Lehigh County 4-H Members Honored For Accomplishments ALLENTOWN (Lehigh Co.) Five Lehigh County 4-H Club members were named outstand ing boy or girl for their 4-H club work and participation in activi ties at the annual 4-H Achievement Night, held recent ly- Thomas Nardo of Coopersburg and Hannah Geiger of Schneck sville were named Outstanding Boy and Girl among 8- to 10-year-olds. Nardo is a member of the Southern Lehigh Helping Hands 4-H Club and worked on bicycle, computer, and wood working projects among others last year. Geiger is a member of the Neffs Cloverettes 4-H Club. She completed a sewing project last year. Each received a schol arship to attend 4-H Camp She haqua next summer. Lehigh County 4-H Award Winners: front row, left to right: Alicia Nardo, Ashley Bookman, Lauren Idleman, Jor dan Van Wert, 4-H uniform from 19405, Kristin Hulshart. Back row: Andrew Knauss, David Harwick, Jennifer Rassl er, Rachel Rennie, Billy Rennie. IT'S SHOWTIME! Join us at the Keystone Farm Show 7 ,8, 9 9 Booth #W654 tv from Mid-Atlantic Agrisystems... A full line of feed equipment from Andrew Knauss, Coopersburg, and Jennifer Rassler, Kempton, were recognized as Outstanding Boy and Girl, ages 11 to 14. Knauss worked on projects simi lar to those of Nardo as a mem ber of the Southern Lehigh Help ing Hands 4-H Club. Rassler is a member of both the Dairy 4-H Club and the Beef 4-H Club. She and some other youth pioneered a new project, Dairy Beef, last year. Both award recipients won student planners to help them keep track of their busy sched ules. ■Rachel Rennie, Center Valley, was named Outstanding Girl among 15- to 18-year-olds. She will be Lehigh County’s delegate to next year’s National 4-H Con gress in Atlanta, Georgia. As a VnimETflii Bale Mast Stationary Bale Chopf Chops round or squi bales for TMR Mi! irmill 1215 nth optional auger Also on display: • Electromix Agitator • 3" Transfer Pump • 4" Hog Pump • Maxi Pump • Irrigation Pump • 4" High Pressure Pump 17-529-2782 • www.midatlanti member of the Southern Lehigh Helping Hands 4-H Club last year, Rachel completed projects ranging from computers to sew ing. She is also a member of the Teen Leadership 4-H Club and the Veterinary Science 4-H Club. Rennie was a camp counselor last summer. She also was one of two teens on the Pennsylvania delega tion to the National 4-H Technol ogy Conference in Minnesota last summer. Club officers were recognized for their excellent work. Andrew Knauss won honors for his work as president of the club. Jennifer Rassler was recognized as an out standing club secretary. Kristin Hulshart, Macungie, won honors for her work as treasurer of the Country Cabbits 4-H Club. The Southern Lehigh Helping Hands 4-H Club won $25 for the best club scrapbook. The Neffs Cloverettes 4-H Club and the Equine 4-H Club each won $25 as outstanding clubs that met standards set for club work. Adult volunteers were also rec ognized for their years of work as club leaders. Completing their first year as a 4-H volunteer were Kenneth Gehringer, Kutztown; Robin Rassler, Kempton; and Vicki Schantzenbach, Coopers burg, all with the Beef 4-H Club. Colleen Knauss, Coopersburg, Southern Lehigh Helping Hands 4-H Club; Renee Van Wert, Wes cosville, South Paws Seeing-Eye Puppy 4-H Club; Rachel Strids berg, Zionsville, Sheep 4-H Club; and Teresa Billig, New Tripoli, Swine 4-H Club; all completed their first year as a 4-H volun- Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 28, 2002-A35 Lehigh County’s Outstanding 4-H Boys and Girls: from left: Thomas Nardo, Hannah Geiger, Jennifer Rassler, Ra chel Rennie, Andrew Knauss. A 4-H uniform from the 1940 s is displayed in front. teer. Connie McKenney, New Tri poli, and Kim Moyer, Kutztown, each completed five years as 4-H club leaders with the club at Lilli put Learning Center, Lynn Township. Ann Mittura, Emmaus, was honored for 10 years as a sewing club volunteer, first with the Trexlertown Merry Stitchers 4-H Club and now with the Emmaus 4-H Sewing Club. Teens received recognition for their work as teen leaders in their clubs. Leadership may be formal such as holding an office or act ing as a camp counselor. Some teens teach projects to younger members. Informal types of lead ership include helping younger members learn and practice a project-related skill or teaching youth one-on-one how to do a demonstration or show and tell. 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Mike Moyer, Kempton; Alicia Nardo, Coopersburg; Kristen Oplinger, Wescosville; Renee Ruhe, New Tripoli; and Robyn Wirth, Orefield. Second year teen leadership award recipients were Christian Bleiler, New Tripoli; Andrew German, Mertztown; Kelsey Gil bert, Allentown; Kristin Hul shart, Macungie; Jennifer Rassl er, Kempton; and Hannah Vogels, Kempton. Third year teen leadership awards went to Karley White and Stephanie Wolfe, New Tri poli; and Christopher Jameson, Orefield. Katie Harwich and Suzanne Harwich, Kempton; Stacey Man gold, New Tripoli; and Rachel Rennie, Center Valley, were given fourth year teen leadership awards. Josh Wagner, New Tripoli, earned a fifth year award. Erin Lichtenwalner, Coplay, earned a sixth year award for teen leader ship. Project medals were awarded to 4-H members for outstanding work.
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