Lancaster County 4-H Success Encompasses All Age Groups Outstanding club member awards went to Shepherd of the Year Derick Bollinger, seated, Woolies Club; standing from left, Carolyn Kensinger, Goat Club; Ryan Donough, Beef Club and Swine Club, and Sarah Graybill, Dairy Beef Club. LOU ANN GOOD Food And Family Features Editor LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Hundreds of 4-H members, leaders, and supporters packed the Farm and Home Center for the annual Lancaster 4-H Live stock Banquet Feb. 7. Swine, beef, woolies, dairy beef, and goat clubs recognized achieving members, honored vol unteer leaders for their services, and thanked the financial con tributors from the many business es that support the pro gram. Members recognized for outstand ing performance in the five different livestock clubs are as follows: Beef Club Ryan Donough, Man heim, grew up in a Farm Show family. For 11 years, he has been a con- sistent showman with several species at county, regional, and state levels. He won the Intel! calf for his out standing showman abilities, and twice exhibited the reserve cham pion roundup steer. He served as treasurer and news reporter for the Red Rose Beef Club. The Donough family hosted judging practices at their farm. Ryan also attended leadership training events, and was a state winner in both livestock and meats judging. This year Ryan was named outstanding member of the Red Rose Beef Club. Ryan Nolt, New Holland, showed the champion middle weight market steer at the Penn sylvania Farm Show. On Friday evening, he captured another big win when he was awarded the Hoss’ Steer of the Year award. Red Rose Rookie Award went to Jessica Keefer, for her hard working and enthusiastic attitude that resulted in success during her first year of showing. Award winners for county beef roundup went to Tiffany Dean, Strasburg, who showed the grand champion steer and the heifer; Katrina Frey, Quarryville, re serve champion steer and heifer; Katie Nolt, New Holland, grand champion showman and Intell steer winner; Nicole Hess, Mount Joy. reserve champion showman and $3OO award winner from Lancaster Farming. Top senior beef record book was achieved by Tiffany Dean; honorable mention went to Katri na Frey. Top junior beef record book award went to Barbara Pfender, and honorable mention to Jessica Keefer. Daniel Fox received the Red Rose Beef Club President’s Award. Carolyn Kensinger received the Jake Fisher Outstanding Member Award and a $2OO savings bond for her outstanding leadership and project skills. Amanda Grube, who has been showing goats since she was three and is in her final year of 4-H, re ceived the Goat Club President Award. Amanda also was the grand champion showman at the county 4-H Goat Roundup. Rachel Keener received an award for showing the grand champion market goat and Brian Geib for the reserve title. Jessica Esh was named reserve champi on showman. Dairy Beef Club Three dairy beef club members received special awards for above and beyond dedication to the club and fellow members: Natalie Cutugno, Sarah Graybill, and Lori Peters. Sarah also received the President’s Award. County 4-H Dairy Beef Awards went to Jenna Hersh berger, grand champion dairy beef; Lori Peters, reserve champi on dairy beef and grand champi on showman. Top three senior record book award winners were Lori Hess, first; Linford Hershey, second; and Sarah Graybill, third. Junior record book award win ners >vere Ashley Shearer, first; Goat Club Rookie of the Year went to Derek Spayd. Top record book awards went to Ashley Shearer, Junior Dairy Beef; Johanna Rohrer, Swine Club; Barbara Pfender, Junior Beef; Lori Hess, Dairy Beef Club; Luke Hershey, Junior Woolies Club; Kelsey Binkley, Sheep Club; Stephen Geib, Junior Swine; Kyle Ream, Jr. Goat Club; Tiffany Dean, Beef Club; and Carolyn Kensinger, Goat Club. Lisa Hershey, second; and Aman da Hershey, third. Woolies Club Ryan Donough, Manheim, re ceived the Woolies Club Schol arship for $250. Ryan has been accepted at Kansas State Univer sity where he will study animal science. Ryan has shown more than 100 market lambs during his 11 years in the Woolies 4-H Club. He has served as president, vice president, treasurer, news re porter, and Shepherd of the Year in 2001. This year Ryan passed on the rotating Shepherd of the Year trophy to Derick Bollinger, Man heim, who also received a $2OO savings bond. In his 10 years with the club, Derick showed more than 60 market lambs at 50 events, where he was a consistent winner at local, regional and state competitions. Derick was also a member of the State 4-H Champion Meats Judging team in 1999 and the State Champion Livestock Team of 2002. Novice Shepherd Awards went to two club members Freddy Frey and Miriam Henry, who also was named champion showman at Roundup. County 4-H sheep Roundup awards went to Kelsey Binkley, for showing the grand champion market lamb, supreme champion ewe, champion bred and owned ewe, and 4-H lead line winner, and top senior record book. Tiffa ny Dean showed the reserve champion market lamb and was named grand champion show man; Joelynn Donough showed the champion bred and owned market lamb. Honorable mention senior re cord book awards went to Katri na Frey, Tiffany Dean, Stephanie Kauffman, and Johanna Rohrer. Top junior record book went to Luke Hershey. Honorable men tion for junior record books were Joshua Ackley, Freddy Frey, Mi riam Henry, and Roanna Martin. Adam Zurin received the dub president award. Swine Club Ryan Donough was named outstanding club member in swine in addition to beef and last year in sheep. He was a state champion livestock judging team member, state champion 4-H meats team member. Rookie of the Year awards went to Freddy Frey, Wool ies Club; Jessica Keefer, Red Rose Beef Club; Miriam Henry, Woolies Club; and Derek Spayd, Goat Club. Record book ninnerups in the five separate livestock clubs included, from left, Philip Hers hey, Freddy Frey, Ka trina Frey, Stephen Gipe, Jessica Ethan, Miriam Henry, Amanda Hershey, Lisa Hershey, Roanna Martin, Lori Hess, Johanna Rohrer, Tiffany Dean, Stephanie Kauffman, and Josh Achley. Rookie of the Year Award Top senior swine record book went to Marie Bard, who had an went to Johanna Rohrer and excellent junior record book and honorable mention to Lisa Her won reserve middleweight cham- shey, Loren Hershey, Lori Hess, pion hog at the 4-H Fair. and Tiffany Dean. County roundup awards went , u Ste P hen Geib P lac f * st “ . i r. n v . . the junior swine record book with to Jonathon Rupert, champion hon J orable mentions going t 0 market hog; Ryan Donough, re- Amanda Hershey, Philip Her serve champion market hog; shey, Luke Hershey, and Justin Holly Hoover, grand champion Welk. showman; and Elizabeth Bard, reserve champion showman. Loren Hershey received the club president award.
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