n a -w-j w Re-elected to the office of 140 booths. The variety of displays She and her husband operate jew-
OH. Vention J3CIS ivCCOrO secretary/treasurer is Bruce Kop- included ribbon companies, musi- dry concessions at fairs. Reap
penhaver, CFE, Gratz, his his cal entertainment, hand wash sta- pointed secretary is Beverly Grub-
d... *i4i „ . , . xl _ , A eighth year as PSACF Secretary/tions and racing pig shows. er, New Tripoli, Donna Kramer,
9 can heritage Award by the Inter- j reasurer j n 2002 he was awarded The educational component of Reinholds, was also reappointed
Rohin«nn MrTWialH nrpciHpnt nf natlona * Association of Fairs and th e Outstanding Association Secre- the convention included both semi- treasurer. Donna operates food
. ... ’ , . Expositions in 2002. In PSACF he tary by the International Associa- nars and 31 roundtables. and games concessions,
tne Washington county Fair. Lee has served on nearly every com- tion of Fairs and Expositions. Two entertainment showcases One of the highlights of the con
has served his fair for the past 40 mittee and has been a board mem- The trade show at the conven- were conducted. A total of 21 acts vention is the communication
years and was awarded the Ameri- ber for 11 years. tion was the largest ever, featuring performed to a full house. Many awards. A total of 147 entries were
fairs do the booking for their stages judged. This represented 39 fairs
at this event. across the state. Fayette County
The Pennsylvania State Show- was the Best of Show winner this
men’s Association also elected offi- year. John and Hazel Blaney, Per
cers at their annual meeting during ryopolis, served as committee
the convention. Elected to the of- chairs.
lice of president was James Two outstanding individuals are
Daugherty, Connellsville. James is chosen each year to represent their
the owner-operator of carnival organizations. The Fair Person of
Fayette Amusements. the Year was Lee Robinson,
Elected to the office of vice-chair McDonald. The PSSA Showman
is the Eastern Chapter Chairman, of the Year was Jeanie Sieffert,
Mary OJevich, Warrior Run, Pa. Monroeville.
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Elections, Entertainment Part Of
Farm And Home Foundation’s Meeting
MICHELLE KUNJAPPU ings.
Lancaster Farming Staff Landscaping projects for the
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) grounds are also ongoing, and a
The 39th annual meeting of new sign was added at the end of
the Farm and Home Foundation the road to help visitors find their
of Lancaster County drew more wa y t 0 the building,
than 100 guests to the banquet Mark Cunningham, associate
and subsequent meeting at the administrator of COBYS, gave
Farm and Home Center. the audience an overview of the
During the business meeting,
officers conducted an election for
new directors, who include Doris
Bewley, Larry Groff, Lois Harn
ish, Jim Kettering, Robert J.
Kindig, Lloyd Welk, and Paul M.
Wolgemuth Jr.
Leon Ressler, director of Lan
caster cooperative extension, up
dated the audience about the
seven $l,OOO scholarships that
were awarded to several area stu
dents.
These scholarships, from the
Farm and Home Center Founda-
tion, are awarded for one year
but can be renewed if the stu
dents maintain a 3.0 grade point
Officers completing their terms include J. Robert Kind
ig Jr., vice president; Linda Esbenshade, secretary; John
Moose, president; and Paul Wolgemuth, treasurer.
average and stay in the agricul
tural or home economic-related
major.
Besides the seven new schol
arship winners, extensions were
given to 14 previous scholarship
winners. Applications for the
next round of scholarships will
soon be mailed to high school
guidance counselors.
The application is also avail
able by calling the Farm and
Home Center’s office at (717)
394-6851.
John Moose, foundation presi
dent, summarized the past year
at the Farm and Home Center.
Major building renovations were
completed last winter and into
spring as office space was moved
or more office space was given to
existing tenants.
The former conference room
has now been changed to offices
and a new conference room is lo
cated in the basement. The room
includes phone and DSL hookup
in meeting rooms that are avail
able for rent for business meet-
organization.
The family service organiza
tion, said Cunningham, began in
1980 as Church of the Brethren
Youth Services (COBYS) to help
at-risk youth. Nov the organiza
tion works with not only youth
but also organizes foster care, has
an adoption unit, and offers
counseling and family life educa
tion. COBYS also operates a
group home for teenage mothers.
We continue to look for good
Christian foster homes willing to
take children, Cunningham said.
Last year the organization helped
100 children with the foster care
program.
A new adoption program final-
ized 22 adoptions last year. Three
full-time caseworkers are in the
adoption department.
In addition, six girls reside in
the group home at one time, said
Cunningham.
COBYS also takes their family
life education to schools and
workplaces, teaching skills for
parents.
Businesses, churches, grants,
and the county fund the organi
zation.
Cunningham was a part of the
Juggling Syncopation entertain
ment that included Phil Hershey
and Andrew Brubaker.
The Farm and Home Center is
a multipurpose facility that
houses such organizations as the
Lancaster County Cooperative
Extension, USDA, Natural Re
source Conservation Service Lan
caster County Conservation Dis
trict, and Brentwood Builders.
Since opening in 1968, the
building has hosted about 35,000
meetings conducted by a wide va
riety or organizations.