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PAST EAGLE BOWL WINNERS

Krystle Foertsch, left, holds Sphinx, a bull calf; her mother, Mandi, holds Esemeralda; and her father, Bill holds Fawna, at their farm Magic Acres in Jefferson Township. The Foertschs are the 2007 Butler Eagle Bowl winners. The honors for 2008 will be presented during the awards program at 7 p.m. Friday night in the livestock barn. The family's photograph also is featured on the cover.

Here are past winners of the Butler Eagle Bowl at the Butler Farm Show. The award is given to the family who is judged to be the most involved in the farm show that year.

It is presented on Friday night at the farm show.

1952 — Walter Henricks, Butler R.D. 1

1953 — Walter Henricks, Butler R.D. 1

1954 — H. Francis Kennedy, Butler R.D. 6

1955 — Claude Brown, Butler R.D. 1

1956 — Walter Henricks, Butler R.D. 1

1957 — Ralph Flemming, West Sunbury R.D.

1958 — Dean Critchlow, Harrisville

1959 — Clarence T. Henricks, Mercer R.D.

1960 — William P. Hutchison, Butler R. D. 5

1961 — Paul Rosenberger, Portersville

1962 — Clinton Rader, Connoquenessing

1963 — George Marburger, Evans City R.D. 2

1964 — Edward Bogacki, Harmony, R.D. 1

1965 — Joseph Logut, North Washington

1966 — Howard Halstead, Saxonburg R.D. 1

1967 — Wade Cooper, Slippery Rock R.D. 1

1968 — Albert W. Hogg, Slippery Rock R.D. 4

1969 — Harold Kramer, Fenelton R.D. 1

1970 — William C. West, Slippery Rock R.D. 3

1971 — Harold Kramer, Fenelton R.D. 1

1972 — Paul C. Smith, Butler R.D. 3

1973 — Joseph S. Zattiero, Mars R.D. 1

1974 — Eugene Graham, Evans City R.D. 1

1975 — James Kennedy, Butler R.D. 6

1976 — Ralph T. Jones, Mars R.D. 2

1977 — Clair Reed, Slippery Rock R.D. 3

1978 — James Kennedy, Butler R.D. 6

1979 — Robert L. Dunn, Hooker, Chicora R.D. 3

1980 — Harold Rader, Connoquenessing

1981 — James L. Kennedy, Butler R.D. 6

1982 — Robert L. Dunn, Hooker, Chicora R.D. 3

1983 — Lloyd Leslie, Connoquenessing

1984 — Robert L. Dunn, Hooker, Chicora R.D. 3

1985 — Norman Graham, Evans City R.D. 2

1986 — C. Curtis Wible, Butler R.D. 6

1987 — Don L. Miller, Saxonburg R. D. 1

1988 — Harold Rader, Connoquenessing

1989 — George Dean, Chicora R.D. 2

1990 — Dave Shook family, Eau Claire

1991 — Don L. Miller family, Saxonburg R.D. 1

1992 — Norman Graham family, Evans City, R.D. 2

1993 — Alvin Vogel family, Evans City

1994 — Gary and Selma Benniners, West Sunbury

1995 — George and Peggy Dean of Chicora

1996 — Ken and Sue Brennan, Evans City

1997 — Bob and Cindy Kennedy, Valencia

1998 — Charles and Patricia Rassau, Sarver

1999 — Grant and Traci McKinnis family, Connoquenessing

2000 — Harold Rader, Connoquenessing

2001 — William and DeeDee Drake family, Worth Township

2002 — Gary and Barb Hogg, Slippery Rock

2003 — Dave and Sandi Cox, Evans City

2004 — Jeff and Janice Kennedy, Penn Township

2005 — Ken and Cathy Metrick, Connoquenessing Township

2006 — Brenda and David Leslie, Connoquenessing Township

2007 — Bill and Mandi Foertsch, Jefferson Township

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