—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 7,1978
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Adams Co. youths chosen for state 4-H awards
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Three Adams County young
adults, who have compiled
oustanding records in 4-H
work, have been named
state contest winners in the
1978 4-H National Awards
Program.
Named were Patricia
Lear, 18, York Springs Rl,
state winner in recreation;
Heidi Weame, 18, Orrtanna
Rl, state nominee for an
Edwin T. Meredith Foun
dation Scholarship; and
Joyce Hinkle, 18, York
Springs Rl, state commodity
marketing contest winner.
Patricia and Heidi will be
eligible to attend National 4-
H Congress in Chicago,
November 26 to 30. Heidi’s 4-
H records will be entered in
national competition with
scholarships to be an
nounced in late November.
Joyce will receive an
expense-paid trip to the
Commodity Marketing
Symposium to be held in
Chicago, February 28 to
March 1.
The daughter of Mrs. June
Leer, Patricia is a freshman
at West Virginia University,
majoring in parks and
recreation. She has been a 4-
H member for seven years.
A member of five Adams
County 4-H Clubs, she served
as president, secretary,
treasurer, news reporter,
song leader, and game
leader. She also assisted
with club activities and
events as a teen leader.
The state recreation
contest winner completed
projects in create a project,
biking, cooking, archery,
recreation, wildlife con
servation, soil and water I
conservation, bicycle, and 1
teen leadership.
Locally, Patricia took part j
in the 4-H demonstration
day, roundup, exchange
program, and leader
training.
She also participated in
the Regional 4-H Demon
stration Day, Regional 4-H
Teen Leaders Retreat, State
4-H Achievement Days,
Farm Show, Pennsylvania 4-
H Leadership Congress, and
Citizenship Short Course.
Commenting on the values
of the educational youth
program, Patricia said:, “4-
H has helped me in deciding
upon my major field of study .
in college. It hi*s also given
me a wide range of
knowledge through project
work.”
The daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jasper K. Weame,
Heidi is a freshman at Penn
State, majoring in en
tomology. She has been a 4-H
member for nine years.
A member of the Cashtown
4-H Community Club, she
served as president,
secretary, treasurer, news
reporter, game leader, and
teen leader,
The scholarship nominee
completed projects in
cooking, sewing, gardening,
forestry, geology, bicycle,
and engomology.
Heidi took part in Regional
4-H Camp, Regional 4-H
Teen Leaders Retreat, State
4-H Achievement Days,
State 4-H Capital Days and
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Patricia Leer
Pennsylvania 4-H Leader
ship Congress.
She was a member of the
first place team and was
second place individual in
the entomology judging
contest held at State 4-H
Achievement Days at Penn
State.
“Through 4-H projects and
special interest programs, I
have gained knowledge and
experience in entomology. It
also helped me in my career
selection,” Heidi points out.
Joyce Hinkle is' the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John L. Hinkle, and a
freshman at Indiana
University of Pennsylvania,
majoring in consumer
services. She has been a 4-H
member for 10 years.
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Heidi Wearne
A member of the York
Springs 4-H Community
Club, she served as
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president, vice president,
treasurer, song leader, and
game leader. She also
assisted as a teen leader.
The commodity marketing
contest winner completed
projects in cooking, sewing,
leathercraft, knitting,
gardening, and teen
leadershipn
She took part in the Adams
County 4-H Roundup, 4-H
Exchange Program, State 4-
H Capital Days, and State 4-
H Achievement Days.
“I' have learned many
skills through 4-H which will
continue to be very helpful in
my lifetime,” she says.
They are three of 40
Commonwealth 4-H mem
bers being selected as state
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grain, fruits, melons, berries,
other crops that move from
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into storage, processing and
marketing by farmer
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and Federal Land Banks.
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of farmers
and growers.
Joyce Hinkle
contest winners in the
various project categories.