Lori Yost, who continues her reign as the Columbla- Luzerne Dairy Princess, expresses her appreciation to the audience. Why Pay More? ALL PRICES SLASHED ON DEMO EQUIPMENT COMMANDER SKID LOADER Tough • Rugged • Dependable 2g jj p GAg ENGINE 2 WHEEL DRIVE FORKLIFT Was $35,860.00 NOW $26,500.00 NISSAN KIZAI MINI EXCAVATORS “Full Factory Warranty Applies” to/ power pro equipment 780 east main street p.o. box 567, route 322 37 indystrial blvd new holland, pa 17557 mllroy, pa 17063 paoli, pa 19301 (717) 354-4241 (717) 667-6504 (215) 640-9222 Next time you buy, think Power Pro! Yost Continues Dairy Princess Duties Lori Was $10,300.00 NOW $6,995.00 Lori Yost continues as Columbia-Luzeme Dairy Princess for another year. Lori, the daughter of Jeanette and James Yost, R.D.#l, Wapwallopen, will be assisted by three dairy maids: Carey Jurbala, Rohrsburg; Gretch en Farr, Benton; and Maggie Man zoni, Dallas. The announcement was made at the Columbia-Luzeme Dairy Prin cess Banquet at Lightstreet Grange, June 30. Donna Grey, Luzerne County Extension Agent was Mistress of Ceremonies. She expressed thanks to Lori and her parents for the dedi cation they have shown during the past year. When a girl is chosen Dairy Princess, her family is a big part of the promotional duties she has to perform. Lori’s mother was her primary assistant this past year in helping make and serve refresh ments along with transportation, literature distribution and the many other duties required of a dairy princess. Lori made 60 promolional appearances. Schools, malls, ban quets, and parades are a few of the affairs where milk promotion sometimes came in the form of punch and giant banana splits. At other times Lori lectured on the health risks of too little calcium. R The UldmatcNiluc N-ll Was $24,800.00 $17,360.00 NOW N-21 Was $28,190.00 $19,733.00 NOW CLEARFIELD Melissa Mae Morris wears the crown and ban ner for the Clearfield County Dairy Princess. The pageant held at the Eastern Star Building in Clearfield on June 18 featured a covered dish dinner and farewell speeches by former dairy princess, Tricia Roseberry, and her dairy maids, Haley Sankey and Gretchen Yaple. The new princess lives with her parents, Tom and Dot Morris, on their Mahaffey farm with their 50-head Holstein herd. A graduate of Harmony High School and a student at Mt. Alov- Perm State Offering Master Gardener Program Through Extension Offices LANCASTER —lf you have a consists of volunteer service. In little free time, you can become return for the course, participants ' one of the most skilled gardeners will be asked to volunteer 50 hours ifl your county. The Dauphin, of lime to your county cooperative York, Cumberland, Lancaster, extension. During these hours, you Lebanon, Berks and Chester can choose to answer garden ques- County cooperative extension lions that arc phoned in, maintain a offices are planning a Master Gar- demonstration garden that others dencr program to be held through- can observe, or help with a plant out this fall and winter. All you clinic. Some of the volunteers may need in order to apply is a genuine wish to help with a youth or corn interest in gardening. munity garden project.' The purpose of the program is When you complete the training two-fold. First we’d like to give and volunteer work, you will be you the opportunity to leam more awarded a Master Gardener ccrtifi about gardening. Secondly, we cate from the Pennsylvania State want to better serve your county by University, having skilled gardeners available The classes will begin at the end to teach less experienced of August and will continue for 13 gardeners. consecutive weeks. It is important The first part of the training will to realize that the Master Gardener consist of training. Thirteen week- training is a complete course and ly classes will be held in three of all classes and workshops must be the counties. In addition, three attended, workshops for “on-hands” leam- If you have a real interest in gar ing have been scheduled. We’ll dening and would like to become a cover topics including soil fertili- Master Gardener, why not apply? ty, pest management, fruit & veg- Contact the Penn State cooperative etablc production, lawn care, land- extension office at one of the parti scaping, and lots more! cipating counties for an applica tive second half of the program tion and more information. Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, July 16, 1988-813 She had the opportunity of speak ing with school children about the advantages of a good diet, espe cially one which includes milk products. Lori is a 1987 business graduate of Crestwood High School where she was a clarinetist in the school band for four years. Lori intends to follow a career in secretariat and computer science. Henry and Ericka Yaple. Clearfield County Names She is presently working and train ing in the Luzerne County Exten sion Office. She enjoys swimming, hiking, bike riding and tennis. She has been active in 4-H and Big Brother-Big Sisters Program. She is a member of Dairylea Young Cooperatives and the United Methodist Church. by dairy maids Vicki Princess suis Junior College, Melissa is majoring in occupational therapy. Employed by Northern Cambria Red Riders, Melissa finds time for 4-H activities, basketball, baton twirling, reading, and youth fel lowship. Her high school activities included basketball, chorus silks, captain over band front, junior and senior drum majorette and senior play. Dairy maids named to represent the county include Vicki Henry, daughter of Tom and Kathy Henry of Clearfield and Ericka Yaplc, daughter of Curt and Kim Yaple of Honlzdale.
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