A36-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 19, 2003
Jersey Takes Supreme Champ Title At Somerset Junior Dairy Show
SANDRA LEPLEY coe and a member of Milksquirts
Somerset Co. Correspondent 4-H Club.
MEYERSDALE (Somerset His show cow is owned by the
Co.) When Dillon Cotter, a Stoltzfus family in Berlin and
soon-to-be seventh-grader at Ber- Dillon, who lives a few miles
lin Elementary School, entered away from the Stoltzfus farm,
Dillon Cotter, a soon-to-be seventh-grader at Berlin El
ementary School this fall, won supreme champion honors
at the Somerset County Junior Dairy Show, conducted at
the Somerset County Fairgrounds in Meyersdale last
week. He is the son of Karen and Keith Cotter of Glencoe.
the show ring with his “Abbie”
Jersey cow at the Somerset
County Junior Dairy Show, held
last week at the county fair
grounds in Meyersdale, he never
expected to win top prize.
But Dillon and “Abbie”
walked away with the supreme
championship title in a show
with 67 exhibitors and 163 ani
mals.
“I really like to show her (the
dairy cow) and I like to be in the
show ring,” said Dillon, son of
Karen and Keith Cotter of Glen-
Educators
Honored At
Conference
DOYLESTOWN (Bucks Co.)
At a recent Summer Ag Ed
Conference, an event conducted
at Delaware Valley College, agri
culture educators attended in
depth sessions to receive lesson
plans and research materials,
participated in activities that in
cluded a trade show and educa
tional exhibits, or toured the col
lege and areas of interest in the
Doylestown area.
The conference was hosted by
Region VI of the National Asso
ciation of Agriculture Educators
(NAAE). Region Six co-hosted
the event with the national or
ganization, which is divided into
six regions.
Other state ag education asso
ciations, along with the Pennsyl
vania FFA and Pennsylvania
Young Farmer’s Association, also
participated in the conference.
The conference drew about 300
attendees.
Gerry Reichard is retiring as
PAAE President and Krista Pon
tius will be the new president.
Martin Heyler, Cowa-
nesque, is the presi
dent elect.
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regularly works with her.
“It (4-H) gives kids responsibil
ity and it helps them to practice
for the fair,” said Dillon’s mom
Karen. “4-H is a good thing and
the kids involved in it are good
leaders.”
The divisions at the show in
cluded Holstein, Guernsey, Jer
sey, Red and White, Milking
Shorthorn, Ayrshire and Brown
Swiss. Also, the show had junior,
intermediate and senior show
manship divisions.
The first class up was the Hoi
From left is Roger Steeple, NAAE president elect; and
retirees Scott Gold (37 years); Steward McDonough (39
years); Robert Holley (31 years); and Ron Althoff (30
years).
PAAE winners are, from left, Roger Steeple, Deb Sei
bert (Outstanding Ag Teacher); Curt Turner (Outstanding
Young Member); Edward Heyler, (Lifestime Achievement);
Larry Way (Teachers Turn the Key Winner); Dr. Kerry
Richards (Outstanding Cooperation); Mike Schultz (Out
standing Post Secondary/Adult Program); and Steve Kline
(Teacher Mentor Award).
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stein division. Jenna Fox, daugh
ter of Jill and John Fox of Rock
wood, won the grand champion
in the Holstein division, while
Luther Hillegass of Berlin won
reserve champion.
Both are members of Milk
shakers 4-H Club. Matt Moshold
er of Rockwood won best animal
bred and owned in the Holstein
division. He is a member of the
Rockwood FFA.
Kara Savage of Salisbury won
the grand champion as well as re
serve champion in the Guernsey
division. She is the daughter of
Deane and Nancy Savage of Sa
lisbury and a member of Milk
shakers 4-H Club. Also in the
Guernsey division, Justin Kauf
man of Friedens won best animal
bred and owned.
In the Jersey division, Dillon
Cotter, who later won grand
champion of the show, won
grand champion in this division.
Also, Scott Leister of Glencoe
won reserve grand champion,
while Kari Hostetter of Rock
wood won best animal bred and
owned.
Mary Kimmel of Boswell won
grand champion in the Red and
White division. She is the daugh
ter of Daniel and Jennifer Kim
mel of Boswell. Also, Jenna Fox
of Rockwood won reserve grand
champion in the Red and White
category and Janna Kaufman of
Friedens won best animal bred
and raised.
