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PAGE 6 By SARA LINK for The Sentinel On Feb. lo, the Goldendale FFA Chapter hasted District IV Ag Issues/lst Year Member/Job Interview competitions. The cri- teria for the Ag Issues competi- tion entailed speaking and pre- senting a oarrent event topic to a team of judges. Mark Hoctor, Mark Miller, Alicia Partlow, Jed Garcia, Will Hudson, Tonya Lee, Melissa Better and Matt Lefever presented Prescribed Bums as this year's ag issue topic, winning them second place at the com- petition. The first Year Member contest tests agriculture knowl- edge and asks the team members to discuss a career related topic. The topic this year was "Prepare an agriscience presentation to the school board" This team con- sisted of Kelly Link, Adrianne Ransom, Elizabeth Schuster, Will Hudson and Jordan Dove. The Freshmen placed third in their competition. We had four indi- viduals compete in the Job Inter- view contest this year. Randi Nickels was first, Melissa Better placed second, Sarah Gunkel placed fourth and Megann McCabe placed sixth. Randi, Melissa, and Sarah will compete at the state competion in Pull- man in May. FFA WELDING Co~ On March 4, the District W welding contest was held at Grandview High School. The Goldendale contestants were Mark Hoctor, David Byers, Matt Wilkins, Justin Shupe, Jason Bishoff, Jed Garcia, Jake Garcia, Chad Rhoades, Charlie Collins, Will Hudson, Axel Matron, Mark Miller and Jared Miller. Some of the events they competed in were arc welding, wire welding, gas welding, and gas cutting. The schools that attended were Grandview, Prosser, Riverview, Mabton and Goldendale. Sun DtSTmCT LEADERSHIP On Mar. 94, Sub District Leadership competition was hosted by Zillah FFA Chapter. The schools that attended were Grandview, Prosser, Mabton, Sunnyside, Finley, Toppenish, Wapato, Kamiahkin, Zillah and Goldendale. Our students were ifivolved in public speaki~. Our participants were Sarah Gunkel and Randi Nickels. Sarah and Randi will all be going to districts for a chance to compete at state level. DISTRICT LEADERSHIP The Prosser FFA Chapter host- ed the District Leadership com- petitions on April 21. Golden- dale competed in the public speaking contest. The public speakers, Randi Nickels and Sarah Gunkel placed overall with speeches entitled Xenotrans- plantation and biotechnology. Randi Nickels will be competing at state level next. FORESTRY Co~ On.h, pril 25, the FFA attend- ed a forestry competition that was held at Squilchuck State Park in Wenatchee. Five Goldendale FFA members competed in this competfion which includes iden- tifying and making accurate measurements of trees placing third. The team went on to the State Forestry contest that was held in Deer Park. The members participating at s~ate were Mark Hoctor, Mark Miller, Jed Garcia, Charlie Collins and David Byers. JR. ~K SHOW The Central Washington Jr. Livestock show was held in Top- penish on April 27-30. FFA members from Goldendale and from around the state exhibited and judged livestock at the exhi- bition. Goldendale attended the judging contest with members Sarah Gunkel, Randi Nickels, Mark Hoctor, Kelly Link, and Will Hudson. PLANT SALE On May 9, the Goldendale FFA chapter held the plant sale in the GHS greenhouse. Avariety of lovely flowers were sold. The hot selling item was the hanging bas- kets constructed for mother's day. The funds raised went to support chapter activities and travel. STALE FFA CONVENTION The 73rd State FFA Conven- tion was held May 15thq8th on theWSU campus in Pullman, Washington. The chapter was awarded a gold in National Chap- ter for their 2002-2003 FFA activities. Goldendale will com- pete at the national convention in Louisville, Ky., in November. The chapter received the Presi- dents Award for involving their members in a number of activi- ties. Goldendale FFA competed in a number ofstate contests dur- ing the annual event. Randi Nickels, Sarah Gunkel and Melis- sa Better competed in the job interview career development event. Randi competed in pre- pared public speaking with her speech entitled organic farming. Mark Hoctor, Jed Garcia, Alicia Partlow, Tonya Lee, and Will Hudson competed in ag issues with a presentation on prescnqaed bums. Kelly Link, Will Hudson, and Elizabeth Schuster compet- ed in the Meats Judging contest. Kelly Link, Elizabeth Schuster, Will Hudson and Adrianne Ran- som competed in the first year member contest while in Pull- man. Randi Nickels received profiency awards in natural resources and wildlife manage- ment and was awarded $50 cash for each proficiency