Bi2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 3, 1999
Westmoreland 4-H Leaders
Kick Off New Year, Honor Adult Leaders
DAVID HIEBERT
Westmoreland Co.
Correspondent
GREENSBORO (Westmore
land Co. The annual 4-H
Westmoreland Leaders Kick OH
Evening was held here at the Mt.
View hm in February.
About half of the 300 adult 4-H
leaders attended this recognition
and appreciation dinner. Four-H
clubs in Westmoreland County
serve about 3,200 members who
completed 4,800 projects in 1997.
The four mosts popular project
areas in Westmoreland County arc
animal, science, food and nutri
tion, engineering, and leadership.
hr his remarks, Gary Sheppard
noted that the new staff hired had
helped new 4-H clubs to begin.
And in a final highlight of the
year, plans and fund-raising are
progressing for the William C.
Kelly building at the fairgrounds.
Ninety percent of the $150,000
needed for construction has been
raised. The building should be up
in time for this year’s fair.
Sheppard related a story of a
leader in the county who did not
know that 4-H existed in the coun
ty. “We have a program that is dis
tinct from other programs and we
need to open our doors a little
wider,” so that more can learn and
benefit from 4-H, he concluded.
Elections to the board of direc-
Judge Daniel Ackerman, assisted by Michelle Ganassl,
4-H county council member presents 40-year service re
cognition to Thelma Heide.
HONESDALE (Wayne Co.)
On Wednesday, April 14, Penn
State Cooperative Extension
will join 2,000 other organiza
tions across the United States
and Canada as a local host for
the Hospice Foundation of
America’s sixth annual National
Bereavement Teleconference.
“Living with Grief: At Work,
At School, At Worship,” a live
via-satellite video conference,
will examine the ways that grief
influences us in various set
tings, such as the workplace,
schools, or places of worship.
The program will be broadcast
from 1:30-4 p.m. at the exten
sion meeting room, Wayne
County Courthouse, 925 Court
Street, Honesdale.
tors resulted in the following re
ceiving terms: Sam Smail, Mt.
Pleasant; Donna Lenhart, Bolivar,
and John Vincze, New Alexandra.
A new volunteer handbook and
two new project books were avail
able on the handout table.
Service Honorecs
First year: Connie Blystone,
Gary Blystone, Ray Charley, Mar
garet Golik, Henry Hoffer, Kristy
Kelly, Scott Lail, Lee Lenhart,
Lonnie Lenhart, Barbara McMil
lan, Faith Newell, Melinda Pani
chelle, Richard Parker, Cindy
Rowe, Sandra Sheraw, James
Shusko, Samuel Small, Vicki Sny
der, and Craig Steele.
Fifth year Denise Anderson,
Richard Baker, Joyce Bischoff,
Kathy Brown, Wilma Buttetmote,
Cynthia Capets, Anne Cook, Ron
ald Driggers, Barbara Hixson,
Cliff Long, Jess Stairs, Laura Tis
sue, Marc Turner, and Dawn
Welker.
Tenth year Pat Marine, Barb
Rager, Sandra Ruggiero, Samuel
Smail, Mark Testa, Alberta Welk
er, and Bobbi Zicglar.
Fifteen-year Leon Falbo.
Twenty-year: Fran Ferry, Betty
Flowers, Sue Henderson, and
George SproaL
Twenty-five-year: Daniel
Acosta, Joan Ebert, Betty Harr,
Patty Kelly, Soctt Kelly, and Maty
Zumbro.
Forty-year: Thelma Heide.
Living With Grief
The program will offer
humane and practical sugges
tions for those assisting grievers
and for organizations who may
have those struggling with ill
ness and loss in their midst. The
program will be moderated by
Cokie Roberts of ABC News and
will feature a distinguished
panel of experts. The teleconfer
ence is produced by Hospice
Foundation of America, a non
profit organization established
to assist those who cope either
personally with terminal illness
or the process of death, grief and
bereavement. The teleconfer
ence is presented in conjunction
with the Association Death
Education and Counseling, The
Jane Mecum, extension
agent from Dauphin County,
asked the question, “Why
don’t you think like me?” and
offered insight on left-brain
ed and right-brained people
in her humorous after-dinner
address.
Emcee for the Westmore
land 4-H leaders’ kickoff, Jeff
Sarault, is also president of
the county council.
Gary L. Sheppard, county
extension director, noted
that the Westmoerland Coun
ty Extension Website has be
come the largest of all exten
sion sites In Pennsylvania.
Compassionate Friends,
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
(MADD), with additional sup
port from Service Corporation
International Inc.
The teleconference is intend
ed for both professionals and
laypeople. Continuing
Education credits are available
for a wide range of professions,
including nurses, physicians,
counselors, emergency medical
services personnel, psycholo
gists and nursing home adminis
trators. To learn more about this
national program, visit the
Hospice Foundation of America’s
website at www.hospicefounda
tion.org or call Debra Bryant at
(570) 253-5970 x 239.
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