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Obituariesa nd photographs submitted to the Lancaster Eagle Shareyour condolences onour We bsite. Clickon obituaries. ShewasamemberofThurstonUnitedMethodistChurchand loved gardening, yard work and quilting. She was preceded in death BAL HIO 43107w ith Rev Dr ebeka Maples BurialwillfollowinFloralHillsMemoryGardens.Friendsmayvisit To send an online condolence, ands ign the guestbook, please visitwww.funeralhome.com EvelynM.Cripps was born on March 31, 1953 to her thelateRichardBlack.SheworkedasaPharmacyTechnicianat BieterandFlegeandtheHeritagePharmacy.Shewasamember oftheBuckeyeLakeMooseLodge2434.Barbenjoyedreadingand watchingcrimeshows.Shewillbegreatlymissed. She is survived by her husband, Alan Mowery of Thornville; FRANKE.SMITHFUNERALHOME,officiatedbyChaplainKarl Hartmann.BurialwillfollowtheserviceatMapleGroveCemetery.

FamilyandfriendsmaycallonMondayfrom2until4and6until 8PMatthefuneralhome.Memorialscanbemadeinhernameto condolencescanbemadeatwww.funeralhome.com. Barb A. Mowery his home. thelateThomasandEthel(Wagner) Seymour ohn retired from Anchor HockingandservedintheArmy duringWWIIasaCombatEngineer with4battlestars.Hewasthepast commanderofVFWPost1380and am ember of the Moose.J ohn was anavidEuchreandPoolplayer. (Charity) Seymour ofB remen, and Lancaster; many grandchildren and great NorthCarolina.Inadditiontohisparents,Johnwasprecededin Patrick Love.

The family would like to give as pecial thank yout AmyMasonforalltheloveandcaresheprovidedforJohn. AM at SHERIDAN FUNERAL HOME with burial tof ollow at Floral HillsMemoryGardenswhereamilitarygravesideservicewillbe conductedbytheLancasterOhioVeteransBurialDetail.Familyand funeralhome. MemorialcontributionsmaybemadetotheVAinmemoryofJohn. www.sheridanfuneralhome.netandclickobituaries. JohnByronSeymour Columbus.

Dorothy was born in Glouster hio on October 10, 1925 to the late years.Sheenjoyedplayingbingo,birdwatching,andtheloveof withherfamily. Smathers; sister nna Mae Carpenter; 16 grandchildren; 32 great Vi rgil Strohmeyer r. MemorialcontributionsmaybemadeinmemoryofDorothyto Ohio 43076. Visitwww.HoskinsonFuneral.comtoshareaspecialmemory about Dorothy or to sign an online guest book. HoskinsonFuneralandCremationServiceishonoredtocarefor theSmathersfamily.

DorothyJaneSmathers We lls PassedawayWednesday, PickeringHouse.Arrangements willbeannouncedlaterbythe Frank E. Smith Funeral Home, www Ron ceivedanawardfromthe OhioDepartmentofAgri- culturenaminghimthe OutstandingFairSup- porterfor2014. oftheOhioDepartmentof theawardtoPackardat the2015OhioFairMan- agersConventionthatwas heldJan.8to11inColum- bus. Packardhasbeenin- volvedwiththeFairfield CountyFairforyearsasa volunteerandsupporter oftheFairfieldCounty AgriculturalSociety. Hisinvolvementand effortswereinstrumental ingettingtheEdSands FarmBureauBuilding builtonthefairgrounds, whichisabenefittoallthe juniorfairexhibitors.

Withhisleadershipand poultrydepartmenthas experiencedanincrease inthenumberofyouths whohavetakeninterestin completingpoultrypro- jects.Thenumberofex- hibitorshasincreased from55in1995tomore than150in2014. Outstandingfairsupporternamed SUBMITTEDPHOTO Staffreport LancasterEagle-Gazette 5A Itisnaturaltoturnto peopleyoutrust, atatimeofloss. 405N.ColumbusSt. 740.653.0652 www.funeralhome.com Whichiswhymanyinthe Lancasterareaturntousforall oftheirfuneralserviceneeds. OH-0001010803 OBITUARIES The FairfieldCountyCattle- menwillhostits27th annualbanquetonFeb.

21atChristUnited S.MainSt.,Baltimore. Registrationwill beginat6p.m.Themeal willbe servedat TheFair- fieldCountyCattlemen willservetheirbeef sundaeswithallthe trimmingsaswellasa browniesundaebarfor dessert.Thecostofthe youngerthan10. Highlightsofthe eveningwillincludethe awardingoftheFCCA scholarshipsandrecog- nizingthoseyouthswho completedbeefprojects in2014aswellasthe silentauctionofbeef- relateditemsandbaked goods. Reservationsare neededbyFeb.16and canbemadebycalling StanSmithattheOhio StateUniversityExten- sionOfficeinFairfield Countyat740-653-5419, ext.24. Beefschool continues Classesforthe2015 beefschoolwillbeginat 7p.m.Tuesday.

Thesessionwillex- amineapairofsubjects thatwillaffectthedi- rectionofbeefproduc- andgloballyforyearsto come. KimStackhouse- sustainabilityresearch fortheNationalCattle- willaddresssustainable beefproduction.She willhighlighthowthe beefindustryhasused fundingfromthebeef checkoffprogramto documenttheeconomic, environmentalandso- cialimpactsfromthe beefindustryandis identifyingpractical waystoimprovethe sustainabilityofbeef andremainonthepath ofcontinuousimprove- mentovertime. ityconcernshaveledto newlegislationregard- ingnutrientmanage- mentinagriculture. OhioDepartmentof ofLivestockEnviron- covermanuremanage- mentandfertilizerap- plicationissuesforbeef producers.Thefinal installmentofthe schoolwillbeFeb.24. Assistantprofessor MoniquePairis-Garcia andprofessorSteve DepartmentofAnimal beefanimalhandling andfacilitydesign.

