A24-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 20, 2002 f Dauphin County Celebrates 50 Years Of Conservation DAUPHIN (Dauphin Co.) At their annual awards banquet March 19, the Conservation Dis trict celebrated its 50th anniver sary. Significant events at the March banquet included a Gov ernor’s Award presentation by Pennsylvania Department of En vironmental Protection Secretary David Hess and presentation of annual conservation awards. Re ceiving awards for conservation farming were Faber and Beverly Walters of Grateful Acres Farms in Grantville (2000 Conservation Farm of the Year), and Karl and Murray Laudenslager of Lauden Farms in Halifax (2001 Conser vation Farm of the Year). Both farms earned the awards by dis playing outstanding commitment to conservation of natural re sources. On their farms, the Lau denslagers and the Walters em ploy multiple conservation methods designed to protect water resources and conserve soil. The Doc Fritchey Chapter of Trout Unlimited, serving Dau phin and Lebanon counties, re ceived an award as the 2001 Con servation Organization of the Year. Trout Unlimited has un- Farm Family Program Planned NICHOLSON (Susquehanna State University; Jeff Harding, Co.) Northeast dairy farmers Monsanto; and Tim Snyder, Pen are invited to the program, nfield. “Proud to be a Successful Family Directions to Ransom’s; On Rt. Farm,” planned for Friday, April 81, take Lenoxville Exit 206; take 26, at 10 a.m. at Levi Ransom’s Rt. 374 W 2-3 miles; take a right dairy farm near Nicholson. onto Rt. 2016, proceed 2 miles; The program includes Ed Gal- farm is on your right. Or Rt. 92 lagher, Dairylea; Ken Bailey, to Glenwood Route 34E; go 1/2 Penn State University; Questions miles, take a left onto Rt. 2016; for Ed and Ken; Jeff Hyde, Penn go 2 miles; farm is on your right. Sktg the Skai Steel ffieofing <£ Siding. Grandrib 3® PLUS Buy the Best from A company that only sells Quality. 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Also at the banquet, PA DEP Secretary David Hess was on hand to present the president of PACWA, Arlie Steigman, with a Governor’s Award for Excel lence. Describing Arlie as “a force of nature,” Hess explained that she has been involved in en vironmental projects for a large part of her 86 years. For more information contact the Dauphin County Conserva tion District at (717) 921-8100. RIGIDPLY... Oregon Dairy Days June 11-13 OREGON (Lancaster Co.) Oregon Dairy Days are scheduled June 11-13 at the Ore gon Dairy Farm Market at Rt. 222 and Rt. 272 near Oregon. This year, the Lancaster County Conservation District will also host its annual Con servation Expo in conjunction with Oregon Dairy Days. The Chamber’s annual Family Farm Days event is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. “Last year, more than 10,000 people received a personal tour of this dairy farm and enjoyed the many exhibits,” noted Brent Landis, Lancaster Chamber agricultural serv ices coordinator. 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