A3O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 23,2002
RINGOES, NJ. The New
Jersey Holstein-Friesian Associa
tion (NJH-FA) will host the
National Holstein Convention in
Atlantic City June 23-27 at the Taj
Mahal Hotel and Casino.
“We’re on course and doing very
well,” national convention chair
man Joe Valen, Somerset, N.J.,
told Lancaster Farming.
Valen provided updates from all
planning committee activities late
in January this year at the NJH-FA
meeting attended by more than 50
members, families, and friends at
the Amwell Valley Fire House in
Ringoes, NJ.
Valen reminded those who want
2002 Adult & Junior Holstein Convention Headquarters
HOTEL REGISTRATION DEADLINE MAY IS, 2002 (After that date rooms subject to availability)
Please Note Atlantic City is a busy vacation and resort town Make your room reservation early'
Call 800-825-8888 for hotel registration. Hotel is accepting phone reservations only, no taxed or mailed forms
Mention you are with the Holstein Convention room block code AHOLSO2 to receive the reduced room rate The
Hotel requres a credit card to guarantee your room Check In time is 6:00 p.m
Room rates $ll5/room for single double, or trple occupancy
5135/room for quad occupancy
(Plus 12% tax and $2 .oom usage tax per day)
see ticket order form for tknes
Tour D-Dolphin/Whale watching-Relaxing 3 hour cruise on the ocean looking at marine life
Tour 8--Statue of Liberty Ferry trip to Ellis Island Mjseum and Statue (long wait to go to top) Lunch on your ow
Tour H- Washington Crossing of the Delaware-Vbit battlegrounds and tour Princeton Box lunch included
Tour F-Fishing Fish 12 miles off shore for 8 hour boat trip (includes pdes, bait, tackle & lunch)
Tour A~Aqu<inum & Battleship N J >BOO species of marine life aquarium plus walk thru famous battleship (Itrch on your own)
see ticket order form for Imes All tours will end at Cedar Lane Farm for the “surf and tanbark" picnic
Tour Pl-a Walk thru Atlantic Blueberry Company-largest blueberry farm in US is located In scenic Pinelands b Rutgers blueberry &
cranberry research center c Showcase Farms-premlere standard-bred horse training facilities d Cedar Lane dairy farm using ’Milk &
Honey" prefix 25,000 PM. 109 6 BAA Hoisieh. Brown Swiss & Jersey herd in boxstalls tlestalls, & greenhouse freestalls, lunch & picnic
included
Tour P2-a Atlantic Blueberry (same as above) b Norz-Hill Farm-300 cows including Nor z-Hitl Cleitus WlnkenfamHyplus other top index &
show winning families 25 biils in AI & market embryos worldwide c LCF Farm-140 cows In 2 lestall bams 26,350 PM 107 2 BAA diverse
with roadside market and greenhouse d Cedar Lane 'same as above) Lnch & picnic Included
Tour P3-a Lund s Flsherles-walk thru fish processing plant of squid mackerel, herring 4 more b Myerwood Farms -350 cows wKh
28,350 PM in freestalls manages cows using milk meters auto ID activity transponders, sort gate manure pit with 2 ‘bridges’ c Clover
Valley Farm 330 cows with 2oOOOPM 4 bulls in Al milk meters 4 computer, freestalls with auto alley scrapers, 7 bay commodity shed d
Cedar Lane (same as above) lunch 4 picnic included
Tour P4-a Blue Sterling Nursery-wholesale nursery specializing in dwarf, slow growhg conifers 4 unusual plants b Sheppard Vegetable
Farm- state-of-the-art production, packing and shipping of fresh-maiket vegetables c Hubtand Farm-100 cow with 25,000 PM 4 106 BAA,
breeder of over 100 excellent cows contributing to many Premier Breeder/Exhibitor of the State Show d Cedar Lane (same as above) lunch
4 picnic Included
Unique shopping boutiques witi seafood luncheon overlooking the ocean
Ladles dav toui
Monday. Juno 24
700 am -5 30 pm Cultural Day Tours (times vary)
600 p- 9 00 p m President s Reception
Tuesday. Juno 25
6 30 a m
Golf Tournament (Sam at site)
Host Day Tours & Picnic
700 am• 7 00 p m 466 p m - 6 00 p m Beach Party
Wednesday, June 26 900pm-110opm Junior Dance
7 00am -800 am Early Bird Session Tuesday, June 26
830 a m 300 p m Ladies DBy Tour 700 a- 9 00 p m Amusement Parti & Cedar Lane Picnic
9 00 a m Business & Regional Meetings Wednesday, June 27
400 p m 600 p m Pre-Sale Barbeque (at site) 800 am -500 pm Daily Bowl Contest
630 p m (at site) Convention Sale Cowtown Rodeo (7 30 pm ) 12 00 p m -1 00 p m Junior Luncheon
Thursday, June 27 400 pm -600 pm Pre-Sale Barbeque (at site)
7 00am 800 am Early Bird Session 630 pm (at site) Convention Sale Cowtown Rodeo (7 30pm)
800 a m -11 00 a m Dairy Bowl & Adult Jeopardy Finals Thursday, June 21
10 30 a m Business Meeting 800 a m -11 00 a m Dairy Bowl & Adult Jeopardy Finals
700 p m 10 00 p m Banquet (social hour 630 pm 11 00 a m -1200 p m Junior Forum
12 30pm -400 pm Junior Awards Banquet
New Jersey and You In 2002!
