A34—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 28,1983
Flickering flame symbolizes decades of York 4-H
BY JOYCE BUPP
Staff Correspondent
BAIR —A flickering candle light
caught onto the edge of the paper
and the bright orange flame
glowed steadily as the mortgage on
the York County 4-H Center turned
to ash.
As the flames died, an audience
of 4-H’er’s, parents, friends and
guests of the clubs who had
gathered Sunday afternoon to
witness the ceremony collectively
rose to its feet and applauded in
appreciation.
With the offical burning of the
mortgage on the York County 4-H
Center, a dream that commenced
back in the early 1960’s was
fulfilled, and the 4-H home is now
owned debt-free.
Burning the note were long-time
4-H supporters Ralph Snyder and
Robert Stover. Both received
recognition plaques from county
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Snyder and Stover have served on
the Center’s board for many years
and were instrumental in bringing
the building to reality from a
proposal made nearly twenty
years ago by far-sighted 4-H
members.
Friends of 4-H certificates went
to Emerson Gentzler, who. donated
ten acres of ground for the center
site and to Mr. and Mrs. John
Shearer for their donation of ap
proximately an acre that squared
the plot and included the driveway.
A slide and movie presentation
narrated by county agent Tony
Dobrosky and Center board
president Walter Keeney traced
the history of the site selection,
groundbreaking and actual
building construction. The
groundbreaking ceremony, held in
June, 1970, had concluded with
furrow out a symbolic foundation
excavation.
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Dobrosky, who serves as the
extension’s advisor to the Center’s
board, was presented the first of a
series of numbered commerative
bread trays crafted in honor of the
note-burning.
The Center’s first meeting was
held in November, 1970, and since
then some 3,500 meetings have
been hosted at the building, an
average of nearly 300 per year.
Since the official dedication on
August 29, 1971, the look of the
Center has.changed. A commercial
kitchen with suitable equipment,
demonstration kitchen, paved
parking lots and driveway,
painting, paneled stage with
curtains and a Hall of Fame
Gallery have been added to the
Center.
Taking part in the program were
4-H Alumni Gordon Slave, who
served as emcee, and the
Reverend Jeff Roth, who offered
the invocation. Current County
Council president Beverly
Eisenhart and vice-president Tom
Beck led the American and 4-H
pledges.
Approximately two years ago,
an endowment fund was
established with a goal of $50,000
inward perpetual care of the
Pathw
Center. First contribution into that
fund was a $2,000 donation given by
the York Farm Credit association
m honor of Robert Stover, the
Production Credit’s former
manager. That fund is currently at
$17,500.
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