6A--The Malakoff News, Thursday, May 7, 1981
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By ANN ROUNSAVALL
State FFA vice-president Len Dingier
was the speaker for the first Annual
Cross Roads Member-Parent FFA
Banquet held Thursday night, April 30,
at the TP&L Youth Center in Trinidad:
Dingier, a pre-dental major at
Stephen F. Austin College, is a five year
veteran of FFA. He outlined his
"stepladder to success" for Cross
Reads FFA'ers, including setting goals,
developing physical strength,
developing positive attitudes, dreaming
dreams, and being yourself.
Chapter officers opened the meeting
for the banquet. Officers are Russell
Giles, president; Shari Piper, vice
president; D'Anua Groves, secretary;
Lanee Wallace, treasurer; Louis Floyd,
reporter; Fred Winston, sentinel; and
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Greenhand officers are Danny
Hughes, president; Rene Leopard, vice
president; Becky Henry, secretary;
Rayland Sifers, treasurer; Kevin
Hoelting, reporter; and Chris Hope,
sentinel.
Giles was awarded the Star Chapter
Farmer Award, while Jeff Tunnell was
awarded the Star Greenhand.
Honorary Chapter Farmer Degree
was awarded to Jerry Howell, owner of
Dallas Hose and Supply in Dallas and R
and J Supply Co. of Trinidad.
Proficency Awards, presented to
:
those who have excelled in given fields,
were presented to Lanee Wallace for
Soil and Water Management; Steve
Allen for Beef Production; Dewaine
Cain for Swine Production; and to the
grand champion Agricultural
Mechanics team of Steve Allen,
Dewaine Cain and Louis Floyd.
CerUficates of appreciation were
awarded to persons outside the chapter
who have shown outstanding support
and help. They were presented to Frank
Upchurch, Michael Campbell, Citizens
State Bank of Malakoff and employees
of Curtis Mathes Mfg. Co.
THE AWARD WINNING Agricultural Mechanics team from Cross Roads FFA
was presented proficiency awards at the First Annual FFA Banquet held last
Thursday. Members of the team, left to right, are Louis Floyd, Steve Allen and
Dewaine Cain. The team had the Grand Champion ag project at the Henderson
County Livestock Show last week and won another grand championship at the
Kaufman County Livestock Show over the weekend. Making the presentation is
Rene Leopard. (Staff photo by Ann Rounsavall)
STAR CHAPTER FARMER Russell Giles from Cross Roads was
FFA Award at the annual banquet Thursday night by Tracy Roun~
was presented the first Star Chapter Farmer Award for the Cross
(Staff photo by Ann Rounsavall)
Certificates of accomplishments
were presented to Jerry Logan, Shari
Piper and Lanee Wallace for FFA Quiz;
to Louis Floyd for Public Speaking; to
Dale Gilbert, Steve Allen and Stevie
Cowan for Chapter Farmer Farm Skill;
to Donna Norman, Mike Biggers,
Rayland Sifers for Greenhand Farm
Skill; and to Lanee Wallace, Jeff Tun-
nell, Jay Whitney, Becky Henry and
Shari Piper for Land Judging.
Also, Mike Reed, Mike Biggers, Steve
Allen, Fred Winston, Dewaine Cain,
Louis Floyd, Russell Giles, Dale
Gilbert, Tracy Rounsavall, Roy Clay
and Dale Gilbert for Livestock
Judging; to D'Anna Groves, Connie
King, Russell Giles
Louis Floyd, Fred
Cain and Mike Reed for
ducting; to Jeff Tunnell,
Chris Hope,
Matt Anding and Rene
Greenhand Chapter
David James for
Mechanics.
Mike Reed gave
dinner and the welcome
by
their guests while Cha
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guests. Pydi Holmes
music at the piano.
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Cross Roads FFA Thursday night. (Staff photo by Ann Rounsavall)
if~ JEFF TUNNELL was awarded the Star Greenhand award at the
FFA Banquet Thursday night. Making the presentation is 'l~ac)
(Staff photo by Ann Rounsa vail)
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