A32-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 1, 2000
Lancaster District Awards
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staffs designs in a “most effi
cient manner, coordinates much
or our training, and assists in as
signing engineering job approval
authority ratings for our staff,”
said Robinson.
“His concern and nurturing
approach to each technician and
engineer puts you in mind of
your favorite teacher or profes
sor,” Robinson said. “He ac
companies our staff to the Held,
observes their abilities, and chal
lenges them to bring their own
ideas and insights into the de
signing process.”
Latshaw, noted Robinson, en
courages by taking time to rec
ognize an individual’s
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“This kind of attention makes
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“His encouragements and
suggestions to management
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efficient, recognize personal
achievement, and to improve
our professional development,”
said Robinson.
The Paradise Sportsmen As
sociation was honored with the
district’s Watershed Award,
presented by Gerald Heistand,
district director of agricultural
operations.
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The association recently com
pleted a stream improvement
project on Londonland Run in
Paradise Township, located on
the John S. Fisher farm on both
sides of Quarry Road.
The first phase of this stream
restoration project required ap
proximately 350 hours of labor.
Volunteers built and installed
fish improvement structures to
stop erosion, create deeper
water, and provide more oxygen
for the fish. In addition, they
reseeded bare areas and
mulched it.
The second phase of the
project, noted Heistand, was re
cently completed. Fencing keeps
cattle out of the stream. It allows
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vegetation to grow and keeps
cattle from stirring up mud from
the bottom.
The club conducts an annual
fishing derby in May. Last year
approximately 487 children took
part. The streams were stocked
with about 1,500-2,000 fish. The
fishing derby has been con
ducted for more than 25 years.
Dewey Hull, vice president of
the association, and other asso
ciation members built a new
trout nursery in 1998 along
Keneagy Hill Road. The club
raises an additional 4,000- 5,000
trout each year to stock in local
streams.
The association was formed in
1936 and boasts more than 400
members. According to Hei
stand, they “have truly become
stewards of the land.”
Conservation
Promotion Award
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•All herds receive 12 tests per year
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Lancaster
lating Service (BAGS), accord
ing to Jere Swarr, a district
director, has “gone out of its
way to promote an awareness of
and the need for conservation
practices and the use of nutrient
management planning.”
Under the direction of com
pany president, Mike Brubaker,
and nutrient management man
ager Bill Rogers, BAGS pro
motes the need for conservation
practices.
BAGS has worked “dili
gently,” according to Swarr, to
foster a good relationship with
farmers and the district.
Through radio spots and maga
zine columns, the company pro
motes the message of
conservation.
Also, Amos Funk provided a
historical perspective of the dis
trict and the efforts of the hard
working, dedicated district per
sonnel.
Funk provided some anec
dotes and insight into the dis
trict’s founding, from Feb. 24,
1950 when the county commis
sioners created the district,
when Funk became a charter
member, until today. It took
seven years for the district to get
appropriations from the com
missioners.
Funk noted that the current
district, with a budget approach
ing $900,000, employs 19. He
spoke about those who served
the district and some who served
at the state and national level.
Funk urged those who pro
mote conservation to continue to
tell the important story. And it’s
important to attract young
people to continue to deliver the
message that conservation farm
ing brings.
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