Cultural Day Tours
New Jersey is such a small state there couldn’t be
anything there for me to do!
1. Dolphin/Whale Watching
Are you up for a three hour tour? Don’t worry Gilligau
will not be your first mate on this 3 hour ride on the S.S.
CRUISE N 1. This will be a relaxing cruise on the open
waters off of Atlantic City. While taking in the beautiful
sights be; on the lookout for Dolphins and Whales. The
tours will leave the Trump Taj Mahal hotel at 12:30 PM
and arrive back at the hotel at 4:00 PM for a cost of
$35.00 per person.
2. Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
New Jersey’s finest landmark. Did your family come
through Ellis Island? Was the Statue of Liberty the first
thing your ancestors saw when they came to America?
Learn about the trials and tribulations people went
through to come to the great melting pot. See the Statue
in all her glory. The cost is $35.00/person, lunch is on
your own. Transportation to Liberty Island leaves the
hotel at 7:00 AM and will return at 5:00 PM.
For more information, contact Judy Bagge, jbagge@holstein.com (800) 952-5200, ext. 4128
to attend that registration deadline
is May 15.
Said Valen, “The National
Holstein Convention will provide
a unique opportunity for agribusi
ness representatives to gather with
Holstein breeders from around the
country in Atlantic City. More
than 3,000 are expected to attend
this exciting event.”
The host association has picked
the theme, “New Jersey and You in
2002,” adopted from the state's
popular tourist slogan, to empha
size the importance of N.J. to the
U.S. food-producing industry.
Following are schedules and
sign-up forms.
Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort
1000 Boardwalk at Virginia Avanua
Atlantic City. Naw Jarsay
Juna 24- 27, 2002
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Junior Convention Bcl
Monday, Juna 24
600 am -5 00pm OJM 4 NHWSO Interviews
8 00am -500 pm Dairy Jeopardy
100 p- 6 00 p m Prepared Speech Contest
300 p- 4 00 p m Dairy Bowl Exam & Coaches Meeting
3. Historical Tour - Washington’s Cross in g/Trenton
Barracks/Princeton Area/Monmouth Battlefield.
New Jersey: “the Cockpit of the Revolution.” More
battles of the War for Independence were fought in New
Jersey than any other state. Join us as we follow in the
footsteps of General Washington and his gallant conti
nentals. Cross the Delaware to defeat the dreaded
Hessians in Trenton. March north to stop the British at
Princeton. After touring the old college town, nose east to
catch the main English army at the Battle of Monmouth.
You will walk the ground where the freedom we all value
so much was won for us. A box lunch will be included for
a cost of $35.00/person. The tour will leave at 7:30 AM
and will return at 5:30 PM.
4. Fishing
So you want to fish in a big pond. This eight-hour trip will
include fishing 12 to 15 miles off shore, poles, bait, tack
le and lunch. Fluke, Sea bass and Blue fish are some of
the fish that run this time of year. This trip is 7:30 AM to
5:00 PM and the cost is $65.00/person.
NEW JERSEY CONTACTS
CONVENTION CHAIRPERSON JUNIOR CHAIRPERSON
Joe Valen Melanie Richman
333 South Middlebush Road 17 Compromise Road
Somerset, NJ 08873 Mannington, NJ 08079
Phone: 732-568-0219 Phone: 856-935-8818
Adult and Junior Convention Headquarters:
’Hump Mahal Casino Resort
1000 Boardwalk & Virginia Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401 • (800) 825-8888
Single, Double, Triple Occupancy: $ll5/night Quad: $135/night
(plus 12% tax and $2.00 room usage tax per day)
SLEEPING ROOM BLOCKS START SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 2002
When making room reservations please inform hotel that you are with the Holstein convention.
