Thanks For The Investment, Scholarship
(Continued from Pago AIS)
He wrestled with making the
decision to change such carved-in
stone plans, until he was asked, a
few weeks later, to become a youth
pastor with Mount Joy Mennonite
Church. In subsequent years, he
became associate pastor. Seven
years ago he completed his master
of divinity degree at Eastern Bap
tist Seminary in Philadelphia and
has served full-time as pastor at
Mount Joy ever since.
He thanked the directors and
said, “I would like to think that
you have enriched the community
by your investment,” said Sherer.
“Your gift was deeply appre
ciated, and it really did help make
it possible for me to continue my
education.”
Even though his life’s work has
not been veterinary medicine or
anything having to do with animal
husbandry or agriculture, he said.
“1 am and always will be a farm
boy at heart. Springtime nearly
always brings for me a bad case of
plowing fever.
“I have not severed, nor forgot
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ten, my roots,” said Sherer. “And
I would not trade my growing up
years on the farm for any other.
“Much more important than the
degree that one receives is die
mindset one develops toward life
and toward learning and toward
serving other people.”
Also scheduled to speak was
Ken Risser, Richmond, Va.. who
also received a $5OO scholarship.
Risser, who is manager of the
Glenwood Farms egg processing
plant near Richmond, was unable
to attend because of the devastat
ing weather.
At the meeting. Dr. John
Schwartz, extension director,
spoke about the current scholar
ships, which include seven out of
19 applications, each worth
$l,OOO. These seven arc attending
five different colleges and univer
sisties, of which four are studying
agriculture and three are studying
home economics.
So far, over the years, 338 scho
larships totalling $247,300 have
been awarded.
According to Robert Zook,
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Foundation president, work is
under way to refurbish the lower
level rooms and lease recently vac
ated office space.
Also. Chester I. Neuin provided
a business manager report that
indicated the recent conversion of
the Farm and Home Center build
ing from electric to gas heat has
saved approximately $lO,OOO a
year in heating bills.
Richard Haas, treasurer,
reported on the finances of the
Foundation. As of Dec. 31,1993,
total assets equalled $484,672 with
a total equity of of $473,029. Total
general operating expenses were
$14,199 for the year and the
Foundation reported a net income
of $13,331.
Also, seven new directors were
elected at the meeting. They are
Joan Hershey, Mount Joy. former
president of (he Lancaster County
Farm Women Society; Elvin Hess,
Strasburg, a retired dairy farmer
who was recently named Out
standing 4-H Beef Club leader;
Mark S. Hess, Lancaster, retired
farmer; Lilli Ann Kopp, Mount
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Blair/Huntingdon
HUNTINGDON (Huntingdon
Co.) —The annual Oops Day for
producers in Blair and Hunting
don counties will be held on Feb.
7 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the
Fire Hall in Alexandria.
The morning session will cover
nutrient management and soil
compaction. The afternoon ses
sion will be a pesticide certifies-
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Lancaster Farmtofl, Sawrday, January 22, IW4-A2l
Crops Day Set
lion update. Producers will be
awarded two cone and two cate
gory credits if they are in attend
ance beginning at 1 p.m.
Lunch reservations are needed
by January 31. Contact the Blair
extension office, (814) 695-SS4I,
ext 210 or the Huntingdon exten
sion office, (814) 643-1660. Meal
cost is $4 per person.
Atlantic Dairy
Dist. 3
SOUTHAMPTON
(Bucks Co.) Atlantic
Dairy Cooperative’s
To Meet
District 3 will hold its
annual dinner meeting
Jan. 25 at 11:45 a.m. at
the Hoffman Building,
Solanco Fairgrounds, in
Quarryville.
James S. Fraher, At
lantic’s economist, will
be the guest speaker.
Fraher will report on
cooperative business
and dairy industry
news.
During the meeting,
officers and delegates
will be elected for the
coming year. In addi
tion, Quality Premium
Awards will be present
ed to Benuel S. and Ra
chel S. Esh of Delta,
Paul L. Hess & Sons of
Drumore, and Robert
and Bonnie Wentworth
of Quarryville. The
award is presented to
members who qualified
for Atlantic’s quality
premium bonus all 12
months of the 1993 fis
cal year.
Also, a 25-year mem
bership award will be
presented to Delmas
Burkholder of Peach
Bottom.
Atlantic Dairy Co
operative represents
more than 3,500 dairy
farm families in Penn
sylvania, New York,
New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland. Virginia, and
West Virginia.
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