Westmoreland County
Westmoreland County News
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Protect our Children from Tobacco Smoke Pollution Month
May 23, 2012Governor Tom Corbett proclaims May, "Protect our Children from Tobacco Smoke Pollution Month" -
Westmoreland County Month of the Young Child
April 26, 2012Patty Graff, Better Kid Care Coordinator was recently invited to be a guest reader at the Barbara Thompson Early Literacy Center in Derry, and the Latrobe Kinder Schull in Latrobe. -
Penn State Extension recognized by The National Children's Study
March 29, 2012Penn State Extension was recently recognized as one of several community agencies for their support of the National Children’s Study (NCS) in Westmoreland. -
New Volunteers Bring Expertise to Extension Board
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COMMISSIONERS MARK 4-H’S 100TH YEAR
March 21, 2012County Commissioners help 4-H Celebrate 100 years of 4-H in Pennsylvania.
Penn State Extension News
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Vilsack: Ag research and education key to prosperity, security
May 17, 2012Investment in agricultural research doesn't benefit just the 2 percent of the population involved in farming. It's a matter of national security, job creation, energy independence and human health. That's according to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who visited Penn State this week (May 16) to tour College of Agricultural Sciences research ...
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to visit Penn State on May 16
May 14, 2012U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will visit Penn State on Wednesday, May 16, to deliver an address commemorating the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and highlighting the groundbreaking research and innovation that takes place at land-grant universities, such as Penn State. Vilsack's address will take place at 11 a.m. ...
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Free educational programs offered at Master Gardeners' Garden Fair
May 11, 2012Free public gardening workshops will be a featured attraction when the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Centre County hold their annual Garden Fair and Plant Sale, May 19. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Ag Progress Days grounds at Rock Springs, nine miles southwest of State College on state Route 45....