award. Mark Hoctor was 1st in the agri-entr~ preneurship award, receiving a $10o.oo cash prize and 2nd in Diversified Livestock profiency, receiving a $50 cash prize. Gold- endale member Matt LeFever received his State FFA Degrees during the week. Matt was also second in his sheep profidency award and was third in the star farmer award. Matt was recog- nized for the accomplishments he made with his sheep project during his four years of high school. Melissa Better was awarded mad place for her Swine Gee "s Family Restaurant SERVING CHINESE & AMERICAN FOOD! Weekly Specials CHINESE SPECIAL 5495 Chicken Broccoli with choice of sweet and sour chick- en or pork, or pork fried rice. AMERICAN SPECIAL $550 X( IPI \('It RI: Chicken Fried Steak with choice of potato, soup or salad, and sourdough bread. Open M - S -d0:30 - 9:30 & Sunday - 11:30 - 8:30 118 E. Main • (509) 773-6999 Downtown Goldendale For as little as $995 your ad message can The Goldendale Sentinel appear in 74 Washington newspapers 117 W. Main reaching 1.5 million readers. Now that's a Goldendale, WA 98620 low rate, Ask for a free "2x2 Speciall quote. 888-287-3777 (509)773-3777 Member of Washington Newspaper Publishers Association I ~,r ~ ~plli~, ~ng MWl No confusing coverage gap, ~'~ I • Rx I ~ r-'%J CANADIAN 1-877-N6-0567 or ( ~ ) I ex % PREIdI~RIIWrlON visltwww,~npd,oun k,.~ I~ Proficiency application. There were 2,900 FFA members in attendance from throughout the State of Washington at this years convention. FFA BANQUET On May 20, the FFA par- ent/member banquet was held at the GHS cafeteria. This din- ner was a chance for members, parents, and guests to gather and recognize the members. Awards were given for achievement in the several different areas of agri- science. Star Greenhand- Kelly Link and Will Hudson; Star Chapter- Melissa Better; Larry Kayser Memorial Award- Sarah Gunkel and Randi Nickels; Dekalb Lefever received a class champi- on and reserve class champion in conformation. The Golden- dale FFA Chapter was first place in Herdmanship for sheep and swine. DiSTraCT LEADERSHIP CAMP On ,June 16-18, District WFFA Leadership Camp was held at Brooks Park in Goldendale, WA. This was a chance for FFA mem- bers from District IV to gain teamwork and leadership skills during the camp. There were various activities for the FFA members such as leadership workships, a member vs. advisor softball game and members were able to go on a hike to see a forestry site. Goldendale FFA Award- Matt LeFever; State FFA Degree- Matt LeFever; Ag Pro- duction Award- Will Hudson; Natural Resource Award- Randi Nickels; Wildlife Management - Randi Nickels; Fruit Production Award- Sarah Gunkel; Ag Mechanics Award- Mark Hoc- tor; Agri Entreprenuership- Mark Hoctor; FFA Scholarship-MaR Levfever After the awards were pre- sented the new officers were introduced. President- Randi Nickels Vice President- Justin Shupe Secretary- Sarah Gunkel Treasurer- Tonya Lee Reporter- Melissa Better Sentinel- Alicia Partlow TyghVaUey On May 29, - June ]st the Mid-Columbia Livestock Show was held in Tygh Valley, Ore., FFA members from Washington and Oregon exhibited and judged livestock at the annual event. In swine Randi Nickels received a blue in conformation and a blue in showmanship. Melissa Better received a reserve class champi- on in conformation and blue in showmanship. Wade Olson received a blue in conformation and a blue in showmanship. David Byers received a blue in conformation and a blue in showmanship. Darrin Starr received a blue in conformation and a blue in showmanship. Dusfin Cameron reeieved a blue in showmanship. In sheep Rachel Partlow received a blue in conformation and a blue in showmanship. Alicia Partlow received a blue in conformation and a blue showmanship. MaR George & Dee Hattiaway's 50th Weddiffg Anniversary Saturday, Feb. 28, 1 p.m. Truth Tabernacle Church 1331 Tucker Road Hood, River, OR \ members Randi Nickels, Sarah Gunkel, Melissa Better, Adrianne Ransom and Kelly Link all par- ticipated in these activities. On the second day of the camp the officer candidates' gave their speeches. KLICKITAT COUNTY FAIR On Aug. 21-25, the Klickitat Co Fair was held at the Goldendale Fair Grounds. FFA members from around the county judged and exhibited livestock at this annual fair. Kristi Devries exhiq> ited a steer. Alicia Partlow, Dustin Cameron and Matt LeFever exhibited lambs. Randi Nickels, Melissa Better, David Byers, Tonya Lee and Adrianne Ran- som exhibited hogs. "Randi Nick- els was the champion senior showman in the swine depart- ment and David Byers was the reserve champion senior