Berks County Holstein Club Celebrates Winners
Youth Excelled At Quiz Bowls, Princess Pageant, Production Records
DAVE LEFEVER
Lancaster Farming Staff
VIRGINVILLE (Berks Co.)
Berks County Holstein breeders
gathered for their annual meeting
at the Grange Hall here Nov. 14.
The club exceeded its member
ship goals this year, according to
a report from the Pennsylvania
Holstein Association.
The event included a banquet
dinner, an update on Berks
County Holstein Club activities,
and award presentations to youth
and others for their accomplish
ments in the world of Holsteins
this year.
Youth production winners in
cluded Matthew Schantz, for his
2- cow “Fabreeze” with
32,288 pounds of milk, 1,226
pounds of fat, and 942 pounds of
protein, and aged cow “Edie”
with 1,260 pounds of fat; Eric
Troutman for 2-year-old “Bole
ro” with 1,014 pounds of fat;
Amber Hallowell for her
3- “Sophia” with 34,620
pounds of milk and 1,061 pounds
of protein; Jesse Bitier for
3-year-old “Bonsai” with 1,253
pounds of fat; Megan Schantz for
her 4-year-old “Blossom” with
34,237 pounds of milk and 1,002
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pounds of protein, and aged cow
“Summer” with 37,213 pounds of
milk and 1,043 pounds of pro
tein; and Jason Troutman for
4-year-old “Rain” with 1,320
pounds of fat.
Tim and Teresa Kissling of
Hidden-View Holsteins, Robeso
nia, posted the highest breed age
L’il Dairy Miss Jessica
Duncan shares a story
called “Why I Like Ice
Cream.” Joining her is
Pamela Werley, Pennsylva
nia Alternate Dairy Prin
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average (8.A.A.) in the county, at
107.7 percent.
Mike Davis and Dave Rice
were named new directors at the
meeting, with Charlie Seidel con
tinuing for a second term.
David Lentz of the Pennsylva
nia Holstein Association com
mended the club for exceeding
membership goals and promoting
the breed.
“The grassroots is where it all
starts,” he said.
One major fundraiser for the
club is its fall and spring cheese
sales. Coordinator Dean Hart
man reported net earnings of
more than $2,500 in cheese sales
for the year.
Brent Schuler spoke about the
success of the Berks County sen
ior dairy bowl quiz team, made
up of Chad Mertz, Doug and
Dave Sattazahn, and Schuler.
The team placed fourth in the
senior division at the National
Holstein Convention in June, and
later took fifth place overall at
the North American Internation
al Livestock Exposition in Louis
ville, Ky.
Pamela Werley, Pennsylvania
Alternate Dairy Princess and
Berks countian, presented the
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Youth production winners, from left, Megan Schantz,
Matthew Schantz, Amber Hallowed, Jason Troutman, Eric
Troutman, and Jesse Bitler.
speech that helped her win her
title at the state pageant in Sep
tember.
Titled “Farming, Yesterday
and Today,” Werley’s speech
outlined the realities of modem
dairying, in contrast to the by
gone image some people may
have of farm life.
“It’s time everybody realized
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Werley said, calling it “an impor
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L’il Dairy Miss Jessica Duncan
read a story called “Why I Like
Ice Cream,” ending with a milk
moustache to represent the letter
“m” in “cream.”
Werley also hosted a dairy quiz
show in which three married cou-
ples participated, women against
men. The women’s team won.
About 50 people attended the
meeting.
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