A36-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 9, 1994
LEWISTOWN (Mifflin Co.)
Over 40 members, friends, and
guests of the Mifflin County Far
mers’ Association met the end of
March for their annual spring
meeting at Hoss’s Steak and Sea
House in Lewistown.
President Stan Dunk welcomed
those attending and then introduc
ed Governmental Relations Direc
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annual Robert H. Rum
ler Scholarship, an
award of $3,000 to be
given to a deserving col
lege dairy graduate pur
suing business adminis
tration studies for the
master’s degree.
The scholarship was
begun in 1984 in the
name of the former exe
cutive secretary of the
Holstein Association.
Those who wish to
contribute to the scho
larship fund, can send
checks directly to Steve
Kerr, current executive
secretary of the Asso
ciation.
The selected recipient
wilt be announced in
June. Eligibility re
quirements are as fol
lows:
1. Obtain scholarship
forms available from
Office of Dean at Agri
cultural Colleges.
2. Send transcripts of
grades with application.
3. Recipient should
be under 30 years of
age.
4. Recipient should
rank academically in
upper one-third of
graduates granted B.S.
degrees.
5. Submit supporting
letters of appraisal of
candidates by Agricul
tural Dean.
6. Submit current
photo of candidate.
7. Send application to
be received by Steve
Kerr, Holstein Associa
tion, Brattleboro, VT,
by May 15, 1994.
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Mifflin Farmers Hold Annual Meeting
tor Mark EUinger. Ellingcr listed
the issues being addressed in Har
risburg and Washington, such as
wetlands legislation, farmland
preservation, amendments to the
Pa. Seasonal Farm Labor Act, the
bottle bill, GATT, the reorganiza
tion of USD A, health care, deduc
tions for the self-employed, and
the Clean Water Act He also an
nounced a tentative date for the
county’s Measure the Candidates
night
Regional Organization Director
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