A44-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 30,1989
A Year Of Triumph And Sadness
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enjoy welcoming in the New Year
with her family.
Anne said, “It’s a family tradi
tion for us to go to my uncle’s
home and we either watch a movie
or play a game that we try to finish
exactly 'at midnight.”
The family reunion is especially
meaningful for Anne because her
uncle had a heart transplant when
he was 24. He’s 29 now and doing
fine.
It’s also traditional for the fami
ly to eat ham for the New Year’s
celebration.
Anne’s looking forward to the
Pennsylvania Farm Show. She
said, “I’ll spend Saturday through
Friday there, meeting everyone,
handing out ribbons and tending
the dairy stand.” .
Jan Harding, program director
for the Pennsylvania Dairy Prin
cess and Promotion Services, Inc.,
said her past year’s highlights cen
tered around family. She is mar
ried to Charles Ruslavage and it’s a
treat for them to find time together,
which they got to do this past year
with a three-day trip to South Car
olina and another one to Florida to
visit relatives. This summer, Jan
and her five children, three grand
children and “various dogs” held a
weekend reunion by the Clarion
River.
The New Year’s holiday gives
PA Poultry Queen Anita Meek
of Farm Safety Just For Kids. From left:
Crystal.
igeia Spickler
Jan another chance to spend with
her husband watching football.
Her husband’s son, Rob, plays on
the Penn State team
irilyn Adams, pre
red, Ryan, Jeff, Marilyn Adams, Nancy and
In 1990, Jan looks forward to
two weddings, her son’s and her
stepdaughter’s. A fourth grand
child is on the way.
Jan is also putting together a
new program for her job duties. A
mini-seminar will be held for dairy
maids and ambassadors and will be
be run by former state princesses
and alternates.
Pennsylvania Poultry Queen
Anita Meek will observe a tradi
tional New Year’s celebration with
family friends. They’ll eat poik
and sauerkraut and have fun.
Highlights were her high school
graduation, her coronation and in
1990, she looks forward to a conti
nuing college and enjoying her
reign. 1990 is Anita’s last year for
4-H beef projects and she said, “1
plan to finish with a big bang by
competing at the state farm show
for the first time.”
Rebecca Sonnen, former state
dairy princess and current state
FFA president, plans to do some
thing with her family for the New
Year. She said, “We’re work in the
bam until late and then my boy-
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Lancaster County Farm 'Women President, Judy
Greenleaf.
friend will come over and we’re
probably play some games. At
midnight, my dad always shoots
his gun.”
Becky's highlight happened in
June when her parents unexpec
tantly showed up at Penn State
when Becky was elected state FFA
president. “It was so neat seeing
them and spending time together,”
she said.
Becky also enjoyed being play
ground leader for 34 kids this sum
mer. She looks forward to return
ing to Penn State fulltime in the
fall.
Judy Greenleaf, Lancaster
County Farm Women president,
said she and her husband, who pre
fer non-alcoholic, low-key times,
will celebrate the New Year at the
home of friends.
She said. It was most climatic
PA FFA President, Rebecca Sonnen (kneeling) with
parents Marilyn and Paul Sonnen.
helping her daughter find the right
college. Her son did well in sports.
And 1989 was a better year for
fanning than most years. She
hopes the weather cooperates so
that they can have two good farm
ing years in a row.
She also looks forward to visit
ing all the county farm women
groups and the other duties that
come with her office.
Remember LOrin and Sherry
Kennedy from Franklin County?
Lorin was paralyzed in a farm acci
dent shortly before his wedding
day. The Franklin County Buil
ders’ Association rallied to the
Kennedys’ support and built them
a debt-free house within 30 hours.
Sherry said, “As special as the
houseraising was. I’d have to say
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