A26-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 11,2003 Hower Family Takes ‘Just Enuff (Continued from Page A 25) ciation (NJAA) Board of Direc tors. As Jamie winds down her reign as Pennsylvania Angus Queen, she feels her best memory or experience of her term was the opportunity to attend the many Angus shows, not only in her home state but across the nation, promoting Pennsylvania Angus. She also enjoyed the chance to meet so many young junior Angus members, and feels it was a wonderful chance to meet new people and make lifelong friends. Although she has only been a director on the NJAB (National Junior Angus Board) for six months, she said she has already learned so much about the Angus industry that it is difficult to choose her favorite experience. She feels the most important as pect of being on the board is the chance to meet so many young breeders and share the opportu nities that she has been given in her career. Jamie has already traveled to California, Missouri, Kentucky, and, most recently, Ohio, as part of her duties on the board. During the years Jamie has shown her cattle, the most mem orable championships she has won include when her heifer was named the Champion Owned Heifer at the 2001 Pennsylvania Angus Breeders Show, a title she always dreamed of winning; when her bred-and-owned heifer was named the Champion Bred and-Owned Heifer and Reserve Champion Junior Heifer at the 2000 Pennsylvania Farm Show; and when her bull was named the Champion Bred-and-Owned Bull at the 2000 Atlantic National First Union Pennsylvania/Delaware Agri-Finance Relationship Management Team (Seated) Damn Boyd - SVP, Director of Agri-Finance (Standing left to right) Blaine Fessler - VP, Business Banking Relationship Mgr, Ciay Thomson - VP, Commercial Banking Senior Relationship Mgr, Roger Rohm - VP, Business Banking Senior Relationship Mgr ; Ted Bowers - VP, Business Banking Relationship Mgr. Agri-Finance Support Team (not pictured); Business Banking Senior Sales Associates. Ann Mane Barr, Lancaster, Jill Bronder, Lancaster, Sandra Fellers, Hanover, Jennifer plays with the family dog, Expo, on a cold brisk day. Expo was a surprise purchase at one of the shows where the Mowers showed their cattle. ROV Angus Show. While Jamie completes her term on the NJAB, her educa tional and career plans are on hold simply because of the tre mendous amount of time spent traveling throughout the country fulfilling her duties as a board member - a terrific educational experience in itself. Currently a student at Northampton Com munity College, her plans include keeping her Angus herd growing and finishing a business degree. Both Jen and Jamie have re ceived greatly appreciated help and support from their parents and grandparents throughout their 4-H careers. Both maternal and paternal sides of their family tree have involvement in 4-H. Linda spent over 20 years as herdswoman at Maple Grove Farms near Bath, the family owned and operated dairy of her parents, C. Herbert and Mabel Guest, and uncle and aunt, Ken- Linda Hildebrand, Reading and Donna Schmner, Lancaster Commercial Senior Sales Associate. Patricia Coomes, Lancaster. t 1 u ' j neth and Carol Miller. After graduation from Penn State with an animal science degree, she as sumed the duties of herdswoman. As those who are familiar with the dairy industry know, if you grow up in the business you be come involved in all aspects of the operation. As Linda says, “Pretty much whatever needed to be done, if I was capable I did it.” Having handled the registra tion and A.I. breeding of the dairy herd with 160 in milk and a total herd count of around 300, Linda naturally moved into near ly the same role with the Hower’s Angus herd. Linda was a 4-H member for nine years, during which time she completed horse and baby beef projects. Later, she served as leader of the livestock and potato clubs. She showed a market steer at the Farm Show in her last year of 4-H, although her fondest memory was when she qualified Angus To Farm Show V 1 I? Jamie Hower, 21, with one of her bred-and-owned heif er champions. Jamie is the retiring Pennsylvania Angus Queen and also a recently appointed member of the Na tional Junior Angus Board of Directors. for the district horse show in jumping. Her mother, brothers, sister, uncle, and cousins also completed dairy or beef projects while 4-H members. Ned’s family has also been ac tive in 4-H. Ned, along with his parents, brother, and sister have shown 4-H animals. His parents, Paul and Rachel Hower, were 4-H leaders for 31 years, and re ceived the J. Ira Coble Award during the 1992 Pennsylvania Farm Show - a great honor.to the family. Ned himself had been a 4-H member for 10 years and showed at the Pennsylvania Farm Show for six or seven years. He has been a 4-H leader for five years in the livestock club and potato judging. Both Ned and Linda said they felt their- proudest moments as parents in respect to their daugh ters’ 4-H careers were when could be more important than a financial team committed to agriculture. We can’t make it rain, but at First Union we can provide you with financial services designed to help you face the challenges and opportunities your business presents, whether it's a family farm or an agribusiness. With a dedicated team experienced in agriculture, we can help you meet your business and personal goals with financing, cash management, employee benefits, trust and estate planning* solutions and more, tailored to your specific needs. Rain or shine, we’ll be there to support you with personal attention and sound financial ideas —just what you’d expect from a financial team that understands the importance of agriculture to Pennsylvania and our nation. 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What started in 1995 with Ja mie’s first registered Angus heifer purchase, Ideals Black Magic who, along with her daughters, has produced many bred-and owned heifers for Jamie and sev eral champion titles for those who bought her offspring, has grown to a herd of 29, with 18 calves expected in 2003. That question of how many is “just enuff Angus” still hasn’t been answered and probably won’t be for quite a while as the Howers enjoy their cattle and watch the young calves develop into prospective candidates for a successful show career.
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