Lancaster County Conservancy Launches 2000 Annual Appeal LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Y2K, Y2K, Y2K...for an entire year that is almost ail anyone talked or wrote about. When January 1, 2000 came and went and nothing cata strophic happened, Y2K com pletely dropped out of common parlance. So why would The Lancaster County Conservancy choose as the theme for its 2000 annual appeal “New Land For The New Millennium?” It really is quite simple. Sig nificant milestones often evoke memories of the past as well as prompt one to look ahead and plan for the future. During the past several years, the Conser vancy has experienced unprece dented growth. The number of acres protected has risen from 926 in 1996 to 1,829 today and HMfH W* WOODS XT Series Single Spindle ROTARY CUTTERS R.S. HOLLINGER & SON, INC. Mountville, PA 717-285-4538 MESSICK’S Elizabethtown, Pa 717-367-1319 MARSHALL Abbottstown, PA MACHINERY, INC. 717-259-6617 REIFF FARM SERVICE Shippensburg, PA 717-532-8601 the number of members and supporters has increased from 525 in 1996 to 1,339 today. The number of preservation oppor tunities has increased tenfold. Poised at the gateway of a new millennium, what new chal lenges lie ahead? The preservation of future natural treasurers and the ful fillment of inherent stewardship responsibilities these are the missions of The Lancaster County Conservancy. Spearheading this year’s annual appeal is Willis W. Shenk, a Lancaster County native who is chairman of the board of Steinman Enterprises, which owns Lancaster Newspa pers as well as commercial printing and radio broadcasting businesses. ... come in for a demonstration O.W. OGG EQUIPMENT CO. Frederick, MD 301-473-4250 Westminster, MD 410-848-4585 HOOBER, INC.. WERTZ FARM & McAlisterville, PA POWER EQUIPMENT 717-463-2191 Glen Rock PA 717-235-0111 • 48 to 84 inch cutting width • Tip Speeds to 16,162 RPM • Shear pm shock protection standard, optional slip clutch • Choice of Tailwheel (solid core or laminated) Honesdale, PA 570-729-7117 Spearheading this year’s annual appeal is Willis W. Shenk, a Lancaster County native who is chairman of the board of Steinman En terprises, which owns Lan caster Newspapers as well as commercial printing and radio broadcasting busi nesses. PIPERSVILLE GARDEN CENTER Pipersville, PA 215-766-0414 ECKROTH BROS. FARM EQUIPMENT New Ringgold, PA 570-943-2131 Orefield, PA 610-366-2095 HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Agriculture Secretary Samuel E. Hayes Jr. recently an nounced that rural youth organ izations may apply for direct grants and matching funds to support their educational proj ects and activities under the Ag riculture Department’s Agriculture and Rural Youth Organization Grant Program. “Our youth are the future of agriculture, and we are pleased to offer these grants,” Hayes said. “The grants will help these organizations expand activities that educate our youth in issues that affect their agricultural communities and rural Pennsyl vania.” A total of $25,000 is available for the grant program, which is funded by proceeds from a trust fund through the USDA. Organizations may apply for business, workshoi Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 16, 2000-A3l Administration Offers Grants ireenhouse, and more tool. larai direct grants of up to $2,500. Applications must be post marked by Dec. 1 to be consid ered. Grants can be used by 4-H and FFA organizations and ag ricultural vocational-technical classes to fund educational proj ects, programs, seminars, or field trips to increase awareness of agricultural and rural issues. Recipients will be selected by a 13-member Agriculture and Rural Youth Grant Board. Applications and additional information about the program will soon be available on the de partment’s website, which can be accessed through the Penn sylvania homepage at www.state.pa.us or directly at www.pda.state.pa.us, or by con tacting Carl Muller in the de partment’s Bureau of Market Development at (717) 787-3181.
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