Northampton County 4-H Roundup Conducted
DEANNA CUNFER
Carbon Co. Correspondent
MOORESTOWN (Northamp
ton Co.) The beautiful North
ampton County 4-H Center was
the site of the Northampton
County 4-H roundup recently.
The livestock classes were judged
by Bob Mikesell, Penn State Sen
ior Extension Associate involved
with Curriculum Development at
Penn State.
Starting the day Mikesell se
lected Nicole Kondziela, Bath, as
his champion fitter of the market
swine show from the senior divi-
Pictured are the Northampton County 4-H Roundup
grand and reserve champion market lambs. From left is
Sarah Blackadar with her reserve champion; judge Bob
Mikesell; and Christopher Blackadar with the grand
champion. Christopher was also selected the champion
fitter and Sarah was named the champion showman of
the market lamb show.
sion. Staying with the seniors he
then tapped Travis Hahn as his
reserve champion fitter.
The champion showman title
went to senior Joel Geiger, Dan
ielsville, with Steven Hunsicker
receiving the reserve champion
showman ribbon.
Repeating the success she had
at the Planfield Farmer’s Fair
earlier this summer, first-year
member Kelly Hower again saw
her Hampshire rise to the top as
Mikesell selected her 263-pound
entry as the grand champion
market swine of the event.
Sarah Blackadar, Riegelsville, is shown with her grand
champion market goat of the Northampton County 4-H
Roundup. Shown with Blackadar is judge Bob Mikesell.
Kondziela then had her entry
selected as the reserve grand
champion. Kondziela also placed
first in the pairs competition of
the show.
Jennifer Hower of Bethlehem
then gathered the blue as she was
named the champion fitter and
showman of the beef show and
later had her March 2001 Angus
heifer, Just Enuff Circle A Sabri
na named the champion Angus
heifer as well as the supreme
heifer of the show. In the market
steer show Hower lead her
1,345-pound winner of the heavy-
weight class to the grand champi
on market steer spot.
Grand champion Simmental
heifer honors went to the entry of
Jesse Poliskiewicz, Bangor,
named Strawberry. The reserve
grand champion market steer
title also went to Poliskiewicz for
his 1,235-pound entry from the
medium weight class.
Moving on to the market goat
competition, Mikesell selected
junior exhibitor Josh Bauman as
his champion fitter and Diana
Holder, Slatington, as his cham
pion showman. The reserve fitter
and reserve showman titles went
to Amber Buttner.
For his grand and reserve
champion market goats Mikesell
selected the two entries of Sarah
Blackadar, Riegelsville, from the
heavyweight class weighing 88
and 87 pounds respectively.
Sarah Blackadar continued to
gather the honors as she was
named the champion showman
of the market lamb show and had
her entry named the reserve
grand champion market lamb.
Brother Christopher Blacka
dar was awarded the champion
fitter of the market lamb compe
tition and saw his entry receive
the grand champion market lamb
title as well as placing first in the
market lamb pairs division.
Reserve fitter honors of the
market lamb show went to James
Ford with the reserve showman
title going to Amber Buttner.
The roundup committee sub
mitted the following results:
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
4-H ROUNDUP
MARKET SWINE SHOW
FITTING AND SHOWMANSHIP
Senior fitting: 1. Nicole Kondziela. 2. Tra
vis Hahn. 3. Joel Geifer.
Intermediate fitting: 1. Steven HunsicKer.
Junior fitting; 1. Laura DeWalt. 2. Andrew
Hower. 2. Kelvin DeWalt.
Senior showmanship: 1. Joel Geiger. 2.
Nicole Kondziela. 3. Travis Hahn.
Intermediate showmanship; 1. Steven
Hunsicker.
Junior showmanship: 1. Kelvin DeWalt.
2. Laura DeWalt. 3. Andrew Hower.
Champion fitter Nicole Kondziela.
Reserve champion fitter Travis Hahn.
Champion showman: Joel Geiger.
Supreme champion heif
er of the Northampton
County 4-H Roundup was
exhibited by Jennifer
Hower, Bethlehem. This
bred and owned March
2001 entry was first named
the champion Angus heifer
for Hower.
Reserve champion showman: Steven
Hunsicker.
MARKET SWINE SHOW
WEIGHT CLASSES
Light lightweight; 1. Kelly Hower. 2. Nic
ole Kondziela. 3. Andrew Hower.
Lightweight: 1. Steven Hunsicker. 2. Joel
Geiger. 3. Joel Geiger.
Light medium weight; 1. Nicole Kondzie
la. 2. Andrew Hower. 3. Joel Geiger.
Medium weight: 1. Nicole Kondziela. 2.
Joel Geiger. 3. Laura DeWalt.
Heavyweight; 1. Kelly Hower. 2. Travis
Hahn.
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET HOG
Kelly Hower
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
MARKET HOG
Nicole Kondziela
Pair of market hogs: 1. Nicole Kondziela.
2. Joel Geiger. 3. Kelly Hower
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
4-H ROUNDUP
BEEF SHOW
FITTING AND SHOWMANSHIP
Senior fitting; 1. Jennifer Hower. 2. Jesse
Poliskiewicz.
