—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 23,1978
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Two to receive distinguished service awards
UNIVERSITY PARK -
Rebecca J. Drick, Mon
toursville Rl, and Ruth M.
Hand, Pine Grove, will
receive a Distinguished
Service Award from the
National Association of
Extension Home Economists
at their 44th annual meeting
in Omaha, Nebraska, Oc
tober 16 to 19.
Lycoming County Ex
tension home economist on
Penn State staff, Mrs. Drick
will be cited for her
educational programs in the
Expanded Foods and
Nutrition Education
Program, food preservation,
clothing construction, and 4-
H youth and adult leader
work.
Farm Calendar
(Continued from Page 10)
Tuesday, Sept. 26
Morrisons Cove Community
Fair begins at Mar
tinsburg. Continues
through the 29th.
Ephrata Fair begins, con
tinues through the 30th.
See page 119 for details.
Annual dinner meeting for
District 6 of Inter-State
Milk Producers, 7 p.m. at
the Blue Ball Fire Hall.
Beekeepers meeting for
Schuylkill Countians who
are interested in keeping
bees. Room 0119, PSU
Schuylkill Campus, 7:30
p.m.
Eastern National Brown
Swiss Show, 9 a.m. at the
Farm Show Complex,
Harrisburg.
Pennsylvania 4-H and FFA
Dairy Judging Forum,
Farm Show Complex,
Harrisburg, 10 a.m.
National Milking Shor
thorn Show, through dry
cow classes, 1 p.m. at the
Farm Show Complex,
Harrisburg.
Invitational Milking Shor
thorn Sale, Farm Show
Complex, Harrisburg, 7
p.m.
The study Advisory Com
mittee of the Department
of Environmental
Resources’ Com
prehensive Water
Management Plan
Mrs. Drick has been in The Extension home
charge of EFNEP in economist has also served as
Lycoming County since the chairperson of the Lycoming
program began in Penn- County Nutrition Education
sylvania in 1969. Over 2,000 - Committee which lias given
homemakers in both rural her the opportunity to
and urban areas are assisted coordinate the efforts of
by seven para-professionals many professional workers
under her direction. presenting nutrition
education programs.
Keeping Lycoming County
residents up-to-date on food
preservation techniques is
another of Mrs. Drick’s
major program respon
sibilities. She uses radio
programs, newsletters,
demonstrations and
workshops to teach proper
food preservation by can
ning, freezing and drying.
(COWAMP) for Study
Area 3 will meet at 7 p.m.
at the Swatara Township
Municipal Building, 599
Eisenhower Blvd.,
Harrisburg, Pa. All in
terested citizens are
invited to attend.
Wednesday, Sept. 27
National Milking Shorthorn
Show, milking classes,
Farm Show Complex, 8
a.m.
All-American Guernsey
Show, Farm Show
Complex, Harrisburg, 9
a.m.
All-American Ayrshire
Show, Harrisburg, 11
a.m.
Dairy Show Recognition
Banquet and Coronation
of Pennsylvania Dairy
* Princess, 6:30 p.m. at the
Penn Hams Motor Inn,
hospitality hour at 5:30
p.m.
West Lampeter Community
Fair, Lampeter, through
the 29th.
Thursday, Sept. 28
Herdsman Breakfast,
Pennsylvania All-Amer
ican, Dairy Show 6:30
a.m. to 8 a.m.
Pennsylvania All-American
Jersey Show, through dry
cow classes, 9 a.m. at the
Farm Show Complex,
Harrisburg.
Eastern National Holstein
Show, Harrisburg, 9 a.m.
Mrs. Drick’s work with tbe
4-H program includes
training sessions for 4-H food
and nutrition and 4-H
clothing club leaders,
recruiting and training new
4-H leaders and' training
judging teams. She has also
served as regional chairman
for various 4-H events.
through dry cow classes
only.
All-American Holstein Sale,
at the Pennsylvania
Holstein Farm, Mid
dletown, 7 p.m.
Jr. Market Hog Sale at the
Ephrata Fair, 6 p.m.
, Friday, Sept. 29
Eastern National Holstein
Show, milking and group
classes only, 8 a.m. at the
Farm Show Building,
Harrisburg.
Parade of Champions - the
winning dairy animals of
the Pennsylvania All-
American, 12 noon,
Harrisburg, at the Farm
Show Building.
York- County Farmers
Association annual
meeting, Wisehaven Hall,
7 p.m., with dinner.
Saturday, Sept. 30
Third annual Trappers
Education Course,
Middlecreek Wildlife
Refuge, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
$2 registration fee.
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Clothing construction from
simple techniques to
tailoring have lighlighted
her adult and 4-H clothing
programs. In addition, she
teaches wardrobe planning
and care.
Mrs. Drick is a member of
both the American and
Pennsylvania Home
Economics Associations; the
National and Pennsylvania
Associations of Extension
Home Economists; Epsilon
Sigma Phi, Extension
honorary; and Business and
Professional Women. She
has served the Pensylvania
Association of the Extension
Home Economists on
numerous committees. As a
member of the Grange, she
has served as secretary and
Lady Assistant Steward.
Schuylkill County Ex
tension home economist on
Penn State University staff,
Mrs. Hand will be cited for
her unique educational
programs stressing self
improvement, expertise in
clothing construction,
programs for the working
woman and foods and health
programs.
Mrs. Hand’s self
improvement-type program,
supplemented by reading
lists and study sheets, are
designed to encourage in
dividuals to reach their full
potential. A course, “For
Women Over Forty-The
Look You Like,” was
completed by 76
homemakers. The programs
have been presented to
numerous professional,
social service, civic, church
and homemaker’s groups
and help make Extension
more visible in Schuylkill
County.
Her indepth clothing
programs have been con
ducted for homemeakers
and professionals alike.
Adult leaders taking the
training have gained greater
confidence in teaching
clothing to others.
“Mini-lessons for the
Working Woman,” including
topics ranging from money
management to cleaning
furniture, have been
presented at manufacturing
plants to workers during
their breaks and lunch
hours.
Mrs. Hand is concerned
with the health of Schuylkill
County residents and has,
within the Extension
framework, conducted with
cooperating agencies,
workshops on obesity and
diabetes.
Mrs. Hand is a member of
the American Home
Economics Association and
is past president of the
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