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Berks Agri-Women honor Ag Boy baby
BY ROBIN PHILLIPS
Staff Correspondent
READING Berks County’s
Penns Agri-Women celebrated Ag
Day last week by promoting
agriculture to new mothers., Ag
Day, nationally recognized as
March 21, the first day of spring,
was chosen by the local Agri-
Women as the occasion to give a
wealth of farm products to a' new
arrival in one of the local hospitals.,
Slated as the first promotional
activity of the year by the Berks
The Ag Baby poses with his mother, Wannita Schmehl, Reading, as Agri-Women Ag
Baby promotion coordinators stand by. Jean Beck, R 2, Hamburg, right, and Nancy
Seidel, Rt. 1, Lenhartsville, presented the ag products to the new mother on Ag Day last
week.
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County Farm City Council, the “ag
baby” promotion is generating
more enthusiasm in this, its fourth
year.
The Reading Hospital and
Medical Center, Reading, was the
birthplace of this year’s winner of
the wicker clothes basket over
flowing with Berks County’s farm
products. Kyle Louis Schmehl,
born at 12:16 a.m. on Ag Day and
weighing in at 9 pounds 2Vi ounces
won the farm bounty for his
parents, Warren and Wannita
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Schmehl, 1347 North Tenth Street,
Reading.
Schmehl is employed by Sharp
Point, Mohnton, making surgical
needles. Kyle Louis also has an
older sister, Flora, age 3, who will
be sharing the farm products.
Coordinators of the promotion
were Nancy Seidel, R 1 Lenhart
sville, and Jean Beck, R 2 Ham
burg. Sponsors of the gifts in
cluded: Penns Agri-Women,
Albrights Mill, Clover Farms
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Dairy, Pennsylvania Pork Estate, Shartlesville Farm
Producers, Pennsylvania Cat- Equipment, Virginville 4-H Dairy
tlemen’s Association, Lees port Qub, Ontelaunee Orchards, Joyce
Agway, Sycamore Springs Farm and Cliff Dietrich Farm, Rob-Nan
and Greenhouses, F.M. Brown’s Farm, Deerfoot Farm, DeLjb
Sons, Inc., Berks County Dairy Farm, Scattered Acres, Inc., and
Farmers Association, Blue Boyertown National Bank.
Mountain Co. Pi '' Vi Rrandt Real
The Berks County 4-H Sheep and year’s activities and dates were
i-annh Qub elected officers during announced for future meetings and
their meeting March 10 at the 4-H fairs.
Center in Leesport. The next meeting will be
The following are the new of- discussion and planning of the
ficers: president, Tricia Werley; Community Service Project with
vice president, Glenn Heffner; Easter Seals to be presented May
secretary, Gwendolyn Perry; 6- All members are requested to
treasurer, Travis Werley; and bring wool craft ideas,
news reporter, Megan Perry. The April meeting will be held
Committees were formed for the April 14 at the 4-H Center in
Leesport at 7:30.
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