FFA NEWS & UPDATES
Sponsor: Brian Johnson Contact:( 308) 446-2244 or brian. johnson @ litchfieldps. org
On February 13, the Litchfield FFA competed in the District CDE competition in Grand Island. Tyler Wood, Blaine Gibbons and Jacob Swearingen competed in the welding competition where Tyler received a blue ribbon for Shielded Metal Arc Welding and Jacob received a red ribbon for OA Welding. Emilee Sweley and Meghan Kratzer participated in the Vet Science competition and Christopher Paitz and John Zimmer competed in the Ag Mechanics competition. Tacey Shafer competed in the Agriscience competition where she received a blue ribbon for her efforts.
( John Zimmer, Christopher Paitz, Blaine Goodner, Tacey Shafer, Meghan Kratzer, Emilee Sweley, Jacob Swearingen, & Tyler Wood)
While school was not in session on Friday, February 17, Lt. Governor Mike Foley stopped in Litchfield at the Trotter Greenhouse to tour the facility and learn more about the Litchfield Farm to School lunch program. Gary Lawrence led the tour and other visitors were Mitch Feldman, Gary Feldman, Janice Reynolds and Brian Johnson. Gary and Diane Feldman recently donated a beef to the Farm to School program and the Trotter Greenhouse is a regular donor to the program. The group also toured the Trotter Dry Fertilizer Terminal.
( Gary Lawrence, Lt. Gov. Mike Foley, Mitch Feldman, Gary Feldman, Janice Reynolds)
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