City Man Sees Life On Lebanon
Dairy Farm
(Continued from Pago A 1)
Employment and Training Corporation visited the
Bombergers as part of the job exchange program
sponsored by the Lebanon County Farm/City Com
mittee. “You do feel like you’re are representing
agriculture today,” Bomberger said. “You want to
leave a good impression and not a bad one.”
And apparently a good impression was made.
“I’ve never been on a farm before,” Kopecky
said. “I’ve never had any hands-on experience. But
I’m now certainly going to be more aware of what
happens in a dairy production as large as this one.
You can’t get that from reading books or watching
TV.
“One thing for certain, you appreciate more what
the farmers do. Their day begins long before most of
us think of getting out of bed. I enjoy dairy products
and I drink a lot of milk. I think I will now appreciate
the products even more.
‘The price you pay for a half-gallon of milk isn’t
in any way equivalent to the work that goes into pro
ducing it”
Kopecky is chairman of the effort to develop an
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from 4-H this year. Mowery said
in his project book that his years in
4-H had taught him many valuable
lessons about livestock, manage
ment, responsibility and growing
up. As president of the club, he
said he has learned to deal with
groups, lead children and teach a
lesson.
Mowery and Boyd will each
receive an all-expense paid trip to
the National 4-H Congress in Chi
cago in December. Mowery’s area
of expertise is bread baking, while
Boyd’s is raising Seeing Eye pup
pies for the blind.
Keener, leader of the club for
nine years, is retiring this year, as
is her co-leader, Donna Boyd.
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