior Hunter Classic, with the
championship going to Ms. Pow
ell and the reserve to Ms. Parker.
The medals class is judged on
the rider, while the hunter class
is judged on the performance of
the horse or pony. Ms. Parker
also took reserve champion in
novice hunter with I’ll Show You
Something.
The $l5O Pleasure Horse
Stake was won by New York
Second with Tonya Alvirsi. The
$l5O Pleasure Pony Stakes was
won by Millennium Bug with
Devon Camarota.
Recognized for special effort
with the Sportsmanship Award
was Kevin Deets of Coatesville.
The weather was perfect for
showing and there was an excel
lent turnout for the show, which
was run in two show
rings simultaneously.
Judges were Leigh
Berman and Samea
Baker.
Top winners in
cluded Priscilla God-
soe riding LWF Majes-
tic Fire,,who took the
Schooling
Hunter
Championship, the
Pleasure
Western
Championship, and
the Open Equitation
Championship and
was reserve champion
of the stock seat equi
tation division.
Champion in stock
seat equitation was
Lauren DiNenno of
Veneman Names Members
To National Fluid Milk
Processor Promotion Board
WASHINGTON, D.C.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Ann M. Veneman has an
nounced the appointment of two
incumbents and five new mem
bers to the National Fluid Milk
Processor Promotion Board.
All will be seated at the next
board meeting, July 13. Re
appointed members were Ann
Plrelz Ocana, Phoenix, Ariz. (at
large); and Joseph W. Van
Treeck, Anchorage, Alaska (at
large public member).
Newly appointed were Peter
Ross, Franklin, Mass., (Region
1); Mary Williams, Athens,
Tenn., (Region 4); Rachel Kyllo,
Minneapolis, Minn., (Region 7);
John D. Robinson, Dallas,
Texas, (Region 10); and James
T. Wilcox 111, Roy, Wash.,
(Region 13).
The newly appointed and
reappointed members will serve
three-year terms that expire
May 31,2004.
The National Fluid Milk Pro
cessor Promotion Board is com
posed of 15 fluid milk processors
from 15 geographic regions, and
five at-large members. At least
three at-large members must be
fluid milk processors and at
least one must be from the gen
eral public. The board was es
tablished by the Fluid Milk
Promotion Act of 1990 to de
velop and administer a coordi
nated program of advertising
and promotion to increase the
demand for fluid milk products.
West Grove riding Eagles First
Luv.
Reserve in schooling hunter
was Mystic Lady Ace, ridden by
Heather Cilinski of Glendale
Road, Oxford. Reserve in open
equitation was Sarah Shaffer of
West Grove riding Low Down
Louie. Reserve in Western plea
sure was Zophirushah, ridden by
Devon Steen of New London.
Champion pleasure horse, one
of the show’s largest divisions,
was New York Second, shown by
Tonya Alvisi. This pair also cap
tured the reserve championship
in the Low Hunter Division. Re
serve in pleasure horse went to
Come Dance With Me, shown by
Melissa Harry.
Champion of the low hunter
division was Sky’s the Limit, rid
den by Barbara Mannis of Mal
vern.
In pleasure pony, the champi
onship went to Treasure Island,
shown by Brynn Powell of Creek
Road, Christiana. Reserve cham
pion was Millennium Bug, shown
by Devon Camarota. Millennium
Bug was also the champion nov
ice hunter and champion in the
mini stirrup division.
Reserve champion in mini
stirrup was Anthony DiNeno of
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Memorial Day. iMncatferFarm
ing office closed.
The national fluid milk pro
gram is financed by a manda
tory 20-cent per hundredweight
assessment on all fluid milk pro
cessed and marketed commer
cially in consumer-type
packages in the contiguous 48
states and the District of Colum
bia. Processors who commer
cially process and market
500,000 pounds or less per
month are exempt from assess
ments.
West Grove riding Eagles First
Luv.
Beginner short stirrup champi
on was Taylor Marcus, West
Grove, riding One Last Trick.
Reserve Champion was Ashley
Dafermo of Chadds Ford riding
Bentley.
In Advanced Short Stirrup
USD A Amends Beef Promotion,
Research Rules And Regulations
WASHINGTON, D.C. The
U.S. Department of Agriculture
is amending the Beef Promotion
and Research Rules and Regula
tions under the Beef Promotion
and Research Act of 1985 (Act)
to clarify requirements for docu
menting cattle sales transactions
for which no assessments me
due.
