VoL 41 No. 25 State Grange Leads Fight Against Rural Phone Rate Increase VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Farming Staff HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) The Pennsylvania Slate Grange has been leading a battle against a proposal by a major tele phone service provider that is seeking to increase the rates to rur al customers in order to lower its urban and city rates. During a public hearing on tele communications deregulations held Thursday by the state Senate Consumer Protection and Profes sional Licensure Committee, Brenda Shambaugh, legislative director for the Pennsylvania State Grange testified against a proposal by Bell Atlantic to “rebalance” its Poultry Producers Put Aside Troubles For Night Of Country Country music star Ricky Skaggs, center, provided an evening of entertainment on Wednesday at the Pennsylvania Poultry Federation Fund Raising Banquet At left are John Hoffman, executive director of the Federation, with wife Ruth. At right are Wil liam Trace, Federation chairman, with wife Debra. Many World Champions Get Start At Win Bln Stables EVERETT NEWSWANGER Manasins Editor WAKEFIELD (Lancaster Co.)—For Yield Greer and her husband Charles, this story started in 1982 when die son of a world champion, WindHoverEnchant mint (Mint), became available as a yearling. Well, at least the horse breeding part of the story started then. Vicki started riding, driving, and training horses as a youth. The gelding that was her first horse when she was a teenager is now nearly 30 years old and still graces the Win Bin Stables’ 30-acre farm pastures. Charles was a quarter 60s Per Copy rates. In January this year. Bell Atlan tic proposed to the state Public Utility Commission that it be allowed to restructure and reba lance its rates with the observation that “The total effect of this rate rebalancing will be revenue neut- PDA’s Pesticide Container Recycling Dates, Places Given HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) The Pennsylvania Depart ment of Agriculture will again be conducting plastic pesticide con tainer recycling this year in many areas of the commonwealth. The recycling program, which is avail- hone man. But gradually the Green fell in love with the Morgans. ‘1 like to ride a horse that has a lot of strength butsdll has the calm personality that allows for family use,” Vicki said. “The Morgan breed, which started 200 yean ago in the US with a mutant that looked neither like his father nor mother, gives you that aU-round horse.” Venadlity is one of the major characteristics of the Morgan breed as the offspring of Mint has proven. But that’s ahead of the story. When Mint was a yearling, Vic (Tum to Pago ASS) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 27, IMS ral to Bell Atlantic and Pennsylva- nia.” The effective date of the fil ing was to be March 17. The reason for the proposal is increased competition in all the markets in effect. Bell is being challenged by small companies for city customers. Bell has an esd able to all pesticide users, is enter ing the third year for collection of clean, plastic containers. The initial year (1994) included 3 counties, Adams, Franklin and Lancaster and yielded over 7,500 (Tum to Pag* A 34) Vicki Greer ha* a pasture full of Mint yearlings that want a little attention. mated 4.2 million customers in the state. According to 1990 census data, Pennsylvania has about 11,881,643 residents. Most Pennsylvanians live near Philadelphia or Pittsburgh, with the Scranton/Wilkcs-Barrc region also higher in density. The state PUC is described in the most recent issue of the Pen nsylvania Manual as "... an inde pendent, quasi-judicial agency created by the Legislature in 1937 to establish and maintain reason able rates and safe, adequate ser vice in the regulation of the state’s public utilities." It has a 1995-96 budget of $37,439400, and covers a range of ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.) “It’s time to set aside your trou bles for an evening of enjoyment, ’ ’ John Hoffman, executive director of the Pennsylvania Poultry Fed or ation, told 1,400 people on Wed nesday evening at the Federation’s annual fund raising banquet. Producers and agri-industry rep resentatives from all over Pennsyl vania and states including Tennes see. Arizona, and others enjoyed an evening discussing some of the pleasures and challenges of the Penn State Poultry Club Holds Banquet, Presents Awards JUDY PATTON Union Co. Correspondent STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) —Professional opportunities in agriculture are greater now than ever before, A 1 Wenger told the Penn State Poultry Science Club at its sixth annual banquet on April 19. Head of Wenger Feeds in Rheems, Wenger emphasized the dire need for college graduates 125.00 Psr YMr Five Section* public utlities and services, from railroads, truck, taxi and bus oper ators. natural gas gas pipelines, water and telephone lines, etc. Its funding comes from an assessment on rates, which in effect are user fees, because utilities pass on their costs to customers! The gist of the proposal is that Bell suggests that it is seeking a shifting of its rate charges that will not increase the total income Bell derives from offering phone ser vice. nor will it increase the total amount Pennsylvanians pay them as a whole. Instead, it seeks to raise rates for customers in already economically (Turn to Pag* A 32) $6OO million per year state poultry business. Also, after a meal of turkey breast and a dessert featuring the “Hershey Snowball,” guests lis tened to the country sounds of •rtliffsiC' star Ricky Skaggs. William Trace, chairman of the Federation, reminded the poultry producers and industry representa tives of the importance of the annual fund-raising event, in light of January’s ‘‘terrible Farm Show” and the plummeting busi ness at the Federation’s Food (Turn to Pag* A 22) who have specialized in such areas as market management, computer programming, public relations, human resources, and foreign languages. He also advised students to “make your self increasingly valuable throughout your career” by con stantly expanding knowledge and experience in areas where people are in demand. (Turn to Pag* A 24)
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