Fararinf,Saturday, September 22,1979 10—Lancaster “Tent City ” hosts Ephrata EPHRATA - The 1979 Ephrata Fair will open its 61st season on Tuesday, September 25 apd continue through Saturday, Sep tember 29. It has become Pennsylvania's largest street fair. The annual parade will officially open the fair on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. High school bands, special interest groups, and the Miss Lancaster County Pageant contestants are included in the parade festivities. The agricultural portion of the fair, “Tent City”, is located inf the Ephrata Community Park. The park becomes the temporary host • POW.TRV • HATCHERY • HOC OPERATORS GO FIRST CUSS AT NO EXTRA COST --El ■» - ,s „ % * \fi **/* ft r *< Takes Less Room ★ Neat Easily Adaptable for Future Expansion Gives Area Protection for each Transfer SW Eliminates Main Breaker Panels assuring Generator protection at all times. ★ ★ MAXI-POWER GENERATORS 330 FONDERWHITE ROAD, LEBANON, PA 17042 LEONARD MARTIN CO. 717-274-1483 Radio Dispatched Trucks 24 Hour Service agriculture exhibits to cattle, swine, sheep, and poultry. Tobacco, grain, and forage crops will be on display. A schedule of the “Tent City” activities is included: Tuesday, September 25 Farm Machinery Exhibits Placed 10:00 A.M.-3 P.M. - Farm Machinery Exhibits Open 4:00 P.M. Adult Tractor Driving Contest 5:00 P.M. Jr. Market Hog Judging 5:30 P.M. Crop Exhibits Received (Grain Tent) 5:00 P.M. Pig Chase 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 26 Poultry Judging 10:00 A.M. Cloister FFA Tractor WITH 3 - THE ORIGINATOR OF AGRICULTURE SWITCH GEAR - Driving Contest 1; 00 P.M. Jr. Market Lambs Judging 4:30 P.M. Street Fair Parade 7:00 P.M. Thursday, September 27 FFA Judging Contest 10:00 A.M. Jr. Market Hog Sale 6:00 P.M. Garden Tractor Pulling Contest 7:00 P.M. FFA & 4-H Baby Beef Judging 7:30 P.M. Friday, September 28 Area FFA Tractor Driving Contest 1:30 P.M. Carcass Lamb Auction 6:00 P.M. Cow Milking Contest 6:30 P.M. Junior Dairy Cattle Judging 7:00 P.M. POWER Install Switch Gear with Automatic Transfer Switches built into your main panel. • t • 61st ANNUAL EPHRATA FAIR SEPT. 25-26-27-28-29 All Agriculture Activities and Exhibits including farm machinery’ livestock, and crops will be in “Tent City” at the Ephrata Community Park. ★ FARM EQUIPMENT EXHIBITORS ★ Wes Stauffer Small Engines, RD 3, Pleasant Valley Road, Ephrata, PA 17522, Ph: 733-9174 Stauffer Diesel, Inc., 312 W. Mam St., New Holland, PA 17557, Ph: 354-4181 Penn-Jersey Harvestore Systems, Inc., Box 7, New Holland, PA 17557, Ph; 354-4051 Heritage International, Inc., 1054 S State St., Ephrata, PA 17522, Ph: 733-2283 Hollinger’s Power Equipment, 1755 W. Mam St, Ephrata, PA 17522, Ph 733-4151 A.B.C. Groff, Inc., 110 S Railroad Ave., New Holland, PA 17557, Ph; 354-4191 Roy H. Buch, Inc., RD 2, Buch Road, Ephrata, PA 17522, Ph; 859-2441 Hesston Sales & Service, 1190 Enterprise Road, East Petersburg, PA 17520, Ph 569-8756 Farmersville Equipment, Inc., RD 4, Ephrata, PA 17522, Ph. 354-4271 Walter J. Construction Co., 1833 Lincoln High way East, Lancaster, PA 17602, Ph 392-8280 Organic Plant Food Co., 2313 Norman Road, Lancaster, PA 17604, Ph 397-5152 FARM CALENDAR OF EVENTS Tuesday, September 25 Farm Machinery Exhibits Placed 10 00 AM - 3 30PM Farm Machinery Exhibits Open 4 00 PM Barbecued Pork Chop Dinner (YF Ref Stand) 5-8:00 PM Adult Tractor Driving Contest 5 00 PM Jr Market Hog Judging 5.30 PM Crop Exhibits Received (Gram Tent) 5 - 8 00 PM Pig Chase 8.00 PM Wednesday, September 26 Poultry Judging (Playhouse Basement) Cloister FFA Tractor Driving Contest Jr Market Lambs Judging Street Fair Parade Thursday, September 27 FFA Judging Contest Jr Market Hog Sale Garden Tractor Pulling Contest FFA & 4-H Baby Beef Judging Friday, September 28 Area FFA Tractor Driving Contest Carcass Lamb Auction Cow Milking Contest Junior Dairy Cattle Judging Saturday, September 29 Exhibits Close (Ephrata Community Park) Noon Visit the EAYFA and FFA Refreshment & Food Stands Crop, livestock, and farm machinery on display all day, with special emphasis 4-9 00 PM at the Ephrata Com munity Park This schedule applies only to the "Tent City" portion of the Ephrata Fair 10 00 AM 1.00 PM 4.30 PM 7 00 PM •10 00 AM 6 00 PM 7.00 PM 7-30 PM 1 30 PM 6 00 PM 6 30 PM 7 00 PM
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