Videoswillbeusedto demonstratetheposi- tiveandnegativeas- pectsofanimalbehav- cusshowfacilitiescan improveanimalhan- dlingconcerns. sorintheanimalsci- EvaluationandMaking Bothsessionswillbe attheFairfieldCounty Lancaster.Thesessions arefreeandopento everyoneinterestedin beefproduction.Re- freshmentswillbepro- videdbytheFairfield Association. Comingevents Feb.25 LunchandLearn: a.m.to1p.m.,Fairfield CountyAgriculture Center.Registrationis requiredbyFeb.23. includeslunch.OSU ExtensionandGina talkaboutalternative gardeningmethods. March3 Goodagricultural p.m.,FairfieldCounty AgricultureCenter.The OhioStateUniversity FruitandVegetable SafetyTeamwillpre- sentaneducational classongoodagricul- turalpracticestoedu- cateproducegrowers onon-farmproduce safety.Registrationis required.Tenpeople mustberegistereda weekbeforetheclassto proceedwiththepro- gram.Mailintheprint- edregistrationformto thecountyExtension office.Theregistration son.

Formoreinforma- tionortoseemore fairfield.osu.edu. TheOSUExtension OfficeUpdateiscompiledby assistantandMaster Gardenercoordinatorwith theOhioStateUniversity ExtensionOfficeinFairfield County. OSUEXTENSIONUPDATE Countycattlemen tohostbanquet Connie Smith Moregraffitifound inneighborhood Resi- dentslivingonWest MulberryandUnion streetsreportedfinding graffitionvehiclesand otherpropertyon Thursday. Thisisthesecond incidentofgraffitiin thatwestsideneigh- borhoodsincelateDe- cember.TheLancaster PoliceDepartmentre- ceivedananonymous eventuallyledtothree teensadmittingtothe vandalisminJanuary. Therearenosus- pectslistedinthereport forthisnewestincident.

Manarrestedon assaultcharges Police saidamanbarricaded himselfinaresidence aftertheyrespondedto areporteddomestic violencesituationinthe 700blockofZionRoad onTuesday. Awomancalledthe herandthreatenedher cordingtothereport. Whendeputiesarrived hadbarricadedhimself inthehouseanddepu- tieswereforcedto kickeddownthedoor, thereportsaid. Deputiesreported thatWolfewasuncoop- erativeduringhisarrest andcontinueddisrup- tivebehavioruntilhe wastakentotheFair- fieldCountyJail. Heisstillbeingheld atthejailwasarraigned onanumberofcharges menacingandresisting Manreportsbeing robbedwithknife A40- year-oldLancasterman toldLancasterPolicehe hadbeenrobbedatkni- fepointbytwomen whilewalkingnorthon SlocumStreetjustbe- fore10p.m.Thursday.

Thevictimtoldoffi- cersthathewaswalking downthestreetwhena redvehiclepulledup nexttohimandtwomen rolleddowntheirwin- alighter.Asthevictim lookedforhislighter, oneofthemengotoutof thevehicleandpulled outapocketknifeand attemptedtostabhim, accordingtopolice reports.Themanonly managedcutthevic- wearingandtheywres- tledeachothertothe Whilethiswashap- theothermaninthe vehiclegotoutandtook hiswalletcontaining debitcardfromhis pocket.Policetookpic- injuryandcutclothing. FairfieldCounty Stringspartyset Fair- fieldCountyStringsand Keyboardswillhavea barnpartySaturdayat theEaglesLodgeat1936 E.MainSt. Pianistswillstartat5 p.m.andstringplayers LOCALBRIEFS The2015Conservation tionsforconsiderationfor farmersandprivateforest landownerswhowishto madeavailablebytheU.S. DepartmentofAgricul- turethisyear. Applicationswillbe qualifyforfundsduring mustbereceivednolater thanFeb27.

CSPisan incentive programfor agricultural andforest landowners whoare practicing somelevel ofconserva- tionontheir landbutwanttotaketheir stewardshiptoevenhigh- erlevels.Thecompetitive programrewardsland- ownerswhoaddressmul- tipleenvironmentaland naturalresourceconcerns ontheirproperty. Practicesthatreduce provehabitatsfornative wildlifeandpollinatorsare justafewoftheactivities rewardedbythisprogram. Annualpaymentsunder CSParedeterminedbythe performanceofthose conservationmeasures, withhigheroperational performancegarnering higherannualpayments. Landownerswhoenroll inCSPsignafive-year contractandmustownor managethelandincluded inthecontractforitsen- tirety. ThelocalNaturalRe- sourcesConservation Serviceofficewillwork withallparticipantsto providetechnicalassis- tancetodevelopandim- plementthepracticesthat willhavethebiggestef- fectonnaturalresources thatareofspecificcon- cernforthisgeographic area.

TheUSDAhopesto have7.7millionacres enrolledinCSPthisyear andoffersself-screening checklistsforlandowners todeterminewhetherthe programwillbesuitable fortheiroperations.The checklistgivesbasicin- formationaboutCSPeligi- stewardshipthreshold requirements. Peopleinterestedin participatinginorlearn- ingmoreabouttheConser- vationStewardshipPro- gramareencouragedto callDaveLibbenatthe localNRCSofficeat740- 653-5320. TommySpringeristhe conservationtechnicianand wildlifespecialistforthe FairfieldSoilandWater ConservationDistrict.Hecan bereachedat740-653-8154. Tommy Springer CONSERVATION CORNER Program applications dueFeb.27.