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THE OHIO HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION

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Sunnyville Holsteins5th Generation Dairy Farm

Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor2013 D-10 Holstein Show

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The Indoe Family • Lodi, [email protected]

Dick 330-948-1427 Tom 330-948-1137Bill 330-948-2259 Tyler 330-416-8891Jim Morlock, Jr. and Martin “Bud” Yoder

Fitting and Showing

~Richman Farms, Inc.~

Oakfield Atwood Horizon-ET EX-91 EEVVE2-03 304D 20,840M 4.5% 947F 3.6% 755P

Fresh in June — Bred to ArmaniHer Dam: VG-87 Advent

Her Grandam: EX-96 All-American Hazel

We are very excited to add Horizon to our herd along with her September Goldwynand September Windbrook and her IVF Armani, due in June.

Our Barns are Full! We would like to Sell 20-30 Head of Registered HolsteinsAI sired and AI bred — Barn Cows to Show Cows!

Thank you to Everyone who has helped us throughout the Year.

Happy Holidays!

Go, Bucks!

Visitors Always Welcome

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Home of theBell Sears

Family

Service Age Bulls for SaleAt All Times

SISTER

DAM

AT LEFT:Paradise-R Ramsi 4416-ET VG-85By RAMOS3-03 365D 39,869M 3.5% 1,395F 2.9% 1,151P

AT RIGHT:Paradise-R OS Marcie 75-ET VG-88

2-02 365D 35,567M 3.2% 1,148F 2.9% 1,056P

From the World-Renowned SEARS FAMILY — the Family that has THREE 94-point cows to its credit —

WITHOUT Goldwin, Shottle or Durham in his Pedigree!

QUESTION OF THE DAY: What are we going to use Sabathia on?

NEVIN’S QUOTE: “Any cow in heat.”

Paradise Valley Farms, Inc.20-YEAR PROGRESSIVE GENETICS HERD AWARD

Bill, Brian and Michael Ramsey Families7632 Columbus Road NE • Louisville, OH 44641 • Phone & Fax 330-875-4539

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NewsOHIO

Volume 77 Number 4NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2013

Published 5 times per year in January, March, May, September and November at Shreve, OH

by the OHIO HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATIONP.O. Box 479, Wooster, OH 44691

www.ohioholstein.comdairyagendatoday – Click on Industry Links

PUBLICATION OFFICE — SHREVE, OHSubscription price in the U.S. is $15.00 per year. The NEWS sub-scription list is filed geographically by town and state. When youchange your address, please be sure to give us your old addressas well as the new one.Advertising rates available upon request. News and advertisingforms close one month preceding date of issue.

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OFFICE STAFFOffice Secretary . . . Diana Miley; [email protected] . . . . . . . . . . . . Esther Welch; [email protected] . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Spike; [email protected]

OFFICERSPresident . . . . Dallas Rynd, Ashville. . . . . . . . 740-983-6690Vice President . Randall Kiko, Salem . . . . . . . . 330-831-0174Secretary . . . . Cathy Berg, Bellville . . . . . . . . 419-886-2871Treasurer . . . . Lisa Kerr, North Fairfield . . CELL 419-606-0527

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERSJoe Miley, Past President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-263-7814Lamar Liming, Mineral Ridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-770-6206Greg Conrad, New Holland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 740-495-5067

NATIONAL DIRECTORMike Jones

760 East 450 North, Marshall, IN 47859. . . . . 765-592-0644

BOARD MEMBERSDist. 1 Lamar Liming, Mineral Ridge . . . . . . 330-770-6206Dist. 2 Adam Whiteleather, Salem . . . . . . . . 330-205-1738Dist. 3 John Hartline, Whipple . . . . . . . . . . 740-236-7240Dist. 4 Jen Bouton, Mt. Vernon . . . . . . . . . . 740-507-8271Dist. 5 Greg Conrad, New Holland. . . . . . . . 740-495-5067Dist. 7 Lisa Mangun, Burbank . . . . . . . . . . 330-435-6520Dist. 7 Ted Renner, Dalton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-828-2604Dist. 8 Ryan Welch, Polk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419-651-5281Dist. 9 Matt Lawson, Bluffton . . . . . . . . . . . 937-538-7110Dist. 10 Laurie Menzie, McClure . . . . . . . . . . 740-624-6367 Dist. 11 Kristy Ackley, East Liberty . . . . . . . . 937-666-5502Dist. 12 Marvin Steinke, Wapakoneta . . . . . . 419-738-7174Dist. 13 Jenny Thomas, Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . 614-395-9823Dist. 14 Eric Topp, Wapakoneta. . . . . . . . . . . 419-953-3427Dist. 15 Don Bickel, New Vienna . . . . . . . . . . 937-218-2697

Postmaster – Send address changes to: Ohio News, P.O. Box 479, Wooster, OH 44691

January-February DEADLINEDecember 21, 2013

ContentsFrom the President, by Dallas Rynd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5OHA 94th Convention and Annual Meeting Tentative Schedule of Events. . . . 6The Holstein Grapevine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Sunnyville Registered Holsteins, info provided by Janet Seedorf . . . . . . . 10-13Esther’s Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Ohio News Advertising Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Kristy Ackley — New Board Member for District 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27District 8 Show Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29From Your Regional Representative, by Glenn Sageser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Ohio Holstein Women’s News, by Kathy Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Ohio Holstein Woman of the Year Application Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34The Queen’s Corner, by Cayla Inkrott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352014 Ohio Holstein Queen Contest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Ohio Holstein Women’s Scholarship 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36District 10 Show Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39District 14 Show Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Junior Jottings, by Matt Lawson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412013 4-H Dairy Judging, by Bonnie Ayars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422013 Collegiate Dairy Judging, by Bonnie Ayars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42ATI-OSU Dairy Cattle Judging Team, info provided by Royce Thornton. . . . . 43Index to Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Coming Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

On the CoverSUNNYVILLE HOLSTEINS — The Seedorf and Rosebrook Families at the District 10 HolsteinShow, August 13, 2013

Front, from left: Taryn Hoops, Lani Rosebrook, Molly Rosebrook, Grahm Rosebrook, JakeBostelman, Carston Hoops, Luke Rosebrook, Kendel Rosebrook.

Second row, from left: Ohio Holstein Queen Kayla Inkrott, C. J. Parker holding BristolParker, Ashley Hoops, Laura Parker holding Breale Parker, Zac Rosebrook, Callie Seedorf,Will Seedorf, Brooke Bostelman, Chloe Seedorf, Lana Bostleman holding Blake Bostelman.

Third row, from left: Judge Steve Moff, Ann Michealis, Mallory Michealis, FlorenceSeedorf, Henry Seedorf, Jami Rosebrook, Lisa Hoops, Benjamen Bostelman.

Back, from left: Jerry Rosebrook, Brad Michealis, Adam Hoops holding Adeline BethHoops, Greg Rosebrook, Keith Rosebrook, Mark Seedorf.

Not pictured: Janet Seedorf, Claire Seedorf.

Banners, from left: Grand Champion Female, Premier Breeder, Premier Exhibitor, ReserveGrand Champion Female, Senior Champion, Intermediate Champion.

For more on the Seedorf Family, see the cover story beginning on page 10 and theSunnyville ad on page 12. photo by Patricia Weinken

The Board of Directors of the Ohio Holstein Association has adopted the following:

“The Mission of the Ohio Holstein Association is to provide services and programs to its members and young people so that they might attain

a better living from their involvement with Holsteins.”

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Our Junior Crew AtThe 2013 Ashland County Fair

U-Dean Farms669 SR 89, Polk, Ohio 44866

Come and See Us.

1 mile north of Polk on SR 89

Esther & Scott Welch Dean & Doris Welch Randy & Mike Ryan419-945-2250 419-945-2411 419-945-2542/2698 419-651-5281

2 Year Progressive Genetics Herd AwardWelch Family Farm since 1867 • Registered Holsteins since 1913

Brady Welch, Kadin Schmitz, Brynn Welch, Brooke Durbin, Sloan Welch

Holiday Greetings toAll Our Holstein Friends

Photo by Trish Topa

It’s hard tobelieve that we arethrough withsummer shows,World Dairy Expoand part ofharvest. Our FallSale is quicklyapproaching. It

will be held Saturday, November 23,at the Wayne County Fairgrounds. Bythe time you read this, the sale may beover, but I wanted to tell you that thesale committee planned somethingdifferent for this particular sale. Thiswill be a non-tie-up sale. The commit-tee felt that it would be safer andeasier for everyone to deal with theanimals that are not halter broke.Another advantage of this conceptwould be that cows should adaptbetter to the environment. Time willtell how this idea works out.

Notices have been sent out formembership renewal. I would encou-rage you to send your renewals to theoffice as soon as possible so you cantake advantage of the early paydiscount. Also, if there is a particularcommittee you would like to serve on,let us know, and mark it down onyour renewal.

I was really glad to be able toattend World Dairy Expo this year.Every time I go, I think the exact samething: What an incredible show! Itdoesn’t matter what breed you have orfollow, the animals continue to getbetter and better every year. It is agreat tribute to the breeders andexhibitors to bring out such fantasticanimals. Special congratulations to allthe Ohio exhibitors. A number ofOhio animals were at the top of theirclasses.

If you have never had the oppor-tunity to attend Expo, or if you haven’tbeen there recently, I would highlyrecommend putting it on yourcalendar for 2014. The Ohio Holsteinboard has even discussed thepossibility of planning a bus trip toExpo. If this is something you wouldbe interested in, please let us know.

I was also pleased to see the OhioHolstein Association booth at Expo.This year, we once again shared thedisplay area with New York HolsteinAssociation. Esther was there sharingmagazines and information about our

organization to everyone whostopped by the booth.

It is also time to mark yourcalendar for the 2014 annual meeting.In 2014, the convention will be heldin District 2 near Alliance. Themeeting is scheduled for March 7-8with an Ohio Holstein sale that willbe hosted by the Kiko Family.

I had my column almost com-pletely written when I received somereally good news for our Association.Our attorneys notified us on October31 that our CNA Ritchey Barrettinsurance claim had been paid in theamount of $100,000. This is greatnews for the Association and shouldlet us focus on the normal course of

business. This will help us tremen-dously to get our association back ontrack and heading forward. We dohave another policy with OhioMutual Insurance, and our attorneysare still working on that claim.

