Sponaugle Lamb Takes Supreme Honors At Rockingham Fair
GAY BROWNLEE
Virginia Correspondent
HARRISONBURG, Va. Laura Sponaugle, 17, of
Grottoes on Tuesday, Aug. 12, showed the lamb that took
supreme grand champion honors at the Rockingham Co.
Fair. It had first won the middleweight division. The Suf
folk cross animal weighed in at 125 lbs.
Because two of her other lambs took the supreme grand
champion title in the pairs show, Sponaugles lambs had a
banner day at the fair.
Sponaugle, herself, was the senior showman winner.
“This is the fourth year with singles and the second
with pairs,” she reported, adding that developing a cham
pion market animal is hard work.
“For about three or four weeks I am out there twice a
day,” she said. “We weigh them every two or three days.”
She said the lambs are kept on hill feed is they need to
gain weight, but maintained on oats if they dont need to
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The Spotswood High School senior said she genuinely
enjoys showing and thats why she does it. She observed
that an exhibitor has a lot of responsibility but for herself,
there’s a lot of satisfaction in fulfilling her responsibilities.
Her aim in another year when she, hopefully, is a stu
dent at the James Madison University, is learning more
about marketing when she gets to college. As a high
school junior she enjoyed a challenging marketing project
assigned to the marketing club students by teacher, Julie
Cassetta. It took the group as far as Florida.
Sponaugles parents are John and Pam Sponaugle. Her
older sister is Sarah. On their 100-acre farm, the Sponau
gles keep four poultry houses and some 200 ewes.
Bradley Bennett, 13, from Weyers Cave, showed the su
preme reserve grand champion in the single lamb show. It
was a middleweight animal of 125 pounds. His parents
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Dezirae Allman, IS, Dayton, had the
supreme reserve grand champion lamb
pair. Allman is a junior at Tumer-Ashby
High School. PhU and Roberta Allman
are her parents.
The market lamb show was judged by
J. C. Warfield of Maniottsville, Md.
“Our numbers were down,” said show
chairman, Dwight Newman, reporting
the total lambs as 211. “But the quality
was as good as weve ever had.
“We had a good show and a good sale.
Maybe they did a quality job of selecting
animals,” Newman said of the 79 exhibi
tors.
Following is a partial list of placings:
LIGHTWEIGHT
Class 1:1. Veronica Paulson 2. Michael Harnson.
3. Amy Auville.
Class 2: 1. Megan S. Liskey. 2. Jeremy Long. 3.
Laura Ford.
Class 3; 1. Meghan Kyger. 2. Leah Michael. 3. Cara
Howdyshell.
Division Champion: 1. Megan Liskey. 2. Meghan
Kyger.
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Class 4: 1. Kelsey Miller. 2. Monica Chandler. 3.
Lesley Ann Craig.
Class S: 1. Caity Armentrout. 2. Morgan Cook. 3.
Cory Bennett.
Class 6: 1. Bradley Bennett. 2. Zach Chandler. 3.
Ashley Good.
Class 7: 1. Laura Sponaugle. 2. Jeffrey Long. 3.
Anna Kaitlyn Revercomb.
Division Champion: 1. Laura Sponaugle. 2. Bradley
Bennett.
HEAVYWEIGHT
Class 8:1. Oezirae Allman. 2. Stephanie Auville. 3.
Ethan Armentrout.
Junior All-Pa. Holstein Applications Due Nov. 1
STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) Pennsylva
nia Junior Holstein Association members are re
minded that 2003 Junior All-Pennsylvania appli
cations are due Nov. 1.
Any Pennsylvania Junior Holstein member
who successfully showed at a district, regional, or
state show is eligible to apply for Junior All-
Pennsylvania recognition.
To apply, fill out the application that accompa
nies this announcement and include a picture of
your animal along with a complete junior show
record listing your animal’s placing. Applications
can also be downloaded from our website at HY
PERLINK “http://www.paholsteins.com”
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A panel of judges will evaluate each class and
name All-Pennsylvania, reserve and honorable
mention winners.
