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Ethanol Growth
Assured In New
Senate Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. The
National Corn Growers Associa
tion (NCGA) pledged its support
of “The Renewable Fuels For En
ergy Security Act,” introduced
last week by Sens. Chuck Hagei
(R-NE) and Tim Johnson (D
-SD). Their bill would establish a
national renewable fuel standard
for gasoline and diesel produc
tion.
This bill creates a primary role
for ethanol in the emerging na
tional energy policy by promoting
the growth and use of a domesti
cally produced, renewable fuel.
The Renewable Fuels for Energy
Security Act sets a goal where
ethanol replaced three percent of
the energy used in highway
transportation by 2011; by 2016,
that figure will rise to five per
cent.
For ethanol producers, the
practical impact of this bill has
tremendous potential. By meet
ing the goals set by Sens. Hagel
and Johnson, industry capacity
would jump to nine billion gal
lons by 2011 and 16
billion gallons by 2016.
That level of produc
tion would displace oil
imports by 300,000
barrels daily by 2011
and 610,000 barrels a
day five years later.
The bill is visionary in
that it sets production
goals that will advance
the goal of energy se
curity and self-suffi
ciency that President
Bush cited when he in
troduced his energy
plan last month.
Lee Klein, NCGA
president and a Battle
Creek, Neb. farmer
said, “The Renewable
Fuels for Energy Secu
rity Act translates the
hopes and aspirations
of NCGA’s Ethanol
Task Force into a vehi
cle that can make our
dream become reality
by: Growing the etha
nol industry so that
corn producers can
help the nation meet
its energy needs, rais
ing the price of corn so
that farmers can help
themselves and their
families, and building
more ethanol plants so
that we can develop
employment and eco
nomic opportunities in
rural communities. We
look forward to work
ing with Senators
Hagel and Johnson to
place a renewable fuels
provision into the en
ergy bill during the
107th Congress ”
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SUN Prepares For Dairy Extravaganza
SELINSGROVE (Snyder Co.)
The crowning of the SUN Area
dairy princess and the construc
tion of a 7-foot-high ice cream
sundae will highlight the SUN
Area Dairy Princess Committee’s
annual dairy festivities, to be held
in conjunction with Ag/Dairy
Days at the Susquehanna Valley
Mall in Selinsgrove, Thursday
through Saturday, June 21-23.
Selena Hoilenbach of Snyder
County and Alicia Wolfe of Mon
tour County are vying for the
title of SUN Area (Snyder,
Union, Northumberland, and
Montour Counties) Dairy Prin
cess. The winner will be an
nounced Saturday, June 23.
In addition to the crowning of
a new dairy princess, a variety of
other family events are planned
in connection with Ag/Dairy
Days.
On Thursday, June 21, from 7
p.m. to 9 p.m., the public will be
able to purchase milkshakes pre
pared by the Eager Beaver 4-H
Dairy Club.
Recognition of area 4-H Lead
ers, musical entertainment by KJ
Reimensnyder, and the judging
of milk carton sculptures also
will take place at the mall on
Thursday evening. Samples of a
variety of cheeses, courtesy of
local banking institutions, will be
available all three days.
Beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday,
June 22, Turkey Hill Dairies will
provide the ice cream and top
pings to construct a 7-foot tall
sundae. The sundae will be made
with 135 gallons of ice cream, 10
gallons of chocolate fudge, 25
pounds of pecans, and 5 gallons
of cherries.
Dairy princess royalty, which
includes the reigning dairy prin
cess, alternates, contestants for
the 2001-2002 title and dairy
maids and dairy misses will serve
samples of the sundae to the pub
lic. Assisting them will be mem
bers from the local Future Farm
ers of America (FFA) Chapters.
Saturday, June 23, will feature
a pedal tractor pull for children
beginning at 11 a.m. Also, Swine
ford National Bank with hold its
annual Scooper Bowl, with pro
ceeds to be donated to the local
4-H Foundation. There also will
be samples of milk punch, along
with a variety of dairy and agri
culture related displays.
Beginning at 7 p.m, in Bos
cov’s North Court, Dawn Marie,
of Big Country Radio, and Jane
Hawn, of Boscov’s public rela
tions department, will kick off
the 28th annual SUN Area Dairy
Princess Pageant. During the
pageant a fashion show will be
held, with dairy princess royalty
modeling fashions from Boscov’s.
Selena Hollenbach, the dairy
princess contestant representing
Snyder County, is currently a
SUN Area alternate dairy prin
cess. She is the daughter of Scott
and Sandy Hollenbach and
works on the family farm, Lo
chiel Dairy. The Hollenbachs
own 110 dairy animals and raise
alfalfa, corn and soybeans.
Alicia Wolfe, who is represent
ing Montour County in the dairy
princess pageant, is the daughter
of Arthur Wolfe and Tammy
Stine and will be a senior at Dan
ville High School this fall. She is
actively involved in FFA and
4-H. Her interests include show
ing dairy cattle and playing soft
ball and soccer. Alicia’s family
farm, Plumside Dairy, is home to
250 dairy animals, of which 200
are milked. She is employed part
time at Dunkin Donuts.
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