Pa. Junior Holstein Association Convention Reminder
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) The Pennsylvania Junior
Holstein Association has
announced that its annual conven
tion is to be held Feb. S-7 at the
Ramada Hotel in Wilkes-Barre,
with the Northeast District serving
as host.
The theme of the convention is,
“Holstcins Shine in ’99,” and
meetings, tours, games, contests,
workshops, and an awards prog
ram and speakers are all part of the
entire convention package.
The deadline for ordering con
vention tickets and T-shirts is Jan.
15.
The deadline for reserving
rooms at the Ramada Plaza Hotel
in Wilkes-Barre is Jan. 5.
To make convention activities
ticket reservations, and T-shirt
orders, complete an order form and
submit with payment to Michelle
Comman, P.O. Box 774, Tunkhan
nock PA 18657. Call her at (717)
836-7261.
Checks should be made payable
to: 1999 PA Junior Holstein
Convention.
To make hotel reservations, call
the Ramada at (717) 824-7100 and
indicate that the reservations arc
being made in conjunction with the
(Xmycntipn. Lodging rates are $7O
plus tax for a single, double, triple
or quad room.
As always, there are six strict
rules of conduct that must be fol
lowed by junior members, or else
the violator will be sent home at
the cost of the parent(s), and the
violator will not be eligible for any
state awards for one year.
A statement of the convention
rules must be signed by the Junior
member and a parent, and should
accompany the convention reser
vation form.
Parents with questions may con
tact Kenneth Raney, executive
director of the Pennsylvania Hols
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The event begins Friday, Feb. 5
with starts with registration from 3
p.m. to 9 p.m. in the hotel lobby.
From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., commer
cial exhibits and a dairy bar are to
be open in the Tiffany Room of the
hotel.
From 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. the
Dairy Bowl Seeding Test is to be
given in the Ballroom of the hotel.
The annual meeting is sche
duled from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in
Ballroom.
From 9: 15 p.m. until midnight
is to be fun night in the Ballroom of
the hotel with games, food and fun.
Saturday, Feb. 6 starts at 6:30
with breakfast on your own.
Commercial exhibits and the
dairy bar are to be open from 7 a.m.
until 5 p.m. in the Tiffany Room,
while registration continues from 8
a.m. to 7 p.m. in the lobby.
The junior-age division of the
dairy bowl contest is to run from 8
a.m. to 3 p.m., while the senior
division is to start at 11:30 a.m.
Workshops fra* others ate to be
held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the
Jefferson Room, while a senior
age division speech contest is to be
held concurrently in Room 218.
Hie junior-age division speech
contest is to start at 11:30 aan.
Also available for convention
goers is a tour of the Coal Mine
Museum. The tour is to depart the
lobby at 12:30 pan and return 3:30
p.m.
Dairy bowl finals are set to be
held Saturday from 4 pjn. to 5 p.m.
A buffet dinner starts at 7 p.m. in
the Ballroom with speech contest
winners presenting their entries,
followed by a Holstein Feud
Game.
A dance in the Ballroom is sche
duled from 9:30 p.m. until 12:30
p.m.
The agenda for Sunday, Feb. 7 is
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brief, but full. At 8:30 a.m.» a
breakfast awards program is set to
be held in the Ballroom, followed
by a guest speaker.
The Adam’s family of Bradford
County are in charge of the Friday
night entertainment with a hypnot
ist tentatively planned, followed
by a dance and a variety of diffe
rent foods served.
Amy Packard of Bradford
The Northeast'District of the
Pennsylvania Holstein Association
will hold a meeting on January
19, 1999 to nominate members
to serve on the Executive
Committee. The meeting will be
held at 11:00 a.m. at the
Edgewood Restaurant, Route 6,
Troy, PA.
Clyde Bishop has served for
The Central District of the
Pennsylvania Holstein Association
will hold a meeting on January
21, 1999 to nominate members
to serve on the Executive
Committee. The meeting will be
held at 11:00 a.m. at the
Pennsylvania Holstein Office,
Route 150, State College, PA.
John Burket has served for
three years. Nominations can be
made by any Pennsylvania
Holstein Association member
from Bedford, Blair, Centre,
Clinton, Huntingdon, Juniata,
Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour,
Northumberland, Snyder and
Union counties, Up to three
nominees can be submitted form
this meeting to the State
Directors for election to the
Executive Committee.
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three years. Nominations can be
made by any Pennsylvania
Holstein Association member
from Bradford, Columbia,
Lackawanna, Luzerne, Potter,
Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga,
Wayne and Wyoming counties.
Up to three nominees can be
submitted from this meeting to
the State Directors for election
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Public Hearing
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The center for Rural
Pennsylvania, an agency of the
Pennsylvania General
Assembly, will hold a public
hearing to examine commodity
prices for Pennsylvania agricul
ture on Friday, January 8, from
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. here at the
Pennsylvania Farm Show
Complex, Room B
Representatives from more
than 15 statewide public and
private organizations and indi
viduals have been invited to pro
vide more information on how
commodity prices are affecting
the state’s farmers and agricul
ture sales.
“Declining commodity prices
have been putting great strains
on the commonwealth’s farm
ers,” said Rep. Sheila Miller (R
-129th), chairman of Center for
Rural Pennsylvania. “In the
past month, I have talked to
many farmers who have been
severely impacted by prices that
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tainment Colt Cooney and Rachel
Rarhtnan from Potter County are
in charge of the Sunday breakfast,
while the Junior Executive Com
mittee is in charge of the awards
program.
The program speaker is “Big O”
from Michigan, billed as a comic,
inspirational speaker, who also
plays the trumpet
to the Executive Committee
The group will also discuss
the 1999 Northeast Championship
Show and other state issues,
members may wish to address.
All Holstein members from
Northeast Pennsylvania are
invited to this nomination meet
ing set for January 19, 1999.
are reaching a critical low point.
Many fanners are struggling to
keep their farms operating.
“Through this hearing and
from the testimony provided, the
Center for Rural Pennsylvania’s
board of directors may better
analyze the current situation
and possibly determine what
policies and programs should be
reviewed to deal with this
issue,” Miller said.
The Center for Rural
Pennsylvania is a bipartisan,
bicameral legislative agency
that serves as a resource for
rural policy within the
Pennsylvania General
Assembly. It was created in 1987
under Act 16, the Rural
Revitalization Act, to promote
and sustain the vitality of
Pennsylvania’s rural and small
communities. The hearing will
assist the Center in fulfilling its
mandate to develop and main
tain an appropriate base of
knowledge and information about
rural conditions and needs.