Kieffer Ends 34-Year Career With Extension (Continued from Pag* B 12) thus gone awry, unexpectedly, the gang was delayed seven hours. They went late-night sightseeing in the Windy City. Hours later they learned that while they were casually strolling its darkened streets, one of Chicago’s most infamous murder cases was happening. Two years after, in Utah, the situation was different when their hosts were Mormons. They gained a knowledge about that religion, visited Salt Lake City, saw and heard the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Through the Interstate 4-H Exchange program Kieffer said participants learned how to travel, how to understand different cul tures and how to adapt into a fami ly whose circumstances and rou tines were different from their own. Most shocking to the kids was what they learned about themselves, she said. “We always said we started with boys and girls but came home with young men and women,” Kieffer said, adding that they had a deeper sense of appreciation for their home and family, and the standards they were raised with. To date, the trips have included Montana, California, Utah, Ore gon, Texas, Kansas, lowa, Minne sota, Michigan, Colorado, North Dakota, Arizona and Idaho. They ROLLING OTUNTHE 90S YOU Buy A (jßjlbg) You Get The Best 2Su0&~l MEETS THE CHALLENGE SSPIO GRASS SEEDERS 3Pt Available in or pull type Features of the SSPIO are 4 3/8 Bu. meter box capacity, 4 3/8 brome box capacity, Standard front wheel, and a 10’ rolling width. The overall width is 11’4" and approx, weight is 2018#. 12’ SURE STAND SEEDER SSI2 PULL TYPE Special Features of the SSI2 Pull Type are a 5 1/4 bu. meter box capacity, 5 1/4 bu. optional brome box capacity, and standard front wheel. It has a rolling width of 12’. The overall width is 15’ with an approx, of 2547#. returned twice to three of the states —California, Utah, and Col orado. All but Michigan have been west of the Great Mississippi River. From these, Kieffer says seeing the Grand Canyon’s awesome grandeur from the back of a mule ranks among her most memorable 4-H experiences. It was worth every minute of scorching July sun, and resulting stiff muscles she got during the day-long trek to the bottom and back up. Another pleasure was riding a massive wheat harvester in Kan sas. She recalls that it took an hour to go around one field. Kieffer says kids are inter viewed for die program before they know the destination. “We want them to apply for the experi ence, not the destination,” she said. They have to decide if they can handle traveling 2,000 miles from home to live in an unfamiliar environment with a family they’ve just met Because of her 4-H exchange experience, one girl chose to enter the Peace Corps and go to Africa.' Another attended college in her host state. Still others maintained contact through weddings, vaca tions or passing through Somerset via the turnpike, Kieffer said, especially truck-driving parents. There was much more to 4-H for Kieffer. Food revues, fashion revues, farm show preparations, Make-It-Yourself With Wool con tests, and numerous other respon sibilities that involved extension staff and 4-H parents. “Extension started in 1915 and has been very influential in farm families and rural communities. I think it’s pretty awesome to have been a part of it for 34 years,” says Kieffer, with obvious respect. “When history looks back on extension, I hope it does so favor ably,” she added. So what’s next for Marie Kief fer? “I refuse to commit myself,” she states, holding out on her options—sewing, cooking (she’s garnered an extensive collection of cookbooks over the years)—and traveling. “I may travel a bit—without 40 kids following me,” she laughs. But for now, she doesn’t care that “It’s taking me longer to move than I thought it would,” because her goodbyes are coming .gently, not abruptly, to friends and former colleagues. Folks like Bob Antram and his wife, Roberta: Bob Brown, the extension agent who succeeds to the post of direc tor Kieffer held when she retired; office staff Kathy Dwyer and Lin da Johnson; and Melissa Hippie, the newest agent on board at Somerset. There once was a son that went “Pennsylvania Turnpike I’m stuck | Pennsylvania ADAMSTOWN Adamstown Equip. Inc. ALLENTOWN Lehigh Ag Equipment BECHTELSVILLE Miller Equip. Co. CARLISLE Gutshall's, Inc. DOVER George N. Gross, Inc. EASTON Geo. V. Seiple ELIZABETHTOWN Messick Farm Equipment Co. INTERCOURSE C.B. Hoober & Son GREENCASTLE Meyers Implement LANCASTER Landis Brothers, Inc. LEBANON Umberger's of Fontana LOYSVILLE Gutshall’s, Inc. LYNNPORT Kermit K. Kistler, Inc. NEEOMORE Clugston Farm Equipment NEW HOLLAND A.B.C. Groff, Inc. 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