Mason Dixon Show Draws From
Junior breed champion line-up, from left, judge Tom
Arrowsmith; Tracy Richardson, Guernsey; Erin Magness,
Holstein; Tracy Webb, Jersey; Susan Richardson, Ayr
shire; Amy Poteet, Brown Swiss; and Carlyn Growl, Milk
ing Shorthorn.
$8.2 Million Earmarked
For ‘Growing Greener’ Projects
SALTSBURG (Indiana Coun
ty) Department of Environ
mental Protection (DEP) Secre
tary David E. Hess recently
announced more than $8.2 mil
lion in “Growing Greener” funds
for abandoned mine reclamation
and oil and gas well-plugging
projects in more than 100 com
munities in 23 counties.
The funding will facilitate
projects, completed through con
tracts awarded by DEP’s Bureau
of Abandoned Mine Reclamation
and Bureau of Oil and Gas Man
agement, to reclaim more than
500 acres of abandoned mine
lands, and plug 770 abandoned
oil and gas wells.
Secretary Hess, who testified
before'the Joint legislative Air
and Water Pollution Committee,
said, “The ‘Growing Greener’
Harford Fair Announces Awards
HARFORD, Md. The third an
nual dairy showmanship contest was
recently conducted at the Harford
Fair.
The first three places in the 10 and
under division were Cody Mack,
Kinglsey; Michael Greenwood, Mon
trose; and Jenna Sprout, Montrose.
Custom Fabrication of Galvanized Barn Equipment
initiative is helping Pennsylvania
clean up mine-scarred lands fast
er and more efficiently than ever
before.
“Eliminating these hazards not
only takes care of environmental
problems, but also becomes a
source of pride in communities
that now no longer have to ac
cept mine acid drainage as some
thing they have to live with.”
Secretary Hess also noted a
number of environmental im
provement accomplishments be
yond abandoned mine reclama
tion and well plugging.
“Over the last six years, nearly
29,000 acres of abandoned mine
lands have been reclaimed
through the dedicated work of
community groups, private in
dustry and the DEP,” Secretary
Hess said.
“We also have eliminated 54
Jessie Sartell, Thompson, was the
winner in the 11-13 year old division
followed by Brittany Zebrowski,
Thompson, and Amanda Miner, Me
shoppen. /
The first place winner in the
division was Beth Giangrieco,/New
Milford. Dan Puzo, Montrosfe, was
DELTA (York Co.) Six
dairy breeds were on hand for the
Mason Dixon Junior Dairy Show
conducted here earlier this sum
mer.
Exhibiting the Holstein winter
calf named supreme junior
champion of the show was Erin
Magness of White Hall, Md.
Thirty-eight exhibitors showed
a total of 55 dairy animals at the
show, including Ayrshire, Brown
Swiss, Guernsey, Holstein, Jer
sey, and Milking Shorthorn. The
show was judged by Tom Arrow
smith.
The show is an event of the
Mason Dixon Fair and is open to
exhibitors from York Co., Pa.
and Harford Co., Md.
miles of dangerous highwalls and
39 dangerous water bodies, extin
guished mine fires beneath 107
acres, and reduced the risk of
subsidence to 235 acres. As a re
sult of this combined effort, 528
miles of streams are being im
proved today.”
On Dec. 15, 1999, Gov. Ridge
signed “Growing Greener” into
law, marking the largest environ
mental investment ever by a
Pennsylvania governor $650
million over five years. On July
24, Gov. Ridge awarded nearly
$3O million in “Growing Green
er” grants to 237 organizations in
nearly every county for water
shed restoration and protection.
For more information about
“Growing Greener,” visit DEP
through the PA Power Port at
www.state.pa.us or directly at
www.GrowdngGreener.org.
second and Abby Onyon, New Mil
ford, was third. The 18-35 year old
division was won by Melinda Van
derfeltz, Rushville. Second place was
Shelly Woodmansee, Lake Como,
and third place was Connie Chisek,
Thompson. Winners in the over 35
year old division were Steve VanKu
ren, Montrose; Judy Sartell,
Thompson, and Connie Miner,
Meshoppen.
Cody Mack, Jessie Sartell,
and Beth Giangrieco competed
for the overall junior champion
award. Cody Mack won the
junior champion trophy. The
overall senior grand champion
trophy was won by Steve Van-
Kuren.
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Both Sides Of Border
Mason Dixon Junior Dairy Show Supreme junior cham
pion exhibitor Erin Magness with judge Tom Arrowsmith
and Junior Fair Queen Candace Parker.
