Lancaster Conservation District elects officers
Waiter N. Peecbatka, director of the State
Commission, told the District
directors the new decade promises exciting
possibilities...more people will be looking to
Districts for leadership in conservation.
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Herr recognized for service
LANCASTER - At their
first luncheon meeting held
to coordinate the various
agencies m conservation in
Lancaster County, the
Conservation District was
commended by Walter
Peechatka, of the State
Conservation Commission,
for havmg one of the finest
programs in Pennsylvania.
“To solve the conservation
problems that will face the
District m the next decade
will take a cooperative effort
with other agencies to get
the job done.” Peechatka
continued. Those attending
the meeting seemed to
agree, for there were
representatives from Penn
Dot, Pa. Fish Commission,
Cooperative Extension
Service, Forest Service,
County Planning Com
misstion, and Soil Con
servation Service.
The State Commission
Director pointed out that the
District program would not
have been able to grow as it
did m the past ten years
New directors were sworn in by Raymond Herr on December 27. From left,
Robert Wagner, reelected for a 2nd full term; Ken Depoe, reelected for a third
term; and James Huber, Commissioner director.
without the cooperation of
the Lancaster County
Commissioners.
.The Conservation District
And
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directors showed their ap
preciation to Raymond Herr
by presenting him a special
gift for his service while
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Disc
Harrows
County Commissioner.
Aaron Stauffer, chairman,
said “Raymond Herr has
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