DOYLESTOWN - An en
thusiastic crowd of Bucks County
4-H members and parents enjoyed
an entertaining magic show at the
annual County 4-H Awards Night
held Dec. 5 at Delaware Valley
College.
The program was designed to
honor and recognize 4-H members
and leaders for their achievements
during 1986.
Special awards were given to
young 4-H members based upon
their leadership and enthusiasm.
Award winners were: Amy
Plummer, Doylestown; Michael
Squillace, Newtown; Danny
Miller, Doylestown; Susan
Rowers Of Christmas
Have long Traditions
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Decking
the halls with holly or hanging
mistletoe are nothing new, ac
cording to National Wildlife
magazine. These and other plants
and flowers that we associate with
Christmas have long traditions.
In ancient Rome, holly wreaths
were sent to newly married
couples to express congratulations
and good will. Like other peoples
around the world, the Romans
believed holly warded off evil
spirits. In England it protected
against witches, dogs, and wild
beasts. At Christmas, every house,
church, street comer, and market
place in London was decorated
with holly. Upon discovering holly
in America, the early settlers were
overjoyed to find a touch of
“home” in the new land.
The Indians of Pennsylvania
used holly as a badge of courage,
while New Jersey Indians used the
wood for tomahawk handles.
Tribes to the south drank holly tea
to give them strength.
Mistletoe has an equally ancient
history. Druids used the plant to
cure many ills, and Indian tribes
chewed the leaves to relieve
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Achievement Awards Presented To Bucks County 4-H'ers
Radomski, Chalfont* Suzanne
Miller, Doylestown; Erik
Woodruff, Doylestown; J.J.
Dabbs, Newton.
4-H’ers honored for helping
teach younger members in the
Teen Leader area were; Ann
Marie Dickson, Richboro; Jenny
Fisher, Quakertown; and Kathy
Moss, Perkasie.
Volunteer 4-H leaders receiving
special recognition for years of
service; 10 years- Chris Dickson,
Richboro; Lois Buckman,
Perkasie; Debra Keller,
Quakertown; Victoria Schussler,
Doylestown; 15 years- Clarence
and Nancy Hottle, Coopersburg; 20
toothaches. In recent years a drug
was derived from mistletoe to
lower blood pressure.
The custom of kissing under the
mistletoe comes from the Norse
legend of Balder, the sun god.
Fearing for her son’s life, Frigga
extracted promises from every
living thing not to kill Balder.
Unfortunately, she forgot the
mistletoe.
The rival god Loki made a sharp
arrow of mistletoe wood and shot
Balder. As the myth goes, Balder’s
light (the sun) lessened, and
Frigga’s tears turned to mistletoe
berries. So impressed were the
gods that they saved Balder.
Frigga was so overjoyed that she
kissed everyone who walked
beneath the mistletoe.
In Mexican homes, the poinsettia
is known as “Flor de la Noche
buena” the Christmas Eve
flower. And in homes across
America, this colorful plant has
become as much a part of
Christmas tradition as the
Christmas tree.
Americans inherited the
tradition of highlighting Christmas
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years- Marianne Bishop, Foun
tainville.
Steve Keifer and Glen Hartz,
from Farm Credit Association,
Silverdale, donated and presented
livestock trophies to the following:
Brian and Greg Scheffler,
Springtown; Catherine Dalton and
Nicole Guzzo, Yardley; Jill
Eurich, Perkasie; Erik Woodruff;
Doylestown; Bill Scott, Pineville;
Julie Leatherman, Ottsville;
Kathy Moss, Perkasie; and Kelye
Kunz, Pineville.
Delaware 4-H'ers Receive Public Speaking Awards
NEWARK, Del. - Two Kent
County young people recently took
first place in both the junior and
senior divisions of the Delaware 4-
H public speaking contest.
The state finals of the contest
were held in Dover at the annual
Capital Grange youth night Dec. 2.
Five semi-finalists from all three
Delaware counties competed.
Bambi Biggs, Felton, won first
place in the senior division with
her speech “Farewell To 4-H.”
Bambi, who has awarded a
national 4-H careers scholarship
this month on the basis of her
public speaking performances, is a
member of the Viola Fireflies 4-H
Club.
The first place winner for the
junior division was Beth Sapp,
Harrington, who spoke on “A Very
Rewarding Career.” Beth is a
member of the Peach Blossom 4-H
Club.
Second place, senior division,
went to Janelle Taylor, Seaford,
who spoke on “Deaf, But Not
Dumb.” Sharine Nisar, Newark,
won third place, senior division,
for her speech on “Aging.”
The winner of the second place
award, junior division, was Chad
Nelson, Newark, with his talk
“Getting The Green For Your
Club.” No award was given for
third place junior division.
Judges for the contest were Jane
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 20,1986-
A special Friend of 4-H Award
was presented to local dairy farm
er Harold Haldeman. Haldeman
has been active in assisting 4-H
dairy project members on a
countywide basis for over 15 years.
A top award for the evening is
presented to 4-H’ers with Out
standing 4-H Achievements at the
club, county and state level. Karen
Lunova, daughter of Paul and
Helen Lunova, Churchville,
received this year’s award.
Lunova has been an outstanding 4-
Brady, deputy attorney general of
Delaware, and Shirley Jarrell, a
Harrington, right, recently received their state-wide 4-H
public speaking awards from Delaware 4-H leader Marcius
Butterfield. Bambi won first place in the senior division with
her speech "Farewell To 4-H." Beth, first place winner in the
junior division, spoke on “A Very Rewarding Career."
H member for nine years. Among
her activities she lists county
council president, 4-H camp
counselor, and participation in
state events and competitions.
Numerous • other awards were
presented during the evening.
The Bucks County 4-H program
is an educational youth program
for all youth ages 8-19. The
program is conducted by the
Cooperative Extension Service and
Penn State University. For more
information call 345-3283.
teacher Caesar Rodney Junior
High School in Camden-Wyoming.
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