Thanksgiving is just around thecorner, and although this year hasbeen a bit stressful for our Associa-tion, we have much to be thankful for.I am thankful for the board membersand all those who have spentcountless hours working toward asolution for the difficulties we havefaced this past year. So, have a HappyThanksgiving and a BlessedChristmas! — Dallas

From the Presidentby Dallas Rynd

Ohio Multi-Breed Fall Sale

Saturday, November 23, 2014Wayne County Fairgrounds, Wooster, Ohio

Holsteins at 10:30 a.m. Ayrshires and Milking Shorthorns at 1:00 p.m.

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OHIO HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION, INC.

94th Convention and Annual MeetingTENTATIVE Schedule of Events

Friday & Saturday, March 7 & 8, 2014Comfort Inn, Alliance, Ohio

FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2014

11:00 a.m. . . Ohio Convention Sale at R & P Kiko Family Farms, LTD., 28173 Winona Road, Salem, OH 44460-9539

2-5:00 p.m. . . Farm Tours with Judging Contest, sponsor TBDWHITELEATHER HOLSTEINS, 8208 Bayard Road, Minerva, OH 44657-9224

CAMPBELL BROTHERS, 3821 Union Avenue NE, Homeworth, OH 44634-9602

3:00 p.m. . . . Queen’s Interviews, Comfort Inn7:00 p.m. . . . Queen’s Reception with heavy hors d’oeuvres and

beverages, sponsor TBDDairy Bar sponsored by the Ohio Holstein Women’s Association, Meeting Room, Carnation Mall

7:30 p.m. . . . Queen’s Contest, Meeting Room, Carnation Mall9:00 p.m. . . . Ohio Junior Holstein Junior Activity,

Comfort Inn/Carnation Mall9:00 p.m. . . . Social Gathering at South Beach Restaurant & Lounge,

Carnation Mall Food

SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2014

6-10:00 a.m. . Continental Breakfast at Comfort Inn (for hotel guests only)

8:00 a.m. . . . Dairy Bar Opens, hallway off lobby of Comfort Inn8:00 a.m. . . . Ohio Holstein Women’s Association Annual Meeting,

Meeting Room, Comfort Inn8:00 a.m. . . . Memorial Award Interviews, Comfort Inn8:00 a.m. . . . Outstanding Junior Member Interviews, Comfort Inn8:00 a.m. . . . Resolutions Committee Meeting,

Meeting Room, Carnation Mall9:00 a.m. . . . Ohio Holstein Association Annual Meeting,

Meeting Room, Carnation Mall9:30 a.m. . . . Ohio Holstein Junior Association Annual Meeting,

Meeting Room, Comfort Inn12:00 noon . . Awards Luncheon, Ohio Holstein Women’s

Fun Auction, Juniors’ Raffle Drawing,Meeting Room, Carnation Mall

3:00 p.m. . . . Ohio Holstein Board of Directors Reorganizational Meeting, Meeting Room, Carnation Mall

HOTEL HEADQUARTERSComfort Inn Alliance2500 West State Street

Phone 330-821-5555 Fax 330-821-4919www.comfortinn.com/hotel/oh082

$89.99/night plus taxMention Ohio Holstein Association to receive

the discounted rate by February 7, 2014.

Ten-Penny Holsteins The “Little Spike Farm”Peter & Jean Spike4380 Byers Road, Delaware, OH 43015Ph: 740-363-2184E-mail: [email protected]

Like the Brits, we lost OUR “IRON LADY” too!

LADSON O-MAN O-DART (8/11/04 to 10/14/13)VG-86 at 8-08 DOM (GTPI +1760G 10/13)

2-01 2x 365D 25,877M 4.1% 1,060F 3.1% 831P3-05 2x 365D 36,829M 4.1% 1,467F 3.3% 1215P4-10 2x 365D 37,974M 3.7% 1,388F 3.3% 1241P6-02 3x 313D 29,175M 4.1% 1,203F 3.2% 927P7-02 3x 312D 29,497M 4.4% 1,310F 3.3% 960P8-02 3x 321D 28,251M 4.4% 1,245F 3.3% 924P

LIFETIME 2,313D 203,758M 4.2% 8,495F 3.3% 6,722P

BUT her presence continues through thesedaughters in our herd:

� TEN-PENNY BOLTON DART VG-88 at 5-02 (CTPI +1909)4-08 3x 325D 41,155M 3.8% 1,590F 3.0% 1,232PLIFETIME (to date) 1,214D 112,228M 3.7% 4,139F 3.1% 3,441P

(DUE 11/6/13 at 5-08 to SHAN)

� TEN-PENNY PONTIAC DARTA-ET VG-88 at 5-05 (GTPI +1670G)4-09 3x 358D 31,398M 3.7% 1,159F 3.0% 934PLIFETIME (to date) 1,138D 91,080M 3.8% 3,468F 3.1% 2,842P

(DUE 11/22 to SHAMROCK)Granddaughter: Ten-Penny Dbl Dart GP-78 at 3-002-04 3x 365D 31,549M 3.2% 1,009F 2.7% 851P

(DUE 4/28 to SHAN)

� TEN-PENNY PONTIAC DARVA-ET VG-85 at 5-05 (CTPI +1702)4-00 3x 334D 28,828M 3.6% 1,025F 2.7% 775P LIFETIME (to date) 1,180D 95,535M 3.5% 3,302F 2.8% 2,722P

(DUE 2/10 to SHAMROCK)

� TEN-PENNY MAKER DARY-ET GP-82 at 2-08 (GTPI +1846G)1-11 3x 365D 22,049M 4.4% 962F 3.4% 749P


� TEN-PENNY MAKER DARBY-ET NC (GTPI +1897G)2-00 3x 295D 17,580M 4.1% 726F 3.2% 570P(FRESH 7/16 at 2-11 3x 73D 5,965M 4.3% 258F 3.3% 194P Inc.

(DUE 6/20 to Mogul)

� TEN-PENNY ATWOOD DARLEEN GP-84 at 2-06 (GTPI +1866G)2-00 3x 248D 18,212M 4.2% 764F 3.2% 576P


AND O-Dart’s YOUNGER Granddaughters:Yearlings…GALLON DARVITA (GTPI +2052G) (DUE 4/17 to EPIC)…SHAMROCK DARCY (GTPI +1889G)…LGE DARLA(GPTI +2072G)

and Calves…SHAMROCK DARLIN (GTPI +2062G)…SHAMROCK DARVINA (GTPI +1889G)

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Matt Steiner and Sons11071 Easton Road, Rittman, Ohio 44270Home: 330-925-8354 • Cell: 330-466-1896 • Fax: 330-925-2948E-mail: [email protected] • www.pinetreedairy.org

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EMBRYOSFOR SALE

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will be called Will, and on his secondday of life got to watch his first OSUBuckeyes game. GO, BUCKS!!

•Barb Lumley, D-3, is recuperating

at home following double kneesurgery in September.

•Macy Conrad of D-5 received the

2013 4-H Achievement Award forDairy at the Awards and Scholarshipbanquet held in Columbus. She alsoattended the National 4-H DairyConference in Madison, Wisconsin,during World Dairy Expo. This awardwas sponsored by Dairy Farmers ofAmerica Mid-East Council andCOBA/Select Sires.

•Rosedale Farms, LLC, Bruce and

Paul Keener, was a popular stop onthe Ashland County Drive-It-YourselfFarm Tour in September. This newoperation, which has expanded thisyear, has 240 dairy cows and 100replacements, mostly Holsteins.

•

Town and County Co-op hasannounced recipients of the 2013Patron Scholarship Awards. One

Holstein

theGrapevine

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NEW ARRIVALS —Dial Dairy (Sycamore, D9) was

blessed with two new, littlefarmhands this spring. Dwight Owen(5 lb., 12 oz.) and Jordan Scott (5 lb.,6 oz.) were welcomed into the worldby parents Greg and Rose Hartschuhon April 7. Paternal grandparents areAllen and Diane Hartschuh.Mya Jean Siegrist, daughter of Joe

and Emily (Stammen) Siegrist, bornAugust 13 at 12:55 p.m., 7 lbs. 4oz.,19 inches long was welcomed homeby sisters Kennley, 5, and Grace, 3.Grandparents are Terry and MarciaStammen, New Weston, and RogerSiegrist and the late Jean Siegrist,Coldwater.Joe and Anne Cole (District 9),

Spreng Longacre Farms and BucksPride, along with their parents Johnand Suzanne Spreng and Bill and JaneCole, welcome their firstchild/grandson on October 17.William Spreng Cole weighed 6lb.15.7 oz. and was 20 inches long. He

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award went to Anna Miley, a studentat Baldwin Wallace University with amajor in exercise science. She hasspent numerous years in 4-H and FFAand has worked in the milking parlorto earn money for school. Anna is thedaughter of Joe and Diana Miley, D-7.

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Sunnyville is a fifth-generation dairyfarm located near Deshler, Ohio.

William and Meta Seedorf started with afew cows milking by hand, as was doneby all in the early1900’s. Their son HenrySeedorf continued in the dairy businessafter graduation in 1948. In 1950 hemarried his sweetheart, Florence Drewes,and they began their family, beingblessed with eight children between1951-1968: six daughters and twin boys.In 1970 at age 40, tragedy struck

when Henry fell 50’ feet down the silochute, seriously injuring his back, legsand feet. At that time, family friends andneighbors stepped up to help out andkeep the farm running. Henry andFlorence’s oldest daughter, Brenda, wasto be married to Jerry Rosebrook. Afterthe wedding, Henry and Jerry decided toexpand the herd by buying out theSworden herd near Swanton, Ohio. Theyalso built a new free-stall barn, hay barnand manure facility and began farming together. At thistime, Henry would still be recovering from his fall, butdoing better.In the spring of 1982, Henry’s sons Matt and Mark

would graduate from high school. Although both boys hadinterest in farming and did their share of helping out, Mattjoined the Navy and began his own career. Mark was alwaysvery interested in the cows more than anything else. Andbegan working on the farm on a daily basis.In1995 when Henry was ready to retire, Jerry and Mark

formed a partnership and continue to work under thatpartnership today. During that same year, Mark marriedJanet Griffith; they moved to Hamler and started theirfamily. They have since built a house and moved out to thefarm, so their kids Claire, Chloe, Callie and Will could growup on the farm. All are involved with school sports andactive at St. John’s Church and 4-H, through which theyshow their dairy project at the county fair, district show andat the state fair this year. Janet works at General Motors inDefiance and gives the farm a lot of support with thefinances and other tasks.

