Crawford County Extension Service BY CAROLYN HILSDON GILLES Crawford Co. Correspondent MEADVELLE (Crawford) - The Elks Club was the site of the annual meeting and banquet of the Crawford County Extension Ser vice on November 22 where 175 representatives of various farm organizations, agricultural-related businesses, and government gathered for fellowship and tc elect new members to the Exten sion Executive Committee. Executive Committee Presi dent, Craig Powell, opened the meeting and County Extension Director, Blaine Schlosscr, intro duced committee members, staff and other special guests. Or behalf of the committee, Brenda Raney presented a silk flower arrangement to Nutrition Educa tion Adviser, Frances Spinnato Spinnato recendy retired after 17 years with Extension’s Expendec Food and Nutrition Educatior Program. County Commissioner Davie Glenn gave a “new building update.” Plans arc to break groum for a new county home and hospi tal by spring. Once residents arc moved into the new facility, hope fully by fall, plans then can ge> underway to renovate the soutl wing into office space to house Extension and other ag-rclatcc services. The intent is to create i “one stop Ag Center” with occu pancy tentatively scheduled for February, 1990. Executive Committee member Martin Re-elected SOUTHAMPTON (Bucks) Clyde W. Martin, East Earl, was re-elected a director of Atlantic Dairy Cooperative at the coopera tive’s annual meeting Nov. 16. A Lancaster County dairy far mer, Martin will represent Atlan tic’s District 35. He joined the cooperative in 1960 and was first elected a director in 1984. Martin and his wife, Frances, are in partnership with Glenn CONCRETE LAWN ORNAMENTS 34”Hx46”L Also Selling Deer, Mules, Donkeys, Dogs, Lawn Balls, Fountains, £tc. Doneva Hyde reviewed nominees for vacancies on the Executive Committee and, after asking for nominations from the floor, bal lots were marked. New Executive Committee members arc: Michael and Marsha Holowcll and Craig Powell, from District A; Charles and Ruth Thompson from District B; Joseph Holler and Jeff and Brenda Raney from District C; and Calvin and Marcia Ernst from District D. Featured speaker for the even ing, was Pat Leimbach, newspaper columnist and author of three books: “A Thread of Blue Denim,” “All My Meadows,” and “Harvest of Bittersweet.” Leim bach resides in Vermillion, Ohio, where she and hre husband have a vegetable and grain operation. She is a graduate of Case Western Reserve and has done graduate study at the University of Montre al. Twenty-five years in teaching provided her with excellent train ing as a public speaker. Leimbach was raised about 40 miles from Cleveland on a small fruit farm. Her mother supported seven children by working at a far mer’s market and had a “jaund iced viewpoint of farm life.” She took a dim view of her daughter going to college at Ohio State and preferred, instead, that she study French at a women’s college to prepare her for a more genteel life. After graduation, Leimbach began teaching school and, as fate would have it, the school board was com- Martin. They farm 168 acres and raise 200 head of Holsteins. As a director of Atlantic, Martin will be instrumental in making policy-setting decisions that gov ern the operation of the cooperative. Atlantic Dairy Cooperative, which represents 3,800 members in a seven-state region, marketed 3.45 billion pounds of milk in fis cal 1988. 717-838*4224 838-1724 Lebanon County, Pa. prised of dairy farmers. Through them, she met her husband and “ultimately married from fruits into vegetables.” Lcimbach feels a “special mis- 44”Hx48”L E 'M' \ Ji Save $ 5OO 5 HP Vacuum Pump Inadequate vacuum can mean longer milk-out times, poor udder health and reduced productivity—things that cost you money If you’re having prob lems with your system, now's the time to update it with a Universal Space Saver vacuum pump This industrial-quality pump is made by Masport® —the world leader in vacuum pump technology And this great low price includes the electric motor, space-saver base, belts, sheaves, guard and hour meter Call today for more information on one of the most profitable invest ments you can make (471-571) Reg $2,04500 *1,545°° Contact your local Agway Store or Farm Systems Salesperson. AGWA [ § |i Contact your local Agway Store or Farm Systems Salesperson for more information. AGWA Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 10,1988-ACT Holds Annual Meeting sion to farm wives,” who, she says, have “no manual of proce dure, just a lifelong sturgglc of one-the-job training.” Her amus ing stories of life on the farm and her insightful readings of favorite columns were clearly appreciated by her audience. They found in her a kindred spirit whoblessed them with her gift of laughter. mds December 31, 1988 [TaTwrret
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