—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 30,1978 42 Lancaster Co, leaders honored for 4-H work By Sally Bair Staff Writer LANCASTER - Three Lancaster County 4-H leaders who have served 25 years each will be recognized at the 4-H Leaders’ banquet to be held October 10 at the Farm and Home Center. The three are Mrs. Lewis Bixler, Marietta Rl; Milton Brubaker, 660 Brunnerville Road, Lititz; and Lester M. Weaver, New Holland Rl. All three 4-H leaders in in terviews this week ex pressed appreciation for having been able to serve 25 years. Mrs. Grace Bixler summed up their feelings, “It is very gratifying to know that you’ve helped someone.” Grace, who herself was a 4-H’er for 10 years, said she became involved as a leader for the Mount Joy Sewing Club when another leader asked her to help out. She did, and has spent the past 25 years teaching various sewing projects. This year Grace taught first year sewing, adding, “I help out wherever I’m needed.” Grace said. “I feel 4-H is beneficial to the children. I feel sorry for those who have no opportunity to join 4-H. They have really missed something, and have missed the chance to get to know people.” She gives credit to her own 4-H experiences for helping her as an adult. “It has helped me a lot in homemaking, in raising a family and in leadership.” She said she had projects in flowers, vegetables, sewing, cooking and pigs. Her six children were all in 4-H, with projects in dairy, beef and poultry. Grace says that working with first year sewers takes a lot of patience, but said, “I am very concerned about helping the children. Some are very willing, and very eager to learn. Some are OS f Milton Brubaker is still active in 4-H after a quarter of a century involvement Here he is seen with one of his Ayrshire calves. mature at age eight and some are not. Even as a mother of six, I have gained more patience.” In her club she notes, “We get good support from the parents. They are very interested in having their children take 4-H projects.” In her 25 years of service there have been some changes. The most obvious change is in the first year sewing project where making a gathered skirt was standard for years and years. She said, “The skirts became so outmoded the girls wouldn’t wear them. Now they can sew coat bags, ponchos, bandanas, scuffs or a triangular scarf. AH the projects are straight sewing. 4-H is keeping up with the times.” Another big change she notices is that ’’kids are busier now than they used to be. They go camping and swimming and vacationing with their parents. But they manage to get the project done and bring things to round-up. They have a goal and they try to meet it.” Grace said she feels there is now a greater mix of urban and rural children in the club, and said the girls stay interested as members until they are old enough to get a job or until they must work more on the farm. Grace says she will con tinue to be a ieader “as long as my health permits.” But she has many other ac tivities to keep her busy. She Features that make the difference........ • Ten Forward and Two Reverse Transmission Speeds. A gear lor every /ob Generous overlap between gears, no wasted motion LEYLAND 262 62 H P Fuliy Equipped *8,700 HEISEY FARM EQUIPMENT INC. RDI, Jonestown, PA 17038 Located */z mile south of Fredericksburg off Rt. 343 Business Hours: 7:30 A.M. - 5:30 P.M. Daily Saturdays till Noon - Evenings by Appointment ***** net is moderator of the deacons at the Donegal Presbyterian Church, president of then women’s association, and sings in the choir. She is also a member of the Penn sylvania Farmer’s Association, and in her spare tune she hooks rugs, makes flower arrangements and has made afghans for all her children. She said she sometimes sews for herself but mostly, “I am too busy with farm work.” Her farm work includes collecting eggs in their layer operation twice daily, and caring for a LEYLAND 4 K • Rostrum Seat with Armrest Backrest and Seatbelt Comfort plus Safety Model 154 D • 25 h.p. 9 speeds forward 3 reverse 30 H.P. c . ___ Demo., *4,200 New Warranty large garden. Whenever she can, she likes to babysit for her eleven grandchildren. Mrs. Butler’s 4-H in volvement has taken her out of the community and all the way to Maine when she went along as a chaperone on a 4- H exchange trip. They also hosted 4-H’ers from Maine when they visited in this county. Lester Weaver became a leader for the New Holland Baby Beef Club when members of the New Holland Farm Show Association Look at Leyland Then Compare.... it’s worth it! 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