Adams County Ext. honors Murren
BY SALLY BAIR
Staff Correspondent
BIGLERVILLE Three sons
and three daughters of the late
Edward and Rose Murren were
recognized last Thursday for their
combined total of 130 years of
volunteer leadership in the 4-H
program in Adams County. The six
were presented with the Extension
Association’s Leadership
Recognition Award for 1984 at the
group’s annual meeting held in
Biglerville.
Those receiving awards in
cluded;
Francis, a 4-H leaders for 25
years. He showed the first grand
champion baby beef at the Penn
sylvania Farm Show in 1926. He
had six sons active in 4-H, and
farmed near Brushtown.
Stella Murren Wildasin was a
local leader for 11 years.
Grace Murren Dennis, a leader
for 14 years in the Idaville Upper
Adams Clubs, and now has a
daughter Judy who is extension
home economist in McKeen
County.
Simon, serving with the religious
order of brothers of Holy Cross at
service to 4-H are sons and daughters of the late Edward and
Rose Murren, seated from left. Stella Murren Wildasin, Grace
Murren Dennis and Theresa Murren; standing from left,
Francis, Tom and Simon.
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Notre Dame, South Bend. He was a
leader of dairy, corn and pig clubs
for five years in the 1940’5.
Tom was recognized last year
for 35 years as a 4-H leader in the
dairy club. A 4-H’er for 8 years, his
nine children have a combined
total of 89 years in 4-H activities.
Tom operated the Murren
homestead, and the farm is now
being farmed by son, Terry.
Theresa has been a volunteer
leader for 38 years, and has served
as a member of the extension
executive committee as well as on
the board of 4-H clubs.
Rose Murren, their mother, was
widowed after 15 years of
marriage and eight children, and
went on to become the only woman
ever to be honored with the
prestigious Master Farmer
Award. When she was honored, an
account wrote: “She was
recognized for her interest in new
technology, adopting improved
methods and following recom
mendations of the county agent,
and specialists of the Cooperative
Extension Service.”
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her success has been the mumcaUons skills and personal
willingness of each child to pitciun development, telling how they help
and help. Cooperation has been the her as she plans and carries 'out
keynote. The girls as well as the her duties as a teacher,
boys have worked in the fields, and' Mary Ann Klinger, extension
while they were doing this, all but .. home economist in Lehigh County,
one has been active in 4-H Club said 4-H helped her establish her
work.” career goal, and continues to help
One daughter, Bertha didn’t like her in the extension work,
being teased about being left- Donald Lott, entomologist and
handed, so did not continue in 4-H. general manager of the northern
She later had three active division of B&W Quality Growers
daughters in Adams County’s 4-H Association, the world’s largest
program. Another daughter, supplier of watercress, spoke
Elizabeth, was a 4-H leader for 13 about how his 4-H experiences
years before she died in 1969. influenced him and helped him
In memory nf their mother, and gain skills useful in his present
because of her deep interest in work in agriculture
youth, the family established the
Rose Murren Memorial Fund
which makes an award each year
to a 4-H’er who has given devoted
service but has not been fully
recognized for their leadership
abilities through other programs.
In making the award presen
tations, County Agent Tom Piper
said, “We express appreciation for
these years of loyal volunteer
service. Let us, like them, draw
inspiration from the lives of
parents, teachers and volunteer
leaders who have boosted us along
the way.” Twenty-five family
members were present for the
award
In other business, six county
residents were elected to serve as
directors of the extension
association. They are: Glenn F.
Kime, Rl, Gardners; Bonnie
Kuntz, Rl, Gardners; Russel C.
Redding, Hilltown Road, Get
tysburg; David A. Reinecker,
York Springs; Cindy Smith,
Barlow-Greenmount road, Get
tysburg; and Minan Zepp, Beaver
Run Road, New Oxford.
Three retiring directors were
given plaques. There were Freida
Johson, Barlow Road, Gettysburg;
Atlee Keefer, R 2, York Springs;
and Daniel Winters, R 5, Hanover.
The extension staff provided
highlights of the 1983 year with a
multi-media slide presentation.
Four former Adams County 4-
H’ers were invited to speak on the
evening’s theme, “4-H - Building
on Experience.”
Jane Sowers Bodenburg, a fifth
grade teacher near Cham
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and the 4-H Teen Caravan
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James McKeehen, assistant
director for the southeast region,
spoke briefly, and Mary Grim,
president of the Pennsylvania
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