Two 4-H leaders from Berks County attended the Pennsylvania State 4-H Leaders’
Forum, March 31 to April 1 at the Days Inn in State College. The leaders participated in
workshops focusing on topics that will help them become better teachers and coun
selors of youth. Leaders attending from Berks County were Jacqueline Hertzog, Birds
boro, and Teresa Yerger, East Greenville, pictured with Marilyn Corbin, state program
leader for Children, Youth and Families.
4-H leaders Provide Much-Needed
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appear to need positive relation
ships with adults more than
ever, and 4-H leaders can fill
that role, according to a 4-H spe
cialist in Penn State’s College of
Agricultural Sciences.
To help adult and teen 4-H
leaders become better teachers
and youth counselors, Penn
State Cooperative Extension
brought together more than 100
volunteers from across the state
at the 2000 Pennsylvania State
4-H Leaders’ Forum, March 31
to April 1 in State College.
“Pennsylvania has more than
10.000 adult 4-H leaders,” said
Robert Lewis, professor of 4-H
youth. “Each year, volun
teers work with more than
125.000 rural and urban Penn
sylvania youth between the ages
of eight and 19. These volun
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teers give more than 20 days to
4-H youth - to the equivalent of
more than 1,000 full-time teach
ers in the field, or a contribution
worth more than $2O million.”
4-H offers programs in subject
areas such as environmental,
science, clothing and textiles,
jobs and careers, horsemanship,
plant science, photography,
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Today, 4-H also involves
youth of varied races and cul
tures, youth with disabilities and
youth that have not traditionally
taken part in the 4-H program.
Workshops at the forum fea
tured information on character
building, horse safety, the Japa
nese Exchange program, and
putting 4-H club information on
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Now I am sitting in a quiet
house but last week was quite
different. At one time we had 10
people eating and sleeping in
our house.
The families were from
Georgia, and when we awoke on
a Sunday morning to two inches
of snow, they were elated. Snow
balls flew in every direction.
When I opened an outside door,
I almost got one in my face.
A large ash tree was cut down
while they were here and the
children helped to pick up small
branches from a field. One
grandchild even helped to
remove stones from a farm field.
However, electronic games also
occupied their time.
One day during the busy
week, I accompanied a younger
member of the family to the hos
pital for some tests. I had hours
to watch other people. Usually,
young people brought their aged
parents, but my case was the op-
HALIFAX (Dauphin Co.) -
Quilts, antiques, and attic trea
sures along with new trends in
manufactured foods will be fea
tured topics at Dauphin County
Cooperative Extension Aware
ness Day 2000. “Out of the
Attic” is this year’s theme for
the all-day event to be held on
Tuesday, June 6 from 9 a.m. to
3:15 p.m. at Camp Hebron, Hal
ifax.
Stephanie DeMuro of Quitters
Gathering will open the day
with “Looking Back at Quilts”
as she discusses these works of
art with their rich history and
popular resurgence.
The day continues with “Who
Gets Mama’s Yellow Plate?” - a
question families often have to
answer. Pat Lagerman,
Northumberland County Exten
sion Agent, will reveal how to
determine what is fair for your
family, plus present a look at
new options and consequences
when distributing personal
items.
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attic just gathering dust? Carol
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To change the atmosphere, we
drove to Longwood Gardens in
Kennett Square, the next day. In
1700 George Peirce purchased
402 acres of land from William
Penn. Later duPont bought the
land to save the wide variety of
trees that were planted there.
We saw one large tree that was
brought in by helicopter to re
place a dead one. Today it en-
compasses more than 1,000
acres of gardens, woodlands,
and meadows.
The beauty of the plants in the
four acres of greenhouses is
beyond describing. I’ve always
enjoyed the room of exotic or
chids as every color of the rain-
bow. About SO years ago, 1
traveled to Longwood Gardens
to see the spectacular illumi
nated fountains in conjunction
with a musical program. That
night was one to remember
always.
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Ulsh, proprietor of Tressler
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dazzle you with ideas on how to
put them to everyday use and
display them with pizzaz. As an
added bonus, members of Dau
phin County Garden Clubs will
decorate tables with themes sur
rounding old fashion nursery
rhymes.
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trim? Are they beneficial and do
they really reduce calories and
fat intake?
Join Marg Malehocn,
Cumberland County family
living agent, to taste test sam
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new trend in manufactured
foods.
Cost for the day, which in
cludes luncheon and door prizes
is $l5 per person. Registration
deadline is May 26.
Additional information and
reservation forms are available
bv calling Daunhin County Co
operative Extension office at
(717) 921-8803 or 1-800-328-
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hours from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
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