Information Form - JUNIOR ALL PENNSYLVANIA AWARDS
CLOSING DATES FOR ENTRIES - NOVEMBER I
Classes Recognized
Spring Heifer Calf
Winter Heifer Calf
Fall Heifer Calf
Summer Yearling Heifer
Spring Yearling Heifer
Winter Yearling Heifer
Pall Yearling Heifer
Pall Yearling in Milk
Junior Two Year Old
Senior Two Year Old
Junior Three Year Old Cow
Senior Three Year Old Cow
Pour Year Old Cow
Five Year Old Cow
123,000 lb Cow
Aged Cow
Name of Animil.
Reg #.
Name of Exhibitor.
Addreas
Date of Purchase (if not bred by exhibitor]
Name of Record Owner.
Name of junior organization Circle One
Age of Exhibitor.
Complete Junior Show Record for the Year (give all Junior Show resulta only
regnrdlfM of placing. Do not include any Open Show placing* in your remit*).
Send applications to
Asscuation, 839 Benner Pike, Sute College PA 16801 ,
Class In Which Competing
(Picture must accompany entry)
Please Print
Date of Bn
Reg #
Reg #
4 H FFA PJHA
I certify this entry to be complete and accurate
Contestant s Signature
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 18, 2603-A33
Class 9:1. Jennifer Good. 2. Robbie McCammon. 3. Matthew Earman.
Division Champion: 1. Jennifer Good. 2. Dezirae Allman.
LAMB PAIRS LIGHTWEIGHT
Class 1:1. Jordan McCammon. 2. Megan Liskey. 3. Tyler Kline.
Class 2:1. Lesley Ann Craig. 2. Veronica Paulson. 3. Kymberly Hammer.
Class 3:1. Stephanie Auville. 2 Jordan Knstoff. 3. William Bowman.
Class 4:1. Daniel Fleishman. 2 Aaron Figgins. 3. Codi Jo Smith.
Division Champion: 1. Stephanie Auville. 2. Jordan Knstoff.
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Class 5:1. Adam Ford. 2. Angie Auville. 3. G. W. Wine
Class 6:1. Dezirae Allman. 2. Caity Armentrout. 3. Kelsey Miller.
Class 7:1. Zach Chandler. 2. Chelsea McCammon. 3. Derek Miller.
Division Champion: 1. Dezirae Allman. 2. Caity Armentrout
HEAVYWEIGHT
Class 8; 1. Laura Sponaugle. 2. Jeffrey Long. 3. Monica Chandler.
Class 9:1. Jennifer Good. 2. Ashley Good. 3. Charles Miller.
Class 10:1. Nancy Will. 2. Samantha Earman. 3. Hannah Eberly.
Division Champion: 1. Laura Sponaugle. 2. Jennifer Good.
SHOWMANSHIP
Senior: 1. Laura Sponaugle. 2. Kymberly Hammer. 3. Dezirae Allman.
Intermediate; 1. Kate Holsmger. 2. Morgan Cook. 3. Codi Jo Smith.
Novice: 1. Bradley Bennett. 2. Monica Chandler. 3. Elizabeth Whitmire.
Dynamic Duo Sale Oct 25
FREDERICK, Md. The Maryland Shorthorn Associ
ation, the Maryland Hereford Association, and select
Angus consignors have joined forces to bring you the Dy
namic Duo Spotlight Calf Sale here at the Frederick Fair
grounds on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 6 p.m.
The sale will feature 14 Shorthorn heifers and two
Hereford heifers at 6 p.m. and approximately SO hand-se
lected Shorthorn, Hereford, and Angus steers at 7 p.m.
The steer sale will begin with two incentive drawings,
each worth a $lOO credit toward the purchase of any steer
in the sale. All junior exhibitors who purchased a steer in
the 2002 sale and who register for a buyer number at this
year’s sale will be eligible for the drawing.
Each steer and heifer has been halter-broken, de
horned, wormed, and vaccinated for blackleg, BVD, IBR,
PIS, and BRSV and must have met all state health re
quirements.
