Lebanon County Conservation District Presents Awards HEBRON (Lebanon Co.) The Lebanon County Conserva tion District recognized eight in dividuals for their outstanding ef forts of conservation in Lebanon County at its annual planning meeting and awards banquet. The 2002 Lebanon County Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Award was presented to dairy fanners Edward L. Heagy and Sons for their efforts in soil and water conservation on the 305 acres they farm from their home in North Annville Township. They became cooperators with the conservation district in 1982 and have continued the family tradition of conservation farm ing. They maintain a dairy herd of 160 cows and grow com, soy beans, aflfalfa and rye. The 2002 Lebanon County Conservationist of the Year Award was presented to Donald L. Thomas, Sr. of Lebanon for his years of conservation volunteer ism. A native of Conyngham, Thomas has been an active par ticipant with the Quittapahilla Watershed Association, Doc Frit chey Chapter of Troup Unlimit ed and the Susquehannock Fly fishers Association. He is also a member of the Izaak Walton League and the Theodore Roose- duction Forum & Annual Meet 8:30 am - 9 am 9 am- 10:15 W 10:15 am - 11:30 am 11:30 am - 12 noon 12 noon - 1 pm 1 pm - 2 pm % 'ifi *V» A DeLaval ss "^ * A * 7* >^r A y ♦»' : 7 immerman sine* 1 931 1044 Main Street, Blue Ball, PA » 1-800-758-8030 * Local (717) 354-8030 velt Conservation Alliance. Thomas has worked full time as a steel fabricator for Goodhart and Sons for more than 20 years. The 2002 Lebanon County Conservation Educator of the Year Award was presented to Mrs. Cynthis Ortega, a grades 11 and 12 ornamental horticulture instructor and an FFA advisor at Lebanon County Career and Technology Center. A resident of Manheim, Mrs. Ortega teaches Landsacpe Contracting and Flo riculture. She was recognized for combining hands-on learning in the communtity with professional training for her students. The Lebanon County Conser vation Landowner of the Year Award was presented to Richard and Lois Meily who own a 132 acre farm along the banks of the historic Union Canal in North Lebanon Township. Most of the farm was preserved in 2001 with a three acre portion exempted along the canal that may some day serve as an extension of the Union Canal Park. The entire acreage is operated on a compre hensive resource management plan. Meily has been instrumen tal in the preservation of seven farms totaling 704 acres with an other eight landowners awaiting LanChester Pork Council Dec. I7tl» Yoder’s Restaurant, New Holland, PA Registration u Pr, Max Rodjbaugh ‘ * Reducing jnPD’s in Your Sow Herd Dr. Nate Winkleman * Diagnostics and Immunity of Ileitis Control and Prevention of Ileitis National Pork Board Spokesman Lunch and Annual Meeting PQA Level 111 Recertification i. BLUE DIAMOND MANUFACTURING CO. 8:30 am - 2 pm Featuring: The oldest name in new technology ™ preservation; and Mrs. Meily has worked over the last decade on improvements to the Union Canal Park which is used by lo cals as well as tourists. The 2002 Lebanon County Special Recognition Award for Conservation was presented to Richard H. Light and Karen R. Light of rural Jonestown for their many years dedicated to conser vation volunteerism. The long list of their nature-related activities includes the following groups: Quittapahilla Audubon Society, May Birdathon, Gerry Boltz’s Christmas Bird Count and Mi gration Count Teams, the Nature Conservancy at Indiantown Gap, the Second Mountain Hawk watch, the county’s Elementary School Envirothon, Ned Smith Nature Center, and the Pennsyl vania Department of Conserva- Passing On Farm Workshop Slated For Williamsport MANHEIM (Lancaster Co.) Planning for a successor, or someone to take over the farm, is the most important task farmers (Hermama ■ Universal tion and Natural Resources. The Lights are members of the Lancaster County Bird Club, the Muhlenburg Botanical Society and the Lancaster Butterfly Club. Mrs. Light serves on the boards of the Quittapahilla Audubon So ciety, the Swatara Creek Water shed Association, and the Leba non Valley Conservancy, Inc. A 2002 Groundwater Guardi an Award: The Lebanon County Conservation District has been recognized for its work in groundwater education and con servation by the Groundwater Foundation of Lincoln, Neb. Leb anon County has been designated for the past seven years for activi ties conducted by its Groundwa ter Education Team under the leadership of Betty Conner. The following individuals were also recognized at the banquet for need to complete if they want the farm to survive into the next generation. Yet, according to some recent statistics, many farm ***■', * fT** * :*? *