816-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 7,2001
HAPPENINGS
District 4-H Horse
Judging Contest
District VI 4-H Horse Judging
Contest took place recently at the
York County 4-H Center in
York. 4-H teams from Berks,
Centre, York, Wyoming, Somer
set, Perry and Cumberland coun
ties participated.
The Cumberland County team
consisting of Mary Strasbaugh,
Mechanicsburg, Carrie
McLaughlin, Newville, and Mich
elle Thomas, Carlisle, placed first
with 998 points. Wyoming Coun
ty team placed second with a
team made up of Amy Gingher,
Kristi Sincauisk, and Liz Weir.
Cumberland County Team II
placed third with a team consis
ting of Trevor Long, Kristin
Egolf, and Katie Gossert. Centre
County and Perry County placed
fourth and fifth respectively.
Mary Strasbaugh, daughter of
Glenda and Tim Strasbaugh, Me
chanicsburg, placed first with an
overall score of 345. Michelle
Thomas placed second with a
score of 335; Marie Getz of York
County, third with a score of 323;
Carrie McLaughlin, fourth with
318 points; and Kristi Sincauisk
of Wyoming County, fifth with
309 points.
Michelle Thomas placed first
in the confirmation division and
teammate Carrie McLaughlin
was second. Jesse Bloom and Sa
mantha Jacobi from Perry Coun
ty placed third and fourth respec
tively, and Amy Gingher from
Wyoming County, fifth.
Strasbaugh placed first in the
Performance Division; Chuck
Hartzog, Berks County, second;
Alex Curtis, Centre County,
third; Michelle Thomas, Cumber
land County, fourth; and Marie
Getz of York County, fifth.
In the oral reasons, Strasbaugh
placed first with a score of 89
with Carrie McLaughlin and Tre
vor Long placing second and
third respectfully. Marie Getz,
York County placed fourth and
Anya Ryba of Centre County,
fifth.
A junior team from
County place first in the
division with a score of 622.
Perry County’s team placed sec
ond and Centre County placed
third.
Kelly Jo Lucas of Centre
County was high junior individu
al and received a trophy for her
score of 248.
The 4-H members had four
confirmation classes, namely,
Saddlebred geldings, Percheron
mares, Hunter Type horses and
Stock Type horses.
4-H Scholarships Awarded
To Lebanon County Students
Four Lebanon County 4-H
members were awarded $l,OOO
scholarships recently by the Leb
anon County 4-H Board of Direc
tors. Natalie Funck, Anna Light,
Nicole Platt and Alexis Zackey
were selected based on their 4-H
experience, community involve
ment and academic achievement.
Natalie Funck, the daughter of
Dennis and Cindy Funck, Ann
ville, will attend Millersville Uni
versity majoring in Spanish and
German education. A member of
the North Mountain 4-H Club at
Northern Lebanon High School,
Funck is a member of the Na
tional Honor Society and co-edit
or of the school newspaper.
Anna Light, daughter of Fred
and Maureen Light, Lebanon,
will attend Boston University
majoring in costume production.
A member of the 4-H Friends
Club at Cedar Crest High School,
Light is a member of the drama
dub, as well as editor-in-chief of
the school newspaper.
Nicole Platt, daughter of John
and Barbara Platt, Lebanon, will
attend Lebanon Valley College
this fall majoring in biology. Platt
has served as a teen leader in the
Avon-East Lebanon 4-H club. At
Cedar Crest High School, she
was a member of concert band,
National Honor Society, and the
Volleyball Team.
Alexis Zackey, daughter of
Leslie and Catherine Zackey,
Lebanon, will be a sophomore at
Bucknell University majoring in
liberal arts. A member of the 4-H
Friends Club, Zackey has been
an active member for five years
Berks
junior
completing projects in foods,
clothing and photography.
STEEL BALE BOXES
Delaware County 4-H
Livestock Auction
Plan now to buy a high quality,
grain fed pork or lamb at the an
nual Delaware County 4-H Sum
mer Fair Livestock Auction on
Saturday afternoon, Aug. 11.
Suburban families are encour
aged to participate in the auction.
4-H volunteers will arrange for
your animal to be transported to
the USDA licensed butcher. Buy
ers complete a “cutting order”
specifying the cuts and packag
ing for their meat, then pick up
the frozen, packaged meat from
the butcher later in the month.
Youth members at the 4-H
Farm and Educational Center in
Newtown Square raise the mar
ket animals. The 4-H Agricultur
al Club gives suburban children
the opportunity to have hands on
experience at a working farm. By
cooperatively raising sheep and
pigs, members learn what it takes
to produce the meat they see for
sale in supermarkets. At the cul
mination of the market animal
project, members offer hogs and
sheep for sale to people who are
interested in putting high quality,
grain fed meat in their freezer.
For those unable to attend,
lambs may be purchased for $2OO
and hogs for $3OO anytime prior
to the auction date. For more in
formation, please call Joyce Mor
rison, 4-H coordinator at (610)
690-2655 or Bonnie Magliochetti,
fair volunteer at (610) 566-1011.
Cumberland County 4-H
Horse Club Meets
At the meeting of the
Cumberland County 4-H
Horse Club, the guest
speaker was Dr. Bernie Far
rell, who explained the
causes and effects of dis
eases such as West Nile and
encephalitis. He told of the
signs to look for if you be
lieve if your horse has con
tracted the virus and what
to do to protect your horse.
After Dr. Farrell spoke,
local 4-H’er Mary Stras
baugh explained the proper
equipment to keep in a First
Aid kit for your horse, and
the importance of having
one.
Matt Meals conducted
the meeting. Kathleen Gos
sert gave a brief report on
the tour of the State Police
Horse Academy.
Members broke into proj
ect groups and the meeting
was adjourned with refresh
ments courtesy of Mary
Strasbaugh.
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Susquehanna County
Fancy Feathers 4-H Club
The Fancy Feathers 4-H Club
recently met and discussed the
expense they had attending to the
poultry sale. It was quoted that
the expense is suppose to be expe
rience. Jessica Sartell told about
Three Cumberland County 4-H Horse Club members
placed first at the District VI 4-H Horse Judging Contest
held recently at the York County 4-H Center. Three other
members placed third in the competition with 4-H mem
bers from six counties participating. The Blue Ribbon
team members pictured above in the front row are, left to
right, Michelle Thomas, Carlisle; Mary Strasbaugh, Me
chanicsburg; and Carrie McLaughlin, Newvllle. The third
place team in the back row are, left to right, Katie Gos
sert, Shippensburg; Kristen Egolf, Carlisle; Trevor Long,
Carlisle; and Amanda Strickler, Shippensburg. Their
coach is Barbara Robert, Mechanicsburg.
going to the show at Bloomsburg.
Parts of the egg was explained by
Ron Stiles, pictures were shown
of different chickens and the kids
had to guess what breed it was. A
brief description was read about
the chicken. Six members and six
adults were in attendance.