Good food, greasy pigs and loads of fun!
Although a late posting, the following was submitted by field reporter Tanya Miller of Maryland on this summer”’’s State Holstein Picnic. We heard only rave reviews about the event and thought it worthy to be posted. For photos from the day, please visit the website of picnic hosts, Paul Yoder and family of Cherry Kreek/Red Vision at www.holsteinworld.com/cherry-kreek/.
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Lots of western Maryland hospitality was shown as the Garrett County Holstein Club and Red Vision Genetics held the annual Maryland Holstein picnic. In the western-most corner of the state, Garrett County is home of scenic Deep Creek Lake and Cherry Kreek Farm, Paul and Naomi Yoder and their six children. Together with Naomi’s brother, Calvin Schrock, wife Irene and their six children, they makeup the Red-Vision Genetics prefix.
The families did a wonderful job of hosting the state event. They had horse and buggy rides, homemade ice cream, a greased pig contest, and the kids favorite – the airplane candy drop. Cherry Kreek has a grass runway airport which made it handy to give airplane rides, and drop candy along the runway for the kids to gather. The Greased pig contest was a big hit with over 60 kids participating, if only the circle of spectators could keep the slippery suckers in!
The annual milk promotion poster contest for the juniors was completed, with the following winners: Junior division Katelyn Allen (1st), Carol Debaugh (2nd); Intermediate division Collin Lethbridge (1st), Elizabeth Davis (2nd); Senior division Sarah Davis (1st), Jarrett Remsburg (2nd), Brittany Lethbridge (3rd).
But the biggest winner of the day was Ryan Shank of Washington County, as he drew the lucky ticket for the junior calf raffle. Cherry Kreek donated a September Storm calf from a VG-87 Rubens and then Elites- JSJ Fac Feebe-Red ET (3E-92).
Red-Vision and Garrett County did an excellent job on their picnic, pleasing all ages!