Fayette Leader Dog 4-H Club holds graduation
UNIVERSITY PARK -
fight specially bred Ger
man shepherds, quartered in
homes of Fayette County 4-H
members, completed a one
year training period and
were returned to Penn State
ending the initial step in
becoming leader dogs for the
blind.
In this pilot project, as
pups, the German Shepherds
lived with 4-H families to
become familiar with typical
home life. They rode in
automobiles, met strangers,
and went shopping. This
socialization phase is a key
part of the teaming program.
The program is funded by
Lions Clubs and supervised
by the Extension Service.
“These dogs now go to
Leader Dogs, Inc.,
Rochester, Michigan, for
intensive training,” points
out Thomas King, associate
dean for extension. “If they
successfully complete this
draining, they will be
Assigned to blind persons
then team-trained. ”
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King notes that the Ex
tension Service and 4-H
members plan to train 250
dogs each year for the leader
dog program
Selection for the final
training phase is based on
sound temperament,
structure, appearance, and
intelligence. All dogs were
bom and weaned at facilities
at Penn State. They are
offspring of pedigreed
German shepherds.
Sherre Beal, of RD2,
Hopwood, president of the
Fayette County 4-H Leader
Virginville Grange meets
VIRGINVILLE - The
Virgmville Grange met on
May 21st. Their guests at the
monthly meeting were the
members of the Kutztown
Grange.
It was announced the farm
family committee is made
up of David Williams, Helen
Eptmg, and Keith Treichler.
Walter Weinger was
welcomed as a new mem
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Dog Club, points out that the
entire familj became in
volved m trammg her dog,
Teddy
Members who took part m
the graduation ceremony
and were awarded cer
tificates were: Stephame
Stewart, R 1 Vanderbilt;
Heather Nickle, Ohiopyle;
Brian Higbee, Rl Dawson;
Raymond Thrush, Rl,
Dunbar; John DeMarchi,
R 4, Mount Pleasant; Angela
Williams, Grindstone; Amy
Richardson, Rl Smock; and
Sherre Beal.
Everyone was reminded of
the bus trip to Ocean City on
July 26, and of the trip up the
Hudson on September 13.
The Virginville youth
started their volleyball
games on Sunday, May 18.
The games, played every
Sunday evening, are open to
anyone. The youth group will
also be meeting on June 3 at
the Grange Hall, and the
county meeting is scheduled
for June 16 at 8 p.m.
Other youth activities
mclude a trip to Hershey
park on June 19, a bike-a
thon on June 14, a ham
sandwich sale on July 23,
and a trip to Treichler’s
hunting camp on June 13-15.
The Grange’s June 4
meeting will begin with a
dairy luncheon at 6:30 p.m.
There will be entertainment
and a visit from the Berks
Co. Dairy Princess, Dorothy
Sunday.
It was announced the July
2 meeting would not be held
due to the folk festival. A ball
game will be played prior to
the July 16 meeting, along
with a hot dog cook out.
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Teddy, a German shepherd who completed the socializiation phase of the 4-H
Leader Dog pilot project, is checked by Larry Cooper, Penn State Extension 4-H
specialist, left: Dr. Thomas King, Penn State associate dean for extension; and
Sherre Beal, of R 2, Hop wood, of the Fayette County 4-H Leader Dog Club.
Here’s summary of state’s
workmen’s compensation
HARRISBURG - The cry
for reform of the Penn
sylvania workmen’s com
pensation system has been
raised by the Grange,
Pennsylvania Farmers’
Association, PennAg In
dustries, and other ag
related groups.
The package which seems
to have themost likelihood of
passing at the moment is J.
Doyle Gorman’s group of
Senate Bills 712 to 719 in
clusive.
The entire package is
aimed at reducing the mess
currently used as the
Commonwealth’s WC
program.
Tied m with the WC
programs are revisions m
the Unemployment Com
pensation regulations.
Pennsylvania’s UC fund
currently is m debt by $1.4
billion to the federal
government.
SB 712, the first bill m the
package, would stagger
workmen’s compensation
and unemployment com
pensation payments.
Basically, any funds paid to
a worker through unem
ployment compensation
would be deducted from any
potential WC check.
In short, it would eliminate
double-dipping from UC and
WC.
SB 713 redefines the oc-
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cupational diseases which
qualify a worker for UC and
WC. A heart attack, for
instance, just because it
happened at work, would not
necessarily qualify a worker
for payment (as it now
does). It would have to be
proved that the problem was
work-related.
SB 714 requires a panel of
licensed medical doctors to
review decisions made on
UC and WC. At present,
there is no requirement to
have physicians on the
board.
SB 715 would allow private
firms, not just
municipalities, to self-insure
under WC provisions. A
somewhat similar bill on the
house side, HB 2489, will
allow associations, including
farmer groups, and local
governments to run their
own WC program if they can
gather a minimum of
$500,000 m premiums.
SB 717 allows both WC and
Social Security funds to be
collected at the same time.
Under current laws, WC is
paid first and Social Security
is paid second.
Maryland 4-H alumni
winners announced
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
Two central Maryland
The Social Security funds
are used to get payments up
to 80 percent of the wage
earned. This particular bill
would put a larger burden on
the federal Social Security
program to the benefit of the
state’s Workmen’s Com
pensation fund.
SB 718 deals with
surance company funds.
The last bill of the group,
SB 719, would freeze benefits
where they now are set. And,
instead of an automatic
escalator clause, the state
would have to vote any in
creases in program
payments.
The Senate Labor and
Industry has held five of six
hearings slated on the
package. The final hearing
will be Thursday, June 5.
Considering the number of
days left m the session, it’s
doubtful the package will
make it all the way to the
Governor’s desk before
recess. But it may move
rapidly. The package has the
general support of farm
groups and most business
interests. CH
residents have been honored
as state 4-H alumni winners
for 1980. The award is
sponsored each year by the
Maryland 4-H Club Foun
dation.
This year’s recipients are
Paul S. Stull, Waikereville,
Frederick County and Mrs.
W. Harvey (Elva D.) Hill,
Glenwood, Howard County.
They were cited during the
annual state 4-H citizenship
tour held recently in
Allegany County.
Paul, a native of Frederick
County, lias served since
1975 as high school principal
for the Frederick County
Vocational-Technical Center
north of Frederick. He has
continued in a support role
by serving as an instructor
■and judge for 4-H activities
and'falrs at county and state