Sunnyville Registered Holsteins

Florence and Henry Seedorf

Jerry and Brenda’s family have all grown up on the farmand have always been willing to help out whenever needed.They have three sons: Brad, Greg and Keith and a daughter,Lana. All were in 4-H and showed their dairy projects eachyear at the county fair and a few times at Spring Dairy Expo.Their son Keith has now built a home at the farm alongwith a building for his Pioneer Seed business. He spends alot of time helping out on the farm, and his wife Jami andtheir kids enjoy spending time at the farm too! They have adaughter, Lani, and three sons: Grahm, Ryder and Broxton.In 1960, Henry and his girls came up with the Prefix

Sunnyville when Brenda’s first 4-H project, Rettig MadcapMolly, had a registered heifer calf and needed a name. Thatwas the start of the registered herd at Sunnyville — andthere are few cows that can be traced back to the Mollyfamily. Currently 99% of the cows are registered animalswith the Holstein Association. We continue to milk around100 cows and don’t have a real interest in expanding, butplan on concentrating on cow comfort and improving thegenetics of the current herd. We presently have a herdaverage of 21,900M 725F 680P. Cows are milked in a

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double-8 parabone with automatic takeoffs. Jerry, Mark andKeith do the majority of the work around the farm. Brendais in charge of the calves, and we have Mary Wilhelm andHenk helping with the evening milkings. Jerry oversees thecrops and machinery, and Mark is in charge of the cows andfinances and also works for CSX Transportation.In 2003, we built a 1.8-millon gallon manure lagoon to

handle all the manure and wastewater produced on thedairy. The manure is pumped out once a year and put onour farm ground or the neighbors’ that would like to havesome put on their ground. The solid manure is hauled outof the barns as needed.In 2007, we upgraded our freestalls from solid rubber

mats in the concrete to the DC waterbeds and added 16more stalls. We now have capacity for 107 stalls, so ifneeded, we could add a few more cows. The waterbeds havecut down on our bedding cost, and our somatic cell countusually runs around the 180,000 mark. At the same time,we added an addition on to an existing hay barn and turnedthe whole thing into a dry cow facility with headlocks foreasy handling of dry cows and breeding age heifers. Weused to bale around 10,000 small square bales a year, butnow do most of our bales into large square bales and reallylike the ease of handling these bales. In 2011, we moved anexisting machinery shed and turned it into a heifer raisingfacility. We moved it close to the manure pit, which reallyhelps with manure handling problem, and now we cankeep a close eye on these younger heifers and get them tothe breeding pen quicker. Before we were having the heifersraised off the farm and did not see them for a year. Now wehave better control on the heifers’ growth, and the heifer

pens are full of top genetic animals. They are the future ofSunnyville, and the faster we get them in the milking herd,the better.As far as future plans for the next year or two, we think

the robotic milking station has a place here at the farm. Iused to think that the whole robotic thing was crazy! Butit’s here and doing some really great things for the herdswe’ve talked to that are using them. I believe that this kindof investment in technology is what will keep the nextgeneration interested in dairying in the future and couldhelp save the family farm!

We have a couple of cow families that are starting tosort themselves out to the top of the herd. Our

favorite cow right now is Sunnyville Flo Jackson Fire, aJackson daughter out a VG Mr Sam daughter, out of an 83-point Bosside Ruebens. She is scored VG-88 with an EXmammary; she will be seeing the classifier again inNovember, and we hope to get a few more points on her.She was Grand Champion at this year’s district show andhas three daughters in our herd: a very nice young cow outof Pagewire, a breeding age Goldchip and a June calf out ofSuper. Her best record to date is at 3-01 365D 28,592M3.5% 1,047F 3.0% 858P. She is currently bred to Explode.Another cow we are excited about is Sunnyville Kat

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testing her. We have bred her back toBrokaw. Her dam is an 86-point Stan-Mar-Dale Quentin daughter with arecord of 4-02 28,862M 3.6% 1,034F3.2% 918P.The highest milk cow in the herd

right now is Sunnyvillville PL BaxterPride VG-85. Her best record so farwas at 3-10 365D 35,066M 3.5%1,307F 2.8% 1,030P. She is out of aVG Zenith dam.We are trying to get a few more

solid maternal families with deeppedigrees and longevity started in ourherd, so this spring, we did our first ETwork at the farm. We transferred fiveembryos, and it resulted in threepregnancies; they are Alexanders outof RDC Crawf Outside Rachel EX-90,and behind her an EX-91 Astredaughter at 10-03, and the seconddam a 90-point Enhancer. We alsoplan on putting in five more inDecember ;they are Armanis out ofthe Missy family.

T he future of registered Holsteins atSunnyville is bright; as we say in

our logo, “Where the future looksbrighter,” as we are always striving forbetter production through better feedsand better management practices. Weare also focusing on improving theherd through the use of top-of-the-line bulls for both production andtype, always trying to improve udders,feet and legs, and longevity. We wantto breed a cow that will produce200,000 pounds of milk in her

lifetime and be that no-problem cow,and also be that pretty cow that makesyou want to get out of bed in themorning and greets you at the gateand can compete in the ring.COBA Select Sires is currently

doing the breeding at the farm. TonyMenzie, Rick Ellerbrock and crew do agreat job of getting the cows bred, butit truly is a team effort when it comesto finding those cows in heat — themore eyes the better! We are startingto see the hutches and breeding pensfull of calves out of some really goodbulls such as Atwood, Gabor, Atlantic,Guthrie, Dempsey, Toystory, Superand Sanchez and using some topgenomic bulls like Brokaw, Supersire,Lithium and Hill.The herd is on official test with

DHI, and Shirley Swickrath does awonderful job of getting us tested andsampled every month. We also use thePC Dart computer program to keeprecords on each and every cow. Thesimplicity of PC Dart is great, and wehave so much information at ourfingertips, and the breeder never has aquestion of where a cow is at in herlactation.Being involved with registered

Holsteins gives you camaraderie with

other breeders like no other, becauseif you think about it, who else in theworld would understand why we dowhat we do and why we love what welove!! We started using HolsteinComplete in 2012 and will start seeingthe benefits of this program. I lovebeing able to go to the Holsteinwebsite and study pedigrees of, notonly your cows, but a cow family youmay be interested in. All calves areregistered through the EASY program,which is so easy I would like to turnover the job of registering calves to mykids, which is something they can doto be involved. How fun is that, tothink up names for calves, and withthe EASY program, send it off toHolstein with a click of a mouse.? Weare very active in the District 10Holstein Club with Brenda being co-secretary with Shelli Morlock andMark the treasurer for the club.District 10 is a great group of peopleto work with, and we have built manyfriendships over the years. We alwaysfollow the District 10 show; eventhough it’s not a real big show, wehope it’s a quality show and feel it’simportant to represent the Holsteinbreed in a positive way when you arein the eye of the public at these events.

We are PULLING OUR HAIR OUT atSUNNYVILLE

and we think it’s pretty KOOL!OUR FIRST GENOMIC TESTSunnyville KAT Super Kool VG-87 EX MAMM at 3 yr. 1 mo.Our 2-year-old cowGTPI +1926 +900M +2.69TTop 10,000 COW LOCATER LISTHer Daughter: Sunnyville KAT Atwood Knolos, born 6-17-13

ANOTHER FIRST AT SUNNYVILLE . . .Our first EMBRYO TRANSFER resulted in 3 pregnancies!Due March 20142 Outside Rachel EX-91 x Alexander1 Spearment x Krayon

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3 daughters in the herd by Paigewire, GoldChip and Super!

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For the first time in many years, weshowed a few head at the state fair thispast summer. Callie and Will enjoyedthat experience and hope to continuein the future.

We will classify on a regular basisthrough the Holstein Complete pro-gram. It has helped us in the past,resulting in several EX cows such asSunnyville An Kleaver Avona EX-91,Sunnyville James Darling EX-90 andSunnyville Mo Dukie Minnie-Tri EX-91 EX Mammary. She was one of a setof triplets born on a hot summer dayin July of 2001 to Sunnyville Mo WadeMagic VG-85. We are still milkingsome direct descendants of thesetriplets. At the time, Fox 36 news cameout and did a story on the triplets andhow rare it was to have three livefemales born at the same time. Youjust never know where being involvedwith Holsteins will get you!

In 2005, our farm was recognized asa centennial farm, since our farmhad been in the family for over 100years, founded in 1895. After buildingour lagoon and new manure handlingsystem, the conservation office ofnatural resources recognized the farmas the Conservation Farm of the Yearin Henry County; that was a nicerecognition from them and showedthat the dairy cares about theenvironment and keeping the watersafe for future generations.

For the past several years, the farmhas hosted the District FFA DairyJudging Contest in October each year.This gives us the opportunity to getthe kids involved in the FFA to get outto the farm and see a dairy operationfirst-hand; a lot of the kids have neverbeen to a dairy farm, or for thatmatter, seen a real cow. This year ourhome school, Patrick Henry HighSchool, took first place, and a coupleof the kids that have showed our cattlein the past did very well and placedhigh. Once again, we try to present apositive image for the dairy industrythrough hosting 4-H and schoolgroups to the farm.

This year was the 53rd consecutiveyear of showing our dairy cows at theHenry County Fair. All of the kids anda lot of the grandkids and now great-grandkids have carried on a long-standing tradition, which willcontinue for many more years.

Mark is a 4-H advisor with theMarion Express 4H Club, and Jerryand Mark are members of the Henry

County Dairy Producers, which does alot of dairy promotions in the countyincluding running the milkshakestand at the county fair. Many say thatthe milkshakes are their favorite partof the fair!

