A2B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 3,2001
Dairy committee members serving ice cream and milk drinks, from left, are Ruth
Bushong, Alternate Princess Jill Hoover, Ambassador Laura Blank, Carol Hoover, and
Becky Sonnen Bube.
Extension Welcomes Director
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Ressler to assume duties that
now require him to supervise
staff, develop the extension
budget, and serve as a liaison be
tween the extension and many
community groups.
Ressler received a degree
from Penn State in agronomy
and plant science. He also stud-
Pa. Angus
Association
Elects
New Officers,
Directors
HARRISBURG
(Dauphin Co.)
During the 85th
annual Pennsylvania
State Farm Show held
recently at the Farm
Show complex, these
officers and directors
were elected: presi
dent, Harry Bachman,
Annville; vice
president, Dale Rains,
Mercer; secretary,
Barbara Weaver, New
Holland; treasurer,
Brad Bishard, York.
Directors elected for
three year terms are
Dr. Erskine Cash,
Centre Hall; Allen
Detwiler, Roaring
Spring; Donald Ni
chols, Tyrone; and
Althea Taggart, Way
nesburg.
The officers for the
Pennsylvania Junior
Angus Association are
as follows: president,
Jamie Hower, Bethle
hem; vice-president,
Samantha Beck, War
riors Mark; secretary,
Hope Long, Airville;
assistant secretary,
Sarah Grim, East
Berlin; treasurer, John
Nichols, Tyrone; and
assistant treasurer,
Kyle Grim, East
Berlin.
Directors elected for
a two year term are
Jennifer Hower, Beth
lehem; Eliza Walton,
Kennett Square; and
Cory Thompson,
Wellsville. Directors
elected for a one-year
term are Kurt Long,
Airville; and Sarah
Nolt, New Holland.
The 2001 Angus
Queen is Samantha
Beck, Warriors Mark.
The princesses are
Hope Long, Airville,
and Eliza Walton,
Kennett Square.
Sweethearts are Kim
Long, Airville, and
Katrina Frey, Quarry
ville.
ied at Columbia Bible College,
and he and his wife, Lou Ann,
served a six-year mission term in
Kenya. When they returned to
the states, they settled on Lou
Ann’s family’s farm in Fulton.
While working with extension,
Ressler studied for a master’s
degree in pollution control. He,
his wife and their four children.
Kevin Stoltzfus
New 60 stall tie stall facility includes Westfalia/Surge Equipment.
Thanks for your confidence in Fisher & Thompson for your equipment needs.
(westfaua)
O2O.
Lynn, 18; Lee, 16; Lorielle, 13;
and Lyle, 11, raise strawberries
and bramble berries on their 8-
acre farmette.
Ressler is a school board
member for the Solanco School
District and is active in many
capacities at the New Danville
Mennonite Church.
In March, Ressler will assume
writing the column “Now Is The
Time,” which appears in this
CONGRATULATIONS to
for their new dairy facility
- One touch detachers and milk yield indicators
- 300 classic milkers
- 2-1/2" stainless steel pipeline
- RPS2BOO vacuum pump
Fishery
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Serving ham balls and roast beef are Gene and Doris
Wenger of Wenger’s Meats.
paper and had been written by
Schwartz.
Schwartz said that working
with county agencies on land
use and farmland preservation
issues were a highlight of his
years with the extension.
“In this county people come
together, look at issues, and im
plement ways to make things
happen,” Schwartz said. He
used the Egg Quality Assurance
and Family
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BELLEVILLE
717-935-7422
program as an example. The
program had been implemented
in the county and was later
adapted to statewide use.
This past year, the extension
distributed 151,836 newsletters
and publications, offered indi
vidual assistance to 39,965
people; held 5,301 meetings at
tended by 55,700 people; have
3,415 4-H members who com-
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