Bonners Ferry FFA receives donation, takes trip
October 24, 2013
By Emma Pluid
Chapter Reporter

The Bonners Ferry FFA Chapter received a check of $155 on Saturday, September 28, from the Bonners Ferry Vet Clinic.

The Bonners Ferry Vet Clinic sells a variety of Zoetis-Phizer Animal Health Products and participates in a program that sponsored in part by the National FFA Foundation.

The Zoetis-Phizer Animal Health donates one percent of the profit from the local sales of these products to our local FFA Chapter.

The Chapter plans on using the money for travel and registration expenses, including a variety of CDE’s, Leadership Conferences, and assist to travel for National Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, October 29 to November 3.

We are greatly appreciative to the National FFA Foundation and the Bonners Ferry Vet Clinic for participating in this program to help out the Bonners Ferry FFA Chapter.

Anyone who purchases Zoetis-Phizer Animal Health Products from Bonners Ferry Vet Clinic is assisting the local FFA Chapter in being successful in their annual program of activities.

Thank you Bonners Ferry Vet Clinic and the National FFA Foundation!

The Bonners Ferry FFA chapter traveled to Moscow, Idaho, last month to participate in the State Career Development Events.

The 10 students participated in four different CDE’s with four to a team.

The teams included; Livestock: Emma Pluid, Abby Davis, Andrea Maas, and Gabby Munson. Forestry: Emma Pluid, Collin Stone, Spencer Jantz, and Chase Hannahs. Dairy Foods: Erica Wood, Dani Hooper, Andrea Maas, and Rebecca Smith. Agronomy: Collin Stone, Gaby Munson, Spencer Jantz, and Erica Wood.

The chapter had participated in these CDE’s throughout the year plus Ag Mechanics, which they could not participate due to a shortage of students to fill the team.

Mr. Ineck was unavailable to attend due to personal things, so replacing him was his student teacher Tyler Johnson of the University of Idaho and Kim Pluid.

Each event lasted between two and four hours and many were outside in the hot weather.

There were 51 chapters there and 687 students participating in the events throughout the week. The Agronomy team took 10th place. They are our strongest team.

Next year we plan on having all of our teams stronger and participating in as many CDE’s as possible.