Cumberland County Holds 4-H D BETH MILLER Cumberland Co. Correspondent NEWBURG (Cumberland Co.) —Many well-deserved awards were given out during the 39th annual Cumberland County 4-H Dairy Banquet at the New Hope Church. the Achievement Award went to Betsy Walton, daughter of Kathy and Dayid Walton. Becky developed a 4-H record, a videotape to complete the Blue Form, to win a statewide honor in 1994. She also served as the trea surer of the County-Wide Club and was named outstanding 1994 trea surer during the county’s 4-H achievement banquet Becky has completed nine years of 4-H Dairy Club work. The honor for Outstanding Member went to John Leib Jr., son of Glenda and John Leib. John’s many activities included attendance at club activities and meetings that was well above aver age. In addition, he participated at 4-H Days in dairy judging, showed animals at the county, district and state level competitions, com pleted the teen leadership project and completed records on nine animals. John has completed eight years of 4-H Dairy Club work. Julie Dyarman, daughter of Deb and Randy Dyarman, captured the Merle Miller Award. Julie had one of the best atten dance records among the 4-H’ers and presented her project in an excellent fashion. Like Lieb, Dyar man showed project animals at county, district, and state contests. She completed records on six animals. Julie has completed nine years of 4-H Dairy Club work. The First Year Member Award was won by LeAnn Witmer, the daughter of Wendy and David Witmer. LeAnn earned that honor by maintaining one of the highest attendance scores among club members and by obtaining the highest fitting and showing scores" posted for first-year members. She also received the highest score on her first-year project book. Award sponsors included the Cumberland Valley Cooperative for the Outstanding First-Year Member Award and die Farm Cre dit Association for the Outstanding ' 4-H Dairy Member Award. Club members weren’t the only ones who left the banquet with some honors. Some of the “old- timers.” the adults who help them, were recognized for their dedica- , don as well. They included Galen Smith, who was honored for 29 years of service to the club. John Leib was applauded for 27 years of dedica tion and Mark Naugle and John Ocker were thanked for the 23 years that they have served as adult leaders for die organization. Curtis Day was awarded for his 10 years of service. Bill Dietrich, Kathy Walton, and Gerald David son woe all recognized for eight years of leadership. Six-year leader awards went to Susan Dietrich, Peggy Hcnscl, and Marilyn Zinn. Steve Cornman and Shawn Hcnscl received awards to mark five years of adult service. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 1, 1995-811 Award winners at the Cumberland County 4-H Dairy Ban quet, from left, Betsy Walton, achievement award; LeAnn Winner, first-year member award; John Lelb Jr., outstand ing member, and Julie Dyarman, Merle Miller award. Belter Kid Care UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) —Free educational informa tion is available for child care pro viders in Pennsylvania. Child care providers can receive these free materials on caring for children from Penn State Cooperative Extension. KEYSTONE OUN-KRETE CONCRETE PUMPING SERVICE Featurin- — • Sidewinder 4S Concrete Pump • Up To 40 Cubic Yards Per Hour • Pump Up To 190 Ft. Vertical And MM Ft. Horizontal CONCRETE SPRAYING SERVICE • Repair Retaining Willi • Manure Pit Construction • Strengthen Existing Masonry • Trench Silo Construction Walls • SUo Repair • Reaeal Manure Pits KEYSTONE GUN-KRETE (1 Poplar Street GordonvQle, PA 1752# (717) 768-3641 The Better Kid Care education al packet suggests ideas on caring for children—snacks, games, play ideas, and tips for working with parents. Caregivers will also receive six free issues of Caring for Kids, a leam-at-home program for child care providers. Caring for Kids offers even more ideas on caring for other people’s children and suggestions to make a care giver’s day easier. If you are a child care provider and have questions about caring for other people’s children, help is a telephone call away. “You’re Mot Alone” is a telephone help line for answering questions from child care providers, such as, “How do I get children to eat?”, “How do I stop a child from bit ing?”, “What can I do when a parent doesn’t pay on time?” Call toll-free 1-800-452-9108 to receive a free Better Kid Care kit or to get help with your ques tions from the “You’re Not Alone” telephone help line.
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