Farm And Home Foundation Increases Scholarships
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Farming Staff
•LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
More money to fund schol
arships for students pursuing ag
ricultural and consumer science
studies is up for grabs.
Long noted for its dedication
to keep the county in the fore
front of agriculture, the Farm
and Home Foundation has con
sistently provided scholarships to
college freshman. Now the Foun
dation offers a substantial in
Officers of the Farm and Home Foundation, from left, are
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crease in scholarship monies. At
the Foundation’s annual meeting
on Tuesday evening. Dr. John
Schwartz said that the board ap
proved the annual awarding of
eight four-year scholarships of
$1,600 per year.
Since the 1960’5, the Founda
tion has awarded 390 schol
arships valued at $318,300.
These were one-time schol
arships given to college fresh
man. With the change, recipients
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Newly-elected directors, from left, are J. Leroy Esbenshade, Warren Miller, Ruth
Bushong, Luke Brubaker, Joyce Graybill, and Bonnie Ranck.
will be able to renew the schol
arships each year for four years,
if they maintain at least a 3.0
grade point average and contin
ue in the required field of study.
Applications are available at
local high schools.
The Farm and Home Founda
tion forms the backbone for Lan
caster County agriculture
and extension programs. To
keep things running
smoothly and to ensure that
Lancaster County continues
to be in the forefront of
farm production, the Foun
dation continues to update
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caster, and renew services.
Board members and directors
are elected to oversee the Farm
and Home Centerk, which serves
as the hub for extension, 4-H,
and many other agricultural and
family strength groups. In addi
tion, the use of the building is
rented by social, civic, garden,
and commercial organizations.
The Foundation makes decisions
in regards to the maintenance of
the building.
Treasurer Paul Wolgemuth Jr.
reported net assets of $759,830.
Luke Brubaker, president of
the organization, said that the
smooth workings of the founda
tion are the result of many peo
pie working together. He com
mended the significant
contributions of J. Leroy Esben
shade, who oversees the building
and maintenance committee;
Shirley Wagner, who oversees
the master gardeners flower and
landscaping efforts; Raymond
Brubaker, custodian for 30 years;
and two couples who assist in
keeping the building clean, Mr.
and Mrs. Clayton Nissley and
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Witmer.
Directors elected or re-elected
at the meeting include Luke Bru
baker, who also serves as presi
dent; Ruth Bushong, J. Leroy Es
benshade, Quy jjshelman, Joyce
Graybill, Waiten Miller, and
Bonnie Ranck. They
/Join Larry R. Weaver,
vice president; Linda
Esbenshade, secretary,
and Paul Wolgemuth
Jr., treaurer.
Northampton
4-H
Takes First
In Potato
Judging
HARRISBURG
(Dauphin Co.)
Both the A and B
teams of Northamp
ton County 4-H took
first place in potato
grading at the 85th
Pennsylvania State
Farm Show.
Joe Hiensicker of
Northampton Coun
ty won the individual
high honors award.
In the A team
competition, Adams
County took second
place and Lehigh
County took third. In
the B team division,
Lehigh County took
second. Ironically,
both scores for the B
teams from North
ampton and Lehigh
counties were higher
than the counties' A
team.
Individually, Tra
vis Hahn and Chrissy
Van Shoick of North
ampton County won
second and third
place respectively.
The competition
consists of three parts
uniform market
quality, grading, and
naming potato de
fects.
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