Lebanon presents new FFA officers
The new Lebanon County Future Farmers of
America officers for school year 1980-81 met for
the first time on Tuesday evening. The new officers
include: front row, from left, Mark Patches,
parliamentarian, Cedar Crest; Jeff Reigel, sen
tinel, Annville-Cleona; Glenn Wenger, president,
ELCO; Dean Patches, vice-president, Northern
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 24,1980—A29
Lebanon; and John Kline, reporter, ELCO. Back
row, from left, Gerald Strickler, advisor; Mike
Bare, second vice-president, Northern Lebanon;
Daryl Balmer, treasurer, Annville-Cleona; Bob
Bomberger, chaplain, Cedar Crest: Karen Rhode,
secretary, Lebanon Co. Vo-tech; and Wendy
Weller, historian, Lebanon Co. Vo-tech.
York Baby Beef Club meets
YORK The York County
4-H Baby Beef Club held
their meeting on May 5 at the
4-H Center.
Penn State will host a
Junior Livestock Field Day
on Saturday June 14. Beef,
sheep, swine and meat will
be judged by 4-H and FFA
members. They will also
participate m a showman
ship contest. Anyone wan
ting to attend the contest
should contact the extension
office before Monday, June
2.
It was announced by
President Brenda Walters
that m addition to the
regular roll call awards
there will be a rookie roll call
award this year. Any beef
member 12 years or younger
is eligible. This award will
be sponsored by Pigeon Hill
USDA extends comment
on end of bee indemnity
WASHINGTON, DC. -
The comment period on a
proposal to terminate the
U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s beekeeper
indemnity payment
program, originally
scheduled to end April 29 has
been extended until June 12,
according to Ray Fitzgerald,
administrator of USDA’S
Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service.
Under the Proposal,
beekeepers whose bees are
killed by insecticides ap
proved for use by the
government would no longer
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Chns Shive reported on
the Saturday May 31 preview
show to be held at the York
Fairgrounds. This is a good
opportunity to come out and
see what beef cattle are all
about. The show will start at
10 a.m.
Tony Dobrosky gave a
slide presentation on the
BMY beef promotion. Part
of the money earned from
the beef promotion will go
toward a new carpet in the
small meeting room at the
center. In addition to the
BMY slides, a Simmental
movie was also shown.
Next meeting will be
Monday, June 2 at 7 p.m. A
fitting and showmanship
demonstration will be given
at the 4-H center. Reported
by Christine Shive.
be eligible for federal m
demmity payments. The
program originally was
scheduled to be terminated
May 15.
Fitzgerald said the comment
period was being extended to
allow interested parties
more time to fairulanze
themselves with the in
formation, determine the
impact and prepare their
responses.
All comments on the
proposal should be sent to
Bob Cook, ASCS-EIPD,
USDA, Box 2415,
Washington, D.C., 20013.