The amendment will specif
ically require the timely filing of
Statement of Certification of
Non-Producer Status forms to
obtain exemption from assess
ments.
Under the Act, a sl-per-head
agement Specialist certifica
tion, Ta. Dept, of Ag,
Harrisburg, 9 .m.-noon.
Dairy Options Pilot Program
Training for Centre County,
Logan Grange Hall, Pleasant
Gap, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Water Resources Forum,
Ramada Plaza Suites Confer
ence Center, Pittsburgh, 7
p.m.
Safe Drinking Water Clinic,
Susquehanna County, 1 p.m.-
PnuadelpmaCo^^
June 3 and June 7-10.
Water Resources Forum,
Hampton Inn, Philadelphia, 7
p.m.
Super Forestry Reunion, Penn
State Mont Alto Campus,
(717)749-6105.
Keystone Stud Ram and Ewe
Sale, Penn State Ag Arena,
thru June 2.
Empire Spring Classic Sale,
FROM
(for riders under age 12), the
champion was LeAime Buckley
of Atglen, riding Knights Rebel.
Reserve champion was Michelle
Hicks of, Kennett Square, riding
Keepsake.
Long stirrup champion (ages
13-18) was Lindsey Jones riding
Artful Dodger.
assessment is due each time cat
tle are sold by a producer.
However, when cattle are sold
within 10 days of purchase by a
person who certifies that he or
she acquired ownership of the
cattle to facilitate the transfer of
ownership to a third-party, a
completed Statement of Certifi
cation of Non-Producer Status
form may be provided to the col
lecting person in lieu of the $1
assessment.
The amendment to the Rules
and Regulations specifies that
the Statement of Certification of
Non-Producer Status form must
be provided “at the time the col-
Fiber Fest and Youth Show,
Cobleskill Sunshine Fair-
grounds, New York, thru
June 2.
Armstrong County Dairy Prin
cess Pageant, Pitzer Crooked
Creek Inn, Ford City, 7:30
p.m.
NanonafflunisSnow^^^
Sunshine Fairgrounds, New
York, thru June 2.
Clarion-Venango County Dairy
Princess Pageapt, Cranberry
Workshop, Western Mary
land Research and Education
Center, Keedysville, Md„
(301)695-6659.
51st Annual West Virginia
Purebred Sheep Breeders
Stud Ram and Ewe Club
Lamb Sale, Tri-County Fair
grounds, Petersburg, W.Va.,
(302)257-4372.
Lebanon County Dairy Princess
Lancaster Fanning
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Reserve champion was Kelly
Jordan of New London riding
Stroke of Midnight.
Gum Tree 4-H Club is a large
4-H Horse and Pony Club head
quartered in Cochranville. For
information about this organiza
tion contact Dawn McCuen at
610-869-0745.
leering person makes payment to
the seller of cattle.”
This amendment is designed
to improve enforcement of as
sessment collection.
The changes will appear in to
day’s Federal Register. Copies of
the final rule and additional in
formation are available from
Ralph L. Tapp, Chief, Marketing
Programs Branch, AMS Live
stock and Seed Program, USDA
Stop 0251, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C.
20090-0251; telephone number
(202) 720-1115; fax (202)
720-1125; or e-mail ralph.tap
p@usda.gov.
Pageant, Lebanon County
Career and Technology
Center, Lebanon, 7:30 p.m.
Wyoming-Lackawanna County
Dairy Princess Pageant, Fac
toryville Fire Hall, Factory
ville, 7:30 p.m.
Franklin County Dairy Princess
Pageant, Lighthouse Restau
rant, Chambersburg, 7 p.iji.
Centre County Dairy Princess
Pageant, Logan Grange,
Pleasant Gap, 7:30 p.m. h
Wayne County Dairy Princess
Pageant, Mt. Pleasant Fire
Hall, Mt. Pleasant, 7:45 p.m. .
Huntingdon County Dairy PriM
cess Pageant, Standing Stone
Elementary School, Hunting
don. 7 p.m.
BeaioraCountyDairy Princess
Pageant, Arena Restaurant,
Bedford, 1 p.m.
Butler County Dairy Princess
Pageant, Clearview Mall,
Butler, 2 p.m.
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