—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 13,1979 30 Forest fire crew to hold open house On Saturday, October 20, members and Mends of The Lancaster Forest Fire Crew will celebrate the an niversary of the organization with a number of special events. The public is invited to an Open House at The Fort Holbrook Fire Base & Training Center, (which is the headquarters of The Lancaster Forest Fire Crew), from one until five p.m,, on Anniversary Day, October 20. The Port Holbrook Base is located on Oak Road, just off River Road, between the villages of Safe Harbor and High ville, in Manor Township. The incomplete Station, which is being built by the Crew members, presently includes an obstacle course for physical training, an arboretum, residence for the Forest Fire Warden, ad ministration building, picnic area, motor pool and small shop, as well as a mini museum. Smokey The Bear mementoes will go to all the children visiting the Station during the Open House, when accompanied by parents or other adults. Other events planned for the Anniversary Day celebration include a Family Style Dinner at The Conestoga Fire Hall on Saturday Evening, prepared by The Ladies Auxiliary at The Conestoga Fire Com pany. The Dinner is limited to advance reservations, and will be followed by the An nual Meeting of the Forest Fire Crew. Fire Service and Con servation Officials will speak during the affair, which will also include an Awards and recognition IS WEEKS SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL 510 GRAIN DRILL 18x7 COMBINATION NOW ONLY $ 4,900°° • Double disk zig-zag furrow openers • Separate delivery fertilizer tubes • Gang press wheels • Gram seed view cups • Grass seeding attachment • 750 x 20 dual rib tires • Hydraulic lift, LessClyd ★ ONE ONLY * R.S. HOLLINGER & SON INC. HI 113 W MAIN ST , MOUNTVILLE PHONE 717-285-4538 INTERNATIONAL QUALITY PARTS FACTORY TRAINED SERVICEMEN program, and presentation of the Annual Report. Final event of the day will be an informal birthday party back at Fort Holbrook following the Banquet Program. The Lancaster Forest Fire Crew actually began with an organization under another name, made up of young boys who wanted to be in volved in ‘home-front’ services during the Second World War. That first group began operations in 1943. The group received a Commission as a State Forest Fire Crew in 1951 under the then, Department of Forests & Waters. In 1971 the Crew was chartered as a Forest Fire Company. The Fort Holbrook property was purchased in 1972, and the dedication of the site under development took place in 1974. A number of people from the early years of the organization are expected to be on hand during the various events on October 20, and will be in troduced at the Banquet Meeting in Conestoga, that evening. Primary activities of the all-volunteer, Forest Fire Crew include wildfire protection, mutual aid commitments with other emergency agencies, youth training, fire prevention, fire service research, and safety education. Operating from within Lancaster City since its inception until the move to Fort Holbrook, in 1973, the Crew draws its membership from a large area of the County, and is now engaged m recruiting efforts in the areas closer to the Holbrook Station. While responding on calls INCLUDES: OPEN Mon ThruFn 8 to 5 30 Sat 8 to 12 over a wide area, with one squad of men pre-selected for out of State calls, the primary response area of the unit for emergency services is composed of the five townships closest to the Station. The unit runs about one hundred calls a year of all types in connection with its emergency services. Two of its members were a part of a picked group sent from Pennsylvania to forest fires in California, during Sep tember of 1979. Present members ages vary from 14 to 84. The organization is funded entirely by contributions and the various fund raising activities of its membership. Major fund raising efforts in How PD, effect drug University of Wisconsin scientists find no relation ship between drug costs and PD of sire for milk production. In a study of 400 lactating cows sired by 18 different bulls, 72 percent of the animals had some health disorder. About 70% of the cows had costs of less than $2O and required only one treatment. 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Persons interested in arranging group visits are invited to call 872-7298 tc make group reservations. age costs Age did have an effect on total cost with the third lactation being higher than either first or second. lowa State reports total health costs from one calving to the next averages $71.70 per cow. Of this amount, $12.47 was incurred during the first 30 days of lactation. A further breakdown shows 34 percent of the total cost was related to the mammary system and 21 percent to reproductive problems. TALKING ABOUT EFFICIENT AND ECONOMY GRAIN DRYING. Direction of Grain Movement 5v DETWEILER SILOS Increase Your Present Silo Capacity By Extending Your Silo Dollars per ton an extension costs less than a new silo. We can ex tend most brands of concrete stave silos. 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