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HAPPENINGS
Pennsylvania 4-H Members Win
National Egg & Poultry Awards
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) Pennsylvania youths
fared well in egg-judging and
poultry knowledge competitions
at the recent National 4-H Poul
try and Egg Conference in Louis
ville, Ky.
Maria Sanner of Somerset
County won first place in the Na
tional 4-H Egg Cookery Presen
tation Contest, which involved
preparing an egg dish and giving
an oral presentation on egg quali
ty standards, preparation, versa
tility and nutritional value. The
win was the first for a Pennsylva
nia 4-H member at a national
poultry competition. Somerset
County 4-H volunteer leader
Theresa Sanner served as chaper
one and coach.
A Pennsylvania team also
placed seventh in the double
elimination National Avian Bowl
Contest. The team included
Cony Calderone, Jill McClure
and Rebecca Stottlemyer, all
from Washington County, and
was coached by Washington
County 4-H volunteer leaders
Jenna Dunmire and Mary Fidler.
The national conference
brought together more than 150
senior 4-H members from 25
states for team competitions in
poultry and egg judging and in
the Avian Bowl poultry knowl
edge contest. In addition, individ
ual?--competed in egg prepara
tion, turkey barbecuing and
chicken barbecuing events.
Special Section
Saturday,
March 15
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Support for the state delega
tion at the conference was pro
vided by the PeimAg Industries
Association Poultry Council. For
more information on the confer
ence or the statewide 4-H poultry
program, contact senior exten
sion associate Phillip Clauser by
phone at (814) 863-8960 or by e
mail at pelauer@psu.edu, or visit
the Pennsylvania 4-H poultry
web site at http://
ulisse.cas.psu.edu/pa4h/
contesthtml.
New Horse & Pony Club
Forming In Northampton Co.
The Bndle Bunch, a new 4-H
Horse and Pony Club is forming
in Williams Township, North
ampton County. Youth, ages
8-18 are welcome to join for a
maximum of 10 members.
It is not necessary to own a
horse to be a member just love
for horses and ponies and an in
terest in learning about them are
required.
The first meeting was sched
uled for Friday, Jan. 24. Future
meetings will be on the second
and fourth Friday of every
month. Crafts, demonstrations,
visiting speakers, trips to
horseshows, hiking, camping, etc.
are all planned for the Bridle
Bunch.
Call Kelly Weisner, 4-H Youth
Development extension agent, at
the Northampton County cooper
ative extension offices at (610)
746-1970 for meeting location, di
rections, and further information.
Cumberland Co. 4-H
Selling Bonus Books
The Cumberland County 4-H
clubs are selling bonus books this
year to raise money to support
4-H. Instead of selling cookies
this year they will be selling
bonus books until April.
Most of the coupons in these
books are from businesses in or
around the Carlisle area (94 in
Carlisle alone). Five dollars to
$ll per book comes back to the
4-H, depending on how many
books are sold.
Profits from the Bonus Book
sale will support the county 4-H
Development Fund and local 4-H
clubs. The 4-H Development
Fund helps to pay transportation
costs, at least half of 4-H event
registration fees and achievement
night awards, as well as support
for adult volunteer training, and
much more.
The books cost $25. These cou
pons are good from the date of
purchase until December 31,
2003. Call (717) 240-6500 for
more information or stop by the
extension office at 1100 Clare
mont Road, Carlisle.
Lycoming County Extension
Offers 4-H Tractor
Safety Course
MONTOURSVILLE (Lycom
ing Co.) Farming is a way of
life for many Pennsylvanians.
Too often it is also a way of death
or injury as well. Any girl or boy,
14 or 15 years of age, must suc
cessfully complete proper certifi
cation if they plan to operate a
farm tractor or machinery on a
farm other than their own family
farm.
A certification course is begin
ning March 11 from 6-8 p.m. and
will be conducted at Valley Ag
and Turf in Watsontown. The
course is scheduled for Tuesday
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2003
Publication Date
March 15
Advertising Deadline
March 6
Focus On
SHOW HORSE SUCCESS
• Horse training by Brian Egan.
• Improving show horse health using a new
treadmill developed at the Marion DuPont
Scott Equine Medical Center, Leesburg, VA.
• Highlights of the Steeplechase in Leesburg, VA.
• The work of farriers.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 15, 2003-811
evenings and will continue
through April 29. Participants
will be asked to pay for only the
cost of the manual ($7.50). Vid
eos, hands-on training and prac
tical driving experience will be
featured.
Any girl or boy, 14 or 15 years
of age, must successfully com
plete this course in order to work
for someone other than their own
family farm. Thirteen year olds
may take the course and take the
test, but will not receive a certifi
cate until they reach age 14.
Call the extension office in Ly
coming County at (570) 433-3040
to register by Feb. 3.
Ephrata-Cocallco 4-H
Club Reorganization
The Ephrata-Cocalico 4-H
Club will be re-organizing Janu
ary 27, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Co
calico Middle School cafeteria
(behind the elementary school). A
parent or adult friend who repre
4-H Equine Tack Shop
Open To Public
Nazareth (Northampton Co.) —
The annual Tack Swap at the
Northampton County 4-H Center
is scheduled for Saturday, April
12, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The
Northampton County 4-H Center
is located on Bushkill Center Rd.,
Nazareth, PA.
The tack swap is open to any
one who wishes to come to sell or
to buy a wide variety of horse re
lated items, apparel and tack. All
sellers must have a table area, no
consignment items will be sold at
the tack swap.
Sale areas will be offered to the
public at a cost of $l5 per table
for the indoor
area; $l2 per
table for the
pole barn
area; and $lO
per “area” in
the outdoor
arena, weath
er permitting.
Anyone wish
ing to sell
during the
tack swap
Avanti Garelli X-treme Li’l Critter
sents the parent must be in at
tendance.
Members will need to provide
health history information and
current medical insurance in
formation. They will sign up for
their projects, pay community
club dues, and receive informa
tion about the 4-H program’s
summer events.
Projects being offered this year
include: Archery, Flower Gar
dening Foods, Gimp, Orienteer
ing, Quilting, Rocketry, Scrap
booking, Stamping, Strawberry,
Textile Science, and Tie Dye.
Also new officers for 2003 will be
elected.
For more information on join
ing 4-H contact either the organi
zational leader Elaine Sensenig
(717) 335-3396, or Katina Show
man at the Lancaster County ex
tension office, 1383 Arcadia
Road, Room 1, Lancaster, PA
17601, phone (717) 394-6851.
must preregister for spaces in the
indoor and pole bam areas; out
door areas will be allocated on
the day of the event.
Any item from small to large
may be sold. No live animals or
food will be allowed to be sold at
this event. Persons with large
equipment to sell are welcome to
display on the open grounds for
the registration fee.
Food will be available during
the tack swap courtesy of Back
trackers 4-H Horse and Pony
Club.
Anyone wishing further in
formation, directions or registra
tion for this event is encouraged
to call (610) 837-7294.
The Northampton County 4-H
Center is open for use by the pub
lic from April to October, weath
er permitting. The 4-H Center is
located on 5 acres with a large
hall, modem toilets, kitchens,
pole bara/pavilion and showing
area. Usage fees are determined
by need. For more information
please call (610) 837-7294.
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