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pears, peaches, and strawberries.
But do not eat! These fruits are for
ornamental purposes only because
they contain raw egg white.
Beal egg white or powdered egg
whites lightly with wire whisk.
Brush fruit with egg white and
sprinkle superfine sugar over fruit.
Let dry on wax paper.
Display sugared fruit in glass
bowls or on plates. Maximum dis
play time is one week if kept out of
direct sunlight.
Cinnamon Cutouts
Fill your home with the aroma of
cinnamon cutouts that also serve as
ornaments to add to your tree,
wreath, or centerpieces. Here is a
recipe for the cutouts.
Applesauce Cinnamon Dough
'A cup ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons ground cloves
2 tablespoons ground nutmeg
% cup applesauce
Combine all ingredients to make
dough. Roll out on board. Cut to
desired shape. Place on mesh
racks. Bake in 200-degree oven
until firm, but not crisp, or let air
dry for several days.
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Adams County
Achievement Night
Adams County 4-H members
were honored recently at the
annual 4-H Achievement Nite,
sponsored this year by the
Cashtown Lions Club Edmund
Miller, Lion’s Club contact coor
dinated the evening with
Darlene Resh, 4-H extension
agent
Memorial Awards were pre
sented to the following 'Kara
Johnston, Gettysburg, received
the Mrs Edward Snyder
Clothing Award, BJ Wagner,
Orrtanna, received the Robert
Lott Leadership Award, Janel
Keller, Gettysburg, received the
Clue Meyerhoffer Citizenship
Award, B.J Wagner, Orrtanna,
received the Larry Feeser, Sr.
Swine Award, Emily Black,
Aspers, received the Lois Smith
Gardening Award, Chris
Jeffcoat, Littlestown, received
the William Miller Award,
Amber Day, Littlestown,
received the Rose Murren
Award, Keith Livelsberger,
Gettysburg, received the ABC
Williams Award, Jonathan
Murran. New Oxfoid, received
the Robert Heltibndle Award,
Meghan Bishop, Biglerville,
received the Olwvn Weant
Deck The Home With Natural Materials
Slice designs into oranges and lemons before drying
either in a dehydrator or in oven set at 200 degrees or less.
In a quart jar, pour about
2-inches of artificial snow.
Place a small snowman or fig
urine and artificial trees
inside. Top with a glass cand
leholder insert (made for jars
and available at craft .supply
stores) and add a votive
candle.
Fashion Revue Award, and
Langdon Ramsburg, Gettysburg,
received the Frederick J Rarig
Award
4-H members received recog
nition in the 4-H National
Recognition Award Program
The award was based upon the
member’s comprehensive record
of activities in 4-H and their
excellence within the specific
program area Senior 4-H and
their excellence within the spe
cific program area Senior
Recognition award winners were
Jonathan Murren, New Oxford,
Shannon Holtzmger, East
Berlin, Jessi Leister, Biglerville,
BJ Wagner, Orrtanna, Megan
Thurley, Biglerville, Kim
Stevens, Abbottstown, Tiffamw
Conaway, Abbottstown, Janel
Keller, Gettysburg, Chris
Jeffcoat, Littlestown, and Kara
Johnston, Gettysburg.
Junior Recognition award
winners were Josh Buckley,
Abbottstown, Melissa Jeffcoat,
Littlestown, Amber Grimm,
East Berlin, Emily Black.
Aspers, Langdon Ramsburg,
Gettysburg, Ryan Cooke,
Gettysburg, Adam Wiles,
Gettysburg, Eric Black, Aspers,
Mary Gantz, Aspers, and
Clayton Wood, Littlestown
Incorporate wheat, arti
chokes, and other dried
materials into swags and
wreaths.
Retiring 4-H members and 11
year members recognized were
Brad Black, Aspers; Chris
Gembe, York Springs; Keith
Liveslberger, Gettysburg; and
Jesse Murren, New Oxford.
Ten year 4-H members recog
nized were Zeb Eckert, New
Computer,
TOWANDA (Bradford Co.)
Households in the rural
Northeastern United States are
buying more computers and
Internet access at a faster rate
than most other areas across the
nation.
According to a report from
the U.S. Department of
Commerce, while rural areas
throughout the U.S have tradi
tional lagged behind urban and
central city areas in home com
puter ownership and Internet
use, the gap between rural and
urban/central city areas is start
ing to close. More affordable
home computers and the
Simple touches are often most effective. Bittersweet
hangs from the window frame. Dried apple slices and
greens surround a candle and oil lamp.
Don’t overlook ivy and potted bulbs interspersed among
holiday decor. Save the wire frame from outdated wreaths
to create new ones.
Oxford and Amber Day,
Littlestown.
Four 4-H members were
awarded the “I Dare You”
Leadership Award. The award
honors 4-H teens for excellence
in character, balanced personal
development, and leadership
Internet Use Increases
increase in accessibility to
Internet service providers are
some of the reasons for change.
And what a change has
occurred in just four years.
According to the report, in 1994,
about 24 percent of .the house
holds surveyed nationwide
owned a home computer and
none of those households were
jising the Internet. In 1998
those numbers rose 42 percent
Owning a home computer and 26
percent using the Internet. In
1998 in the rural Northeast, 48
percent of surveyed households
had computers and nearly 30
percent were using the Internet.
potential Those receiving the
award were: Sarah Pierson, New
Oxford; Laura Burdette,
Biglerville; Brian Baldwin,
Biglerville; and Katie Martin,
Orrtanna. Each recipient
received a copy of William H.
Danforth’s book, I Dare You!
In 1998 in Pennsylvania less
than 40 percent of households
surveyed owned a home comput
er and less than 25 percent were
accessing the Internet.
Internet use seems to focus a
great deal on e-mail. According
to the report, 60 percent of those
who use computers either inside
or outside of the home are using
the Internet to send and receive
9-mail. In the rural Northeast,
for example, about 4.5 percent
used the Internet to send e-mail
in 1994. In 1998, about 20 per
cent were using the Internet to
send e-mail.