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Juniors Get Ready For A Challenge In 2002
ALTOONA (Blair Co.) Even
though we just came through an
other harvest season and are
looking forward to the wonderful
celebrations of the holidays, it’s
not too soon to be making plans
for the Pennsylvania Junior Hol
stein Association Convention.
This year’s convention com
mittee has put together an excit
ing and educational weekend,
promising to be a great break
from the midwinter doldrums.
The committee wishes to invite
juniors from around the state to
join them in Altoona, Feb. 8-10.
The theme for the weekend
will be “Challenging You In
2002.” From the moment juniors
arrive at the convention head
quarters, Ramada Inn Altoona,
they will be challenged to have a
fun time while learning some
thing new.
The highlight of the activities
will be an ongoing “Survivor
Scavenger Hunt,” a challenging
game that will involve teams of
juniors earning points to win
monetary prizes at the close of
the convention. Juniors are en
couraged to come to the conven
tion with their “Survivor gear,”
hats, vests, etc. in order to
(•or Lodging Reservations Contact Ratnada lnn-Alloona
I Shcialon Drive. Altoona. PA 16601
(814)946-1631
"Indicate you are trill) PA Junior Holstein Convention
Room Reservations aic due by January 13, 2002
Lodging Rates $ 73 00 plus lax (Single, Double, 'I nplc, Quad)
All juniors must be in their rooms by 12 30 a m on Friday and I 30 a m on
Saturday
Doors will be open at all limes when mixed company is in the room
ABSOLUIELY NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL WILL BE USED OR CONSUMED
Upon registration, each junior will name a chaperone that is responsible tor his or her
action If you do not name one, there will be chaperones at the hotel
Anyone found destroying hotel property will be charged for damages
The Convention Committee will not be responsible for anyone leaving the
Convention facilities without permission of the Convention Chaperone
Any violators of these rules will not be eligible for any state awards for a period of
one year, and they will be sent home at the parents' cost
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Junior's Sii
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Dairy Alliance Offers Training
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) Penn State Dairy Alliance
is accepting reservations for its
2002 DHIA Information Analysis
Training Program for profession
als serving Pennsylvania dairy
producers.
The goals of this program are
to improve participants’ under
standing of key indicators of herd
performance, teach participants
how to interpret paper DHIA re
ports using the key performance
indicators, and improve partici
pants’ skills in analyzing DHIA
records through the use of vari
ous computer information sys
tems.
As a result of participating in
this program, industry profes
sionals will be better equipped to
assist producers in the use and
interpretation of the production
information systems on their
farms.
Last summer, professionals
earn five points for their team
and get a head start on the chal
lenge.
Another easy way to get a head
start on the Survivor Scavenger
Hunt is to bring someone who
has never attended a Pennsylva
nia Junior Holstein Convention.
Both the new attendee and the
friend who invited them will re
ceive five points each for their
teams.
Among Friday’s features will
be the opening of the Dairy Bar
and Commercial Exhibit areas,
interviews for the Distinguished
Junior Member contest, seeding
for the Dairy Bowl Contest, and
the Pennsylvania Junior Holstein
Annual Meeting. The focus turns
to entertainment late Friday eve
ning as the opening night “Survi
vor Dance” gets under way, com
plete with snacks and a balloon
artist on hand.
Saturday’s activities are sure to
challenge all junior members, re
gardless of their interests. The
morning activities include the
Dairy Bowl Contest and the Pub
lic Speaking Contest. There will
also be a workshop about com
pleting the Distinguished Junior
Member Contest applications
and other Pennsylvania
Junior Convention Rules
from several companies partici
pated in the pilot series of day-
long sessions in which they re
ceived training in DHIA records
analysis and hands-on training in
the use of PCDART or Dairy
Comp 305 to troubleshoot herd
performance problems. Accord
ing to Dave Zimmerman, district
sales manager of Genex/CRI,
“The basic information analysis
and the advanced PCDART
training sessions have been ex
tremely popular with and much
appreciated by our field staff.
The structure of the training ses
sions provides our field staff the
opportunity to network and team
up with professionals from other
agribusinesses.”
According to Dairy Alliance at (888) 373-PADA.
