814-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 7, 2002
■ HAPPENINGS
Before being injured, Morgan Fleetwood placed first in
the junior division of the western grooming and show
manship at the state 4-H show.
State 4-H Horse Show
Winners In Snyder Co.
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) Snyder County horse
members recently participated in
the 43rd annual State 4-H Horse
Show, October 25-27 at the State
Farm Show Complex in Harris
burg.
Morgan Fleetwood, 12 year-old
daughter of Keith and Melinda
Fleetwood, was the first place
winner in Western Grooming
and Showmanship, Junior Divi
sion. Several other Snyder Coun
ty horse club members received
recognition in the state contest as
well. They were April Beaver,
Valerie Blew, Eric Shirk, and
Lauren Wagner.
“The members in Snyder
County said that the show was a
fun experience and they had a
great time,” says Kathy Weller,
Snyder County 4-H Program
Coordinator.
Fleetwood had her share of
complications earlier this year.
Just before the start of the show
season her horse Mambo died
suddenly. Through the generosity
of a local horse owner, she was
given a horse named Sweetpea to
use during the remainder of the
year. However, while riding
Sweetpea at the 3-County 4-H
Horse Roundup she was thrown
and suffered a broken finger.
Even though the pair was not
able to compete in the remainder
of the classes, they had already
completed the grooming and
showmanship contest and placed
fust, which made them eligible to
participate at districts. The pair
perfoimed skillfully at districts,
placing fourth and qualifying for
the state show.
More than 900 winners from
county and district competitions
vied for awards. Snyder County
had five 4-H'ers entered in the
competition. Events tested skills
in showmanship, equitation,
pleasure, jumping, driving and
timed events.
State 4-H Horse Show
Winners In Cambria County
Cambria County 4-H horse
members received 19 awards at
the 43rd Annual State 4-H Horse
Show, Oct. 25-27, at the State
Farm Show Complex in Harris
burg.
County winners in 4-H per
formance classes were; pole bend
ing ponies: Michelle Smith of
Summerhill - first place. Clover
leaf barrel race ponies: Michelle
Smith, Summerhill - fourth place;
raised box keyhole ponies: Dana
Alexander, Johnstown - fourth
place and Michelle Smith, Sum
merhill - fifth; saddle seat equita
tion senior: Kara Miller, Ebens-
4-H
burg - first place and Megan
Moschgat, Ebensburg - second
place.
Saddle seat pleasure ponies:
Kara Miller, Ebensburg - first
and Kara Simanski - fifth; saddle
seat pleasure horses: Megan
Moschgat, Ebensburg - third
place. Hunter under saddle horse
senior: Deanna Wicks, Mineral
Point - 10th place. Pleasure pony
driving: Ashley Smith, Loretto -
seventh place, and draft horse
driving, Laekyn Wright, Salix -
third place.
In 4-H horse production class
es, members breed and raise their
own project animal. Local win
ners were; Haflinger, filly of this
year/yearling filly: 1. and 2.
Kathryn C. Gagermeier of Loret
to placed first and second; half
Arabian; 2-year-old gelding,
Kara Simansk, of Lilly - third;
and yearling filly, Amie Siman
ski, Lilly - third; miniature
horses: filly of this year, Ashley
M. Smith, Loretto - fourth and
yearling filly, Candice Smith, Lo
retto - fifth place; western plea
sure: 4-year-old pleasure futurity,
Jennifer Stossel, Windber - sixth
place.
“The competition gave 4-H’ers
an opportunity to display their
horsemanship skills,” said Scott
Myers, 4-H and youth develop
ment agent in Cambria County.
The Lancaster County 4-H Judging Team represented
Pennsylvania when they competed with 128 other 4-H
members from 34 states during the National 4-H Live
stock Judging Contest, Nov. 18-20 in Louisville, Ky., dur
ing the North American International Livestock Exposi
tion. Pictured above are the Pennsylvania team and their
coaches. Seated, from left, are Derick Bollinger, Man
heim; Sarah Nolt, New Holland; and Ryan Donough, Man
heim. Standing are coaches, left, Chester Hughes, Lan
caster County extension livestock agent; and, right,
Jessica Schmidt, Penn State animal science student.
The Pennsylvania team placed 26th overall in the con
test which included classes of beef, sheep and swine, in
cluding both market and breeding animals. Donough had
the team’s high distinction of placing seventh as an indi
vidual in sheep judging.
Snyder County 4-H, Extension Recap Year
Snyder County 4-H and Penn
State Cooperative Extension-
Snyder County held a combined
annual banquet on November 14,
to celebrate the 100th anniver-
sary of 4-H. The banquet was
held at the Freeburg-Washington
Community Center with more
than 100 people in attendance.