show- man. Mark Hoetor and David Byers participated in ag mechan- ics. Adrianne Ransom, David Byers, Kelly Link, Melissa Bet- ter, and Randi Nickels compet- ed in livestock judging. The FFA held it's annual BBQ during the livestock auction. YAKIMA FAIR Goldendale FFA members attended the Yakima Fair on Oct. 4. The attendance for Golden- dale was a bus full of members; The members were involved in livestock judging, dairy judging and investigating Washington's agriculture. STATE AND NATIONAL O~ZCEg Tour The state and national officer Tour was held in Zillah on OCt. 3. FFA members from District Directed by MoI Gibson [ Yfo -' FHdey - Tuesday 1:00 4:00 6:45 9:30 Samuel L, Jackson, Ashley Judd TWISTED (R) Friday - Tuesday 1:45 4:45 7:20 9:30 Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandier 50 FIRST DATES (PG-13) Friday - Tuesday 1:15 4:15 7:00 9:20 0NFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE RAMA QUEEN (PG) Friday - Tuesday 1:30 4:30 7:10 Charllze Theron, Christina Rlcct MONSTER (R) Fdday - Tuesday 9:20 Jay Chandreeekhar • I BROKEN LIZARDS' CLUB DREAD I I (R) Ffl & Sat 4:45 7:00 9:20, Sun. Tue 4:45 7:00 [ ICALENDAR GIRLS (~.13) I I Friday- Tuesday 4:30 [ IEUROTRIP (R) Fri. Tun 7:1sI i ..................... I W were involved in workshops. Members heard from district, state and national officers. GREJ~N HAND WORKSHOP The Goldendale FFA first year members attended an informa- tional meeting at Zillah High School on Sept.18. The students attended workshops discussing the many opportunities available to FFA members. NATIONAL FFA CONVENTION The National FFA Convention was held Oct. 27 through Nov. 1 in Louisville, Ky. There were 40,000 FFA members attending including Randi Nickels from the Goldendale Chapter. Randi was one of the Washington state del- egates and traveled with the state officers. Raridi had the opportu- nity to take several educational tours during the week. She visit- ed Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby and the Ken- tucky State Horse Park in Lex- ington. The world's largest career show is held in conjunction with this the nation's largest youth leadership conference. Members were able to talk with represen- tatives from leading agricultural universities and corporations from throughout America. The Goldendale FFA chapter received national recognition during the convention for their accomplish- ments in their community. BOWLING PAgTV The annual FFA chapter bowl- ing party was held at Golden Lanes on Oct. ~7. The attendace was good with 15 members or more sharing pizza and bowling. It was said to be lots of laughs and tons of fun. PUYALLUP FAIR This year, the Goldendale FFA chapter had a very impressive year at the 2003 state fair in Puyallup Sept. 17 - 21. There were seven members who exhibited swine at this year's fair. This was the largest number of pigs ever YAKIMA RESOURCES, LLC . p.O. Box 1729 • Yakima, WA 98907 (509) 453.3131 - Formerly the Boise Mill- at 805 N. 7th St., Yakima, WA 98901 Now BUYING LOGS • Douglas Fir, Western Larch * Ponderosa Pine • White Fir Call Greg McGuire: 509.457-7231 FEBRUARY 2~RUAR~ 1 taken to state fair by the[ dale chapter. The ~] exhibited their swine~ manship, market, classes. Their placings~ tbllows: David champion gilt, shire gilt, and a blue in s ring reserve champion shownmn er, reserve champion i er crossbred gilt; a blue in market; reserv( man, and a blue in market blue senior fitting and: and a blue light feeder;~ Ransom, bluenovice showing and heavy feeder; senior fitting and champion light champion crossbred market hog. In the ag mechanic Goldendale had participat~ ings were as follows: tor, blue BBQ, wood duck nest red electrical stand, board; David Byers, t board, red BBQ, board, blue bird house cia, blue electrical engine stand; skill board, blue red engine stand. offa~ exhibitor with his threat was awarded a Nichels received the of the fair when sh, fair leadership is given out to the FFA! that is active in the local, district, state, level. There were 12 that were for this award. The Goldendale placed second out of, livestock judging. The sisted of Melissa Better,, Ransom Randi Nickels The grout ner. The chapter place' All a great State Fair. Wedding reception for Jay & Connie Kayser. Potluck Saturday, March 6th at Centerville Grange from 6 to 8 p.ra, Music and Dancing f om 8 to Family and friends welcome. For more information, please call Elsie G. Tupper, M.D. Office Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9:00-5:00 Appointments available after hours by request 400 S. 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