T he whole Seedorf and Rosebrookfamilies are involved in their

church, St. John Lutheran Church ofDeshler, which is thankfully rightaround the corner from the farm.Henry, Jerry, Mark and Keith have heldoffices in the church, and Florenceand Brenda are involved with thewomen’s group.

We are so thankful for our largefamily, totaling 73 at Christmas thisyear. We can always count onsomeone being there to help ifneeded, or there is always someonevisiting “Gramma and Grandpa”underneath the shade tree out theirback door. Their door is always opento grandkids wanting a snack orsomeone in the field needing a quicklunch or a ride somewhere. Familyhas gotten us where we are today,through good times and bad, andfamily will take us into the future.And at Sunnyville, “The future looksbrighter!”

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Esther’s Extras

Tony Menzie, OHA President Dallas Rynd and Don Bennink ofNorth Florida Dairy dropped by the Ohio Holstein booth at WorldDairy Expo at the same time. photo by Karen Welch

I appreciated the opportunity to distribute copies of theOhio Holstein News from the booth shared by the Ohio andNew York Holstein Associations at the 2013 World DairyExpo. The magazines went near and far. Many went toWisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Vermontand New York. Others went across Lake Erie to Ontario andacross the Atlantic Ocean to the United Kingdom andSweden, and others went south to Bolivia. Copies also wentto a nine-month Ag Tech program in Wisconsin and to theKentucky Department of Development.

I especially enjoy seeing Ohio Holstein members havinga good time and stopping by the booth. Among them wereKen and Mike Ruffner, Lewis Jones, Dallas Rynd and TonyMenzie, Terry and Ian Timmons, Dick and Bill Indoe, ScottSprunger, Edna Harding, Don and Lois Crawford, Dr. NateSteiner, Don and Jackie Bickel, Curtis Bickel, Junior Beachyand John Mark Weaver, Ty Etgen and his wife, CheriOechsle, Mark Yeazel, Steve and Carol Watts, Joe and DianaMiley, Rick and Amy Lingle, Clair and Linda Oberholtzer.Congratulations to all the Ohioans who were showing.

Janice Keene, editor of the Ohio Holstein News in the1980’s, stopped by to renew her subscription to the News.Art Nesbitt of NASCO and Dairy Shrine also renewed hissubscription to the News. There were a few mild inquiries

about the state of the Ohio Association, and it was good tobe able to reply that the Association is functioning andmoving on with the Board and Committees, with sales andan annual meeting planned. I thanked Dick Ritter in theneighboring Taurus booth for their donation of semen tothe Ohio Summer Sale, and he said he was glad the salewent well. I talked with Maxine Glasshof of Wisconsin, whoformerly printed our sale catalogs, and to the 2013 Alice inDairyland, Kristen Olson, formerly the advertising contactperson at Accelerated Genetics.

Looking ahead to the January-February issue, there aremany reasons to advertise. This issue will include the All-Ohio Calendar, thanks to the sponsorship of COBA/SelectSires. You can double the impact by using the All-Ohiophoto in an ad. A reminder to Junior All-Ohio entrants: Wewant a headshot or small photo of you to go with theHolstein picture.

Districts 1 and 2 in Northeast Ohio are hosting theAnnual Meeting on March 8, and the Convention sale onMarch 7 at Kiko Family Farm, Salem. We need the ads forthe Convention Sale in this issue. All-Ohio photos are dueDecember 1 at the Wooster office. The deadline for theJanuary-February 2014 issue of the News is December 21 foryour ads, columns and text.

Thank you to everyone for your consideration this year,and thank you to the cover families for their cooperation.

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Zimmerview DairyPaul, Brent and Dean Zimmer

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2 Years PGH Award

Thank you to buyers of Zimmerviewcattle this year —Select Sires, Semex, Genex, AcceleratedGenetics, Kenny Brown, Ken Rider, ShawFarms, Russ Carmichael and BovineGenomic Partners, who purchasedZimmerview Pardise Sully-ET at the Stars ofthe Universe Sale in Wisconsin in October.

Zimmerview Domain Doris-ETGP-84 GTPI+21052-04 254D 24,869M 4.05% 1,008F 3.15% 784P• Has a Mogul son at Select• Has a Sympatico (Red Carrier) son at Semex• Her Sire: Domain• Her Dam: North-Fork Garrison Dana-ET VG-87

Happy Holidays

Winding up the

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16 New VG Scores6 New VG 2-year-olds

[ Pine-Tree 1825 Super 4863-ET VG-86 ,Dam 87 Shottle from Missy Family [ Super x VG-88 Planet VG-85 — Bull being tested for Accelerated [ Henna’s last daughter by Atlantic-VG-85

Watch for our 2 consignments to the Ohio Holstein Association Multi-Breed Fall Sale Nov. 23 [ Both Bred Heifers due in December

[ 4 New Excellents[ Reality 3-year-old EX-90 — out of EX-93 Advent Gem[ Pronto 4-year-old EX-90[ Spirte 3-year-old EX-90[ Pagewire 5-year-old EX-90 — owned by Mike Howman

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Wil-O-Rae RL Rhaspberry-Red• Reality x VG-85 Revenge x VG-88 Talent x VG-87 Rubens x EX-94 Red-Marker Rizz- Red (1st Place World Dairy Expo)

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Kristy Ackley is the new boardmember for District 11. Kristy, alongwith her husband Jay and father-in-law Robert, own Ack-Lee RegisteredHolsteins in East Liberty. The herdconsists of 100 registered Holsteinsalong with 120 head of young stock.They also farm 2,800 acres of corn,

KRISTY ACKLEY — New Board Member for District 11soybeans, wheat and hay. Kristy isresponsible for the dairy herd,milking, herd health, mating andraising the baby calves. Jay helps withthe morning routine in the barn, butalso runs the cropping operation.Robert advises all of them and runserrands.

Jay and Kristy have two boys: Kyle,17, and Kris, 14. Both boys are in-volved in football, and Kyle alsocompletes in basketball and track,while Kris plays baseball. They bothenjoy exhibiting market animals anddairy cattle at the county and statefairs. They have been awarded Grandand Reserve Grand Championships inMarket Gilt, Market Barrow, DairyBeef Feeder and Dairy Steer over their4-H careers at the county fair. Theyhave now moved into the T-BoneSteer Project to try their hand at that.

Kristy is involved with the footballTouchdown Club and is a 4-H advisor,chairman of the District 11 ShowCommittee, and member of theMiddleburg United MethodistChurch. She also bakes and decorates

cakes for close family and friends.In her spare time, she enjoys

gardening, baking and relaxing withthe family.

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— In Memoriam —BERT P. CAMPBELL, 82, District 2, Homeworth,Ohio, died Saturday, September 7, 2013. He was bornDecember 23, 1930, in Germano to Jesse James andMary Neva (Smith) Campbell. He was the owner andoperator of Campbell Brothers Farms. He graduatedfrom Minerva High School in 1948, was a member ofthe Stark County Farm Bureau and had attended theCanton Baptist Temple.

He is survived by his wife Lona Jane (Groves)Campbell, with whom he would have celebrated 50years of marriage on September 14; three sons: Randy(Karen) Campbell of Homeworth, Rodney (Cindy)Campbell of Minerva and Rick (Sheila) Campbell ofHomeworth; brother Dale (Joan) Campbell ofAlliance; seven grandchildren: Dustin Neal and TaylorLee Campbell, Lindsey Marie, Jacob Alan and MorganMarie Campbell, Bailey Charlene and Alex PattersonCampbell; and many nieces and nephews. He ispreceded in death by two sisters: Anna Betz and BettyCampbell; and four brothers: Neal, Eugene, Bryce andBruce Campbell.

Memorial contributions may be made to CopelandOaks or the Alzheimer’s Association.

THOMAS R. STROUBLE, 60, of North Canton, D-2,passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2013. He was bornJanuary 27, 1953, in Canton to the late Wayne and Jane(Young) Strouble.

Thomas was an active dairy farmer. He was amember of Werner United Methodist Church, the FarmBureau and the Ohio Holstein Association.

Thomas is survived by sister Karen (Dale) Hohman,brother, David (Barbara) Strouble and sister-in-lawPamela Strouble, all of Louisville; five nieces: DeniseFiegenschuh, Lisa Strouble, Melissa MacBenn, JenniferWeaver and Lauren Sluss; three nephews: JeffreyStrouble, Matthew Hohman and Michael Hohman;and his best buddy, his dog Buford.

He was also preceded in death by a brother, LarryStrouble, and a niece, Sharon (Strouble) Kehl.

ROBERT L. BUSCHUR, 89, of North Star, passedaway October 22, 2013, at his home. He was bornMarch 13, 1924, in Cincinnati to the late Edward andJosephine (Brinker) Buschur. On August 23, 1947, hemarried Rita (Meyer) in North Star, where she survives.

He is also survived by 12 children: Nicholas and JoyBuschur of St. Marys, Patrick and Bonnie Buschur ofNorth Star, Joseph and Rosie Buschur of Dayton, Lauraand Stan Kollars of Lima, John and Margie Buschur ofCassella, Michael and Joan Buschur of North Star,Jennifer and Ronald Thieman of Burkettsville, Nancyand Steve Broering of St. Sebastian, Jacob and LindaBuschur of North Star, Paul and Gina Buschur of SanLuis Obispo, California, James and Krista Buschur ofNorth Star, and Steve and Vicki Buschur of North Star,

Buschur Farm Dairy, LLC, District 14; 56 grand-children; 71 great-grandchildren; and a sister, MaryBarga of Walla Walla, Washington.

He was preceded in death by a granddaughter,Rachel Lynn Buschur, and two sisters, Sr. Ruth Buschurand Lucille Mundey.

He was a World War II veteran serving in the SouthPacific, 6th Army, 40th Calvary Recon Unit and hadadvanced training as an Alamo Scout. He was amember of St. Louis Catholic Church, North StarAmerican Legion Post #174 and the Coldwater V.F.W.He was a past board member of Darke County RuralElectric and was a Wabash Township Trustee for 40years. He showed his love for God through his love ofhis family, his country and his work.

