On Being
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Joyce Bupp
As if there weren’t enough our galaxy containing Earth.
scary things in the world. Which would no doubt create
Like terrorists, lagging eco- all manners of disruption, and
nomics, floods, droughts, pesti- possible end, to life as we know
lence, uncontrollable diseases, today; .
bureaucrats and telemarketers. Reading that sobering news
Now we have the notential re P° rt **■ me to tlunkm 8 about
threat of destruction S °T P w f s t 0
“ . ~ J one’s remaining tune, should
no lff' ... . „ . . such a cataclysmic event ever
Black holes are defined by seem imminent,
astronomers and space scien- Qq t 0 the mountains or
lists as collapsing objects in camping with the family. Hike
space so dense that their gravi- through the forests and along
ty draws in ail material around the streams, play games, read
them, including light.' books with the grandkids, and
Frankly, L can’t even com- have a hot dog roast with lots of
prebend that. Good thing I’m a marshmallows for dessert,
farmer and not a space scientist Take a trip with The Farmer
person, huh? . to drive the Trans-Canadian
But, some very learned Sface highway and spend some time
scientists have reportedly found visiting Alaska. Then, head the
through humongously sensitive fther direction for the canyon
outer-space-detection gear two lands of the Southwest. Swing
giant black holes in I distant a ™ nd b ? Idaho on the wa y to
•ms's? «ow CTte d. Si .
PC”? “ ueve 7 0 on the deck and read a good
newly-discovered black holes .
will “dance” with each other Take a hot balloon ride .
untd they converge, then col- Go whale-watching.
lapse with such force that they Eat M the deUcious goodies
will send npples throughou the that me ilt then I
universe. Those npples will m strawbcrries and ice
turn, like tossing a pebble mtb cream, potato chips, doughnuts,
our rejuvenating farm ponds, cheeseburgers, pie (pecan, ba
expand outward. nana,.creanhl*mon.l|«ringue,
And ultimately ripple' jiistto fudgesundaes
through more local neighbor . juid chocolate. Lots of choco
hoods in the universe, life. -" " 1 ■
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Go outside and play with the
grandkids.
Play fetch with Derra Dog.
Cuddle the fat, fluffy kittens in
the calf bam.
Watch the birds.
Find some meaningful way
to make life a little more com
fortable or pleasant for some
one in pain or in need or grief
stricken or lonely.
But wait.
Those black holes are not ex
pected to collapse for, oh say,
millions, maybe even billions, of
years from now. So they aren’t
likely a life-threatening event
for any of us.
Besides, those same space
scientists predict that, before
the Black Hole Twins threat be
comes imminent, our own sun
is expected to explode into a
nova and collapse into its own
black hole first, making any fu
ture concerns totally irrelevant.
Okay, so we can all go back
to worrying about the likes of
terrorists, lagging economics,
floods, droughts, pestilence, un
controllable diseases, bureau
crats, and telemarketers.
And, meanwhile, cram as
many of the fun things and
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At right, these
West Perry FFA
members attended
the 75th National
FFA Convention in
Louisville, Ky.
From left, Katie
McMillen, James
Reisinger, Kelly
Miller, James
Adams, Amber
Rock, and Cole
McLaughlin.
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Hans Herr FFA Is One-Star Winner
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
The National FFA Organization re
cently selected the Lancaster Men
nonite High School Hans Herr FFA
Chapter as a one-star winner in the
National FFA Chapter Award pro
gram.
Chapter members who were rec
ognized for the honor at the 75th
National FFA Convention in Louis
ville, Ky., this fall are senior Jay
Lehman, son of Stephen and Mary
Lehman, Holtwood; senior Dara
Melrath, daughter of Dennis and
Dana Melrath, Oxford; senior Kevin
Shaiebly, son of Nelson Shaiebly,
Conestoga, and Sandra Shaiebly,
MountvUle; and junior Philip Weil
er, son of John and Karen Weiler,
Ephrata. Teacher Lem Metzler
served as their adviser.
Persons honored for Lancaster Mennonite’s National Chap
ter Award are, from left, Jay Lehman, Dara Melrath, Philip
Weiler, Kevin Shaiebly, and adviser Lem Metzler.
Lancaster Mennonite’s Hans Hen-
Chapter is one of 57 chapters' select
ed from a pool of more than 500
candidates nationwide ranked as a
one-star winner. The award pro
gram is sponsored by Cargill and
Land O’Lakes Foundation as a spe-
dal project of the National FFA
Foundation.
In other Hans Herr news, three
chapter members participated in the
2002 National FFA Marketing Plan
Career Development Event during
the national convention. They are
Mary Nickle (2002 LMS graduate),
daughter of James and Sharon Not
tingham; Oara Melrath; and Philip
Weiler. The marketing plan event is
one of 23 national events that use
the fun of competition to connect
classroom learning and careers.