Intermediate fitting: 1. Alex Poliskiewicz.
2 Elena Poliskiewicz.
Junior fitting: 1. Diana Holder.
Senior showmanship: 1. Jennifer Hower.
2. Jesse Poliskiewicz
Intermediate showmanship: 1 Elena Po
liskiewicz. 2. Alex Poliskiewicz.
Junior showmanship: 1. Diana Holder.
Champion fitter: Jennifer Hower.
Reserve champion fitter: Alex Poliskie
wicz.
Champion showman; Jennifer Hower.
Reserve champion showman: Elena Po
liskiewicz.
BREEDING BEEF
ANGUS
Class winner and champion Angus heif-
Shown is the grand champion market swine of the
Northampton County 4-H Roundup. From left is first-year
member Kelly Hower, who exhibited the 263-pound grand
champion, and Bob Mikesell, judge of the event.
er Jennifer Hower.
SIMMENTAL
Senior heifer calf: 1. Elena Poliskiewicz.
Junior yearling heifer 1. Jesse Poliskie
wicz.
Champion Simmental heifer Jesse Polis
kiewicz.
Reserve champion Simmental heifer
Elena Poliskiewicz.
SUPREME BEEF HEIFER
Jennlftr Hower
markEtSker show
Lightweight: 1. DwSa Holder.
Medium weight: llpesse Poliskiewicz.
Heavyweight: 1. "Jennifer Hower. 2. Alex
Poliskiewicz.
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET STEER
Jennifer Hower
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
MARKET STEER
Jesse Poliskiewicz
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
4-H ROUNDUP
MARKET GOAT SHOW
FITTING AND£HOWMANSHIP
Senior fitting: 1. Amber Buttner. 2. Diana
Holder.
Intermediate fitting: 1. Sarah Blackadar.
2. Christopher Blackadar.
Junior fitting: 1. Josh Bauman.
Senior showmanship: 1. Diana Holder. 2.
Amber Buttner.
Intermediate showmanship: 1. Sarah
Blackadar. 2. Christopher Blackadar.
Junior showmanship: 1. Josh Bauman.
Champion fitter Josh Bauman.
Reserve champion fitter Amber Buttner.
Champion showman; Diana Holder.
Reserve champion showman: Amber
Buttner.
MARKET GOAT SHOW
WEIGHT CLASS
Lightweight; 1. Amber Buttner. 2. Diana
Holder. 3. Diana Holder.
Medium weight: 1. Josh Bauman. 2.
Christopher Blackadar. 3. Kristine Henn.
Heavyweight: 1. Sarah Blackadar. 2.
Sarah Blackadar.
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET GOAT
Sarah Blackadar
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
From left is judge Bob Mikesell and Jennifer Hower
with her 1,345-pound grand champion market steer of the
Northampton County 4-H Roundup. Hower was also
named the champion fitter and showman of the beef com
petition.
MARKET GOAT
Sarah Blackadar
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
4-H ROUNDUP
MARKET LAMB SHOW
FITTING AND SHOWMANSHIP
Senior fitting: 1. James Ford. 2. Sarah
Blackadar. 3. Diana Holder.
Intermediate fitting; 1. Christopher
Blackadar. 2. Natasha Henn. 3. Elena Polis
kiewicz.
Jilplor fitting: 1- Kehs. 2. Kelvin
DeywlL 3. Josh Bauman.
Senior showmanship; 1. Sarah Blacka
dar. 2. Amber Buttner. 3. Diana Holder.
Intermediate showmanship: 1. Christo
pher Blaokadar. 2. Elena Poliskiewicz. 3.
Natasha Henn.
Junior showmanship; 1. Kelvin DeWilt.
2. Josh Bauman,. 3. Amanda Kehs. <
Charppion fitter Christopher Blaokadar.
Reserve champion fitter James Ford.
Champibn showman; Sarah Blaokadar.
Reserve champion showman: Amber
Buttner.
MARKET LAMB SHOW
WEIGHT CLASSES
Light lightweight: 1. Elena Poliskiewicz.
2. Laura DeWalt. 3. Josh Bauman.
Lightweight: 1. Kelvin DeWalt. 2. James
Ford. 3. Elena Poliskiewicz.
Heavy lightweight: 1. Sarah Blackadar. 2.
Jesse Poliskiewicz. 3. Kristine Henn.
Light medium weight: 1. Christopher
Blackadar. 2. Sarah Blackadar. 3. Kelvin
DeWalt.
Medium weight: 1. James Ford. 2. Sarah
Blackadar. 3. Amanda Kehs.
Heavy medium weight; 1. Christopher
Blackadar. 2. Christopher Blackadar. 3. Na
tasha Henn.
Heavyweight: 1. Amber Buttner. 2.
Amber Buttner.
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET LAMB
Christopher Blackadar
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
MARKET LAMB
Sarah Blackadar
Pair of market lambs: 1. Christopher
Blackadar. 2. Sarah Blackadar. 3. Jesse
Poliskiewicz.