Thurmont Emmitsburg Community Show Turns 35 At Catoctin High
Volunteers in Thurmont and Emmitsburg organize a three day community show at Catoctin High School from Sept 6 to 8. Highlights include the largest dairy cattle and dairy goats show, a K nine demonstration, pet and livestock contests, a beef sheep and swine sale, Elvis act, music by Catoctin band, various auctions and bingo benefiting FFA scholarships. Attendance opens at 6 p.m. Friday with many exhibits and demonstrations across Friday to Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Thurmont and
Catoctin High School
Rodman Myers
Sheriff's Department
Catoctin
Catoctin Area
Lloyd E. Wiihide
Vera
Glenn B. Delauter
Genevieve
Paul Delauter
Elwood Riffle
Shirley
Franklin Riffle
Eugene Whitmore
Lester Moser
Louise Delauter
Clinton Rhodes
Mary Rohrbaugh
Francis Hobbs
Marshall Matthews
Catoctine High School
Pat Troxell
Thurmont Grange
Catoctin Future Farmers of America
Agriculture Center
Catoctin Ffa
Merle Mills
Montgomery County
FFA
Maryland, Department of Agriculture and
Hunting Creek Fisheries
Foxville
Maryland Agricultural Fair Board
Catoctin FFA to crown sweetheart at ThurmontEmmitsburg show
Three candidates Misty Dorsey Heather Leppo and Patty Hilton vie for the Catoctin FFA sweetheart title during the Friday September 6 program at Catoctin High School auditorium. Dorsey Leppo and Hilton are active in FFA dairy judging livestock judging horticulture and public service activities. Hilton serves as chaplain and all three have SOEP community roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catoctin Future Farmer
of ‘America
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Misty Dorsey
Heather Leppo
Patty Hilton
Miss Dorsey
Sabillasville
William and
Frances Dorsey
FFA
Catoctin
Food For America
Dorsey
Miss Leppo
Richard
Karen Leppo
iIn
Saint Joseph's Church
Kane
Ter
Miss Hilton
Henry
Nora Hilton
Our Lady Mount Carmel Church
Thurmont American Legion
Mountain Gate Family
Catoctin High School
Madigan Mixes Earnest Policy With Light Hearted Jabs
Washington AP reports Agriculture Secretary Ed Madigan, former Illinois congressman, recalls voting on the 1990 farm bill while implementing it as secretary. He blends humor with hard policy, recounting a Madigan amendment behind a controversial provision and recalling his early office temperature quarrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ed Madigan
Madigan
Illinois
House Agriculture Committee
Agriena
USDA
Mr. Madigan
Bill O'Conner
Congress
Commodity Club
Edward Madigan
Budget Cuts Strain Cooperative Extension Services Nationwide
The University of Maryland Extension Service reports a 2.6 million cut since last summer with more losses expected unless state revenues rise. Over 45 vacancies remain unfilled as programs for farmers and urban families face reductions, affecting 4 H, gardening, canning, and nutrition education amid nationwide budget squeezes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooperative Extension Service
University of Maryland Extension Service
Craig Oliver
University of Maryland
Poe
Oliver
Maryland
Frederick County
Plaga
Terry Poole
Danny Cheatham
Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service
Virginia
Clinton York
Richard Rankin
Georgia
Zell Miller
Randall Coffer
Georgia Cooperative Extension Service
Georgia Agriculture Commis
Sioner
Tommy Irvin
Mr. Irvin
Irvin
Farm professionals swap city roles in Adopt-a-Professional program
Champaign IL AP professional women from banks law offices and clinics will visit farms this summer to learn about modern agriculture. Farm women host them touring cattle and grain operations and discussing marketing, risk and farm economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champaign
Ms. Culver
Ms. Wassmann
Ms. Leifheit
Dee Stierwalt
Sadorus
Champaign County
Ms. Stierwalt
Parkland College
Zelema Harris
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Rebecca Long
Ilinois Farm Bureau Exchange
Midwest
Jan Wassmann
Waterman
Kathy Liebrasse
Dianne Leifheit
DeKalb
Ms. Costa
Mary Jane Corners
Shehnaz Ansari
Pittsfield
Pat
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