SHIPPENSBURG From July
12 through the 15, the regional
conference of PAFC scholars was
held at Shippensburg State
College.
The main purpose of this annual
conference is to promote
cooperatives among youth - by
teaching the student participants
to understand the objectives and
Participants at PAFC scholar conference Weaver, Eileen Fairbairn, Leslie Schofield &
are, front row, Bill Wiley, Terry King and Rich Pelkofsky, field representative with Farm
Nancy Yarnell. In back row are Valerie Credit, West Chester Branch.
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Youths attend
functions of cooperatives.
Secondarily, students are selected
to attend the National Institute of
Cooperative Education which, this
year, will be held in Colorado.
In attendance at this regional
institute were approximately 160
students from New York, New
Jersey, New Hampshire, Con
necticut, Delaware and Penn-
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PAFC scholar conference
sylvania. The students who par
ticipated were selected to attend as
representatives of their districts
having been judged by their local
chapters on their knowledge of jthe
business enterprise system, the
cooperative concept and their
various activities, in school and
community life.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 29,1M1—A33
Council, 8 students and 2 alternates
were selected. Of that initial
group, 6 scholars attended in
cluding Eileen Fairbairn, West
Chester; Terry King, Nottingham;
Leslie Schofield, Pottstown;
Valerie Weaver and Bill Wylie,
Nottingham; and Nancy Yaraall,
Oxford. Rich Pelkofsky, a field
representative with the West
Chester branch of Southeast Farm
Credit Service, was chaperon for
the three-day conference.
From the Bucks-Montgomery
Council, Dean Maries, Hereford,
John McGann, Maple Glen,
Shannon McLaughlin, Oaks, and
Tom Reynolds, of Churchville,
attended.
Throughout a series of meetings
and activities, the students were
being evaluated by Resource
Leaders, the Institute staff, and
other scholars on their leadership
qualities and their participation in
York pork
to sponsor contest
YORK The York County Pork
Producers Association is once
again going to sponsor a Pork-King
Cookout Contest at the York In
terstate Fair on September 19.
The meat for the contest is
scheduled to come off the gnll at 11
a.m. Contestants must be 18 years
old and use York County Pork in
their recipes which must include
only name brand ingredients.
Each contestant must use a gas
grill which will be furnished or
contestants may bring their own.
The first place pork recipe
receives $lOO and an all expense
paid trip to the state finals. Second
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the conference. Eight
student/scholars from Penn
sylvania were chosen - four by the
above mentioned persons and four
by the Interstate Milk Producers
Coop. Nancy Yarnall, a
representative of the Chester-
Delaware Council, who is very
involved in 4-H, FFA & Grange
activities and is this year’s Chester
Co. Dairy Queen Alternate, was
selected by Interstate to attend the
N.I.C.E. Conference in Colorado.
Eileen Fairbairn, also of the
Chester-Dflaware Council, is an
alternate. Eileen won first prize in
the poster contest with a poster
whose name theme and artwork
depicted the cooperative spirit.
First prize was awarded to another
delegation member, Terry King,
who was presented the top place
finish in the talent show with his
guitar/vocaT rendition of “Sun
shine” by John Denver.
producers
place receives $7O; and $5O to third
place and so forth.
For more information about the
contest contact Rodger Bankert,
R.DJ3, Hanover, PA, 17331;
Phone: 717/6324722 before Sep
tember 12.
The York County .Pork
Producers are also sponsoring a
pen decoration contest for 4-H and
PFA members who decorate their
pens at the York Fair. They will
also be selling pork sandwiches at
the Peach Harvest Festival at
McPherson Orchards, New Park,
Labor Day weekend. They will also
sponsor a hog carcass class at the
York Fair.
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