During the evening meal,
guests were able to view slide
presentations of 4-H events that
took place during the last 80
years. Many of the people in at
tendance were overheard to say
that they had seen themselves or
someone they knew in the slides.
Current members and retiring
members of the boards were rec
ognized for their service to the
organizations. Retiring members
from the extension board were
Jerry Rice, Brad Hawk, Mervin
Heimbach, Don Schwalm, and
Isabel Zerby. The following 4-H
foundation members were also
honored for their service: Carrie
Bomgardner, Shawn Frantz, and
Donald Keller.
Elections of new members took
place as well. Elected to the
Snyder County Cooperative Ex
tension were Harvey Kreamer,
Melinda Fleetwood, Marla Con
nahan, and Jennifer McWilliams.
Elected to a 3 year term on the
4-H Foundation as adult direc
tors were Carrie Bomgardner,
Beth Hoover, and Sam Geise.
The following teens were elected
to serve a one year term on the
4-H Foundation; Caleb Hoffman,
Dawn Heimbach, April Beaver,
and Lauren Cochran as an alter
nate.
Each year the 4-H Foundation
recognizes a person(s) or business
in the community who has dem
onstrated a tremendous amount
of support for the 4-H program.
This year’s recipient is Carolyn
Shirk. Carolyn is the marketing
director and vice president at
Swineford National Bank. She
has actively supported the Snyd
er County 4-H program for the
past seven years. She was a mem
ber of the Foundation Board dur
ing 1998-2000, has assisted in the
auditing of the Foundation re
cords and 4-H books, and has
also been involved in the promo
tional activities of 4-H.
Shawn Frantz, right, presents Carolyn Shirk with the
2002 Friend of 4-H Award.
Carolyn strongly promotes 4-H
at the annual Scooper Bowl,
which is sponsored by Swineford
National Bank and Big Country
Radio, and is held during Dairy
Days at the Susquehanna Valley
Mall. During the past seven years
Swineford has donated in excess
of $5,000 to the 4-H Program.
Current 4-H volunteers and
leaders were also recognized for
their years of service. Volunteers
received certificates and/or pins
for one to 45 years of dedication
to the program.
Christopher Swineford and
Carolyn Shirk of Swineford Na
tional Bank, presented a repre
sentative from each of the 16
clubs with a basic club kit from
funds raised during tliis years
Scooper Bowl. Each kit contains
Dauphin County 4-H Horse Club
Members Earn Awards At State Show
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) Dauphin County 4-H
horse members received eight
awards at the 43rd Annual State
4-H Horse Show at the State
Farm Show.
County winners in 4-H per
formance classes were: Brandy
Lower, Halifax, first open trail
horses, first western riding,
and eighth stock seat equita
tion, senior.; Alexa Sonner, Hum
melstown, third western
grooming and showmanship,
junior; Alex Haug, Hershey,
eighth pleasure horse driving;
and Julie White
haus, Hummelstown, tenth
miniature horse driving.
In 4-H horse production class
es, members breed and raise their
own project animal. Local win
ners were: Brandy Lower, Hal
ifax, first miniature horse year
ling colt; and Todd Hoffman,
Harrisburg, second quarter
horse yearling filly.
Several other Dauphin County
horse club members received rec
ognition in the state contest.
They were: Kara Gunderman,
Elizabethville; Alison Frank,
Halifax; Ashley Herb, Millers
burg; Kelly Quigley, Dauphin,
Caitlin Miller, Jonestown; and
Megan Deveney, Enola.
4-H and American flags, banners
with the 4-H motto and pledge
printed on them, a gavel, and
also a book on Roberts Rules of
Order.
The entertainment for the eve
ning was the Hoffmans Brothers
Quartet. Caleb, Aaron, Seth and
Michael, sons of Jonathan and
Sherrie Hoffman of Mt. Pleasant
Mills, entertained the guests with
family and patriotic songs. Shir
ley Bixby, Susquehanna Regional
Director of Cooperative Exten
sion and Outreach, was also in
attendance.
“I hope that by combining the
4-H banquet with the Extension
banquet this year we have shown
everyone in attendance just how
important 4-H is to our county”,
said Kathy Weller, Snyder Coun
ty 4-H program coordinator.
Brandy Lower, Halifax,
and Swamp Fox Devil
4-H state champions in
open trail horses and west
ern riding.
Halifax 4-H’er Wins
Three State Horse Awards
Brandy Lower of Halifax re
cently won three state champion
ships at the 2002 Pennsyl
vania State 4-H Horse Show.
She rode her gelding, Swamp
Fox Devil to victory in two class
es; open trail horses and western
riding.
Her miniature horse, Rowdy
Lil Levi, a yearling colt, placed
first in his class.
Brandy is the daughter of
Lynn and Diane Lower, Halifax.
She is a member of the Berry
Mountain Equestrians 4-H Club.