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been veiy active in youth educa
tion. The newsletter is an impor
tant source of information cm the
resources of the area for local citi-
zens and officials.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
The winner of the county com
missioner district director award is
Dick Rice of Bedford County.
Rice has served as a commissioner
Craig Bingman, district manager, Snyder County, left, pre
senting to Robert Anderson, president.
award went to Rick Rice, Bedford County, left,
with Kurt Leltholf, PACD executive director.
ipeciv
conservation service award from Patricia Sueck.
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The M.K. Goddard forest resource manage
ment award went to co-winner William and Eileen
Mayberry, presented by Patricia Sueck.
directorsince 1987. Hcjs driven to
make Bedford County a better
place to live and strives to improve
the overall quality of life for all
citizens.
As chairman of the Evitts Creek
Steering Committee, Rice has
helped to develop a watershed pro
ject to help protect the city of Cum
berland, Maryland’s public drink
ing water supply and to increase
recreational opportunities on city
owned land.
SPECIAL AWARD
The special conservation award
is presented to Richard VanNoy,
Department of Environmental Pro-
tectioD (DEP). VanNoy developed
appreciation for the values of con
servation asadaity farmer in Brad
ford County. In 1966 he joined the
state conservation commission
and assisted Pennsylvania's con-
The Octoraro Watershed
Association, represented by
Trudi Green, received the
watershed protection award.
went to James Gemmell, 111, Bucks County.left,
and presented by Kurt Leltholf.
conservation educator award from Patricia
Sueck.
from Patricia Sueck and Bernard Hoffnar, DEP.
servation districts establish and
implement soil conservation prog
rams. At the time there were few
district staff and VanNoy spent a
lot of time cm the road helping to
spread the news of conservation to
prospective cooperators.
In more recent years, VanNoy’s
expertise led him to represent the
DEP on both the Agricultural Land
Condemnation Approval Board
and the Agricultural Land Preser
vation Board. He was also instru
mental in the organization of the
Agricultural Advisory Board to the
DEP. He has always had a special
interest in environmental educa-
behind
The co-winner of the M.K Goddard forest resource man
agement award went to Shelly Tree Farm, represented by
Kathy Shelly and Ed Cameron, right, and presented by Jim
Kessler and Patricia Sueck.
Western Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned
Mine Reclamation in Westmoreland, represented
by Mark Kiilar, right, and presented by Patricia
Sueck, PACD Ist vice president.
Lancaster Farming, represented by Everett
Newswanger, managing editor, receives the
media conservation award from Patricia Sueck.
The legislator award went to Rep. Ruth Rudy,
right, and presented by Patricia sueck.
of the state's early education
efforts.
VanNoy may be best known for
his management of the conserva
tion district fund allocation prog
ram which is used to cost-share the
employment of conservation dis
trict staff and provide administra
tive assistance to conservation dis
tricts. The program was initiated in
1967 with an allocation of
$15,000. With his help and man
agement, the program has grown
to $2,750,00ft.
SAXMAN AWARD
The Atm Rudd Saxman conser
vation volunteer award recognizes
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