0 4-H HAPPENINGS Garfield Says, ‘4-H Wants You!’ A new and unique 4-H bill board will appear this spring in Luzerne County. The billboard features Garfield in an Uncle Sam-style outfit complete with a red, white, and blue top hat with 4-H clover and the message, “4-H Wants You!” Jim Davis, a former 4-H’er and creator of Garfield, has loaned his creation, Garfield, to support 4-H. So be on the lookout for a new 4-H Garfield billboard along a roadway near you! Last year more than 4,000 youth participated in the 4-H program in Luzerne County. For more information about 4-H, call (570) 825-1701. 4-H Summer Program Assistant Attention all interested men and women who have completed at least one year of college and who are interested in learning more about Penn State Coopera tive Extension and the 4-H Youth Development Program. Hands-on experience as a member of the Chester County 4-H team, working with Penn State Cooperative Extension, is available this summer. Experi ences will be provided through the 4-H Youth Development Pro gram, which includes family liv ing, dairy, livestock, camp, and other Penn State, community based programs. Send a letter of inquiry with a current resume by April 1 to Lau- Special Section Saturday, March 15 JOIN US IN PUBLISHING THIS EXCITING, INFORMATION-PACKED ISSUE! Contact your Advertising Sales Rep. or call 717-721-4416 • 717-721-4415 rie Szoke, Chester County 4-H Coordinator, 601 Westtown Road, Suite 370, West Chester, PA 19382. Mountville 4-H Community Club MOUNTVILLE (Lancaster Co.) Youth between the ages of 8-18 years of age are invited to join the Mountville 4-H Commu nity Club. The organizational meeting will be held on Monday, March 3, at 7:00 p.m. at the Mountville Church of the Breth ren across from the elementary school. Doors will open by 6:45 p.m. Children with a parent are en couraged to arrive early in order to view the projects, and pick up registration forms before the start of the meeting. In case of inclem ent weather, sign up night will be Monday, March 10, at 7:00 p.m. Dues for the club year will be $5 per person, not to exceed $lO per family, and is payable at this meeting. Parents will be responsi ble for the cost of materials for the projects. In order to complete the registration forms, please have available current medical information including health his tory, immunization record, social security number, and insurance information. Adults interested in leading projects should immediately con tact Michelle Fletcher at (717) 898-0415. Project meetings are held weekly or at the discretion of the individual project leader, usually for 4-6 sessions in the spring or in the summer. |ancaster ? Cumberland 4-H CARLISLE (Cumberland Co.) The Cumberland County 4-H Dairy Club met on February 10 to compete in the national Hoards Dairymen Judging con test. In this contest the members judge cows by looking at pictures and send their placing to the na tional contest. The members judged five classes one for Brown Swiss, Holstein, Guernsey, Ayr shire, and Jerseys. Each class consisting of 4 animals. On to old business Sarah Wickard reported on the toys for tots drive that members spon sored. In the way of new business everyone that participated in something at the Farm Show re ported on how they made out. Melissa Detman, Clay Weber, and Robert Weber judged cattle at the PDCA Judging contest and made out fairly well. Amy Kaucher is raising money to go to Europe on a Judging contest. She is selling calf raffle tickets, and the club bought 50 tickets to sup port Amy. Holly Lemming gave the county council report while Kathy Walton informed us of some county fundraisers. Kerri Wickard gave a demon stration on giraffes. Brandon Kendrick also gave a demo on Apollo 1 in memory of Columbia. John Ocker informed us that we are planning to condense the district show and our Roundup to save us some work and time. This is not set in stone but we are hoping it goes through. We will not hold a meeting in March due to our annual ban quet. The next meeting will be April 14, at the 2nd Presbyterian Church in Carlisle. farming MRHHPjf ii \*JSmnenß 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, The Mastersonville 4-H Com munity Club will conduct it’s first meeting of the year Monday, Feb. 24, at Rohrer’s Quarry, at 7 p.m. Election of officers for vice president, assistant secretary, and assistant treasurer is scheduled. These will be 2-year term offices. Payment of five dollars per member for 4-H dues needs to be made that night. Potential mem bers will need to fill out a mem ber enrollment form, completed medical, code of conduct, and photo release forms, so they should bring medical health his tory information including im munization data, social security number, and medical insurance data. Some of the projects offered are fishing, geology, sewing, and rubber stamping. Contact one of these leaders for more information if neces sary; Kevin and Rose Hickernell, 665-9417; Ed and Karen Nissley, 664-4685; or Jeff and Jodi Kreid er, 626-0942. 4-H members across Bradford County are selling 4-H cookies and candy bars during February. The profits from these sales support local 4-H programs. Fudge Covered Creme Wafers, Peanut Butter Patties, Mint Pat ties and Frosted Oatmeal are some of the traditional 4-H Cookies offered for sale during the month of February New varieties this year include: Fudge Graham Squares, Short bread, Chip Chip Cremes and Lemon Crisps. 4-H cookies sell for $3.00 a box, chocolate bars are $l.OO each. . —-J CLOSED SUNDAYS, MEW YEAR, EASTER MONDAY, ASCENSION DAY, WHIT MONDAY, OCT. 11, THANKSGIVING, fiHifm Christmas & December zbth FISHER’S FURNITURE, INC. NEW AND USED FURNITURE USED COAL & WOOD HEATERS COUNTRY FURNITURE & ANTIQUES BUS HRS. BOX 57 MON.-THURS 8-5 1129 GEORGETOWN RD FRI , 8-8, SAT. 8-12 BART,PA 17503 ! * I | All-Plant j | LIQUID PLANT FOOD | jt 9-18-9 PLUS OTHERS' } K h f • Contains 100% white ortho phosphoric < acid. Made in USA. t $ • Non-corrosive. Won’t settle. f I • Top quality. Excellent service. i I • Newest equipment * i' • Financially sound...and growing! \ } Big Demand Requires \ i More Distributors! * 6 □ I sell to farmers. £ K How do I become your distributor? * { □ I’m a farmer. a r What’s the price? \ i Where do I get it ? i { CALL or SEND FOR FACTS: i ( Phone:Bl4-364-1349 J \ ALL-PLANT LIQUID PLANT FOOD, INC. I 821 State Rd. 511 N., RFD 3, > r Ashland, Ohio 44805 1 t J Saturday, February 22, 2003-813 Dye Magnet Laundry Sheets LEESPORT (Berks Co.) One of the newest catego ries of laundry care prod ucts is a reusable sheet em bedded with millions of dye catchers. These act like magnets, grabbing and holding particles of dye or other foreign material in the wash water. This prevents colors from being trans ferred from one laundry item to another. Even laundry that’s sepa rated into colored, white and light loads can benefit from these magnet sheets. A color wash may contain many colors, including red, blue and green. Although these colors may minimally bleed, it will be enough to make colored clothes look old before their time. The magnets also collect grunge from the wash water so that whites come out whiter and colors come out brighter. As the sheet grabs a variety of dyes and water “grunge,” it becomes dark. The dye magnet sheets can be used with any deter gent or laundry additive, in cluding bleach. Each mag net sheet is good tor approximately 50 wash loads. Exact usage depends on the number of weekly loads and the type of wash ing. Source: Soap and Detergent Assoc. Aug. 2002
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers