Drought Watch Declared For Thirty-Four Counties
(Continued from Pag* A 1)
portions of New York and Mary
land,” SRBC Executive Director
Paul Swartz said. “We are con*
coned that below-normal flows of
die Susquehanna River and many
of its tributaries could trigger man
datory restrictions.”
The SRBC is made up of rep
resentatives of New York, Pen
nsylvania. Maryland and the feder
al government It’s mission is to
manage the water resources of the
Susquehanna River basin.
The slate monitors five parame
ters for drought precipitation,
stream flows, groundwater levels,
reservoir levels and soil moisture.
Precipitation is below normal in
most counties in the eastern two
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1 PM-6 PM MIDWAY RIDES OPEN
2 PM ANTIQUE TRACTOR AND CAR
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9 PM MURPHY’S LAW BAND
930 AM FARMYARD FROLICS
10 AM CANDY AND CUPCAKES SONGS
1045 AM STORYTIME
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100 PM SCALES & TALES ANIMAL
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thirds of the state, with deficits
running as much as seven inches
below normal since January.
Groundwater levels in the Susque
hanna River basin are generally
below normal and streamflows are
almost half of normal Soil mois
ture is also low, and while most
reservoirs are at normal levels,
they are beginning to drop.
“Our concern is that the indica
tors across the board are on the
way down,” Seif said. “We can’t
control the weather. The only vari
able in this equation we can control
is the amount of water we use and
we’re asking Pennysylvanians to
do just that”
“This is a critical time for sever
al crops that are very important to
10-30 AM 4-H BICYCLE CONTEST
12 PM AG LUNCH
5 PM MIDWAY RIDES OPEN
6 PM DAIRY GOAT SHOW
6 PM 4-H FASHION REVUE
630 PM PEDDLE TRACTOR PULL
7 PM HOLSTEIN SHOW
7 PM DALLAS STILLWATER BAND
730 PM SANCTIONED TRACTOR PULL -
MAIN ARENA
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830 PM NEEDLE IN HAYSTACK
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YOUTH OLYMPICS
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4-H AUTO SHOW
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LOCAL TRUCK/TRACTOR
PULL-MAIN ARENA
CHRISTINA HARRISON
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2 PM
4PM
5 PM
TPM
7:30 PM
9 PM
9 AM SWINE SHOW
1 PM BEEF SHOW
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TEST
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5 30 PM KARATE DEMONSTRATION
6 PM - 4-H FLOAT PARADE
6:30 PM PIE EATING CONTEST
730 PM DAYTRIPPER BAND
t PM DEMOLITION DEMY- MAIN
ARENA
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S PM LIVESTOCK CLUB BBQ
7 PM LIVESTOCK CLUB AUCTION
7.30 PM DIXIE HIGHWAY BAND
B PM DEMOLITION DEMY-MAIN
ARENA
9'30 PM DIXIE HIGHWAY BAND
0:30 AM - ENGLISH HORSE SHOW
PYGMY GOAT SHOW
DOG SHOW
SAM
-10 AM
FARMYARD FROLICS
MIDWAY RIDES OPEN
12 PM-
I PM -
Pennsylvania agriculture, includ
ing com and alfalfa hay.” Agricul
ture Secretary Samuel E. Hayes Jr.
raid. “If conditions continue to
deteriorate, there will be serious
economic consequences.”
Fulton County Agribusiness Breakfast
McCONNELLSBURO (Fulton
Co.) —The Fulton County Exten
sion Office and the Fulton County
Conservation District will be
holding an agribusiness breakfast
on Tuesday, Aug. 5, from 8 s.m.
to 9 are. at the American Legion
Post 561 in McConnellsbuig.
This month. Dr. John Comer
Newark
Wilmil
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ton
330 PM
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M-4 30 PM
-5 PM
-5 PM
-6 PM
-7 PM
-7 PM
-BP-
FARMYARD FROLICS
PRETTY ANIMAL CONTEST
PRETTY LAMB CONTEST
EVENING MIDWAY RIDES OPEN
RAPELLING DEMONSTRATION
BIG WHEEL CONTEST
TUG '0 WAR
DANIELLE JABLONSKI
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$2 00 Children (6 to 12 Years)
Children Under 6 Enter Free
Wednesday, July 30.1997
$ 10 00 / FAMILY (2 Adults and up to 4
Children) additional children $ I / Child
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Pass'
$2O 00 - Adult Weekly Pass (purchased at gate)
$lO 00 - Senior Citizens Weekly Pass
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through any fair Board Member,
the Cecil County extension Office,
or at any County Bank location
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The Department of General Ser
vices has stripped all unnecessary
water use on state property in the
greater Harrisburgafea, including
outside sprinklers and fountains.
The latest drought information
ford, extension livestock specialist
at Penn State, will discuss the
usage and safety of growth hor
mones in livestock production.
The monthly agribusiness
breakfast will start promptly at 8
a.m. and will adjourn at 9 are.
Breakfast will cost $4.25 per per
son and will include scrambled
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