Land Benefactors, Award Winners Named
At Farmland Trust Annual Dinner
(Continued from Page Al)
Contributions, both corporate
and individual, covered the cost
of the publication of this record
of the daily life of seven Lancas
ter County farm families. Sales
of the book go directly to the
Trust for use in local farmland
preservation efforts.
State Sen. Noah Wenger
brought a legislative proclama
tion sponsored by Wenger and
Sen. Gibson Armstrong, that
complimented the Trust in the
success of saving farms in Lan
caster County.
In the special awards presen
tations, OLD Advertising was
named the corporate sponsor of
the year for their work in pro
ducing the farm life book.
Turkey Hill received the Amos
H. Funk Spirit of Cooperation
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Township received the Amos H.
Funk Spirit of Cooperation
(Township) award; and Frank
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dividual) award. Ludwig also re
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Gini Woy was recognized as
Volunteer of the Year for her
work in photography for the
farm life book. Woy had re
ceived part of the Volunteer
award several years ago.
As always, recognition was
given to the land benefactors.
They are, Richard and Ruth
Bruckhart, Rapho Twp.; Anna
Metzger, Eden Twp.; Levi Groff,
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Mary Landis, East Lampeter
Twp.; and four more Amish
farms listed as anonymous, one
in Earl twp.; one in Eden Twp.;
one in Sadsbury Twp.; and one
in Little Britain Twp.
Stouffer reported that in con
junction with the County gov
ernment farmland preservation
program, a total of 450 farms
with 40,000 acres of preserved
farmland in Lancaster County is
in sight. Officials expect this
benchmark to be reached some
time early in 2,001, That will
give Lancaster County the most
farms and the most farmland
preserved in any county in the
nation.
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