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Vol. 40 No. 23
Poultry Federation Banquet
Wednesday In Hershey
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.) “A time
for good friends and good food” sets the
stage for the annual Pennsylvania Poultry
Federation Fund Raising Banqftet next
Wednesday, April 19. here at the Hershey
Convention Center.
Mote than 1,400 poultry producers and
agri-business representatives, family, and
friends will be on hand at the annual ban-
From the left, Gov. Tom Ridge gets help from Prof. Joel
Guerrero Juarez, agriculture secretary of the Mexican state
of Hidalgo, in opening a goodwill gift from a Mexican trade
delegation. The gift was a handmade comforter and pillows
from Hidalgo. The trade delegation from Mexico visited the
state Department of Agriculture and met with the governor
before touring agricultural businesses in Lancaster Coun
ty. See story on page A 32.
FARMER Dinner Set
CAMP HILL (Cumberland Co. )
Richard Rominger, deputy se
cretary of the United States De
partment of Agriculture and
acting head of the agency prior to
the recent confirmation of USDA
Secretary Dan Glickman will
speak at the ISth annual statewide
FARMER dinner, Friday, May 12
at the Hershey Hotel.
FARMER, Farmers Allied for
Responsive, More Effective Rep
resentation, is the bipartisan politi
cal action committee of the Penn
sylvania Farm Bureau (PFB). PFB
is a voluntary, statewide organiza
tion which represents 26,167
Staff Writer Honored For Series
EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.)
Andy Andrews, staff writer for
Lancaster Farming, won an hon
orable mention in the Pennsylvani
a Newspaper Publishers’ Associa
tion's annual journalism contest
A five-year member of the Lan
caster Farming staff. Andrews
wrote a two-part series on the chal
lenges of sinkhole maintenance,
published in the newspaper on
November 26 and December 3 of
last year. The series recounted far
60c Per Copy
quet, which provides 75 percent of the
Federation’s annual operating budget.
“All you have to do is buy a ticket and
have a good time,” said John Hoffman,
executive director of the Federation. Tick
ets are $125 each.
Many new food items are planned for
the event, according to Hoffman, including
hors d’oeuvres and a new chicken entree,
"Casablanca Chicken.” The social begins
r
member families.
“Funds raised at the upcoming
FARMER Dinner will be used to
help ‘friends of agriculture’ get
elected to the General Assembly,”
explained FARMER committee
chairman Jim Cappucci.“FAßM-
Eß is the only political action com
mittee in Pennsylvania owned and
controlled by farmers for farmers.”
The FARMER dinner will begin
with an hour-long reception at 6
p.m.
As deputy secretary, Rominger
helps supervise the activities of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
(Turn to Pag* A 36)
men’ experience in dealing with
sinkholes, including information
on sinkhole repair and a special
project to fund for sinkhole repair
and education.
The award will be presented on
May 20 at the annual Pennsylvania
Press Conference Keystone Press
Awards Banquet at the Harrisburg
Marriott. Andrews competed in a
category which included 36 other
larger circulation weekly
newspapers.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 15, 1995
(Turn to Page A 37)
At the Maryland Holstein Show with the winners are from left, tanya Stambaugh,
Carroll County dairy princess, Mike Hanes, Marlin Hoff with Oakview Mark Kix, the
reserve grand champion; Ross and Harold Smith with Ladys-Manor Astro Star, the
grand champion; Heidi Hauser, Maryland dairy princess; Cindi Savage, and Judge
Fitzsimmons. See page A2B.
Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s Association honored members with plaques to shdW
appreciation. Left to right are Glenn Eberly, Top Hand Award for membership; Bill
McCoy, industry Service Award; John Myers of Dunkard Valley Farm, Seedstock
Breeder Award; Orlando Mano and Mark Seeley, Commercial Breeder Award; and
Lowell Wilson, secretary of the association. See page A 29.
Janelle Koontz, right, crowns Joy Vance the 1995 Pennsylvania Jersey
Queen during the 1995 Pennsylvania Jersey Convention held in Tioga
County last weekend. Standing behind the queen are first alternate Roberta
McConnell and second alternate Samantha Hillyard. See page A 22.
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