Tara Hostetter of Rockwood
won grand champion in the Milk
ing Shorthorn division. She is the
daughter of Eileen and Calvin
Hostetter of Rockwood and a
member of Milkshakers 4-H
Club. Jess Landis of Berlin won
reserve grand champion in this
division.
Trevor Hostetter, showing his
brother Troy’s cow, won grand
champion, while his sister Tara
won reserve in the Ayrshire divi-
sion,.
Seth Foreman of Rockwood
won grand champion in the
Brown Swiss division, while Re
becca Foreman of Rockwood
won reserve champion. They are
the children of Scott and Robyn
Foreman of Rockwood and are
members of Milkshakers 4-H
Club.
Showmanship awards went to:
Junior: Tara Hostetter of
Rockwood, Kara Savage of Salis
bury, Ashley Stoltzfiis of Berlin;
Mary Kimmel of Boswell and
Hannah Speigle of Boswell.
Intermediate: Justin Stoltzfiis
of Berlin, Luther Hillegass of
Family Takes Top Honors
SANDRA LEPLEY
Somerset Co. Correspondent
MEYERSDALE (Somerset
Co.) The Hillegass family,
owners of Hillmont Farm near
the Shanksville area, took top
honors at the Somerset County
Holstein Show conducted last
week at the Somerset County
Fairgrounds in Meyersdale.
Alec Hillegass of Shanksville
Road won grand champion cow
in the open show as well as the
junior show. He is the son of Kirk
and Tine Hillegass.
The 12-year-»ld beamed with
excitement as his cow Hillmont’s
RM “Twink” stole the show out
of about 145 entries.
“It was a huge shock for me,”
said Alec, a soon-to-be seventh
grader at Berlin Brothersvalley
High School this fall. “I thought I
maybe could win my class but
that’s all. I couldn’t be happier
with this cow.”
Alec explained that his cow is
so young and she just had her
first calf so he and his family
didn’t think a win was likely.
Young Alec loves farm life and
is in the barn several hours a day.
His farm, now operated by his
parents, was originally operated
by his grandparents, Jay and
Connie Hillegass, who have since
retired.
Alec’s sister Juliana, 20, a sen
ior at Juniata College in Hunt
ington, took Reserve Champion
in the open and junior show, fall
ing in place right along her broth
er, with her cow Hillmont’s Star
dust “Nyla.”
Alec Hillegass, 12, of the Shanksville area in Somerset
County, took home the grand champion title during the
Somerset County Holstein Show, conducted last week at
the Somerset County Fairgrounds in Meyersdale. He is
pictured with show Judge Steve Wood of Littleston.
Berlin, Seth Foreman of Rock
wood, Jenna Fox of Rockwood,
and Joe Speigle of Boswell.
Senior: Justin Kaufman of
Friedens, Shawn McWilliams of
Somerset, Hillary Knepper of
Markleton, Jarod Murray of Sa
lisbury and Kevin Miller of Som
erset.
Grand champion showman
recognition went to Justin Kauf
man of Friedens, Justine Stoltz
fus of Berlin and Shannon
McWilliams of Somerset.
The judges for the show were
David Fava of Scenery Hill as the
type judge and Vickie Ansell of
Scottdale as the showmanship
judge. Larry Lohr of Hooversville
served as the ringmaster.
“We really worked hard for
this accomplishment,” said Ju
liana afterwards, “and we
couldn’t have done it without my
brother Luke.” Luke, 14, also
showed his cows in the show. Ju
liana said that the three siblings
work together as a team.
Juliana, whose major is biology
at Juniata, is probably not the
typical 20-year-old. She has a
passion for working with animals
and showing dairy cows.
“I love working with the ani
mals and I plan to study repro
ductive physiology in grad school
and possibly go into research
with dairy cows,” said Juliana.
In the open show, Harvey
Stoltzfus of Berlin won best ani
mal bred and owned. And Matt
Mosholder of Rockwood won
best animal bred and owned in
the junior show.
Oak view Ridge Farms, Acci
dent, Md., received the title of
premier breeder for the open
show, followed by PerttlwOod
Farms of Berlin as Ist runner up,
and Hillmont Farms near Shank
sville as 2nd runner up.
Pennwood Farms of Berlin re
ceived the title of premier exhibi
tor in the open show, followed by
HUlmont Farms as first runner
up, and Oakview Ridge as second
runner up.
Jenna Fox of Rockwood re
ceived the title of premier exhibi
tor for the junior show and Matt
Mosholder of Rockwood received
the title of premier breeder for
the junior show.
Steve Wood, Littleston, served
as the show judge.