Memorials may be made to State of the HeartHospice. Condolences may be left athogenkampfh.com.

VILAS A. LEHMAN, 84, of Marshallville, passed awayon Tuesday, October 22, 2013, at his home after aperiod of declining health.

He was born November 13, 1928, in Apple Creek,the son of Simon S. and Ida (Sommer) Lehman, andwas united in marriage to Marie Sommer on July26,1958, in Huron. She died September 3, 1980.Following her death, Vilas was united in marriage toEileen Butzer Hostetler on September 22, 1992, inOrrville. She survives.

Vilas served in the U.S. Army during the KoreanWar as a corporal, and was a former truck driver forHofstetter Trucking, Orrville Products Company andWellman Lehman.

Together, Vilas and Eileen operated a cross-countrycattle trucking business from 1997 to the present.

He was a member of Christian & MissionaryAlliance Church in Orrville, and was a volunteer forTransport for Christ at the Brenn-Field Nursing Center.Vilas enjoyed driving truck and bowling. In 1989 hewas chosen the Wayne County Citizen of the Year.

Surviving in addition to his wife are sons Rick andRonald Hostetler of Marshallville; daughters Cindy(Dennis) Begert of Neillsville, Wisconsin, Linda(James) Everett of Boise, Idaho, and Cheryl (James)Caskey of Orrville; 15 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Debra (Ronald)Smith of Orrville; and nieces and nephews

In addition to his first wife, Marie, he was precededin death by his parents; a son, Dennis Hostetler; onegrandchild; brothers Marvin, John and MarionLehman; a sister, Florence Schumacher; and an infantsister.

Memorial contributions may be made to Christian& Missionary Alliance Church, 306 South WalnutStreet, Orrville, OH 44667.

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— In Memoriam —IDA WENGER, 90, of Orrville, died Tuesday, October22, 2013, at Shady Lawn Health Care Community inDalton, after a period of declining health.Ida was born December 17, 1922, in Orrville to the

late Ira and Elizabeth (Martin) Eberly and marriedLeroy Wenger on December 25, 1945, in Ida’s home inOrrville. Leroy survives. She graduated from DaltonHigh School, class of 1940, and was a homemakermost of her life.Ida was a member of the Chestnut Ridge

Mennonite Church, where she served as custodian andwas active in the WMSC. She also enjoyed gardeningand quilting.Surviving in addition to her husband are children

David (Esther) Wenger of Shipshewana, Indiana,Kenneth (Rita) Wenger and Lester (Nadine) Wenger,both of Orrville, Marilyn (Kenneth) Pridemore ofWindham, Doyle (Cindy) Wenger of Apple Creek,Lowell (Aimee) Wenger of Martinsburg, Pennsylvania,and Laverne (Kelly) Wenger of Dalton; 17grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one step-great-grandchild; a sister, Clara Showalter of Leetonia; abrother, Willis (Mary Ellen) Eberly of Orrville; andnumerous nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by her parents and

sisters Martha Eberly, Bertha Good and Edith Horst.Memorials may be made to Chestnut Ridge

Mennonite Church, 14366 Church Road, Orrville, OH44667; or LifeCare Hospice, 2525 Back Orrville Road,Wooster, OH 44691.

ELIZABETH ANN (BEACH) SOMMERS, 80, ofLondon, died October 26, 2013, at Sisters on ElmNursing Home. Born June 24, 1933, in London, Ohio,she was a daughter of Downing and Hazel (Hamilton)Beach. Elizabeth was married to Bob Sommers, whohas been a longtime Ohio State Fair Dairy cattleexhibitor and supporter. Most recently, Bob hasprovided his 1935 flatbed Chevy truck for the National

Holstein Futurity Parade at the Ohio State Fair.Elizabeth had worked with her husband Bob on

Cogniac Farms with the cows and bookkeeping andhad also worked as a seamstress at C.J.’s Boutique ofLondon. A member of the First United MethodistChurch of London, she served as a kindergarten andSunday school teacher as well as on variouscommittees and church council. Elizabeth had alsobelonged to the Areme Club; Rotary Anns; GuernseyBreeders Association; Order of the Eastern Star,Chapter #386, serving in many offices in the LondonChapter including Worthy Matron and secretary formany years, 70 Group (OES), OES GrandRepresentative to New Jersey (1970); and the MadisonCounty Historical Society. She also had been a pollworker and served as presiding judge on the MadisonCounty Board of Elections and helped with 4-H Clubsewing projects and the Madison County FashionBoard. Elizabeth enjoyed her family and friends, herchurch, OES and the Guernsey Breeders friends shemade over the years.She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Robert

D. “Bob” Sommers; son Robert (Denise) Sommers ofMiddletown; daughter,Jane Brock of South Solon;grandchildren Susan (Tom) Green of Oswego, Illinois,Bridget (Jon) McMillen of Lewis Center, Brian(Savannah) Brock of South Solon, Lorraine (Adrian)Terry of Lawrenceville, Georgia, Rob (Chelsea)Sommers of Atlanta, Georgia, Jessica Riley ofMiddletown and Lauren (Gary) Caudill of Carlisle,Ohio; 10 great-grandchildren; close friend Ruth Price;cousin Louine Hamilton; and caregiver and specialfriend Michaele Budd. She was preceded in death byher parents, sister and brother-in-law Rebecca andWilbur France, son-in-law Stephen E. Brock and dearfriend Dorothy Stout.Memorials may be made to the First United

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District 8 Holstein ShowAugust 20, 2013, at Lorain County Fair

98 Head Shown • Judge John Ayars

Fair board member Brian Twiningpresented a clock to his brother, RayTwining, for 25 years of service to theDistrict 8 Holstein Show.

Spring Heifer Calf (7)1. (JR) Cornish Olympian Carolyn, MeganCornish; 2. (JR) Do-Ra-Me Braxton Maybe-ET,Gunkleman; 3. Mors JA Redliner Ritz, JamesMorlock

Winter Heifer Calf (10)1. Fran-Mar-Inc Braxton Jewel, LindaBeardsly; 2. (JR) Cornish Final Cut Ariel,Greg Cornish; 3. Auburnhills C- ChipMeadow, Jane Webster

Fall Heifer Calf (10)1. Milksource Braxton Amy, Richman Farm;2. Windy-Knoll-View Malo-Red, RichmanFarm; 3. Mors Atwood Lollipop, Sugg Wood

Summer Yearling Heifer (5)1. Starmark HP Razzle-Red-ET, RichmanFarm; 2. (JR) Knappway Gold Sprinkles-Red,Jacob Knapp; 3. (JR) JoGeorge SS Duece2588, Kathrine Gilbert

Spring Yearling Heifer (8)1. St-Jacob Perseus Aswga, Richman Farm;2. (JR) Lundview Amos Petunia, Courtney andMatthew Lund; 3. (JR) DayDreamer DeuceClaire-Red, Gunkleman

Winter Yearling Heifer (8)1. Mors Contender Bess, Sugg Wood; 2. (JR)Lundview Atwood Samantha, Courtney andMatthew Lund; 3. (JR)Cornish Aspen Avery,Greg Cornish

Fall Yearling Heifer (4)1. Schug Atwood Nellie, Charlie Gleisner; 2.(JR) Remember-You CTD Minnie, ClayGunkleman; 3. ( JR) Lundview Braxton Paula,Courtney and Matthew Lund

Five-Year-Old (3)1. Pine-Tree Wizard Leah, Richman Farm; 2.(JR) Con-River entry, Andrew Conrad; 3. (JR)W-Johnson Affirm 1066, Courtney andMatthew Lund

Aged Cow (1)1. Merrill Rolex Girl Gigi, Kent Merrill

125,000 lb. Cow (2)1. (JR) Shultz Shottle Krisp-ET, Ben Klier; 2.Pine-Tree Zade Bloom Bunny, Tom and JodiMcDonnell

Best Three Females1. Conrad; 2. Lund; 3. Knapp

Dam and Daughter1. Tobin; 2. Knapp; 3. Lund

Produce of Dam1. Conrad; 2. Lund

Senior Champion and Reserve GrandChampion Open and Supreme Champion

Pine-Tree Wizard Leah, Richman FarmReserve Senior Champion Open Show

Greenlea Advent May Mae-Red, Richman Farm

Senior Champion Junior ShowShultz Shottle Krisp-ET, Ben Klier

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Courtney and Matthew LundGrand Champion Open Show

Schug Atwood Nancy, Richman FarmGrand Champion Junior Show

Con-River 1419 Gold Jill-ET, Jeffery ConradReserve Grand Champion Junior Show

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Junior Best Three Females1. Cornish; 2. Lund; 3. Jaloda

Junior Champion Open ShowSt-Jacobs Perseus Aswga, Richman Farm

Reserve Junior Champion Open ShowMors Contender Bess, Sugg Wood

Junior Champion Junior ShowCornish Olympian Carolyn, Megan Cornish

Reserve Junior Champion Junior ShowGreenlea Pic Sassy-Red-ET, Gunkleman

Junior Two-Year-Old (4)1. (JR) Quality-Quest Palermo Mist, IanTimmons; 2. (JR) Jaloda Sanchez Eleanor,Emily Klier; 3. Headwater Lheros Juliet,Patrick Twining

Senior Two-Year-Old (6)1. Schug Atwood Nancy, Richman Farm; 2.(JR) Con-River 1419 Gold Jill-ET, Andrew,Bradley and Rebecca Conrad; 3. (JR) JalodaBogart Belinda, Adam Cordy

Junior Three-Year-Old (6)1. Savage-Leigh Aspen Loren, Richman Farm;2. (JR) Con-River 1329 Molly-ET, Andrew,Bradly, Rebecca Conrad; 3. (JR) Quality-Quest Spearfire-TW, Ian Timmons

Senior Three-Year-Old (1)1. Jaloda Sanchez Hannah-TW, Ben Klier

Intermediate Champion Open ShowSchug Atwood Nancy, Richman Farm

Reserve Intermediate Champion Open ShowSavage Leigh Aspen Loren, Richman Farm

Intermediate Champion Junior ShowCon-River 1419 Gold Jill-ET, Jeffery Conrad

Reserve Intermediate Champion Junior ShowCon-River 1329 Molly-ET, Jeffery Conrad

Four-Year-Old (4)1. Greenlea Advent May Mae-Red, RichmanFarm; 2. (JR) Knappway Redliner Ruby-Red,Jacob Knapp; 3. (JR) Jaloda Sanchez Julip,Adam Cordy

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As summer turns to fall, there is noshortage of work to do around the farm.Finishing up the fall harvest, preparingthe barns for the cold of winter andkeeping machinery up and running areall things that demand a farmer’s time ona daily basis this time of year. Let me just take a few minutesto remind you of some Holstein USA services to help save youtime and money.

