BB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 10,1981 Ida’s Notebook JLgZSIk Ida Risser A As you might guess. I’m back from my trip to Europe and again have dirt under my fingernails as I weed strawberries, pick up walnuts and help to glean com. Our family and its schedules have changed quite a bit since this summer. No longer does our phone ring continually and our cars dash in and out the lane from 6:30 in the morning to 12:30 at night. Our two youngest have ( given up their summer jobs and are both in the School of Engineering at Penn State one as a freshman and the other as a senior. They both managed to go to the shore this summer for a few days. And my husband and I took off 2 days to go fishing at Bald Eagle State Park and at Prince Gallitzin. I painted our license numbers on our boat and we got a small electric motor for trolling. Our son Jeffrey went along as our in structor and we caught a chest of WHAT’S Here Appl Take advantage of late Summer and I first Spring shoots to condition the so Blue Ball. Pa. (717) 3i Gap., PA. (717) 442 * s<jf small ones but no big fish. Philip has bought a motorcycle , for himself and now comes home from college on weekends to help fill the silos and to help with the seeding. He also has-a part time job with the Soil Conservation Service office at State College, is President of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers at University Park and carries a heavy study load. There’s no time for him to get into mischief. One summer evening Philip gave me an exciting ride on his motorcycle. I felt like a person from Mars as I donned the heavy helmet and hopped on the back of his cycle. We hurried off to see a colorful air balloon that had landed in a neighbor’s field and was giving folks short rides. It was a sure-fire way to gather the neighborhood. Now, if we can just find a few hours this fall to fish at nearby Speedwell Lake or attend a fair, we 4-H’ers p ONO The Ono Fire Hall was filled with Lebanon County’s future dairy producers during last Friday evening’s 4-H Dairy Awards Banquet. After a hearty meal, the club members settled down to the business at hand who would be receiving this year’s top a wards'i Four 4-H’ers received recognition for completing the best club • record books. Jere Bomgardner had the best book in the Norlebco club, while Daryl Balmer turned in the best one in the No-So-Ann club. Robert Bare topped the list in the Cedar Crest club and Patti Heiluiger was tops in the Elco club. For the best book in the county, the judges went with the best Norlebco record book and Jere Bomgardner. It’s not easy getting started in 4* H there’s"so much to learn and such big kids to compete with but Kendra Arnold and Chris Harding perservered and stayed with their projects to earn first year 4-H’er’s Rookie Award in the Cedar Crest and Norlebco clubs respectively. The top Rookie Award in the county went to Michelle Gish of the No-80-Ann club. Nelson Bomgardner and David Bomgardner received recognition will be happy, for winter conies too soon. SCHLESSMAN'S SX-802 - High Yielding, Good Stand - ability, 118 Days' #1 Penn State's Class 4 - Mel Johnson’s Trials SX-700A - Fast Dry Down Corn, Excellent - Shelter, 112 Days WESTERN mO% E WINTER RYE ! i^7i. Master Ask. CENI "“! OYA Mix FEEOS BOYD'S SEED CENTER INC. 306 lONA RD„ LEBANON. PA. 17042 PHONE 717-272-8943 Honored at last Friday evening’s Lebanon County Dairy Awards Banquet were: John Bomgardner, seated on right, 4- H leader and judging team coach; Michelle Gish, first-year Rookie; and Jere Bomgardner, best record book. Presenting the awards was Kirby Horst, seated on left. . for winning l the champion fitter Matthew Hetnck. and showman honors during the Individual 4-H’ers who were Lebanon Fair. honored for their judging efforts Also recognized were members were: Sherry Donmoyer, Krista of the Penn State and All- Hetrick, Wesley Harding, Laura American judging teams: Penn Harding, and Heather Hemley. State, Jere Bomgardner, Amy Special awards were given to Alger, Michael Kunkle, Wesley John Bomgardner, judging team Harding, and Charles Kline; All- coach, and Roy Miller, club leader, American, Amy Alger, Dale for their special service to the Balmer, Nelson Bomgardner, and members at contests and shows. HYBRIDS PREMIUM SINGLE CROSSES SX-600 -Fast Dry Down Corn, Excellent Shelter, Excellent Standability, 107 Days SX-520A - First Year In Trials, Placed Third, -k SX-405A - Short Season, High Yield Potential 100 Days ★ Top 3 For The Past 3 Years At Penn State Trials PLANT SCHLESSMAN’S HYBRIDS IN 1982 FOR YOUR BEST PROFIT PER ACRE BALER TWINE I *- Class 2,105 Days ★ CERT. WHEAT ★ ALFALFAS Distributor For Schlessman's Seed Corn
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers