C2-Lanchstar Fanning, Saturday, February 7, 1998
WILMINGTON, Del. Sev
eral communities, schools, and
volunteer organizations will soon
begin spring planting projects
funded through the Delaware Ur
ban and Community Forestry Pro
gram. These plantings will help
beautify recreational areas, estab
lish wooded buffers, and expand
forested areas.
Each year, the Delaware De
partment of Agriculture Forest
Service offers grants to towns,
communities and volunteer or
ganizations for tree planting, tree
management, and ecosystem
based management projects on
publicly-owned lands through its
Urban and Community Forestry
Program. This year, $34,100 was
awarded to IS recipients. Grant re
cipients use the funds to purchase
plant materials to obtain technical
assistance for their projects, con
duct street trees inventories, and
develop community forest man
agement plans.
The City of Wilmington re
ceived a $2,000 grant to help fund
Farm Credit Names New
Retail Loan Administrator
LEWISBURG
(Union Co.) North
eastern Farm Credit,
ACA named a new re
tail loan administrator
in its Coudersport
Branch Office.
Peg Rotello, former
customer service repre
sentative for Northeast
ern, has been named re
tail loan administrator.
Rotello has been with
Northeastern since
March 1997. She had
been previously em
ployed as the county
executive director for
the Potter County Farm
Service Agency, USDA
for 26 years.
Cathy Ransom, for
mer retail loan adminis
trator for the Couders
port Branch Office, will
be taking on the duties
of the customer service
representative position.
She is well-known to
her customers during
her 15 years of service
to Coudersport and the
surrounding areas. Prior
to Rotello’s hire. Ran
som was the customer
service representative
for the Coudersport
Branch Office.
Executive Vice Pre
sident Bobby R. Jones
said, “Peg’s work in the
community and know
ledge of the ag com
munity will work to her
benefit in her new posi
tion as retail loan ad
ministrator.”
Urban Forestry Grant Awards Total $34,100
an Arbor Day project which will
involve the planting of trees at lo
cal parks, schools, and community
centers. Teachers will incorporate
die tree planting project into their
science lesson (dans and their stu
dents will help maintenance crews
plant and care for the trees.
Kent County Parks and Recrea
tion received a $4,000 grant to
continue tree planting at Breck
nock Park. The plantings will en
hance and expand the forested
areas and create hedgerows for
sound and wind control.
Grant funds totaling $3,500
were awarded to the Village of Af
den to assist with the development
of a landscape plan for the historic
community. The Village of Arden
is working with landscape archi
tects to develop a four-step pro
gram outlining long range plans
for its communal grounds to pre
serve and maintain its Garden City
Design. The project focuses on 12
acres of open space in the center
of the Village. Last year, the Vil
lage of Arden received at $4,500
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The Delaware Ornithological
Society will use their $3,807 grant
to reforest several tracts of land
around Fort DuPont State Park.
Society members will plant ap
proximately 100 trees on a
5.5-acre site to increase forest
dwelling for avian species.
Dairy Leaders Sought For
World Dairy Expo’s Annual Awards
MADISON. Wis. Outstand
ing leaders from across the Inter
nationa] dairy industry are being
sought for World Dairy Expo’s
annual recognition awards.
“We’re encouraging people to
nominate someone who has dem
onstrated exceptional leadership,”
says general manager, Tom Mc-
Kittrick. “Recognizing these indi
viduals during World Dairy Expo
showcases the leadership present
in the dairy industry and adds to
the excitement of Expo.”
Nominations will be accepted
through April 1,1998 and will be
accepted in the four following
categories:
• Industry Person of the Year
• Dairy Woman of the Year
Other grant recipients were
Hockessin Library, $3,995; Kent
Apartments. $1.134; Schutte Park,
$3,500; Woodbridgc Elementary
PTA, $1,685; Blades Economic
Development Co.. $385; Sclby
ville Middle School, $2,400; City
of Lewes. $1,500; New Castle
County Special Services, $2,00;
• Dairyman of the Year
• International Person of the
Year
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is presented to an individual in re
cognition for excellence in re
search, development, education,
marketing or other fields which
are part of die dairy industry.
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an of the Year awards are pre
sented to individuals who are ac
tive dairy producers and whose
primary source of income is de
rived from their dairy operation.
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cient production and breeding of
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agement practices, along with in
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Townof Dclmar, $3,000; Town of
Smyrna, $1,384; and the City of
Newark Parks and Recreation,
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industry, will also be considered.
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Wisconsin, USA. Nominations
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the World Dairy Expo office by
calling 608-224-6455.
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