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This is also a good time of year to reflect back on youraccomplishments over the past several months, and Ohiobreeders have a lot to be proud of. The 2013 ProgressiveBreeders Registry award and Progressive Genetics Herdhonorees were recently published. Fourteen Ohio herds wererecognized as Progressive Breeders Registry herds, and another25 breeders were recognized with Progressive Genetics Herdhonors. Congratulations to each and every one of you whoworks hard to improve our great breed with each newgeneration of calves. You can view a complete list of this year’sPBR and PGH award recipients at www.holsteinusa.comunder Awards, and then Herds, in the main menu.

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Ohio Holstein Woman of the YearPlease look around at the women close to you. Who have fed calves, registered calves, milked the cows, made hay,made sure everyone was fed in the field, at the table and at the shows? You get the picture. Use the form below tonominate that indispensable woman at your farm for the Ohio Holstein Woman of the Year.

—————————————————————Ohio Holstein Woman of the Year Application

Name of woman to be nominated: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Name of person nominating and contact phone #: ____________________________________________________________________________________

Name of farm, operation or business, if applicable: ___________________________________________________________________________________

Please write a brief description of the nominee’s involvement in Holsteins at the family operation, county, district and/or state level.

Please attach additional pages if needed. _____________________________________________________________________________________________

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Please submit to: Ohio Holstein Woman of the Year Committee, c/o Kaye James 2519S Jefferson Road, Wooster, Ohio 44691or email to her at [email protected]. Applications must be received by February 14, 2014.

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Ohio Holstein Women’s NewsOn behalf of the Ohio Holstein Women, we would like

to give our sympathy to Barb Lumley, who lost her husbandDon this past August 16. Barb and Don were always presentat many Holstein activities. I often look back at previousOhio News articles. Ironically, I turned to page 41 of theNovember-December 2011 issue and began reading the“Tribute to Granny and All Dairy Cows Everywhere,” atribute to the Lumleys’ 18-year-old cow, written by BarbLumley. As I read the article I thought of it also as a tributeto all the senior Holstein members. Using some of the samewords of the article, our senior members “may not befamous…their names don't appear in the Ohio News or theHolstein World, but day in and day out they give ofthemselves creating a livelihood for their next generationfamily.” They pass on unbelievable amount of knowledgeto everyone they meet. “They are indeed the backbone ofthe registered Holstein business and the dairy industry in somany ways.” Tell that senior member that you appreciatethem for all they do and have done in the past. To all thosewho have gone before us, they too deserve to beremembered.Congratulations to our Ohio Women’s treasurer Lisa

Mangun, who is the new District 7 board member. Weappreciate Lisa, who is so involved in the association in so

many different aspects.The year 2014 will soon be here. Now is the time for you

to begin making plans for the upcoming Ohio Holsteinconvention on March 7 and 8, 2014. Districts 1 and 2 arehosting the convention, to be held at the Comfort Inn at2500 West State Street in Alliance, Ohio. The phonenumber is 330-821-5555. The Friday sale will be held at theKiko Farm starting at 11:00. The women's meeting will beheld at 8:00 on Saturday morning at the Comfort Inn.In this issue, there is information for Woman of the Year,

the Queen contest and the Ohio Women's Scholarship.Please read the qualifications for each application andencourage those you know who would be great applicantsfor the various categories. This is also the year for electionof president and vice president for the Holstein women. Ifyou would like to serve or know of someone, please contactnomination chair Sara Twining.If there is anything you would like to put on the agenda

for the March 8th meeting, please call or email me. I lookforward to seeing you at the convention; let’s have a greatturnout.Submitted by President Kathy Johnson330-206-5653, Email: [email protected], 330-206-5653 cell

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Hello again! I hope all is going well, as the Thanksgivingand Christmas seasons come and go. I wish all a happyNew Year, and good luck in next year’s show season. I amexcited as my first semester of my junior year at Ohio Stateis ending and coming closer to graduating. Thank you foreveryone who has given me contact information to makeconnections to help me enhance my education and futurecareer in Animal Science and, hopefully, VeterinaryMedicine.

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Again, I would like to thank all who got in contact withme to inform me of shows, sales and other events. I wouldhave never been able to attend all the events without yourhelp. I am truly grateful for this experience as the OhioHolstein Queen. I would do it all over again if I had theopportunity. I would encourage any girls who are eligible toapply. It is totally worth the time you put into it. I wouldlike to thank Jacqueline Sherry for introducing me to thiswonderful opportunity.

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Ohio Holstein Women’s Scholarship 2014

I. ELIGIBILITY:A. Applicant

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� Must come from a Holstein dairybackground. (Active in dairyprojects, 4-H, FFA, Junior BreedAssociation or work on a dairyfarm.)

� Must use for further education.� Shall be second semester/quarter

freshman or any other level.� Shall maintain at least a 2.25

accumulative grade point averageand be in good standing withuniversity or mentoringrepresentative.

B. Past recipients may apply.C. Final discretion lies with the Ohio

Holstein Women’s Association.

— PURPOSE STATEMENT —The Ohio Holstein Women’s Scholarship is dedicated to the encouragement of deserving and qualified persons with a high school degreeand with a dairy background, to obtain an Associate, Bachelor or Master’s degree, or to start up and continue in the dairy business.

II. SELECTION:A. Applications will be available from:

Ohio Holstein Women, P.O. Box 479,Wooster, Ohio, 44691, or online atwww.ohioholstein.com. Due byFebruary 14, 2014.

B. The Ohio Holstein Women’s ScholarshipCommittee will make selections eachyear.

C. Applicants shall be interviewed ifrequested by the OHW ScholarshipCommittee.

D. Scholarship does not have to beawarded every year. More than onescholarship may be given if fundspermit.

III. SCHOLARSHIP AWARD:A minimum scholarship of $650 will beawarded. Payment will be made upon thereceiving an official transcript from theprevious semester/quarter. A grade report

is required for payment. The recipient mustalso be enrolled for the nextsemester/quarter to remain eligible.� The mentoring scholarship will be

awarded in one lump sum of $650with a required report, personalinterview and presentation to the OhioHolstein Women at their annualmeeting. The recipient will need to beavailable for his or her project oreducational report.

IV.DUTIES OF RECIPIENT:A.Maintain at least a 2.25 accumulative

grade point average and send a copyof transcript to the Ohio Holstein Officefor proof of enrollment.

B. Stay in good standing with theuniversity.

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D. Failure to comply with the above statedcauses forfeiture of the scholarship.

2014 Ohio Holstein Queen ContestELIGIBILITY —

PREFERRED CONTACT —Email to [email protected] to — Katey Lora, 13984 Garfield Road, Salem, OH 44460Call Katey at 330-692-2223 if you have a question.

1. Contestants must be at least 16 years old on January 1,2014.

2. Contestants must be single, not married, throughouttheir reign.

3. Contestants must be members of the Ohio JuniorHolstein Association, unless the contestant is ineligibleto be a Junior member, in which case she should be amember of the Ohio Holstein Association.

4. Contestants must be able to attend the 2014 OhioHolstein Convention, 2014 Ohio Spring Dairy Expo,2014 Ohio State Fair Holstein shows in Columbus,District Holstein Shows, and she must submit anarticle to the Ohio Holstein News for each editionthroughout her reign.

5. The 2014 Queen will be required to dress in aprofessional manner at all Ohio Holstein functions.

6. 2014 applicants will be requested to submit 8x10photos of themselves in family/farm experiences withHolsteins. Email to [email protected].

7. Applications must be e-mailed or mailed by February21, 2014.

8. The contest will be held Friday, March 7, 2014, at theconvention hotel, Comfort Inn, Alliance, Ohio.Tentatively, the interviews of applicants will begin at3:00 p.m. The contest in front of an audience willbegin at 7:00 p.m.

9. In the evening pageant portion of the contest, theapplicants will be expected to be in formal dress andhave an escort (often a male family member).

TO APPLY —Visit www.ohioholstein.com for the 2014 Ohio HolsteinQueen Application. If you have questions specific to theapplication, please email Katey at [email protected].

— CONTESTANTS WILL BE JUDGED ON —Dairy Knowledge

Personal Appearance and PoisePublic Speaking

The Queen is expected to represent the OhioHolstein Association in a respectable manner.Any questionable circumstances that shouldoccur during the Queen’s reign will behandled by the Queen’s Committee.

