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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 7,1971
Farmers Assn. Hosts Tennessee Group
The Lancaster County Farmers
Association recently hosted a
group of 36 young farmers and
homemakers from throughout
Tennessee.
The Tennessee group was on
a week-long tour of historical
and farm .points of interest in
the Eastern U. S. The stops in
cludes Gettysburg, Williamsburg,
Washington, D. C., and New
York City.
While in Lancaster County, the
group was hosted by the Lan
caster County Farmers Associa
tion.
The group was met the after
noon of July 22 at the Sheraton
Motor Inn, Route 222 north of
Lancaster, where the group was
staying, by Mr and Mrs. James
Kreider, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis
Mentzer, and Mrs. Jesse Wood.
The local group conducted a
tour of the New Holland area,
including the Moses Stoltzfus ice
cieam farm, the Kitchen Kettle
at Intercourse, ending at the
Ellis Mentzer farm, New Holland
RD2. During the drive, points
oi interest and farming prac
tices were pointed out.
After the tour the visitors
■were met at the Sheraton by
nine local families, who took the
visitors in groups of four to their
homes for supper and visiting
The nine host families were
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Newcomer,
Washington Boro RDI; Mrs,
Helen Wivell and Mrs. Lewis
Bixler, at Mrs. Wivell’s home,
Columbia RDI; Mr. and Mrs.
Ellis Mentzer, New Holland
RD2; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hostet-
ter, Manheim RD2; Mr and Mrs.
Jesse Balmer, Lititz RD4; Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Spayd, Quarry
ville RDI; Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Hershey, Manheim RD2; Mr.
and Mrs. James Kreider, Quarry
ville RDI, and Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse Wood, Nottingham RD2.
Farmers Have Picnic
The Lancaster County Farmers
Association has reported a suc
cessful annual picnic last Satur
day at the Lampeter Fair
Grounds. About 550 person at
tended.
Prizes were given and numer
ous games were played by both
children and older persons.
Among visitors were State
Senator Clarence Manbeck and
State Representatives Sherman
Hill and Harry Gring and their
wives.
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