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The 2007 Area 2 Sports Day was on June 21 and hosted by the Trenton FFA Chapter. Fifty students from 10 area schools were represented.
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Ten members of the Pattonsburg FFA attended, including Tiffany deJong, Lindsey Lambert, Caroline Hulet, Chase Morris, Alyssa Lambert, Laura Zimmerman, Matt Woodring, Kate Hangley, Haley Slessman, and Becca Bowland.
Becca Bowland did most of the pitching and all of the other members rotated between positions.
Officers Climb new heights of leadership
On July 9-11, the Pattonsburg FFA Chapter stayed at a Chapter Officer Resort at the Mozingo Lake in Maryville. The Jefferson, South Nodaway, West Nodaway, and Worth County chapters also joined the Pattonsburg chapter.
Approximately 30 members were present. Activities were team building projects, personality tests, goal setting, public speaking, brainstorming sessions, and contest teams. Jim Cassidy helped all the members to learn the seven habits of highly effective teenagers.
All of the members had the chance to try the MOERA Challenge Course. MOERA also allowed the members to learn how to trap shoot.
State FFA President, Kabel Oaks, came and spoke to the members and taught them important qualities in being a team. All members had the chance to swim in the Mozingo Lake, have night time hikes and campfires together.
Volunteers Time at Junior Livestock Show
The Daviess County Fair began July 12. Local members Caroline Hulet, Tiffany deJong, and Mariah Wood participated in and outside of the show ring by collecting exhibitor cards and turning them in, passing out ribbons to winners, and assisting with the Pee Wee show by handing out ribbons and gold dollars to each youngster.
Outside of the ring, members helped control the in and out gates so exhibitors could pass easily.
Chapter advisor Mrs. Holder assisted in the announcer’s booth and also sponsored the Reserved Grand Champion Plaque.
On Friday morning members Becca Bowland, Kate Hangley, Haley Slessman, and Heather Allee assisted with serving breakfast from the Gallatin Lions Club Concession Trailer and also helped in the show ring during the sheep and goat shows.
Dana Shipers helped supervise the morning concessions. In the afternoon and evening members Alyssa Lambert, Lindsey Lambert, Becca Bowland, Caroline Hulet, and Tiffany deJong assisted in the work of the concession trailer and in the show ring once again. Rhonda Lambert supervised the afternoon concession shift.
On July 14 during the boar and gilt show, Tiffany deJong and Caroline Hulet assisted in the show ring by collecting cards, passing out ribbons, and assisting with the Pee Wee Show.