Check-in time - 6:00 pm • Parking: $2.00 per day
Registration Oeadlfrie* May 15, 2002 (No forms accsptod after June 1, 2002}
First 200 ticket order forms returned will receive a Jersey Fresh Produce Basket (one per family)
Monday June 24, 2002 - Cultural Day
7 00 a m - 5 00 p m Statue of Liberty and Ellis bland (Tour S)
7 30 a m - 5 00 p m Ocean Fishing Boat Trip (limled to 50) (Tour F)
7 30am -530 pm Washington Crosslng/Trenton Histone (TourH)
8 00 a m - 5 00 p m State Aquarium and Battleship NJ (Tour A)
12 30 pm -4 00 pm Oolphin/Whale Watching Boat Ride (Tour D)
Availability of tours based on responses Refund or additional charges may apply
Please indicate your tour preferences First Choice Second Choice Third Choice
**A charter boat is available to fish for larger sea life For more information contact Rich Norz at norzhllifarmtatearthllnk nel
6 00 p m - 900 p m President s Reception (hors d oeuvres)
Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - Host Day
630 a m (Sam at site) Gotf Tournament * Avalon Golf Club. Cape May Courthouse No @ $75 s $
700 a m -700 p m Tourk 1 Blueberry Cranberry. Horse Farm, Cedar Lane Picric No @ $35 = $
7 00 a m - 700 p m Tour# 2 Blueberry, Norz-HII, LCF Farm, Cedar Lane Picnb No @ $35 * $
700 a m - 700 p m Tour It 3 Fishery. Myerwood, Clover Valley, Cedar Lane Picnic No @ $36 * $
700 am -700 pm Tour U 4 Nursery, Vegetable Farm. Hublsnd, Cedar Lane Picnic No @ $35 = $
Availability basud on responses Please Indicate your tour preferences Ist Choice 2nd Chdce 3rd Choice_
300 am -6 00pm Surf 4 Tanbark Picnic at Cedar Lane (If not attending above Tours. No ~3b $25 = $
check bus schedule posted at Hotel)
Wednesday, June 26, 2002
8 30 a m • 3:00 p m Ladies Day Tour - Victorian Cape May No @ $35 = $
400 p m - 6 00 p m (at site) Pre-Sale Barbeque No @ $2O = $
8 00 p m - 9 00 p m (at site) Cowtovvn Rodeo (near Sale, one hourafter Sale starts) No @ $lO = $
Thursday, June 27, 2002
Convention Banquet (social hour starting at 6 30 p m )
700 p m -10 00 p m
Calf Raffle Tickets 1 @s2ooor6@slooo
Gator Raffle Tickets T@ $5 00 or 5@ $2O 00
Philadelphia Airport Shuttle Bus to Trump Taj Mahal Arrival Fee
Shuttle Bus to Philadelphia Airport Departure Fee
Late Registration Fee (May 15 - June 1 ) Wo refunds alter Jum
P/ease make chock* peyeble to U NJ Hokteln Aeeocletlon/Conventhn " end send wkh thk completed form to
wee of Stltm County. HolHtln C onvnllon. 51 Chtntv Bold. Suit* 91. Woodttown. NJ MOM.
Any questions, contact Reglstralon Chairperson Margery Eachus at 856-769-2398
H Check here if arriving by group bus (Hotel luggage handling fee approx $6 80/person) Airport.
Check here if you have a disability and may require accommodations
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5. Battleship.NJ and the State Aquarium
Want to see the marine life but not sure you want to get
on a boat? The State Aquarium has over 800 species of
water life. And see one of the finest vessels that set afloat
with 16 battle stars. The USS New Jersey was the most
decorated battleship in naval history. You will be respon
sible for your lunch. The cost per person is $35.00 and
the bus will leave at 8:00 AM and return to the hotel at
5:00 PM.
6. Fishing
If you want to fish for larger sea life there is a boat avail
able to go anytime during the convention. This is the best
time of year to fish for Bluefin Tuna, which can range
between 50 to 80 lbs. Please contact Rich Norz at
norzhillfarm@earthlink.net for more information. The
boat is limited to 6 people per trip.
Please make three choices in order of preference, number
one being your first choice. Space is limited on some trips
and availability will be on first-come first-serve basis.
Don’t miss this opportunity to sample the history and beau
ty in the state of NJ. It isn’t every day that you get to see
die Garden State!
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