A26-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 6, 1999
Extension Service
(Continued from Page A 24) serving 10 years continuously with
lies increase savings and reduce f- ancas * er °^ ice - Schwartz has
debt served a total of 23 years with
Schwartz spoke about the strong extension. .
Master Gardener Program in the Also, Dr, Robert Thee, housing
county. A total of 83 active Master and management
Gardeners donated 5,680 hours on a multicounty level with exten
with more than 12,000 contacts.' S10n : was honored for 10 y™** of
including answering horticultural service
questions, conducting a plant diag- Diane Groff was honored for 20
nosis clinic, and bolding a “Meet years of service. And Gail Buber
the Plants” program for youth, nack was honored for 25 years of
They also have established and continuous service with the Lan
maintain an outstanding demon- caster office, and presented with a
stratum garden at the Farm and rocking chair from the Penn State
Home Center. Alumni Association marked with
Schwartz thanked Shirley Wag
ner, volunteer coordinator of the
program, and other Master Gar
deners who “gave leadership to our
home horticulture program.”
Schwartz said, “We have a very
strong 4-H program.” There are a
total of 157 4-H clubs in the coun
ty. Embryology continues to be a
very popular in-school program,
acquainting youth with biology
and ag science. 4-H programs con
tinue at Barnes Hall, the county’s
youth detention center,
to provide the skills
necessary after their
rehabilitation.
“We continue to have
a strong traditional 4-H
club program,” he said.
“4-H beef, sheep, swine,
and horse clubs saw a
significant increase in
membership last year.”
New urban 4-H out
reach introduced ento
mology and bicycle pro
jects to 127 inner-city
youth. Nearly 500 pro
jects were entered at the
4-H Fair in the summer.
Schwartz pointed out
the 4-H exhibit at the
commodity banquet
Thursday evening. He
mentioned the annual
4-H auction scheduled
Feb. 20 at the Farm and
Home Center.
Cooperative exten
sion is “aggressively
developing educational
programs to address the
issues facing Lancaster
County,” said Schwartz.
They include efforts to
improve rural/urban
relationships, public
policy, and environ
mental issues. Among
them are certifying pork
producers to environ
mental quality, food
safety, parenting work
shops, taxation and
farmland preservation,
and assistance for fly
control and odors.
Schwartz introduced
and congratulated the
staff for delivering “the
outstanding educational
programs” to help peo
ple “adapt the latest
research and technology
to enhance their lives.”
Schwartz also intro
duced past directors
who have left their mark
on county extension.
They included Max
Smith and Jay Irwin.
Schwartz said that in
the 86-jear history of
the extension office, he
knew of no other county
in the nation with fewer
number of people who
have held the position in
the same length of time.
Michelle Rodgers,
capitol region director.
the Penn State emblem.
Gary Dean, newly elected direc
tor of the southeast region of the
county, provided a treasurer’s
report for 1998. Total funds appro
priated by the Lancaster County
Commissioners came to $418,500.
State and federal government sup
port of Lancaster County Coopera
tive Extension in FY-97 was
$1,080,782.
Interest earned totaled
$5,973.23. This brought the total
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