A22—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 27,1910 Ephrata fair receives $2500 boost EPHRATA - The Ephrata Fair Thursday received a check for 12,551.87 in matching funds from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s Fair Fund in ceremonies on the fairgrounds in Ephrata. The |2,551.«7 check, for purchase of a trailer for the fair office, was presented by Deputy Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary E. Cheater Heim. The funds were made available through a special allocation of the Pennsylvania State Fair Fund aimed at promoting capital im provements at fairs within the commonwealth. State Representative Noah W. Wenger, gf Stevens, vice chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture and Rural Affairs, took part in the presentation ceremonies, along with Ben F. Mader, Director of the Pennsylvania Fair Fund. The Pennsylvania State Fair Fuad is supported by returns from horse and harness racing revenues. In addition to the matching Grassland FFA runs nature center at Fair EPHRATA Members of the Grassland FFA from Eastern Lancaster County School District operated a nature center open to the public during the Ephrata Fair. The project grew out of the Grassland FFA’s Budding Our American Communities program. Included in the nature center were a number of educational displays on such topics as birds of prey, working together for wildlife, waterfowl, and the conservation mini-window exhibit competition. Also featured was a touch and feel table to stimulate the use of the sense of touch to enjoy many natural tid bits. A guess box was one of the highlights for the youngsters. In addition, members of the Grassland FFA presented a series of talks and demonstrations for the public. This project was developed by the Grassland FFA as a community ser vice. funds program, another $1.9 million was distributed to the 105 fairs in Pennsylvania to cover costs of events, exhibitions and premiums for 1979. Including Thursday’s matching funds check, the Ephrata Fair has received a total of $15,546.67 from the Fair Fund this year. *3.79™ *3.64.. Conoco Conoco Permanent I j Permanent Antifreeze Antifreeze q Drumonly) M ; ' CB JKTfjp ■■■ B^i^l#l|riwHßlwi I # IPiw# M?, FARM &HOME SUPPLY X M > ‘X /bEHLEN CORN CRIB CLEARANCE \ l~ KORY^GR a V |TY box I RUNNING BEAR \ ■ -- • Adj. Tongue ■ I FXL-15 12-8" 21’ 865 1 I EL-10 16*6" 18’ 1085 W 10 Ton - Reg. Price $549.95 H I exl-15 i6’6” 23” 1515 *979°° Special Price 489" / I Limited Stock On Hand 8 Ton-Reg. Price $449.95 U H WOVEN FENCING Special Price *398" I Stay Filler Reg. SALE "" ~ "' rV * "■ft Space Gauge Price PRICE m im 391212/2 $59 " Ml I T POSTS I 47 12 12/2 $66 " 5 * s l*99 I 47" 12 11 $89.99 ITO Ilf H | I } 56 2 * 29 MOISTURE TESTER I I FIELD DRAIN PIPE *6’ $ 2*49 • will tert grain I H ... IB sample tn 1 minute ■ ■ 4 Solid or IB Limited Stock • compact weighs tPASn I ■ Perforated AW /Ft. W On Hand less than sbs H ■ . (lessbattery) ■ Perforated JQ Ft „ DIRTE272 SOUTH, B ■ hCDDUII I C Dll FARM a HOME SUPPLY... ■ V DUSK TO DAWN SECURITY LIGHT mSSSw I I - ’33.95 -wy Ty- I • Fully Automatic SB!—aS!— ummmn. Hmyim«OA»\, ■ ■ j// 9 w/T Moa-Thur. Sat * whirr \ ■ ■ Jj/ \\X • 120 Voft T Cu > '*»«*■ \ ■ ■ w/ 1V im ™ . , .. 730AM' 730AM* X homisupply \ ■ ■ R eg- I|afc=r=lsgP • Easy to Install 600 pm soopm M « g I He H $38.99 lir wf Anywhere Fri.73o-900 _ *" * ou “' TWIUI ■ u I • Economical ■■■■■ [2Si * uc * H H J -Mercury Vapor Bulk jggfr I im.» south or wmowsmn J ■ ***<V *» * wr*.*,**..— *n« iT,tt»„.~- ,--~;i|— > ■'"*■>■ ** + " * *-/“ *t&p, * _, _ * - * »y ''V »f 1 'ft' 1- !? 4 *>X!~''***- v N A <- A ~ , ‘v-r * Daryl Martin, Ephrata, took first place in the adult tractor driving contest held Tuesday. He is shown here backing a wagon into a stall. * BARN PAINTING 3 ' Call Us Now * t For Free ; Estimates : THARESS. HURST " RD 1, Box 420 Narvon, Pa 17555 215-445-6186 ■ r&RUNiNC),:^. . >*
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