Newlyweds Share Passion To Teach Kids About FFA Possibilities SANDRA LEPLEY Somerset Co. Correspondent BERLIN (Somerset Co.) Na than and Doreen Jamison, Berlin in Somerset County, share ideas as vocational agricultural teach ers at the neighboring school dis tricts of Berlin Brothersvalley and Meyersdale Area in Somerset County. The Jamisons, who met through collegiate FFA at Penn State University and were mar ried on April 5 of this year, never planned to be working in neigh boring school districts in two of Somerset County’s five vocation al agricultural programs but the result has been to the newlyweds’ advantage. Nathan took over the position in Berlin Brothersvalley after Mi chael Clark left to accept a posi tion at Greenwood High School in Perry County. And, Doreen is a full-time hau-year teacher at Meyersdale Area. “We never planned it this way,” said Nathan, who gradu ated with an agricultural and ex tension education degree from Penn State University in May of last year. 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Nathan’s parents are Lynn and Deanna Jamison. “Growing up on a dairy farm taught my sisters and I so much responsibility and a good work ethic,” said Doreen, the oldest of the four girls. “Nathan and I are country folks, and we enjoy being here in Somerset County because it reminds us of the rural area we grew up in.” Doyle Paul, longtime vocation al agricultural teacher at Berlin Brothersvalley who retired re cently, believes the Jamisons are the perfect match for the school districts. In addition to being the adviser for the Berlin Chapter of Young Farmers, Paul also works through the Center for Profes sional and Personal Development at Penn State University to su pervise new teachers in Western Pennsylvania. He supervises both Jamisons. “I think that Doreen and Na than will share ideas and encour age one another,” said Paul. “Penn State offers an excellent program these days for their graduating students and the Ja misons have been part of that new learning. They will no doubt be helpful to students in the Lancaster'Farming 1 , Saturday, November 15, 2003-E& Nathan and Doreen Jamison work together as new vo cational agricultural teachers at the Somerset County school districts of Berlin Brothersvalley and Meyersdale Area, respectively. They are both graduates of Penn State University and met through collegiate FFA. classroom.” Nathan hopes to continue Paul’s “history of excellence,” as Nathan describes it, at Berlin and use Paul’s many years of experi ence as a resource. Berlin has about 100 members from eighth to 12th grade. This year, in support of state FFA president, David Bittner of Ber lin, the Berlin chapter attended the national FFA convention in Louisville, Ky., with seven Berlin Brothersvalley members and two from the Meyersdale chapter. “I try to stress to the younger vo-ag kids,” said Nathan, “it’s Farm Fatality Rates Higher For Seniors UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) Farmers aged 75 and older are more than twice as like ly to die on the job than their younger counterparts, according to the National Institute for Oc cupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). NIOSH statistician Dr. John Myers reported that farmers over age 75 had a death rate of 57 per 100,000, compared to an overall death rate of 21 per 100,000 for all agricultural workers. Much of this increased risk is related to aging and involves a decrease in sensory abilities that can impact the safety of older farmers. Vision is known to be consistent throughout a person’s not always about traditional pro grams in FFA, it’s also about leadership and public speaking. These things get you somewhere in life.” He adds: “It breaks your heart a little when you see an agricul tural program closing. Unfortu nately, agriculture is dwindling to a point, but agriculture is some thing that will never go away be cause people will always need food and clothing. That’s why we have to keep vocational agricul tural and FFA going with youn ger generations. It’s absolutely es sential.” adult life, but begins to decline by age 60. Hearing also degrades as peo ple age. Nearly one-half of adults have some level of hearing im pairment. Some of this is normal; however, hearing loss is also at tributed to noise exposure while working. This is especially true among farmers, who experience the highest rate of hearing loss among all workers. Hearing protection at an early age is crucial. Ear plugs or ear muffs will protect hearing. Re pairing machinery, and equip ment that are gQKtaring exces sive noise is also crucial in reducing the exposure. I