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District 10 Holstein ShowAugust 13, 2013 • 29 Head Shown

Judge Steve MoffReported by Brenda Rosebrook

Spring Heifer Calf (5)1. (JR) Ro-Jo-Ma Braxton Delta, MadisenMorlock; 2. White-Light Braxton Kabbage,White-Light Holsteins; 3. White-Light BraxtonKnipshin, White-Light Holsteins

Winter Heifer Calf (1)1. Sunnyville JN Alex Jordan, SunnyvilleHolsteins

Fall Heifer Calf (6)1. (JR) Sunnyville Lo Planet Lunar, WillSeedorf/Sunnyville Holsteins; 2. White-LightGuthrie Lunatic, White-Light Holsteins; 3. (JR)Ri-Val-Re-Ar Sweetie-Red, Callie Seedorf

Summer Yearling Heifer (2)1. (JR) Sunnyville Toystory Reece Claire,Chloe, Callie, Will Seedorf; 2. White-LightTrump Lira, White-Light Holsteins

Spring Yearling Heifer (3)1. (JR) Ro-Jo-Ja Alexander Willa, MadisenMorlock; 2. (JR) Pine-Tree 1706 Toubi, TrentSchroder; 3. Sunnyville Richman Dollar,Sunnyville Holsteins

Winter Yearling (1)1. (JR) Sunnyville PL Alex Petra, Claire,Chloe, Callie and Will Seedorf

Fall Yearling Heifer (2)1. (JR) Sunnyville FL Seaver Foxy, Claire,Chloe, Callie and Will Seedorf; 2. (JR)Mawill Shottle Terri, Trent Schroeder/Triple T

Junior Champion Open Show and Junior Show

Ro-Jo-Ma Braxton Delta, Madisen MorlockReserve Junior Champion Open Show

and Junior ShowSunnyville Lo Planet Lunar, Claire, Chloe,

Callie and Will Seedorf, SunnyvilleHolsteins

Junior Best Three Females (4)1. Sunnyville Holsteins; 2. Madisen Morlock;3. White-Light Holsteins

Junior Two-Year Old-Cow (1)1. Sunnyville MidGavor Marble, SunnyvilleHolsteins

Aged Cow (1)1. (JR) Elm-Park Tart-Red-ET, Travis Schroeder

Best Three Females (2)1. Sunnyville Holsteins; 2. Schroeder/Triple-T

Senior Champion Open Show and Junior Show

Sunnyville Flo Jackson Fire, Claire, Chloe, Callie and Will Seedorf, Sunnyville HolsteinsReserve Senior Champion Open Show

Mellers Happy Durm Pronto, Kevin MellerReserve Senior Champion Junior ShowElm-Park Tart-Red, Travis SchroederGrand Champion Open Show Sunnyville WH Gold Woopsy,

Sunnyville HolsteinsReserve Grand Champion Open Show

Sunnyville AN Airraid Armi, Sunnyville Holsteins

Grand Champion Junior ShowSunnyville Flo Jackson Fire, Claire, Chloe,

Callie and Will Seedorf, Sunnyville HolsteinsReserve Grand Champion Junior Show

Sunnyville Kat Super Kool, Claire, Chloe, Callie and Will Seedorf, Sunnyville HolsteinsPremier Exhibitor and Premier BreederSunnyville Holsteins, Deshler, Ohio

Junior Showmanship1. Chloe Seedorf

Senior Showmanship1. Mallory Michaelis

Senior Two-Year-Old Cow (1)1. (JR) Sunnyville Kat Super Kool, Claire,Chloe, Callie and Will Seedorf, SunnyvilleHolsteins

Junior Three-Year Old-Cow (1)1. (JR) Caline 1545, Trent Schroeder/Triple-T

Senior Three-Year-Old Cow (1)1. Sunnyville WH Gold Woopsy, SunnyvilleHolsteins

Intermediate Champion Open ShowSunnyville WH Gold Woopsy,

Sunnyville HolsteinsReserve Intermediate Champion Open Showand Intermediate Champion Junior ShowSunnyville Kat Super Kool, Claire, Chloe,

Callie and Will Seedorf, Sunnyville HolsteinsReserve Intermediate Champion Junior Show

Caline 1545, Trent Schroeder/Triple-TFour-Year-Old Cow (2)

1. Mellers Happy Durm Pronto, Kevin Meller;2. Sunnyville AN Airraid Armi, SunnyvilleHolsteins

Five-Year-Old Cow (2)1. (JR) Sunnyville Flo Jackson Fire, Claire,Chloe, Callie and Will Seedorf, SunnyvilleHolsteins; 2. (JR) Mersland Dale Lola, TravisSchroeder


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District 14 Holstein ShowJuly 21, 2013 • Judge Josh Gordon

28 Head • Reported by Diane AndrewsSpring Heifer Calf (4)

1. (JR) Topp-View Advent Vi-Red, no namerecorded; 2. Topp-View Goldson Exhale,Topp-View; 3. Trio Acres Braxton Mindy, Trio-Farms-Heath

Winter Heifer Calf (4)1. (JR) Nic-Nan Dempsy, Miki, MadelynTopp; 2. (JR) Topp-View Lathority May, KinleyTopp; 3. Futurama Gutherie Nicine,Futurama Holsteins

Fall Heifer Calf (3)1. (JR) Seven-Gables Brocaw Ginny, OliviaCummings; 2. (JR) Nic-Nan Dempsey Fran,Madelyn Topp; 3. Topp-View Freemont Jalo,Keaton Topp

Summer Yearling Heifer (3)1. (JR) Maiz-N-Blu Adve Scarlet-Red, KyleMcGuire and Zane Williams; 2. FuturamaSid Syber, Futurama Holsteins; 3. (JR)Balmoral Avrinna, Madelynn Topp

Spring Yearling Heifer (4)1. (JR) Brookview Winbrooke Lady A, KyleAndrews; 2. (JR) Brookview Fever Leapyear,Allison McCummons; 3 Futurama entry,Futurama Holsteins

Reserve Intermediate Champion Open ShowMarste Awaterwood Maude, Marste Farms

Intermediate Champion Junior ShowQ-Cove-W Koster Heath Rae, Jessica Colby

Four-Year-Old Cow (1)1. (JR) Topp-View Mr. Sam Elle, Keaton ToppSenior Champion Open and Junior Show and Grand Champion Open and Junior Show

Topp-View Mr. Sam Elle, Keaton ToppReserve Grand Champion Open Show

Q-Cove-W Koster Heath Rae, Jessica Colby Reserve Grand Champion Junior ShowSeven-Gables Zenith Tab, MarsteFarmsPremier Exhibior and Premier Breeder

Topp-View

Winter Yearling Heifer (2)1. (JR) Seven-Gables Atwood Allie, ColeCummings; 2. (JR) Brickmar Colby Mercea,Nick Colby

Fall Yearling (4)1. (JR) Brookview Sid Lindey, Kyle Andrews;2. Trio Braxton Melodie, Trio Farms; 3.Futurama Braxton Georgia, FuturamaHolsteins

Junior Best Three Females1. Topp-View Farms 2. Futurama HolsteinsJunior Champion Open and Junior Show

Maiz-N-Blu Adve Scarlet-Red, Kyle McGuire/Zane Wilkins

Reserve Junior Champion Open and Junior Show

Nic-Nan Dempsy Miki, Madelyn ToppJunior Two Year Old Cow (1)

1. (JR) Q-Cove-W Koster Heath Rae, JessicaColby

Senior Two-Year-Old Cow (1)1. Marste Awaterwood Maude, Marste Farms

Junior Three-Year-Old (1)1. Seven-Gables Zenith Tab, Marste Farms

NO Senior Three-Year-OldIntermediate Champion Open Show

Seven-Gables Zenith Tab, Marste Farms, Marste Farms



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What Makes A GREAT One?There you are in the sale barn walking around trying to

determine which animal you are going to make a run at sothat you can be the proud new owner of that animal at endof the day. You have done your HOMEWORK looking atPEDIGREES, watching FEET and LEGS as the animals aremoved around in preparation for the sale, asking otherstheir opinions, but ultimately it comes down to yourdecision on which animal to INVEST in.Now at this point, you may be thinking that I am going

to try to tell you how to select a GREAT one at upcomingsales — but I’ll leave that for you to decide. What I amtalking about is “what makes a GREAT young individual?” Ibelieve it isn’t all that different than selecting goodanimals! First you have to do your homework — obviouslyin today’s world we need well-educated young men andwomen with the ability to make sound decisions on theirown. With my wife being a teacher, I know all too well thatsome teachers can assign a great deal of homework.However, I promise you that there is a method to theirmadness, and it will pay off in time.The second element is your pedigree — and I am not

talking about having an All-American linebacker as yourdad! I am, however, suggesting that it takes someone whois willing to invest the time and knowledge of good sounddecision-making processes in you. Making good decisions,in turn, results in your reputation, and we all know that inthe agricultural community, your reputation goes a longway. I promise you that each and every one of us readingthis article have made mistakes along the way; justremember it is how we react to those mistakes that formsour character. Just like a great pedigree on a calf, this greatlineage of knowing right from wrong — and choosing to doso — will definitely increase the “value” of your pedigreewhen it comes time to finding a job in an increasinglydifficult market.So when I said FEET and LEGS in the opening

paragraph, I was literally talking about the animals’ feet andlegs, but with you I am referring to people that are willing

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to do the groundwork. Sometimes we sit back and let othersdo the first step in a project that we know needs done, butjust aren’t very motivated to do it for whatever reason. A“great” one will take the initiative to do those things thatthey see need done and not necessarily expect anyrecognition in return. The next time you are faced with asituation in which you may not want to do what you knowneeds doing, just take the first step and starting the project— you may be surprised how many others jump on thebandwagon because you took the “first step” in the process.I am a firm believer in forming your own opinions on

any decision that needs to be made, however try to makesure that you make those opinions based on reliable,honest and factual evidence. One great way to stayinformed with reliable information is to become moreinvolved in the Junior Holstein Association. This process iscalled Networking. This is a fancy word that basicallymeans to surround yourself with people of good, soundjudgment that may be able to point you in the right waywhen it comes to decision making and potentially evenrefer you for a job opening one day. The Junior Associationhas some pretty cool things in store this next year, and thereis no better time to get involved than now!Now it comes down to your decision: Will you INVEST

in your future? I know some of you reading this articletoday may be thinking that you are too young for this topertain to you, but I promise you, it is never too early to bethinking about your future! It starts today with everydecision that we make. So, the next time you are looking forthat “great” one at the sale, just remember that we too havean opportunity to be GREAT in our own rights!

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2013 4-H Dairy Judgingby Bonnie Ayars

The Ohio 4-H team brought home several honors fromthe National 4-H Dairy Judging Contest at World DairyExpo! Although they did not earn the first place award forhigh team overall, they were the high team in placings,beating out the second-place group by 25 points. That wasan accomplishment that should be recognized. Long beforereasons, the ability to see cattle is of the upmostimportance.

Team members included Heath Geyer (Shelby County),Colton Harstine (Tuscarawas County), and Cody Jodreyand Cory Jodrey (Brown County). The team was high inHolsteins, third in Guernseys and finished seventh overallout of 26 teams competing. Colton was eighth in placingsand Cory was second in placings. They finished 14th and19th, respectively, over all. Heath was ninth in the Jerseydivision, and Cody was second in Holsteins with Colton insixth place.