Information Management Spe- For additional information
cialist Brad Hilty, the objective of about the DHIA Information
the program is to “enhance the Analysis Training, call the Dairy
use of information systems and Alliance Office at (888)
the exchange of ideas for improv- 373-PADA or e-mail bhilty@p
irtg hmFfreifqrinaiice- “betwetiit * *su.adu.
forms. For those not participat
ing in the contests, there will be
transportation available to the
Blue Knob Ski Resort for snow
skiing and tubing.
Saturday’s other activities fea
ture the Dairy Bowl finals at the
hotel, transportation to visit two
large modern dairies, Blue Knob
Ski Resort for tubing and the
Blair County’s new indoor ice
skating facility, Galactic Ice.
Juniors who chose the farm
tours will visit Pleasant View
Farms in Martinsburg and Penn
England Farms in Williamsburg.
Pleasant View Farms is a large
family operated dairy consisting
of 3,600 acres and more than
3,000 Holsteins. Rodney and
Gretchen Metzler and their
grown sons and their wives, Troy
and Jennifer, who are Pennsylva
nia Junior Convention co-chair
men, and Marshall and Holly, are
active in the day-to-day opera
tion of this modem marvel of
dairy techneology.
In 1998, Pleasant View Farms
underwent an expansion that in
cludes a Surge double 25 parallel
milking parlor, a plate cooling
system, and direct loading of
milk onto trailers.
Penn England Farm, located
outside of Williamsburg, is
owned by Frederick and Cynthia
England. Many members of the
England family, including chil
dren, nieces, and nephews, are
active in the day-to-day opera
tions of this 1,300-head dairy
farm. Penn England farm con
sists of approximately 1,800 acres
of cropland, the bulk of which is
rented. They began building in
their state-of-the-art Surge dou
ble-16 Herringbone parlor in Jan
uary 1998.
Saturday evening will include
a dinner at the Ramada Inn, fea
turing the winning Public Speak
ing (Contest presentations and a
dance. Sunday morning the con
vention will close with the
awards banquet, including recog
nizing many juniors for the ac
complishments over the past
year. The prizes will also be given
for the Survivor Scavenger Hunt
game.
It’s not too early to make your
hotel reservations and order your
convention tickets for this fun
filled weekend in central Penn
sylvania. For more information
and applications for the contests,
interested persons should contact
the Pennsylvania Holstein Asso
ciation office in State College at
(814) 234-0364 or visit the associ
ation’s Website at www.pahol
steins.com.
dairy producers and their advis
ers.”
Future sessions are planned for
January through May of 2002.
The workshops will be offered on
the Penn State Campus and at
the Cumberland County exten
sion office in Carlisle. Dates and
locations are listed on the Dairy
Alliance Website, www.dairyalli
ance.org. The cost is $95 per indi
vidual per session. A discounted
cost of $225 for three sessions is
available for individuals wishing
to attend multiple sessions. Indi
viduals or companies interested
in registering for the 2602 ses
sions, or agribusinesses interested
in training for their field staff,
should contact Tammy Perkins
2002 PA Junior Holstein Contention Ticket Order Form
Mixer, Dance ami Food
All Day Ski Package (Lift Ticket & Ski Rental) No at $38.00= $.
Morning Ski Tubing
Farm Tour
Afternoon Ski Tubing
Afternoon Ice Skating at Galactic Ice
Meal and Speech Presentations
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Awards Breakfast and Program
Convention T-Shirts
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Muffy Bechtel
RR 1 Box 942
Martmsburg, PA 16662
Phone; (814) 793-2635
2002
Friday. February 8.
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Distinguished Junior Member Interviews
Dairy Bowl Seeding Test
Pennsylvania Junior Holstein Annual Meeting
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2002 Pennsylvania Junior Holstein Association \
Schedule of Events
February 8-10,2002
Ramada Inn, Altoona, PA
Dairy Bowl - Junior Division
Speech Conlesls-Semor, Intermediate and Junior
Skiing at Blue Knob Ski Resort
Tubing at Blue Knob Ski Resort
DJM and PA Junior Holstein Forms Workshop
Farm Tour to Metzler's Dairy Farm Sc Penn-England Dairy Fan
Dairy Bowl - Senior Division
Ice Skating at Galactic Ice
Tubing at Blue Knob Ski Resort
Dairy Bowl Finals
Dinner and Speech Winner Presentations
Dance
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