—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Feb. 26, 1977 34 Poultrymen Jud Strunk HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania poultrymen are going to be entertained by former “Laugh-In” star, Jud Strunk, and a sen sational new singing group, “Life.” The occasion is the annual fund raising banquet of the Pennsylvania Poultry Federation on March 31, 1977, at the Host Farm in Lancaster. A sell-out crowd is expected to fill the Cabaret Room of the Host Farm when poultrymen and allied industrymen assemble for this big night of the year. The Pennsylvania Poultry Federation reports that early ticket sales indicate that all available 1,200 seats will probably be sold before the night of the banquet. Strunk is best remem bered for his regular ap pearances on NBC-TV’s “Laugh-In” series, his own TV special, “The Jud Strunk Show,” and his million record seller, “Daisy A Day”. Strunk will be ac companied by the Coplin Kitchen Band, who regularly appear with him. The humorist-musician from Maine captivates his audiences with gentle ballads, low-key tales and funny storeis about small towns, backroads and friends back home. “Life” is a youthful group of four women and seven men who provide their own musical accompaniment to their own rich vocal interpretations of a variety of music styles. Their repertoire includes contemporary tunes, old standards, country, spiritual, 50’s rock and roll, broadway favorites and patriotic songs. The gala banquet in just three years has become the poultry event of the year in to be entertained at banquet Pennsylvania. When trying to understand the reasons for this phenomenon, one poultryman may have summed it up best when he said, “It’s a great evening and everybody’s there, so that’s where I want to be!” Some of the highlights of this year’s banquet include a gala social hour with the Cabaret Band, an elegant dinner featuring “Sunshine Chicken,” the $lO,OOO win ning dish at the 1976 National Chicken Cooking Contest, the appearance of prominent industry and government officials and of course the entertainment. In addition, the Pennsylvania Poultry Federation has com missioned distinguished Pennsylvania artist, Nick Ruggieri, to paint “The Four Seasons of Rural Penn sylvania”, four original oil paintings which will be given away the night of the banquet. For further in formation or to obtain tickets, contact the Penn sylvania Poultry Federation, 500 N. Progress Ave., Harrisburg, Pa. 17109 or call (717) 662-7530. There are a coup'e of great feelings all growers share Seeing a uniform stand of seedlings pop up early in spring And harvesting a record corn harvest Planting Funks G-Hybnds brings you those feelings at both ends of the growing season High germination, early emergence and seedling vigor are bred-in to all Funk s G-Hybnds Plant them early in the spring, even with minimum tillage And days later see those eager seedlings pop through the soil and spring to life This head start means young root systems and The popular singing group known annual fund raising banquet next as ‘‘Life” will provide entertainment month, to Pennsylvania poultrymen at their Taking a new stand HOFFMAN SEEDS, INC. stalks have every chance to develop added strength to stand through storms and drouths Planting early also means making the most of your growing season, and beat ing any bad weather in the fall This spring, why not get off to a fast start See your Funk’s G dealer now for the hybrids that can’t wait to shoot out of the spring soil to hit the high yield goals vou aim for each fall Idyl The Ptoducers of Bmk's G-Hyfarids. Landisviile, PA 17538
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