The Coshocton County Beacon February 13, 2019 - Page 19

This year Ridgewood High
School FFA had the privilege
to put on another tractor
pull at the Bud Hawk Arena
in Bakersville. It was ded-
icated to the memory and
provided funds for the Tony
Hoff man Memorial Scholar-
ship Fund. Hoff man was the
best supporter and fan of the
FFA members over the last 15
years. He always helped out
in the shop for fair projects,
was a chaperone on FFA trips
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and was the FFA Alumni Presi-
dent. There were more than 150 businesses and individ-
uals that donated supplies, food, door prizes, and awards.
The support was overwhelming and overall through the
tractor pull, personal donations, and a dinner by Bakers
IGA, Ridgewood High School FFA was able to make a
substantial contribution to the scholarship fund.
Ridgewood FFA
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Every October, the National FFA Organization bestows the
highest honor any FFA member can receive. This year Ridge-
wood had four students earn this degree. These members
have put in many hours for their SAE, have volunteered,
been involved in state and national leadership activities and
are the best of the best. Pictured from left are: Paige Goedel,
Jesse Olinger, Hayden Davis, and Nathaniel Thompson.
Ridgewood FFA had fi ve members receive their
State FFA Degrees last May. This is the highest
award an FFA member can receive at the state
level. Pictured from left are: Waverly Reidenbach,
Emily Bookless, Britt ney Burgan, Carlos Mourer,
and Morgan Matis. These members worked very
hard to achieve this lofty goal.
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Ridgewood had several members achieve success with
their Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE) by being
honored as State Profi ciency Award fi nalists. These
members were the top in the state in their areas. Students
in this picture are Madison Whitt - agricultural services,
equine entrepreneurship; Emily Bookless, outdoor recre-
ation, specialty animal production; Jesse Olinger, swine
production management, wildlife management (WINNER);
Palmer Erb, ag mechanics repair and maintenance (WIN-
NER); and Morgan Matis, specialty animal production.
PROUD OF OUR FFA
PARTICIPANTS!
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Many FFA members participated in the Ridgewood
FFA chicken co-op program this year. This is an
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opportunity for members to show something dif-
Palmer Erb was a National Profi ciency Finalist this past Oc- ferent than they are used to or for those members
tober for his award area. He was selected as having one of
living in town to have the opportunity to show an
the top four applications for ag mechanics repair and main- animal at the fair. Students had to take care of the
tenance where he had his own small engine repair business, chickens from when they were two days old until
Rev-it-up Resale. He was interviewed by a panel of industry they were market weight. They also learned show-
experts and received a $500 cash award for being a fi nalist. manship and how to properly show the bird.
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