A4O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 8, 2003 Werley Wins Women In Ag Award At Farm-City Banquet CHARLENE M. SHUPP ESPENSHADE Lancaster Farming Staff READING (Berks Co.) Thursday night at the Reading Sheraton was one of surprise for Donna Werley of Hamburg as she was named the 2003 Women in Agriculture Award winner at the 20th annual Berks County Farm-City Banquet. With her husband Phil and children Angie, Melissa, Pam and Matt by her side, she had no idea of her selection until her name was read. “I’m very surprised,” said Werley upon receiving her award. But this dedicated volunteer says her work is worth her time. “Everything I do, I do it for the kids. It’s great to see the kids come into 4-H at 8 and leave at 18 and see how they have changed.” Werley also believes that by giving of her time, her rewards are greater as she sees how the kids she works with grow and mature. Werley’s work with the dairy industry is a lifelong one, starting with her family’s dairy farm where they raise 120 cows on their 150-acre farm. Off the farm, she is a Sunday school teacher, 4-H leader, and a dairy bowl coach. She has lead dairy bowl teams to several re gional and state awards and one national championship. Werley is also the special events coordinator for the Berks County Dairy Princess Commit tee and the southeast coordinator and secretary for the Pennsylva Charles Adams and Floyd Huber took part in the 2003 job exchange. Del Val To Build New Facilities DOYLESTOWN (Bucks Co.) Delaware Valley College re cently announced it has received a $215,000 grant from the War wick Foundation to build a small ruminant facility. The new facility will provide students with an opportunity to see first-hand a structure that fa cilitates management practices associated with modem, econom ical sheep and wool production. It will also permit the college to expand its community outreach programs for area farm-flock producers. A workroom facility will also be included for teaching Hi Calcium Lime Dry, applied with boom truck 80% CCE-fast acting Starting $14.25 per ton Central Berks Co., PA Call for quotes in other areas sl/per ton COD discount Dean Himeisen Lime Spreading 610-775-3454 (cell) 610-780-4298 nia Princess and Promotion Serv ices. Werley is the eighth recipient of this award. To further the Berks County farm city message, Floyd Huber, a hog producer and Charles Adams, a radio personality from WEEU, took on the challenge of a job swap. Each presented a slide presen tation on their experiences, ex pressing their appreciation for the difficulties of the other’s line of work. To summarize his experience on a farm, Adams said,“One thing that I was impressed with was when I came out (to the farm). I looked around and I saw... a cement plant in the dis tance ... the Blue Mountains... the skyline of Kutztown ... some suburban homes... a battery plant. And somehow thay all seem to get along and I was im pressed with that.” Adams con cluded his remarks, appreciating the insight his day on a farm gave him. For Huber, his morning on the radio included interviews with Adams, commercial tapings, see ing how computers were used to keep things going, and giving the weather. The Berks County Farm City Council concluded the evening with the presentation of the Pub lic Relations in Agriculture awards. They were presented to five FFA chapters in Berks County. The chapters recognized were Conrad Weiser, Kutztown, Oley Valley, Tulpehocken, and Twin Valley. surgery, artificial insemination, and other demonstra- HAY, STRAW & GRAIN SALE Every Thursday at 12 NOON Vintage Sales Stables, Inc. (Rt. 30, Paradise, PA) For more information 717/442-4181 717/768-8204 tions in livestock production. 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Breed grand champion exhibi tors in the “4-H Protein Breeds Show”included Christine Wag ner of Explorers 4-H Club, Jer sey; Chris Rowan of Cold Springs-Rileyville 4-H Club, Milking Shorthorn; Tiffany Saar of Kountry Kids 4-H Club, Guernsey; Melissa Daniels of Be thany 4-H Club, Brown Swiss; and Amanda Eroh of Creamton Area 4-H Club, Ayrshire. Allen Van Gorder of Little Falls, N.Y., judged the show. Holstein show winners in cluded Natasha Brown of Tri- Gal 4-H Club, grand champion, junior champion, and reserve junior champion black and white; Scott Woodmansee of Pleasant Mount Go-Getters 4-H Club, re serve champion black and white; Jackie Chyle of Cold-Springs Ri leyville 4-H Club, Red and White HEATMOR OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACES «5 Sizes - 19 Colors - Wood or Coal Grates Forced Draft - Ash Auger Clean Out Stainless Steel grand champion; Destinee Jonas, junior champion and reserve grand champion Red and White; and Emily Lantzch of Pleasant Mount Go-Getters 4-H Club, re serve junior champion Red and White. David Castrogiovanni of Mon trose judged the Holstein show. Christine Wagner, Explorers 4-H Club, was named grand champion showperson and Becky Theobald, Creamton Area 4-H Club, was reserve champion showperson. 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