ft—i Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 24,1971
Four Lancaster Co . 4-H'ers
Attend State Capital Days
■Four Lancaster County 4-H
■aembeis who will soon have
a voice in shaping state laws
•ailed upon area legislators to
explain the functions of go\ em
inent in Hamsburg April 19-20
Participating in Pennsylvania
4-H Capital Days from the coun
ty weie Jesse Balmei, Lititz
RD4, Cindy Smith. Ephrata
RD2, Tim Breneisen, Conestoga
RDI, and Peg Hamilton, 240 S
State St, Ephiata They joined
with delegates irom all Com
monwealth counties to take part
is programs designed to help
them become more responsible
eitizens.
The delegates met with Gov
emoi Shapp, observed the State
House of Representatives and
Senate while in session, and
toured the Capitol and William
Penn Memorial Museum.
At the Monday luncheon, the
group was welcomed by State
Secretary of Agriculture James
A McHale The role of the Gen
eral Assembly was explained by
Senator Donald O Oesterlmg,
representing the 21st District,
«nd Representative Reno H
Thomas, of the 85th District
Carol Russell, 4-H member from
Montgomery County, served as
mistress of ceremonies.
Following the luncheon, a
unique educational piogram,
“Democracy In Action,” was
conducted by 4-H members from
Adams County.
The Monday evening program
included a banquet and social
get-together where members
were paired as dates by using
data fed into a computer
The banquet program featured
two political leadeis who dis
cussed the topic “Politics for
Young People.” Speakers were
Craig Truax, past Republican
state chairman, and Otis Morns,
former Democratic state chair
man.
Leland G. Jinks, State 4-H
Club leader at Pennsylvania
State University, also served as
banquet speaker on the topic
“It's Your Capital Dpy.” Rich
ard Beck Jr., a York County 4-H
member, was master of cere
monies.
Senators and representatives
were guests of the county dele
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gations at a legislative break
fast Tuesday At this function,
membeis and lawmakers had an
opportunity to discuss local
issues and define the purposes
of the educational youth pro-
gram
Speakeis at the legislative
bieakfast were Representative
Denny J Bixler, of the 79th Dis
trict, and Robert P Allen, state
program assistant for the Co
operative Extension Service
Expanded Nutrition Piogram.
Cindy Giel, 4-H member
from Allegheny County, was
mistress of ceremonies for the
breakfast session.
P Glenn Harr, assistant State
4-H leader, coordinator for the
event, pointed out that Pennsyl
vania 4-H Capital Days is one of
the highlights of the 4-H citizen
ship program.
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