Way to go boys — the only all-male team at the contest!

2013 Collegiate Dairy Judgingby Bonnie Ayars

PENNSYLVANIA ALL-AMERICANThe Ohio State University Dairy Judging Team brought

home a victory at the Pennsylvania All-American contestheld in September. The team was composed of RobinAlden, Jared Smith, Lara Staples and Jacquelyn Sherry. As ateam, they won by 14 points over second-place Michigan.They also earned the second-place rank in reasons.

Individually, Lara finished seventh overall and third inreasons, Jared third overall and Robin second with a fifthplace in reasons.

In Ayrshires, Jacquelyn was third, and the team was fifth.For the Brown Swiss breed, Robin was second, as was theteam. With Guernseys, the team was second. Holsteinhonors went to Robin as the high individual, and again theteam was in a second-place finish. Rounding out the breeds,Jerseys brought Lara a third place, Jared fourth and thesecond-high team.

As the excitement mounted during the results, it wasgood to look around the room and see so many familiarand supportive faces from Ohio. You could nearly hear thechant, “Go, Bucks!”

WORLD DAIRY EXPOThe Dairy Judging Team competed in the National

Collegiate Dairy Judging Contest at Madison, Wisconsin,on September 30 during World Dairy Expo. Team membersincluded Robin Alden, Jared Smith, Lara Staples and HillaryHayman.

Team results were as follows: fourth team overall, third-high team in Ayrshires, second-high team in Red and White,sixth-high team in Milking Shorthorn, sixth-high team inreasons.

In overall individual reasons, Lara was seventh, andRobin finished tenth.

For the top 25 overall and All-American status, Lara was13th and Robin was 11th.

This was the 93rd contest, and it was one of the closeston record.

4-H Dairy Judging Team at World Dairy ExpoFrom left: Coach Bonnie Ayars, Cody Jodrey, Corey Jodrey, ColtonHarstine, Heath Geyer.

OSU Dairy Judging Team at the PA All-AmericanFrom left: Lara Staples, Jacquelyn Sherry, Coach Bonnie Ayars,Robin Alden, Jared Smith.

Presentation of the Maurice Core Scholarships at the Dairy Shrine Banquet at PA All-American Show

From left: Alicia Lamb, former Ohio Holstein Queen MikaylaConrad, Shannon Rodeffer, Maurice Core.

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OSU Dairy Judging Team at World Dairy ExpoFrom left: Jared Smith, Lara Staples, Hilary Hayman, Robin Alden,Coach Bonnie Ayars. All of these OSU students judged on 4-Hteams.

ATI-OSU Dairy Judging Team at World Dairy ExpoFrom left: Coach Royce Thornton, Marshal Overholt, Dan Grim,Laura Bond, Meghan Thurston.

ATI-OSU Dairy Cattle Judging Team

from information provided by Royce Thornton, OSU-ATI

The Ohio State ATI Dairy Cattle Judging Team had a verysuccessful September. As a result of placing as one of thetop three teams at World Dairy Expo, the team has receivedan invitation to participate in the International DairyJudging Tour with competitions in Scotland and Irelandfrom June 18 to July 2, 2014.

The team participated in contests at World Dairy Expo(Madison, Wisconsin, September 30) and the PennsylvaniaAll-American Dairy Show (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,September 9). Team members are Laura Bond, Dan Grim,Marshall Overholt and Meghan Thurston. The contest atWorld Dairy Expo is considered the “national contest” fortwo-year colleges and other similar post-secondaryinstitutions.

Results for the Traditional Contest (13 teams, 52individuals) at World Dairy Expo: third overall team in thecontest, first in Red and Whites, second in Holsteins,second in Jerseys, fourth in Guernseys, fourth in BrownSwiss, fifth in Milking Shorthorns, fifth in Ayrshires andfifth in oral reasons. Meghan and Marshall received “All-American” status with top-ten finishes. Individually,Meghan was fifth overall, first in Red and Whites, second inplacings, third in Holsteins, fourth in Ayrshires, eighth inoral reasons and ninth in Brown Swiss; Marshall was thirdin placings, sixth in Milking Shorthorns, seventh in BrownSwiss and tenth in Red and Whites; Dan was 16th overalland eighth in Jerseys; and Laura was 18th overall andseventh in Guernseys.

Results for the Practical Contest (11 teams) at WorldDairy Expo were as follows: sixth team overall, third teamin linear evaluation, fourth in commercial heifers, andseventh in registered heifers. Laura Bond was first in linearevaluation.

Results for the PA All-American Contest (6 teams, 23individuals) were as follows: fourth team overall, third inAyrshires, fourth in Brown Swiss, third in Holsteins.

Individually, Dan was fourth overall, eighth in Ayrshires,third in Brown Swiss, third in Guernseys, fourth inHolsteins and ninth in oral reasons; Meghan was 14thoverall, sixth in Ayrshires and eighth in Jerseys. Marshall didnot judge at the PA All-American contest — he was showingthe Grand Champion Guernsey cow in the National JuniorGuernsey Show that day.

The next contest is on November 10 at the NorthAmerican International Livestock Exposition in Louisville,Kentucky.

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Holstein Association USA has reported the five Ohiodelegates to the National Holstein Convention inDubuque, Iowa, June 27-28, 2014: Joseph Miley, RandallKiko, Ted Renner, Steve Moff and Bill Ramsey. Alternates, ifneeded, will be asked to serve in the following order: PaulHaskins, Christopher Lahmers, Ryan Welch, Eric Topp,Adam Whiteleather ahd Dallas Rynd.

•Ohio Holstein Association office secretary, Diana Miley,

plans to be in the office Tuesdays and Wednesdays from11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday, call to see ifDiana is in the office; she will not be in the office on

Grapevine – continued from page 12 Mondays. Editor Esther Welch is working from home andcan be reached at 419-945-2250 and by email [email protected].

•Robin Starkenberg, marketing and communications

manger of Digi-Star-Precison, makers of scales for feedwagons and ag equipment, announced that the companywill offer a paid internship for the summer of 2014 at Ft.Atkinson, Wisconsin, for college students interested incommunications. Contact Digi-Star, W5527 Hwy 106, FortAtkinson, WI 53538, or call Robin directly at 920-568-6231 or 608-449-3271, or FAX 920-563-9721, or [email protected].

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STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT(Act of August 12, 1970; Section 3685. Title 39. United States Code.) September 22, 2005. The OhioNews, published 5 times per year. Publisher: Maher H. Wahba, P.O. Box 605, Shreve, Ohio 44676;Editor: Esther Welch, P.O. Box 479, Wooster, Ohio 44691; Managing Editor: Esther Welch, P.O. Box479, Wooster, Ohio 44691. Owner: Ohio Holstein Association, Joseph Miley, President, P.O. Box 479,Wooster, Ohio 44691. The average number of copies each issue during the preceding 12 months:Total printed 1,972; sales through newsstands, etc. None; Mail subscriptions, 1,501. Total PaidCirculation, 1,501. Free Distribution, 92. Total Distribution, 1,740. Office use and spoils 379 .

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IndexABS Global, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Accelerated Genetics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18ADA Mid-East, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Ag Credit/Country Mortgages . . . . . . . . . 10Agri Sales & Consulting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Agri-King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Andrews, Steve & Seth — Auctioneers . . . 20Ashland Implement, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Bickel Family Farms/Ray-Jo Meadows. . . . 25Cargill Animal Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46COBA/Select Sires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Commodity Blenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Commodity Specialists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38ComputerMixx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Curry Lumber & Pole Building Co.’s. . . . . . 29Davis, Kim R. — Nationwide Insurance . . . 35DeLaval Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Embryo Transfer Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32First National Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Garver, Merlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Genex Cooperative, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Habrun’s Insurance Service, Inc. . . . . . . . . 11Harold’s Equipment, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Haudenschild Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Idyl Brook Dairy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22K & M Builders, Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Keim Concrete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Kidron Auction, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Lehman, Eileen — Livestock Hauling . . . . . . 8Lowe & Young, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Meaden & Moore — CPA’s . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Mennonite Mutual Insurance Company . . . 32Midwest Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Miley Holstein Farms, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17National Holstein Futurity, Inc. . . . . . . . . . 38New Pittsburg Large Animal Clinic . . . . . . 16Ohio Beef Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Ohio State University/Ag Technical Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Paradise Valley Farms, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Pine Tree Dairy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Polchin Holsteins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Purina Animal Nutrition, LLC. . . . . . . . . . . 13Ratta Applied Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Renaissance Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Richman Farms, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

MEETINGS and EVENTSMarch 7, 2014 — Ohio Holstein Convention:Farm Tours, Queen ContestMarch 8, 2014 — Ohio Holstein AssociationAnnual Meeting, Comfort Inn, Carnation Mall,Alliance, OhioJune 25-28, 2014 — National HolsteinConvention, Dubuque, IowaJune 27-30, 2015 — National HolsteinConvention, St. Charles, IllinoisJune 25 –July 2, 2016 — National Holstein

SALESNovember 23 — Ohio Holstein AssociationMulti-Breed Sale, Wooster, OHMarch 7, 2014 — Ohio Convention Sale atKiko Family Farm, Salem, OHMarch 27, 2014 — The Best of Triple-T andHeath, Columbus, OHApril 2014 — Ohio Spring Sale, Wooster, OH

SHOWSMarch 27-28-29, 2014 — Spring Dairy Expo,Columbus, OH

DEADLINESDecember 1 — Pay memberships by this datefor a 10% discount.December 1 — All-Ohio photos should be atthe Ohio Holstein office in Wooster, OH.December 1 — Junior All-Ohio entries, cowphotos and Junior exhibitor photos should be atthe Ohio Holstein office in Wooster, OH.December 21 — Deadline for Jan.-Feb. 2014Ohio News ads and articlesFebruary 7, 2014 — Annual meetingreservations to Comfort Inn, Alliance, Ohio fordiscounted rateFebruary 14, 2014 — Ohio Holstein QueenContest entries to the Ohio Holstein office inWooster, OHCheck Women’s pages for scholarship andWomen of the Year deadlines.

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