Open House At Christian School Conestoga Christian School will hold an Open House and Auction Sale this Saturday, November 9, starting at 10:00 a.m. The school is located one mile west of Morgantown on Route 23. Parents, teachers and students will be ‘“sell-a bratlng” the opening of the new wing housing Kin dergarten through Grade 5 and the new assembly hall. The new school building will be open to all visitors during and after the sale. The public is cordially invited. Groups of mothers are busy finishing quilts, tablecloths and other needlework for the big “Sell- A-Bration” on Saturday. Other groups of ladies are getting ready to bake large quantities of Pennsylvania- Dutch shoo-Qy pies, home made breads, nut-and-fruit HERSHEY EQUIPMENT CO., INC. 215 Diller Avenue breads and all kinds of auctioned off during the cookies. One Dad, a butcher, livestock sale at 1:00 p.m. is making 30 lbs. of home- Hardware and sporting made bologna. Other dads goods are being collected in are collecting antique the basement of the school, dishes, grandmother clocks, among them a .1973 Polaris wooden rockers, antique snowmodile, boys’ and girls’ furniture, used school desks, bikes, ping-poing tables and and assorted items of new swing sets. Kindergarten furniture. teacher, Miss Edna Det- Husband-wife teams are weiler, is setting up hun working on home-made ice- dreds of books and LP cream, barbecue chickens, records on tables throughout apple cider, apple butter, the hall, so visitors will be fresh pies and many other able to brouse around and Pennsylvania - Dutch buy at their hearts’ content, specialties. “Bring the Elton Homing and Alvin family and have lunch,” is Homing, Jr., will be auc the invitation to all. Farmer- tioneers. patrons and friends of the Started in a one-room school have been feeding schoolhouse in 1952, calves and heifers, and others Conestoga Christian School are donating feeder pigs and has steadily grown in feeder cattle. Twelve heifers enrollment and academic from the best herds of excellence to the point where Caernarvon township, it was necessary to build a registered and grade, will be new wing during the Wummer of 1974. Much of the labor was donated by parents and school board members, who worked evenings and Saturdays to keep con struction costs low. “We have an enrollment of about 160 students now,” com mented Mr. Wayne Gascho, the newly appointed prin cipal. “And 10 full-time and 4 part-time teachers who teach Kindergarten through Grade 10. With the school situated at the Eastern end Phone (717) 354-4576 Mm-m m Like this hanging turkey feeder from Big Dutchman. It’s the solution to the problems of automation in breeder house feeding. Here’s why: 1 Automated Simplicity Proven, reliable Big Dutchman chain and trough delivery system brings feed to high capacity, large diameter hanging feeders through a fool proof drop tube 2 Its Not a Bruiser' It takes no floor space, and it leaves the whole house open to turkey traffic, yet it provides ample feed ing space for every bird. 3 Versatility Feed flow is easily adjust able for either breeding flock or finishing operation. Individual feeders can be shut off if desired, without any major equipment change. Maintenance requirements are tew and simple 4. Efficient All birds have access to plenty of feed Feed waste is greatly re duced by the feed-saving design of the pan and its lip The feeder swings with out spilling, and its durable. It can take all the abuse that turkeys can hand out. New Holland, Pa Principal Wayne Gascho (left) and school board president Tom Miller put up sign for Open House at Conestoga Christian School along busy Route 23 west of Morgantown. of Lancaster County, the school serves patrons from Eastern Lancaster County, Southern Berks County and Reading, and Northern Chester County. AUTHORIZED oi<j Dutchman. DISTRIBUTOR Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Nov. 2,1974 In this day of rising school taxes, people should remember that this Christian School saves the taxpayers of this area close to $250,000 a year in local school taxes because it is almost entirely supported by the parents and friends of the school.” School board president Tom Miller, who coordinates most of the volunteer efforts for the school sale, added: “Conestoga Christian School is a good example of the pioneer spirit that is re emerging as America ap proaches its Bicentennial Year. 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When we need money, we have to raise it This teaches us and especially our children how to trust in God, and develop initiative and reliance on our God-given abilities.” The school board plans to make this Fall Sale an an nual affair to help Conestoga Christian School keep tuition low and within reach of all parents who desire a Christian education for their children. FFA To Sell Fruit Garden Spot’s Grassland Environmental FFA members will be taking orders for citrus fruit from now until November 7. The fruit, which could make unique Christmas gifts, will be delivered between December 2-13. Fruit to be offered includes Hamlin Oranges, Navel Oranges, Pink and White Grapefruit and Tangeloes and can be purchased by the dozen or by the carton (40 lbs). Interested persons can contact the FFA chapter by calling 354-4031 or contact Cheryl Rousseau at Garden Spot. 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