GETTYSBURG (Adams Co.)
Adams County 4-H leaders and
teens were honored for their
years of dedicated service to
Adams County youth through
the 4-H program at the annual
4-H Leaders’ Recognition
Banquet, held recently at New
Oxford High School.
Adams County 4-H leaders received special recognition
for years of service at the annual 4-H Leader’s Banquet.
Those pictured are Janet Ludwig, York Spring 4-H Club (10
Years); Beverly Frazier, Mcsherrystown 4-H (10 Years);
Jackie Conaway, New Oxford 4-H (5 Years); Doug Pierson,
Abbottstown 4-H (5 Years).
pi H Clubs of Adams County,
Inc., presents special recognition to Jess! Leister,
Arendtsville, and Tiffany Conaway, New Oxford, for com
pleting the 4-H Teen Leader project. This special recogni
tion was presented at the Adams County 4-H Leaders
Banquet.
Janet Ludwig, president of 4-H Clubs of Adams County,
Inc.,.presents Tom Murren the individual “Partner in 4-H”
award and an embroidered coat for 50 years of service to
the Adams County 4-H program.
Adams County 4-H Holds Awards Banquet
All 4-H leaders attending
received recognition for their
years of dedicated service to the
Adams County 4-H program.
Special recognition went to lead
ers with one, five, 10, 15, 20 and
50 years of service. Jessi Leister,
Arendtsville, and Tiffany
Conaway, New Oxford, were pre-
Nina Redding, Upper Adams 4-H; Grace Smith, Abbottstown 4-H; Judy and Mike
Ludwig, Barlow Mt. Joy 4-H were recognized for 15 years and Lester Millar, 4-H Beef
Club Leader, was recognized for 20 years of service as a 4-H Leader at the annual
4-H Leaders Banquet.
sented pins and certificates for
completing the 4-H Teen Leader
project.
First-year leaders receiving a
bronze clover pin included Kim
Neiderer, Tim Neiderer, and
Joyce Sowers. Five-year leaders
receiving a silver clover lapel
pin were Jackie Conaway and
Douglas Pierson. Those receiv
ing a special plaque and gold
clover pin lapel pin for 10 years
of service were Beverly Frazier
and Janet Ludwig.
Judy Ludwig, Mike Ludwig,
Nina Redding, and Grace Smith
received a special plaque and
gold lapel pin with a pearl cen
ter for 15 years of service.
Receiving special plaques and
gold lapel pins with a diamond
center for 20 years of dedicated
service was Lester Miller.
THE MYSTERIES OF
MEMORY, HOW TO
IMPROVE IT
Do you have days when you
forget your own telephone num
ber or your neighbor’s name? We
all have a fear of losing our
memory. Fear of Alzheimer’s dis
ease is common among older
American with memory prob
lems.
Dr. Barry Gorden, M.D.,
director of John Hopkins
University’s Memory Disorders
Clinic states, “If you really have
a severe memory problem, you
don’t remember what happened;
you don’t know you made a mis
take.”
Dr. Gordon also says “That
while what we call memory abil
ities decline with age, most older
people—even those with memo
ry problems—won’t get
Alzheimer’s.”
MEMORY BOOSTERS
You can boost your memory.
In fact, Dr. Gordon says that
almost anything people try,
including just hoping memory
will improve, works to some
degree in the short term. In
addition to paying attention and
repeating, he offers other sug
gestions to improve your memo
ry
• Take care of yourself.
Research has indicated exercis
ing, maintaining a healthy
weight, and sleeping enough
help people’s mental abilities as
well as their memories.
• Establish a spot to put
things you need to remember.
Dr. Gordon suggests avoid hav-
The Adams County 4-H pro
gram honored Thomas Murran
with their 1998 Individual
“Partner in 4-H” recognition.
Tom was also presented an
embroidered coat for serving as
a volunteer leader for 50 years.
Over the years, Tom has worked
with many 4-H members and
leaders in the 4-H Dairy Club.
He currently serves as organiza
tional leader for the dairy club
and is working with third gener
ation 4-H members. Robert
Weikert, Weikert’s Livestock of
Fairfield, was recognized for the
Business “1998 Partner in 4-H”
award. Bob and Weikert’s have
been strong supporters of the 4-
H Beef Show and Sale Weikert’s
Livestock has supported the sale
as the packer buyer for many
years. His support allows 4-Hers
Improve Your Memory
mg to remember things is the
best way to boost your memory.
By establishing a spot to put
things you often misplace, like
your keys, you won’t have to
remember where you put them.
• Determine what you need
to remember Know what it is
you most want to remember—
names and birthdays, for exam
ple—can prevent you from wast
ing time and energy trying to
remember things not important
to you.
• Make learning conscious.
Telling yourself this is some
thing you want to remember will
help to lock it in your memory.
• Make memory meaningful.
Associating something you want
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Dairy Maid Laura Blauch prepared
Creamy Caramel Fruit Dip for the
members and told about the daily
promotions held throughout the
county.
The Society presented a scholar
ship to Michelle Strouphar.
A men’s quartet. Sounds of
Renown, entertained the audience
with songs and jokes. Members
especially enjoyed the special
selection the quartet sang to June
Shelley, the member who was the
most recently married. The song
was “Just In Case You Change
to receive market price for their
market steers.
The 4-H Leaders banquet
included the annual meeting of
4-H Clubs of Adams County, Inc.
Elected by the 4-H leaders to
serve three-year director terms
were Jane Ramsburg,
Gettysburg; Joe Miller, New
Oxford; and Janet Ludwig, York
Springs.
The Spring Grove High
School Woodwind Quintet,
entertained the 4-H leaders,
members, and their families.
Serving on the planning com
mittee for the annual meeting
were Deb Flickinger, Chair;
Mary Lynn Martin,' and. Mary
Miller Myers. Table decorations
were provided by the York
Springs 4-H Club.
to remember, such as a name
with something more interest
ing or meaningful to you, such
as a song, can help you remem
ber.
• Try memory aids. These can
be note cards or anything else
you can carry with you to write
things down on. “Just having a
memory aid available makes
you so much more comfortable,”
says Dr. Gorden. And the
thought you are going to write
down often means you don’t
have to write it down at all to
remember it.
• Use a memory partner. Ask
your spouse or a close friend to
help you remember something.
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58th Annual
Convention
Your Mind.”
Pennsylvania Runner-Up Fair
Queen Jessica Watson, who is
from Lebanon, talked about her
experiences as fair queen and of
her work with city youth. Jessica,
who is majoring in youth ministry
at Lancaster Bible College, sang
and signed the song “Love In Any
Language.”
County President Susan Hawley
and state president Lois Hughes
addressed the members. Caroline
Patches presented two readings.
Members held a memorial ser
vice for deceased members.