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He stood over six feet tall,
with soft brown hair and
sparkling brown eyes.
Muscles nppled over his
husky physique. Obviously
we were destined to spend
some time together and
would become good friends.
His home was on Molokai,
the smallest of the five best
known Hawaiian islands.
The American Farm Bureau
Federation Convention had
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possible.
Finally we were in
troduced. His name was
KoKo.
KoKo was a mule.
Wakiki Beach in Honolulu
is very enjoyable, but ex
pensive, jammed with
tourists and definitely not
the “real” Hawaii. KoKo
was more like it.
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Fourteen of us, all pretty
much novices on horseback,
climbed into the saddles, and
began winding our way, with
island cowboy guides ',
through a lush green
pasture, over high hills
dotted with a herd of dairy
heifers. Suddenly the trail
made a sharp turn to the
right, and we could view our
destination.
It lay 1500 feet below, a
green peninsula jutting out
into deep blue Pacific. And
we were headed down, the
whole 1500 feet, on a steep
switchback trail, carved out
of sheer rocks, barely a yard
wide at many spots.
Far below, we could hear
the waves pounding on the
black rock coastline. The
trail was protected at some
spots by large shrubs and
earthen or rock sides. At
other places, a mere six inch
raised “curb” of ground
marked the outer edge of the
trail, with a drop of perhaps
50. feet, straight down the
side of the ancient, volcanic
formed cliff.
The exhilarating, hold
your-breath ride took over
an hour, with the mules
never stumbling. KoKo
wanted to nibble weeds and
cactus - the one thing we
were told would make a mule
lose its stride. Our guides
explained that a mule nib
bles only to show the rider
who is the boss. I was
already convinced - no way
was I going to tell that mule
which way to go. He’d been
there before.
On the peninsula below
was a historic leper colony, a
place of both stark tragedy
and selfless heroism. The
disease has long since been
contained, but 117 cured
patients still live there,
isolated from the world,
accessible only by small
plane, the mules, and a
supply barge which visits
only twice a year.
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LANDIS BROS. INC.
Lancaster Co,
I Lancaster County Farm
Women Society 3 met on
Saturday, January 15, at the
home of Mrs. Vivian
Stauffer, Ephrata Rl.
The business meeting was
conducted by Mrs. Betty
Edwards. During that
session, reports of the state
convention were given.
Mrs. Eileen Miller also
reported on the visit of the
group’s adopted daughter at
the Hamburg State School.
The program for the day,
which was presented by Mrs.
Mary Alice Gregory and her
daughter, Debra, was en
titled “Tie a Knot.” They
demonstrated how to tie
scarf knots in the various
ways to heighten the fashion
of the dress or blouse a
woman is wearing.
The next meeting of the
group will be at the home of
Mrs. Alice Trumbauer,
Pleasant View Drive,
Ephrata. The program will
be “Safety in the Home”
presented by Donald
Stauffer from the Denver
Fire Company.
Lancaster Co,
Lancaster County Society
21 met at the home of Mrs.
Willis Rineer, Quarryville
R 2, on Thursday, January 13
with Mrs. Robert Rohrer,
president, conducting the
meeting.
Donations will be given to
the Solanco Fair Association
and Meals on Wheels.
Mrs. Ruth Ann Jackson,
Nottingham, presented a
demonstration on cake
decorating. Co-hostesses
were Mrs. Charles Tindall,
Jr., and Mrs. Howard
Steinberg.
The group’s next activity
will be on February 12 and
consist of attending a hockey
game at Hershey sports
arena.
It was a deeply moving
experience we will never
forget. The ascent back to
the top was almost an af
terthought.
Hawaii has a now famous
bumper sticker. It reads,
“Wouldn’t You Rather Be
Riding A Mule On Molokai 9 ’’
I sure would.
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Society 21
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Women Societies
Lancaster Co,
Society 18
The Farm Womens’
Society No. J 8 met last
Saturday at the home of Mrs.
Wayne Brubaker, with the
highlight of the gathering
being a talk by David
Griffith on St. Joseph
Hospital’s emergency
ambulance unit.
Also on the agenda were a
delegates’ report on the
recent state convention, and
a discussion of upcoming
county projects. Members
voted to again support the
emergency rescue unit.
On Feb. 19 the group will
entertain Society 6 at 1:30
p.m.
Plans have been made to
entertain members’
husbands on March 21 at the
Hershey Community
Theatre where “Oklahoma”
will be staged at that time.
Berks Co,
Society 4
The January meeting of
the Berks County Society of
Farm Women Group 4 was
held in the home of Mrs.
Edna Angstadt.
New 1977 programs were
distributed. After the
general business meeting,
the Constitution and By-
Laws of the organization
were read and reviewed.
Plans were made to attend
the state convention in
Harrisburg.
Berks Co,
The January meeting of
the Berks County Society of
Farm Women Group 9 was
held in the home of Mrs.
Ruth Hafer. Mrs. Grace
Ebling, county president,
was present to install new
officers. New program
booklets were distributed
and plans for the coming
year were discussed.
The program for the
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Dauphin Co,
Society 1
The Dauphin County
Society of Farm Women
Group 1 held it’s monthly
meeting on January 11 at
7:30 p.m. at the home of
Della Parmer. Co-hostess for
the evening was Ruth
Espenshade.
Roll call was taken with 14
members answering. The
business meeting was
conducted by Bertha Ken
nedy, president. The first
item discussed was the
Christmas party the group
had on December 14, 1976 at
the Dutch Diner in Palmyra.
Twenty-three members and
guests attended this func
tion.
The state convention was
discussed briefly. Nine
members of Group 1 at
tended the mid-winter
meeting on January 10,1977.
The last item of business
was the reading of the
group’s entry by Kathy
Moffatt in the essay contest.
Jo Ann Pickel presented
the group with a movie on
“How To Have The Nicest
Parties...!”
Following the film feature
the group was served
delicious refreshments by
Della Parmer and Ruth
Espenshade.
The next meeting of the
Dauphin County Society of
Farm Women Group 1 will
be held on February 8, 1977
at 7:30 p.m. at the home of
Jean Janssen.
Society 9
evening was presented by
Tammy Hater, Berks
County’s alternate dairy
princess. She spoke on milk
and its nutntional value,
giving recipes which en
courage the use of milk and
its products.
The next meeting will be
held on February 2 and will
deal with child abuse.
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