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Farm
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says Russo with a definite
thick New York accent. “We
just relax and forget it all.”
After five years, the
Russos have Lancaster
County tourism figured out.
“We don’t go on those
guided tours of the farms
where they only show you
what they want you to see,”
says Russo. “We go in the
country and talk to the real
fanners."
The Russos say that they
find Lancaster County to be
friendly, even though there
is a strong reputation stating
just the opposite.
And, the food found in the
county is another aspect of
their yearly vacation which
they look forward to,
although meals are not part
of the Brubaker’s vacation
set up.
Shoofly pie and pork and
sauerkraut are Mrs. Russo’s
favorites. She has also taken
a cookbook home and makes
“pickled eggs,” as she calls
them, or red beet eggs, for
her family.
The Goulds from
Philadelphia also brought up
one other point that is good
about the farm vacation.
The Brubakers - Harold, seated on chat with the Goulds of Philadelphia
the ground to the left, and Miriam and in front of one of their vacation
their daughter, Rhonda, who are cabins,
sitting on the chair to the left - enjoy a
Dauphin farm women meet
The Dauphin County
Society of Farm Women
Group No. 1, held its monthly
meeting on July 13, at the
home of Dorothy Rutt. This
meeting was the group’s
family picnic. Hostess for
the evening was Dorothy
Rutt and co-hostess was
Mary Kaylor. A covered dish
supper was provided with
many dishes from which to
choose.
Following the supper a
short business was con
ducted by Bertha Kennedy,
president. Several items of
business were discussed.
Plans were made for the food
stand the group will have at
the Harry Tripp sale on Aug.
21 starting at 9:00 a.m. A
special meeting will be held
on July 26th to make final
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Built on a hill and surrounded by woods and corn fields,
Beaver Creek Farm Cabins draw city visitors year after year. On
the lower level of the vacation village, centrally located, is the
pavilion which the Brubakers use for bonfires and cookouts. On
“It’s good for our children with all of the festivities,
to get out of the city and back which include walks through
to where it all began,” they the woods and a cookout once
said. a week. It also includes
While their visitors are answering questions on the
enjoying the peace and quiet difference between sweet
of their farm vacations, the cor ? com, and
Brubakers mingle and join in broilers and layers. The
plans for this project. Final
plans got under way for the
group’s Nite - Out on Aug. 10.
The Fall Convention details
were explained and a
committee was appointed to
come up with ideas for the
table decorations for the Fall
Convention. Thank - you
notes were read from Farm
Women Group No. 5 and
from Debbie Cassel. There
was a date change an
nounced. The Sept. 14
meeting will be changed to
Sept. 8 which is a Wednesday
and will be held at 7:30 p.m.
The group’s Safety Poster
was completed by Kathy
Moffatt and was handed in to
Mrs. Mary Kopp, safety
chairman.
Following the business
meeting, Ruth Rife and Ruth
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Oberholtzer presented the
entertainment. Ruth Rife
entertained with a puppet
and sing-a-long music. A
cake walk was held with
everyone joining m.
The next meeting of the
Dauphin County Society of
Farm Women Group No. 1
will be on Aug. 10.
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the
Farm Women
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visitors seem to enjoy the
interest the Brubaker family
shows in them, and as a
result, the BrubaKers have
made a lot of friends in the
past years.
But this, of course, is the
good side of running a farm
vacation.
Since the tourists rent for
only one week at a time,
there’s also a lot of work to
be done at the end of each
week. Mrs. Brubaker has to
clean each cabin, defrost
each refrigerator, and clean
each oven, plus much more.
She does have two women
who help her clean, and her
children help her, but there’s
still a lot of work involved to
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the hilltop is the lookout tower, which Brubaker built himraU
From this tower one can view miles and miles of the surrounding
county.
get ready for each new
renting family. Mr.
Brubaker also does his
share, which includes the
fixing and plumbing.
Yet, the Brubakers say
that it’s really not too dif
ficult to manage both the 65
acre farm and the cabins.
“Broilers don’t require too
much work,” says Brubaker.
“Besides, the whole family
helps,” he adds.
They all need to pitch in
because during the summer
months the Brubakers are
usually booked solid with
visitors from New York,
New Jersey, Massachusetts,
Connecticut, Rhode Island,
and Ohio. They say that
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much of their trade is repeat
visits like the Russos and the
Goulds, and most of it comes
in summers, since they have
stopped most of their winter
rentals except for holiday
weekends.
There’s just something
about Beaver Creek cabins
and farm vacations, in
general, which help to keep
bringing the visitors back.
That certain something
can all be summed up in one
sentence repeated time and
time again by different
tourists.
“It’s the peacefulness,”
they say. “You just can’t
find it too many plpra
anymore.”
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