BY HELEN B. FOSTER, Correspondent
Donna Williams received V.I.P. honors from state Farm Bureau director Dave Williams.
Donna Williams, president of the Susquehanna County Farm Bureau received a V.I.P. award from Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Director Dave Williams at the SCFB Fall Rally held Oct. 6, at the Montrose Bible Conference.
The award recognizes Williams’ years of leadership with the local bureau, her support for agriculture and her involvment with the Farm Bureau at the state level.
Accepting the award, she told of her expeiences with a leadership course and the doors it opened for her.
“You need to be involved in an organization that pertains to what you do for a living,” Williams said, noting her own work on the family farm that has passed down to her sons.
Others receiving recognition at the fall rally were George Hayes for his years of service on the local Farm Bureau board; Maggie Kowalewski as the poster contest winner; Milton Repsher for his 33 years of handling insurance to farm bureau members; Josh Epstein of the Chamberlain/ Epstein Insurance Agency for bringing in 75 new Farm Bureau members.
The guest speaker for the evening, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Michael Perchant referred to SCFB as one of the best programs in the state as all members do a great job.
“Always glad to see the local Farm Bureau members inHarrisburgas this means you care what happens to agriculture,” he said.
This was Perchant’s first visit to the county since the flood and he called the damage “unbelievable.”
He spoke of the need for hay and the amount already arriving from Canada. He told the members PennStateis working to eliminate the stink bug plague that has caused so much crop damage.
He concluded by telling the local members to keep up the good work. “Without Farm Bureau I don’t know where agriculture would be,” he said.
Vice-president Kathy Shelly presented the speaker with a very large basket ofSusquehannaCountyproducts.
Treasurer Alton Arnold reported there are a total of 604 SCFB members. Joe Plonski reported for the organization’s Political Education Committee. Plonski said he hoped the members could think for themselves as they vote for the candidates who support agricuture.
“Geting out and voting makes a democracy,” Plonski said. If you don’t vote keep quiet He urged everyone to vote on Nov. 8, and make a difference.
The 17-policy resolutions presented by vice-president Pauline Fallon and Jim Barbour, with 15 being passed by the membership at this meeting, will be given to legislators to show what is important to farmers.
Bill Bayne brought to the members’ attention that the recommendation for a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget is not how our founding fathers funded the various wars that have preserved our freedoms.
“Deficit spending is not always bad,” he said.
This resolution and one pertaining to lame duck legislation did not pass.
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