KEYSTONE CLIPS Ag office gives $4,865 to Union Twp. FFA

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is giving $4,865 to the Union Township area chapter of Future Farmers of America, said State Rep. Chris Sainato of New Castle, D-9th.
The money is to be used to help vocational agriculture pupils learn how to operate computer-aided metal-working machines.
Would Mason take the case?
Members of Sharon City Council were examining legal costs associated with operation of the city's police pension fund last week and decided that the $250 an hour the fund is paying for legal consultations is just too expensive.
"You can get Perry Mason for less," said Councilman Lou Rotunno. Council wants to renegotiate those fees.
Kayak paddling for women
The French Creek Project will hold a kayak paddling workshop for women. Lindy McCartney and Wendy Atkinson, two American Canoe Association certified kayak instructors, will conduct the June 14 workshop.
The program will begin at 10 a.m. at the French Creek Ecotour facility at U.S. Routes 6 and 19 just south of Waterford, Pa., in Erie County. Participants will do on-the-water training along a stretch of French Creek.
The workshop cost is $25, and participants should be at least age 16. They should also bring a bag lunch. To register, call (814) 282-8300. The French Creek Project is a private group formed to protect and enhance the French Creek watershed.
XCONTRIBUTORS: Harold Gwin of the Sharon Bureau and Laure Cioffi of the New Castle Bureau.