New Extension Agents
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She and her husband, a Lutheran
pastor, are the parents of two child
ren: Danny, six, andßeka, two and
a half.
Jane A. Mecum has been named
associate extension agent of family
strengths in Perry County. She will
be responsible for planning and
conducting informal educational
programs which will address the
needs of today’s family and com
munity. She also is writing a week
ly column on foods and nutrition
for the “Perry County Shopper.”
Additionally, she will be sharing
her skills and programs with
neighboring counties.
A native of Madisonville, KY,
Mecum most recently served as
Teen Parenting Coordinator in the
Harrisburg School District. Her
duties included supervising a
nursery school, working with stu
dents enrolled in parenting classes
and helping teen parents deal with
the problems and challenges of
parenthood.
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PENNSYI
Straley Farm Supply, Inc. M& R p I q^ f y pi ?® nt ,nC
-1760 East Canal Road p . 17352
Dover, PA 17315
717-292-2631 717-993-2511
Betts Equipment
3 Miles S of Hope on 232
Rt 232, RD 3, Box 76
New Hope, PA 18938-9303
215-598-7501
Keller Brothers
R 7 Box 405
Lebanon, PA 17042
717-949-6501
Marshall Machinery, Inc. Paul Shovers Inc.
Route 4 RD 2
Honesdale, PA 18431 Loysville, PA 17047
717-729-7117 717-789-3117
Mecum holds a bachelor’s
degree in home economics from
Murray State University in Mur
ray, KY, and is currently working
toward a master’s degree in educa
tion at Penn State. She has two
children: Kelly, a physics major at
West Virginia University, and Bill,
a high school student.
Richard W. Poorbaugh has been
named extension agent for Clea
field County. He is responsible for
coordinating 4-H and general agri
cultural programs. Specific tasks
include identifying educational
needs of people within the county,
recruiting and training adult 4-H
leaders and implementing prog
rams in the areas of agricultural
economics, animal science and
4-H. He also will share his skills
and programs with neighboring
counties.
A native of Berlin, Poorbaugh
served with Penn State Coopera
tive Extension in Crawford County
from 1965 to 1968. Supervising
4-H programs and educating adults
Wm. Hobensack’s & Sons
1060 Greeley Avenue
Ivyland, PA 18974
215-675-1610
Pikevllle Equipment Inc.
RD 2, Oysterdale Road
Oley, PA 19547
215-987-6277
in the areas of production and
marketing of agricultural products
were his major duties.
Poorbaugh holds a bachelor’s
degree in agronomy and is work
ing toward a master’s degree in
agricultural economics from Penn
State. Most recently he was
employed as a graduate research
assistant at Penn State. He and his
wife Nancy have three children:
Rick, 16; Holly, 15; and Brenda,
10.
Deborah A. Price has been
named assistant extension agent of
4-H livestock and dairy in Berks
County. Her responsibilities will
include organizing and conducting
educational programs for 4-H
youth in the areas of livestock and
dairy. Price also will help recruit
and train 4-H leaders and identify
county educational needs in the
agri-science area.
A native of Douglasville. Price
received a bachelor’s degree in
dairy production and is working
toward a master’s degree in sociol
ogy at Penn State. While an under
graduate, she was named Out-
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Tractor Parts Co.
335 Central Road
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
717-784-0250
Swelgard Bros., Inc.
RD #3, Box 13
Halifax, PA 17032
717-896-3414
Stouffer Bros. Inc.
1066 Lincoln Way West
Chambersburg, PA 17201
717-263-8424
NEW JERSEY
Owen Supply Co.
East Avenue & Broad St
Woodstown, NJ 08098
609-769-0308
Caldwell Tractor &
Equipment, Inc.
480 U S Route 46
Fairfield, NJ 07006
201-227-6772
standing Senior on the College of
Agriculture and was a member of
the Dairy Science Club, the Ag
Student Council, Delta Theta Sig
ma, Gamma Sigma Delta and Col
legiate 4-H.
David J. Quatchak has been
named assistant extension agent
for Allegheny County. Responsi
ble for planning and implementing
horticulture programs for both 4-H
and adult groups, Quatchak will
work extensively with the Master
Gardener Program, which
West Virginia Approved
For Watershed Program
MORGANTOWN, WV
West Virginia has one of the 21
watershed projects approved
recently for planning by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture. The
projects were in 18 states.
Rollin N. Swank, state conser
vationalist for the Soil Conserva
tion Service of USDA, said the
Series 15
Havers Lawnmower
Hospital Inc.
Rt 22
Whitehouse, NJ 08888
201-534-2837
Warren County Service Center
228 Route 94
Columbia, NJ 07832
201-362-6916
Land Power Equipment
65 Rl 22
Green Brook, NJ 08812
201-968-6700
Rodio Tractor Sales
North White Horse Pike
Hammonton, NJ 08037
609-561-0141
Frank Rymon & Sons, Inc.
RD 3, Box 355
Washington, NJ 07882
201-689-1464
Lancaster Farming Saturday, October 1, 1988-Dl3
involves civic groups in communi
ty beautification projects. He also
will be recruiting and training 4-H
leaders, preparing horticultural
information for newsletters and
providing individual assistance to
home horticulturists in the
county.
A native of McCandless,
Quatchak holds a bachelor’s
degree in horticulture from Penn
State. Most recently, he worked as
an assistant manager at Best Feeds
and Farm Supplies in Oakdale.
West Virginia project will be on an
unnamed tributary of Evitts Run,
through a residential area of Ran
son in Jefferson County. The tri
butary empties into Evitts Run as it
flows through the neighboring
town of Charles Town.
Widening and deepening the
channel, installing new conduits
where needed and building a drop
inlet at the mouth will cost about
$300,000.
The tributary flows only inter
mittently, so the enlarged channel
will be a grass waterway, dry most
of the time.
Flooding costs an average of
$59,700 per year. A 100-year
storm would cause $450,000 in
damages to 59 residences and three
other properties.
The local sponsors are the East
ern Panhandle Soil Conservation
District, the town of Ranson and
the Jefferson County Commission.
SCS will complete the plan next
year. Funding of construction will
need the approval of the chief of
the agency.
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