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Livestock Show, Kansas City,
Mo.; the Reno Livestock Show in
Reno, Nev.; the Fort Worth Live
stock Show in Fort Worth, Texas;
and the National Western Stock
Show in Denver, Colo.
Firestine noted that it has been
a “roller-coaster” year. He said
that on May 13, he lost his house
to a fire. “I am blessed with good
friends and neighbors,” said Fire
stine. They helped clean up and
rebuild quickly.
Another large accomplish
ment, Firestine noted, was his ap
pointment as chairman of the
American Bankers Association
Agricultural and Rural Affairs
Committee in Washington, D.C.
He is vice chairman now, and
will take over the chair next year.
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Firestine, treasurer of KILE,
noted his bank sponsors the Agri-
Olympics and the Kid’s Pedal
Tractor Pull at KILE. And Fire
stine will be showing seven head
of cattle at the KILE Hereford
Show.
Firestine’s daughters also have
some work on their hands, too.
Margeaux, National Polled Here
ford Queen, will travel to Michi
gan with her dad this month.
Martene will accompany Mor
gan, Pennsylvania Beef Ambassa
dor, to Omaha, Neb. also this
month.
Firestine has seen the agricul
tural loan department at Fulton/
LVNB grow. He began as assist
ant manager of the Womelsdorf
office in 1976, handling all types
of loans. The new president came
in a segregated ag and commer
cial loans.
Firestine was a “one person”
staff when he began working in
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that department in 1978. The $4
million in outstanding loans from
1976 grew to a total of $254 mil
lion outstanding today. Today,
the ag group numbers eight full
time and one part-time, including
three lenders, three credit anal
ysts, two credit assistants, and a
part-time person.
Firesdne began his association
with the Hereford breed when he
purchased a purebred cow in
1974. He has 35 cows, all breed
ing stock, and grazes them all at
the farm near Womelsdorf.
Fircstine serves as a board
member of PL A. He is treasurer
of the Pennsylvania Farm Show
Scholarship Foundation, presi
dent of the Pennsylvania Here
ford Association, ag development
advisory board member for the
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chairman, Pennsylvania Agricul
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Livestock Advisory Board, Dela
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the Pennsylvania Agricultural
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Firestine is a member of the
Masons, Mount Lebanon 226,
and a member of Zembo Shrine.
KILE began on Tuesday this
week and continues through
Monday.
“We are extremely pleased to
host one of the leading interna
tional livestock shows in the
country,” said Agriculture Secre
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you will find a new and improved
Farm Show Complex, including
an exposition hall totaling
175,000 square feet, an equine
arena, and a new livestock bam.
This expansion gives KILE the
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the Farm Show Complex during
KILE. During this time, more
than $200,000 in premiums will
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“There are many exciting
events happening at the Keystone
International Livestock Exposi
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ture, we look forward to welcom
ing all of our visitors and
exhibitors from across the United
States and Canada. I hope that
you can take advantage of the
many opportunities to experience
agriculture at its finest,” said
Wolff.
The Farm Show Complex is
open daily for KILE from 9 a.m.
to 10 p.m. Special shows begin at
6 p.m. Friday and at 7 p.m. Sat
urday. Parking and admission
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