—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 13,1979
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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
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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
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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
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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.
They found cows were either
consistently low or high for
total cost but the difference
was not dependent on PD for
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the coming year will mclude
a public auction, (March),
arts & crafts fair, (May),
Gospel Concert, (June),
festival, (July), and multiple
yard sales, (September).
The Annual Funds Appeal of
the Friends of Fort Holbrook
will take place in November,
this year.
Group tours and programs
are welcomed at Fort
Holbrook, and are tailored to
meet the requests and
schedule of each visiting
group. Programs frequently
include picnics, interpretive
hikes, slide programs, and
walking tours of the in-
complete Station.
Persons interested in
arranging group visits are
invited to call 872-7298 tc
make group reservations.
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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.
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