Pest End Youth
Receives 4-H Award
Derek Arnold, Brodhcadsville,
a 4-H member of the Collection
Connection 4-H Club, has been
seleted as the recipient of the
Robert A. Jensen Citizenship
Award, a 4-H award given annual
ly in recognition of Robert A.
Jensen, a Vietnam Veteran of
Monroe County who died in 1968
while serving his country.
Derek has been an active 4-H
member of Monroe County for
seven years. Derek’s project work
in entomology has helped him
become involved in programs in
the county and even on the state
level. Derek has won awards for
his entomology collection at the
West End Fair, Pennsylvania State
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Farm Show and was invited to
show his collections at the Penn
State University’s “Great Insect
Fair” for both 1996 and 1997.
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Sweet Com Integrated Pest Man
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the use of pesticides. Derek
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their varsity football team.
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he has learned through 4-H.
The 4-H Ambassadors were
then introduced: Tami Cobb, Ben
jamin Hibbard, Jcnni Marcho,
Cody Peranich, and Tammy Val
ashinas. The ambassadors brought
the crowd to their feet with songs
and a tic-tac-toe mixer, and pro
ceeded to acknowledge the many
sponsors of the county 4-H prog
ram. Northeastern Farm Credit
was awarded the 1997 Outstand
ing Community Support Certifi
cate. Charlotte Zebley and Donna
Brown accepted the award.
4-H members from across the
county were recognized for out
standing achievement in many
program areas. The first member
awards were presented to Teen
Leaders, Julie Stalter, Tammy
Valashinas, Curtis KeiU, Charles
Keihl, Joellyn Himka and Kerri
Pratt. Teen leaders are a vital part
of the 4-H program. There ate
many teens who accept leadership
roles within their clubs or the
county program. The members
named above accepted leadership
roles in addition to completing a
leadership project.
throughout Ac year,
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Club News Reporters ate mem
bers who woe elected by their
peers to share events and happen
ings of their clubs with the com
munity through newspaper arti
cles. Three News Reporters were
awarded certificates for their out
standing work in 1997. Abigail
Onyon reported for the North
Jackson Ag Club, Lindsay Place
repotted for the Hoofs in Clover
Horse and Pony Club and the DES
Dairy Club, and Kevin Nesta
reported for the Paws *n’ Tails
Dog Club and the Dimock Com
munity Club.
Four members were acknow
ledged for their 4-H Project Diver
sity. There ate literally hundreds
of 4-H projects available to 4-H
members in Susquehanna County.
To complete the 4-H year, each
member must meet the require
ments of at least one project. Eli
zabeth Seman and Sarah Holmes
of the Sunrise and Sunset 4-H
Club each completed eight pro
jects, and Danica Newman of the
South Montrose Busy Bees also
completed eight projects. Benja
min Hibbard, a member in the
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Five 4-H members received
scholarships at the Achievement
Night Program: Kevin Harvatine
received two scholarships, one
from the Livestock Scholarship
Fund, and the other from the
Development Fund. Andrea Gar
ner also received two scholar
ships, one from Northeastern
Farm Credit and the other from the
Development Fund. David Harva
tine was awarded a development
Fund Scholarship, and Melissa
Kanna and Cory Pcranich each
received scholarships from the
Horse and Pony Scholarship
Fund.
Member awards were com
pleted with the announement of
the 1997 Susquehanna County
Outstanding 4-H’crs: Andrea Gar
ner and Kevin Harvatine. Andrea
and Kevin have been 4-H mem
bers for the past 10 years and have
capitalized on the opportunities
that 4-H has offered them. Pach
was awarded an engraved silver
tray.
A new 4-H year is
under way. Some clubs