2009 ADGA Convention

October 10-17, 2009
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                   2009 ADGA CONVENTION YOUTH EVENTS
Adam’s Mark Buffalo Hotel · Buffalo, New York · October 10 – 17, 2009
2010 Youth Representative is  Hannah Larson, CO
      Alternate Youth Representative is Bethany Parker, NH

Get to know ADGA's new Youth Representatives;

Hannah is pictured here with her siblings, Joseph, Abigail, and Emily

I’m Hannah Larson from Windsor, Colorado.  I had the honor of being selected as the 2009-2010 ADGA Youth Representative at this year’s convention in Buffalo, New York.  I would like to take this opportunity to tell you a little bit about myself.  My family and I raise Alpines, with the exception of my brother’s Oberhasli and my sister’s Toggenburgs and LaMancha.  I got my first goat when I was eight years old.  We would attend two to three open shows every year and gradually got to know the many different breeders from our area.  Since then, we have learned much about showing, breeding, and day to day goat care from these wonderful “goat” people.  Currently, my family and I own 45 dairy goats.  I completed my 10th year as a 4-H member this year.

I hope to be able to meet even more two-legged kids this next year.  I would like to attend some events in other states and tell more people about the wonderful youth programs and activities ADGA offers.  If you have an event you would like me to attend, let me know when and where it is.  Although I would love to attend all of them, time and distance will play a part in where I can go.  

I am looking forward to this year and I can’t wait to see what it holds for me.

Hannah Larson    




Hi, I'm Bethany Parker, and I'm your '09/'10 ADGA Alternate Youth Representative.  I live in New Hampshire with my family and our herd of LaManchas, though we started our herd when we lived in Maine.  I've had goats for nearly 12 years, and I was a member of 4-H for 15 years.  I'm currently a student at Manchester Community College here in New Hampshire, and I work part-time for Performance Indicator, a company in Lowell, Massachusetts. 
 
ADGA events that I've been to include the '07 annual convention in Fort Collins, Colorado, the '08 national show in Louisville, Kentucky, and the '09 annual convention in Buffalo, New York.  I look forward to going to the National Show again this year, and meeting even more of you from around the country!
 
2009 ADGA Youth Representative Contestants, Lauren Biglel,
Hannah Larson, Bethany Parker, Rebecca Kracker, and Rachael Conway the
08-09 Youth Representative.


The winners of the Skill-A-Thon are as follows:
 
Junior division 13 and under;
1st - Abigail Larson
2nd  Sarah Muennich
3rd-  Ella Reilich--Godino
4th   Emily Larson
5Th  Lyra Gaboardi
 
Senior division: 14 and older;
1st- Bethany Parker
2nd  Michaela Siveres
3rd- Rachel Conway
4th Hannah Larson
5th Joseph Larson
 
Quiz Bowl
1st place team: Ready set goats
Hannah Larson
Joseph Larson
Lyra Gaboardi
Myra Grace Brown
 
2nd place: Draggoats
Bethany Parker
Emily Larson
James Snider
Maiah Reilich-Godino
 
Poster contest:

1st " the little goats"
Myra Brown
Michaela Sievers
Brooke Andera
Brooke Tillinghast
 
2nd place
Matthew Kelley
Brock Weigerten
Evy Crumb
Madelyn Badger
 
3rd " Ready Set Goats
 Hannah Larson
Brooke Uhriner
Gaea Mysliwiec
Brandon Crowell
 
Judging class;
 1--Aurora Mysliwiec
2- Elaine Sheikh
3 Joseph Larson