Northampton 4-H Center
Hosts Horse Roundup
DEANNA CUNFER Stock seat equitation, junior 1 Katelynn
Carbon Co. Correspondent Rln s 2 Aiiyse van zee 3. Ehssa Kime
MOORESTOWN (Northamp- J** rtSS£,““ '
ton Co.) Judge William Joyce, Western pleasure horses, junior rider 1
Latham, N.Y. reviewed the en- Katelynn Ring. 2 Allyse Van Zee 3 Sarah
tries of the Northampton County Bu ,?!' lri ‘ , J .
. „ n r . • Western pleasure horses, senior rider 1
4-H Roundup horse show recent- Becky Van £ ee , 2 . Amber Buttner
ly. Pole bending, horses 1 Elissa Kline 2
In the English grooming and Chnstopher wails
competition Bh r I
non McMasters, Brodheadsville, Ehssa Kime
was named champion with Lau- Raised box keyhole, horses 1 Chnsto
ren Radvansky, Schnecksville, pherWaiis 2. Chnstme Daley
. . . ... ..... . • Hunter seat equitation, junior, flat 1
taking the junior division honors. Katre Smrth 2 . Molly Lowr J, an 3 Hayley
Sarah Buskirk, Northampton, wiiiever
Was named champion in the Hunter seat equitation, senior, flat 1
Western grooming and show- J££ Kau " us 2 Sarah F,orot 3 - Manssa
manstlip junior division wdth Hunter seat equitation, junior, O/F 1
Becky Van Zee, Lehighton, tak- Kelseyßeal 2 Ashley Pianelh
ing the senior division. Hunter sea * equitation, senior, o/f 1
I Lauren Radvansky. 2. Lmdey Ackley 3
Janice Martin, roundup com- Bo nn.e Gallagher.
mittee chairperson, posted the Hunter under saddle, ponies. 1. Hayley
following results. Wiiiever 2 Shannon McMasters 3. Megan
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY ' Frantz.
4-H ROUNDUP Hunter under saddle, horses, junior nder
HORSE SHOW RESULTS 1 - Katie Smith. 2 Molly Lowman 3 Ashley
English grooming and showmanship, Pianelh
senior division. 1. Shannon McMasters. 2 Hunter under saddle, horses, senior
Hayley Wiiiever. 3 Molly Lowman nder 1 Lindsey Ackley 2 Ashley Banko
English grooming and showmanship, 3. Sandra Omer
junior division: 1. Lauren Radvansky. 2. Working hunter, ponies 1 Bonnie Gal-
Sara Fiorot. 3. Bonnie Gallagher lagher 2. Hayley Wiiiever 3. Cayce Mosh-
Westem grooming and showmanship, er
senior division: 1. Becky Van Zee. 2 Amber Working hunter, horses 1 Lauren Rad-
Buttner. 3 Lindsay Paulus vansky 2 Ashley Pamelh 3 Julie Bader.
Western grooming and showmanship, Hunter hack, pomes 1 Megan Frantz 2
junior division: 1 Sarah Buskirk 2. Allyse Caithn Donnelly 3. Shannon McMasters
Van Zee. 3. Katelynn Ring Hunter hack, horses 1. Molly Lowman
Open trail, ponies; 1. Samantha Hugo 2 Katie Smith. 3. Ashley Banko.
Open trail, horses: 1. Ashley Garrett. 2. Obstacle trail (therapeutic)' 1. Annie
Kelsey Beal. 3. Victona Johnson. Murdoch
Pleasure pairs. 1 Kathleen Black and Walk/trot (therapeutic) 1 Annie Mur-
Chnstma Daley. 2. Katelynn Ring and Al- doch.
lyse Van Zee. 3. Enca Baggitt and Victona Walk/trot 1 Natasha Henn 2 Cathryn
Johnson. Chaszar 3 Noelle Snyder.
EPA Report Sides With NCGA
On Monarch Butterflies
ST. LOUIS, Mo. The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) has released a report
stating Bacillus thruingiensis (Bt) corn poses
little risk to monarch butterflies, putting to rest
controversy stemming from a two-year-old Cor
nell University study that asserted the Bt pollen
was harmhil to monarchs.
The EPA report said while there is a small
chance that one in 100,000 monarch caterpillars
could be affected by toxic com pollen, research
suggests even those larvae will mature into
healthy butterflies.
The National Com Growers Association
(NCGA) has said in the past Bt corn poses no
threat to the Monarch Butterflies and NCGA
Biotech Working Group Chairman and Plain
City, Ohio, com grower Fred Yoder said he is
glad to see the EPA agrees.
“It’s definitely a positive,” he said. “With this
report, we can put this issue behind us and
move on. Growers need continued access to the
technology, and this is a big step towards that.”
EPA‘s conclusion that the com is relatively
harmless to monarch populations is based in
part on field studies conducted last summer by
the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in
Maryland, lowa and Minnesota. Data from
those studies have not been published, but have
been turned over to EPA for review.