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Congratulations to
Danielle Bauer
2009 Miss Howard County Farm Bureau
Submitted by
Merhlyn Barnes
On Sunday, August
9, 2009, the opening day of the 64th Annual Howard County Fair,
Danielle Bauer, 17, was chosen to be Miss Howard County Farm
Bureau. Miss Bauer is the daughter of Ricky and Leslie Bauer and
lives on a 120 plus acre grain, cattle and hog farm in Dayton
where her father is a full-time farmer.
Danielle breeds
and shows hogs and is responsible for their feeding and care,
including medical care. She cleans out the hog pens and uses
sprinklers to keep her animals cool.
In 4-H, Danielle
carries projects in market swine and market lambs, photography,
food and nutrition, crafts and home environment. She participates
in livestock judging and livestock skillathon, and is a Junior
Member of the National Hampshire Swine Registry. Apart from 4-H,
Danielle is on the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival Kids
Committee. She also works at Merry Acres Farm, and is a
hostess/server at the CoHo Grill.
She is a senior
at Glenelg High School, is Captain of the Varsity Cheerleading
Squad, and Editor of the school yearbook. She plans to attend
college and major in Agricultural Education to become an Ag
Teacher.
Shannen Leigh
Sullivan, 16, is the daughter of Hance and Barbara Sullivan and
lives on an 85 acre Woodbine grain farm. She is a 5-year member of
the Centaurs 4-H Club where she serves as President; and was a
3-year past member of Spur and Stirrup. Actively competing with
her Quarter horse and Thoroughbred in Dressage, Eventing and
Jumpers, she belongs to the Seneca Valley Pony Club. In high
school, she has served on the Student Government Association and
on the Yearbook staff. She is attending Howard Community College
this fall with plans of transferring to a university to study
agricultural programs combined with equine studies.
Joleen Putman,
17, lives on her family’s 55 acre farm where they own, train and
board horses. Joleen is a 6-year member of the Howard County 4-H
Beef Club. She is also a life member of the All-American Quarter
Horse Association, and a member of the Mid-Atlantic Congress Team.
She hopes to work with her mother in the family business and one
day have her own stable and manage a farm.
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Congratulations also go
to
Rachel King
2009 Little Miss Howard County Farm Bureau
and to
Mitchell S. Feaga
2009 Future Howard County Farmer
The Little Miss &
Future Howard County Farmer competition was held on opening day of
the Howard County Fair with great participation. The contestants,
ages 8 to 11, created a poster featuring their personal
agriculture project or activities. Rachel King, age 10 of
Glenwood, is our 2009 Little Miss. She is a member of the Dayton
4-H where she serves as Reporter. She has projects in sewing,
crafts, goats, swine, rabbits, and livestock judging/skillathon.
She has been a part of Ag Safety Day and the MD Sheep and Wool
Festival.
Our 2009 Future
Farmer, Mitchell S. Feaga, age 9 of Woodbine, is a student at
Bushy Park Elementary School where he plays viola. He has been
involved in Howard County soccer and baseball, Jr. Lions Club, 4-H
Dairy Club, Holstein calf, vegetables, hay crop, fishing, shooting
sports and riding a 4-wheeler.
Other
participants included Shannon Nichole Jones, age 11 of Sykesville
and Nate Brewer, age 9 of Woodbine. |
