|o| l^nd: > Sirtflfaa9r'Kprf irtWß' B PRESCOTT (Lebanon Co.) The Lebanon County 4-H Livestock dub held its annual rec ognition banquet recently at the Prescott Fire Hall, with more than 200 members, friends and family attending. Wendy Atkins led the meeting with assistance from county club leaders Jon Hamish and Blaine Brown. All members, leaders and friends of the 4-H club, including buyers ofi project livestock, received a mug adorned with the club logo. Outstanding members included Kirk Artz of Lebanon, named out standing rookie. In his first year, he showed both sheep and hogs and participated on the county judging team, as well as being active in From the left, Lebanon County Livestock Club outstand ing members are Ann Leed, Kirk Artz and Billie Jo Atkinc. From the left, Lebanon County 4-H Beef Club outstanding members are Angela Bkxich and Heather Fuls. Winners of the 1997 Agway best bred and owned awards for Lebanon County livestock are. In the front row, from the left, Margeaux Flrestlne and Brandon Wlnebatk. In the back row are Kyle Fleener and Jason Shirk. Lebanon Livestock Club Recognizes Member Achievements, Local Support church and playing on a soccer team. The outstanding junior member was Billie Jo Atkins, who showed sheep, swine and beef cattle, parti cipated in the Southeast Pennsyl vania 4-H Hog Derby, and showed at the state Farm Show. She was in other activities as well, playing soccer at school and being active in her church youth group. The outstanding senior member was Ann Leed, who shows Dorset sheep nationally, showed a steer at the county fair, was a member of the judging team, and served as president of both the beef and sheeep clubs. She also is involved with school and church activities. Included in the recognitions were Angela Blauch, for being named the outstanding junior beef From the left, Lebanon County Livestock Club recognizes 1997 outstanding achievements of members. From the left in the front row are Kyle Fleener, Brandon Winebark, and Heather Fuls. In the back row, from the left are Justin Fuls, Jon Harnlsh, and Joe Tice. club member, and Heather Puls, for being the outstanding senior beef award winner. The beef awards were made based on pro ject book completeness, participa tion in blocking and showmanship competitions, and good house keeping rankings at the county fair. The county club also honored the late Mark C. Hershey, a local agricultural entreprenuer and developer of soybean processing for feed, who died recently. He had been a long time supporter of the county Livestock Club, as well as a buyer of animals at the county fair and state Farm Show. The club also reviewed member achievements during the past year. In reminding of the winners of the club’s winter roundup, Joseph Tice and Brandon Winebark were honored, respectively, for showing the champion and reserve champ ion swine; in showmanship, Kyle Fleener and Blaine Brown were champion and reserve champion; champion and reserve champion complete market animals were BLOOMSBURG (Columbia Co.) - If it's wrinkles that are worrying you these days, shake off those worries. Skin care specialists have discovered a new, all natural tis sue nutrient that appears to closely mirror that of the neutral lipid portion of the skin's stra tum corneum. Studies have shown that the fatty acid composition of emu oil, a food by-product, contains a unique ratio of C-16 saturated and C-18 unsaturated compo nents. These components allow rapid diffusion into and moistur ization of dry and/or aging skin. 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