This year’s sale will include a Dynamic Duo Heifer
Sale. Shorthorn and Hereford breeders will be displaying
some of their top quality heifers, which will be available
for public sale at 6 p.m. All these heifers were bom after
September 2002 and will qualify for the 2004 show season.
Purchases are not limited to 4-Hers only anyone is wel
come to purchase a heifer from this sale.
For more information, contact David Bowman, (301)
898-5152; Ronald Mills, (301) 898-5366; or Bruce Bennett,
(410)775-0325.
Rules for Junior All-Pennsylvania Awards
The Junior All Pennsylvania Awards will be made m 2003 under the following rules
Classes Recognized
Spring Heifer Calf • Bom March 1 2003 Apnl 30 2003
Winter Heifer Calf Bum December 1 2002 February 28 2003
hall Heifer Calf Bom September 1 2002 November 30 2002
Summer Yearling Heifer Bom June 1 2002 August 31 2002
Spring Yearling Heifer Bom March I 2002 May 31 2002
Winter Yearling Heifer Bom December 1 2001 February 28 2002
Fall Yearling Hciler Bom September I 2001 Nosembcr 30 2001
Pall Yearling in Milk - Bom September I 2001 - November 30 2001
Junior 2 Year-Old Bom March 1 2001 August 31 2001
Senior 2 Year-Old Bom September 1 2000 Februars 28 2001
Junior 3*Ycar-Old Bom March i 2000 August 31 2000
Senior 3 Year-Old Bom September 1 1999 February 28 2000
FourYearOld Bom September 1 1998 August 31 1999
FiveYearOld Bom September 1 1997 August 3} 1998
125 0001 b Cow Cow any age that has show m the 125 00(1 lb class
An animal can be entered m either an individual age
class or the 100 000 lb Cow class Not Bath
Aged Cow Born prior to September I 1997
Owaerahin Each animal competing must be registered in the Herd Book of Holstein LISA Inc
or as a Qualified Herd Book Animal in (he name of its Juuor exhibitor and meet the requirements
of Junior project work and for exhibition at 4 H FFA or Junior State Shows or hairs The
exhibitor must be the sole owner of the animal
Title of all animals over 2 years old in this competition must be shown on the registry certificate
with ownership recorded by January t 2001 as shown by the tiling date on the transfer f lie date
of ownership on animals showing as yearlings and calves must be recorded by May 1 2001 AH
ownership records will be checked with (he Holstein USA Inc and their decision on eligibility
under these rules will be final
Partnership Animals All entries must stand on the Association records in (he mdiwdu U name
of the exhibitor Senior Junior family partnerships will not be aeeeplabli nor will two juniors
owning one animal be acceptable
Qualification for Entry To qualify forentr) in the Junior Ail Pennsylvania Contest an animal
must have competed in junior classes at (heir own county district state or regional show to
establish (heir junior eligibility on (heir home grounds and regardless ot winnings in open classes
elsewhere JUNIOR DIVISION PLACLNGS AT THE NATIONAL SHOWS WILL NOT
QUALIFY AN ANIMAL
QodM Diti Closing date for (he receipt of entries m the Junior Ml Pcnfhylvanu Awards
Contest is November 111 Submitting i mmnl, profesilooil picture of each eligible animal
together with a completed entry Hank completes entry The exception will be any cow five
years and older, you may uae the five year old picture over again
These pictures and entry blanks should be sent to the Pennsylvania Holstein Association 819
Benner Pike State College PA 16801 Pictures 5x7 inches arc preferred
The Awards All entries wilt be given consideration by the Junior All PA Judging Committee
Grange Convention Oct. 25-28
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) The Penn
sylvania State Grange is preparing for its annual
convention at the Inn at Chester Springs, Exton,
Oct. 25-28.
Last month, the Pennsylvania State Grange ag
riculture, family issues, and government issues
committees met in Camp Hill to discuss more
than 75 resolutions received from local Granges
across the state. All resolutions are voted on at
the local and county level before they are sent to
the State Grange for consideration.
On Oct. 25-28, the Grange annual convention
delegate body, comprised of two delegates of each
local Grange, will vote on all resolutions.