E2 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 5,1983
Dauphin Extension honors top adults, youths
HARRISBURG - Theresa
Johnson, homemaker and mother,
was honored for her outstanding
leadership of the Family Living
Safe Slimming program at the an
nual meeting of the Dauphin Coun
ty Cooperative Extension Service
held last Saturday in the Colonial
Park United Church of Christ,
Harrisburg.
Under her leadership, fifty
percent of the participants in the
Safe Slimming program series lost
a total of 5 to 25 pounds in reaching
their weight loss goals during a
ten-week period.
The successful participants
attributed their success to the
following behavior changes: ex
cess use of salt, sugar, fat and total
calories were modified to less use
of each; frequency of consuming
nutritionally poor snacks
decreased; frequency and amount
of exercise increased; skills in
decision making increased with
Adams extension plans year
The Adams County Extension Service is busily engaged in
planning activities for the coming year.
Newly-elected president, David Reinecker, York Springs,
discusses Extension Executive Committee plans for 1983
with, from the left, Miriam Zepp, New Oxford, treasurer;
Helen Rex, Biglerville, secretary; and Daniel Hoffman,
Gettysburg, vice president.
In 4-H activities, Linda Shoop, right, reviews the program
for the Adams County Leaders Forum with planners, from the
left, Mary Grim, East Berlin; Helen Rex, Biglerville; and Peggy
Tyson, New Oxford. Dr. Shoop was the featured speaker on
the topic of “Coping with Stress - Creatively.”
Past President Donald Trostle, Biglerville, presents a
certificate/plaque to retiring Extension Executive Committee
member, Glenn Slaybaugh Jr., Biglerville, for completing nine
years service on the committee.
J. Richard Alwine, left, Middletown, receives award for his
ag leadership from Bruce Kreider, Dauphin County Agent.
use of the food exchange list as a
guide to good eating; and John-
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son’s enthusiastic leadership.
The leader used the Safe Slim
ming resource guide and handouts
which were discussed in depth at
each meeting. She made exercises
a very important part of each
meeting attended by men or
women of various ages.
Johnson, the first volunteer
leader to the adult family living
program, is married to Paul
Johnson, of Chambers Hill, and is
the mother of two children.
J. Richard Alwine, Middletown,
was recognized for his outstanding
agricultural leadership at the
annual meeting.
Alwine was honored for the
leadership he has given as
president of the Dauphin County
Dairy Herd Improvement
Association and the County
Holstein Club.
During his presidency of the
DHIA Board of Directors, major
changes were made to improve the
quality of the DHIA testing service
received by the 80 Dauphin County
farmer members. An additional
supervisor was added to increase
the numbers of members served.
Also, during this time, action
was taken to up-date milk testing
equipment and to adjust fee
schedules to cope with increasing
costs.
Alwme just completed three
years of serving as President of the
Dauphin County Holstein Club, a
breed organization with 75
' Patricia L. Huff, left. Dauphin Extension home economist,
honors Theresa Johnson for her work as Safe Slimming
Program leader.
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Outstanding 4-H'ers from Dauphin County are Cindy Baker
and Dale Fisher.
members. He is also active as a lay
leader at Geyer’s United Methodist
Church.
Alwme and his wife, Edith, have
two daughters and operate a 55-
cow dairy with his brother at 1611
Gingrich Road, Middletown.
At the annual meeting two 4-H
club members were honored foi
their outstanding achievements
and leadership in 4-H. The two
recipients of these awards were
Dale Fisher and Cindy Baker.
Cindy is the 16-year-old daughter
of Mr. & Mrs. Virgil Baker of R 2,
Elizabethtown. She is a five-year
member of the Lower Dauphin 4-H
Baby Beef Club. Cindy is also
active in the Dauphin CountyJJft
Council where she is
president. Cindy's other 4-H ac
tivities include the Dauphin County
4-H Exchange and as a member of
the Board of Trustees tor the
Dauphin County 4-H Clubs, Inc.
Dale is the 18-year-old son of Mr.
& Mrs. Harvey Fisher of HI,
Hummelstown. Dale is a 16-year
member of the Lower Dauphin 4-H
Baby Beef Club. Dale also belongs
to the Bullseye Archers 4-H Club
and the Dauphin County 4-H Ex
change of which he is president. He
is also involved in the Dauphin
County 4-H Council and on the
Finance Committee for the
Dauphin County 4-H Clubs, Inc.
Both Cindy and Dale belong to
the Lower Dauphin FFA chapter
as well as 4-H.
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