A 34—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 5,1980
FHA Chapters
(Continued from Pace Al)
entered from the northwest
area of the State,” com
mented Kratz.
Since a great percentage
of involvement came from
this area, the majority of
Lancaster County home
economics teachers and
FHA advisors have
responded adversly to the
situation.
In the past, Barbara
Shenk, a Hempfield High
School home economics
teacher, encouraged her
students to enter their
clothing projects.
“Each year there is a less
participation. Our girls are
disappointed that they have
to be judged in the open class
with the adult seam
stresses.”
This year, a few girls are
entering coats that were
constructed during a
tailoring course. “We only
send the cream of the crop,”
she added.
According to Shenk, the
home economics people at
the State level did not want
to handle the job.
As a result, Shenk no
longer advises a FHA
Chapter at the Hempfield
High School.
“We have three home
economics clubs instead.
The students enjoy these
three clubs. They may
participate in the plant,
needlework or braided rug
clubs. Shenk was excited
about the braided rug her
students will enter at the
Farm Show.
Jeannett Mamaprotteo, a
FHA advisor m the Manheim
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Central High School, is
disappointed her students
can not compete with other
high school students.
Hie items of clothing
entered by Manheim
students has really dropped.
According to Mary Car
der, the Manheim sewing
instructor, there will be no
projects entered this year in
the open division.
Basically, the classes
offered in the open division
are not tailored to the in
terests of today’s high school
students, noted Gardner.
Although the school
exhibits are no longer a part
of the Farm Show. The
Department of Education
has seeked to keep the FHA
Chapters involved.
According to Kratz, the
FHA Chapters may design a
window exhibit or give
homemaking demon
stations.
The window exhibits and
the vocational demon
strations are judged.
Kratz said, “these ac
tmtes give FHA’ers a
chance to develop in other
ways.”
The Warwick FHA
Chapter is one county
chapter that is busily
creating a window exhibit.
According to Heidi Long,
home economics teacher,
the girls have put a lot of
time into their exhibit.
The exhibit is titled,
“Know Your Cookware.”
The students have included
four different types of
cookware and have
described each type.
Long mentioned that a
good iiandful of her stuaents
are involved in the FHA
Chapter, meeting once a
week during the school day
“We have quite a few
younger girls in our Chapter.
They are not quite as
outgoing, although they are
getting more involved.”
Long will be taking a
group of students to the FHA
Winter meeting and the
Farm Show on Wednesday.
The Warwick students are
fortunate to have the op
portunity to attend the FHA
Winter Convention.
Many school districts
discourage bus tnps or the
teacher’s driving because of
the transportation costs.
A few Manhiem Central
students will be driving
their own cars to the State
FHA Convention.
Kathy Cassel, a Manheim
student, is the State FHA
Secretary. Naturally, her
classmates hope to support
her at the Winter meeting.
Gardner contributes the
cost of transportation as a
major reason for the lower
attendance at the Wmter
meeting. The costs also
contribute to the lack of
FHA’ers involved in con
truction window exhibits and
giving demonstrations. It is
difficult for FHA members
in the western region to
travel to Harrisburg for the
State events.
A highlight of the Lan
caster County FHA program
is the origin of a new FHA
Chapter.
In the past two months, a
Donegal Chapter has been
organized by Eleanor Ruhl.
“We had a Chapter a few
years ago, but it phased out.
I wanted to reorganize the
Chapter last year, m my first
year of full-time teaching
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Alfalfa
Local couple to represent
Young Cooperator i
Region 1
PARADISE - For the
first tune, a young dairy
couple representing Inter-
State Milk Producers’
Cooperative was elected to
lead Region I Young
Cooperators of the nation.
At The National Milk
but I was too busy. This year
we are organized.”
Ruhl is appreciative of the
assistance she received from
Glendean Davis, State FHA
coordinator.
Next year, Ruhl hopes that
the Donegal Chapter will be
involved in the State
programs. For this year,
Ruhl would hkejo take her
FHA members to the Winter
meeting.
Hopefully, a state meeting
will enable the students to
better understand the FHA
program and its op
portunities.
These students may even
understand the programs
which have been limited by
the state department and the
non existent opportunity for
students to compete with
other students across the
state.
“We have provided, what
the State Department of
Education can afford.
Maybe someday we will get
out- of the Farm Show
altogether,” concluded
Carolyn Kratz.
If this becomes a reality, it
is unlikely that FHA
members will bother to
attend a Wmter convention.
Nor will they involve
themselves m state projects.
Brand
809 Nprth Bethlehem Pike / Spring House, PA 19477
Producers Federation 1979
Annual Meeting in New
Orleans, La., the official
delegation representing
dairy cooperatives from
Maine to California,
nominated and elected of
ficers for the coming year.
Donald L. and Virginia
Ranck, Rl, Paradise, Pa.,
operate a 124-acres dairy
farm in Lancaster County.
The Rancks are members of
Inter-State’s district 12.
NMPF’s newly elected
Region I Vice President has
a B.S. degree m agricultural
education from Penn State.
Virginia is a licensed
practical nurse. The Rancks
have three children.
Their dairy herd includes
50 registered Holstem-
Fnesian milk cows and 61
head of young stock. Their
Shorthorn bull
moves to Argentina
OMAHA, Neb. - Willow
Crest Shorthorns, Larry and
Karen Reap of Polo, Illinois,
recently announced the sale
of two % interests in a Polled
Shorthorn bull. One sale
went to an Argentina firm
and the other to George
Woods & Sons, Woodland
Farm, Frankfort, Indiana.
Jose’ Orotquieta y Hnos,
Buenos Aires, purchased a
% interest and possession of
Willow Crest Affirmed x.
Woods & Sons purchased a %
semen interest in the
rolling herd milk production
average is 17,355 pounds.
On Verdant View Farm,
the Rancks average 66 acres
of corn, 33 acres of alfalfa, 18
acres of barley and 6.5 acres
of tobacco.
The Rancks are active
members of Bethel Men
nomte Church, Lancaster,
and have both been involved
with the activities of the
Mennomte Central Com
mittee.
The young farm couple
served as administrators for
the MCC program from 1972-
75 in Braziland some 15 to 30
persons were under their
supervision.
They have also served as
region leaders with the
PAFC. They are active in
community activities and
area farm organizations.
animal.
The total mid-five-figure
selling price placed a value
on the bull that ranked him
among the highest selling
within the breed in recent
years. Semen from the bull
will be available on a limited
basis in the United States
only. The bull will be Shipped
to Argentina in early.l9Bo.
The senior bull-calf sired
by Willow Crest Hercules x*
was the Bull Calf Champion
at the 1979 National Shor
thorn Show.