B6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 25,1981
Adams County to celebrate apple blossom festival
ARENDTSVILLE
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As has been the custom for the
past three decades, fruitgrowers in
Adams County are inviting
everyone to jom in this spring
spectacle of nature by hosting the
annual Apple Blossom Festival
The festival takes place among the
20,000 acres of fruit orchards m the
county with headquarters at the
South Mountain Fairgrounds,
located near ArendtsviUe
Two days of activities are
planned, on Saturday and Sunday,
May 2 and 3
Highlighting Sunday’s events
will be the crowning of the 1981
Apple Queen, Angie Sheaffer,
Biglerville Rl, at 2.30 p.m. in the
auditorium at the fairgrounds
The Apple Blossom Festival
began nearly 30 years ago Then,
before anyone heard of gas
shortages or the energy crisis,
sightseers embarked on leisurely
drives through the orchards of
Upper Adams County viewing the
acres of pink and white blossoms
As time went on, the Adams
County Fruitgrowers Association
began scheduling the spring
celebration on the first Sunday in
May, the approximate time when
most apples, peaches, and cherries
are in full-bloom.
Eventually the crowds became
so large that the South Mountain
Fairgrounds became the
headquarters for the Apple
Blossom Sunday event where
tourists could park their cars and
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ride guided bus tours through the
orchards to view the spectacle
Later, the Adams County
Poultry Association started to
provide a chicken barbeque dinner
at the Fairgrounds so festival
goers could go to the orchard
community for Sunday dinner and
stay to view the orchards and see
the Apple Blossom Queen be
crowned
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Over the years the crowds have
gotten so large that this year for
the first tune, activities will be
held for a two-day period changing
the event from Apple Blossom
Sunday to a weekend festival
Visitors from a five-state area are
expected with numerous chai t
buses making reservations as
early as last August
Gates to the festival open at 10
a.m on Saturday and Sunday and
events are held continuously both
days until 4pm Activities include
guided orchard bus tours, walking
tours through the orchards, a
baby-barnyard demonstration,
agricultural exhibits and an entire
building of craft exhibits
Sheep-shearing demonstrations
will be held both days and the
Adams County Sheep Association
will hold a sheep-to-shawl
demonstration with the shawl to be
raffled-off on Sunday.
An apple pie baking contest and
auction, apple pie-eating contests,
and apple-bobbing contests will
precede the crowning of the Apple
Queen on Sunday. Apples will be
available whole, in cider, apple
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butter, dumplings, strudel, or pies
A cafeteria-style lunch will be
served on Saturday featuring lamb
and pork dishes. The lunch will be
provided by the Sheep Association
and the South Central Penn
sylvania Pork Producers
Association On Sunday the
Poultry Association will be serving
their traditional chicken barbeque
dinner. Meals will be available
both days beginning at II a.m.
The famous apple-dessert
sampler, a traditional highlight of
the festival, will be open on Sun
Heart of Penn Princess/
DORNFITE Early June will
see the selection of a young man or
woman as the “Heart Of Penn
Prmcess/Pnnce” by the Heart of
Penn Dairy Goat Breeders’ co-op.
Candidates must reside in the
area covered by the co-op, be
between the ages of 14 and 21 and
be single A wallet size photo, a
composition on “What Being The
Heart Of Penn Princess/Prmce
Would Mean To Me” and on a
separate sheet, the candidate’s
name, address, number of years
involved with dairy goats, phone
number, and birth date should be
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day The dessert sampler is a
culinary delight consisting of
homemade apple desserts donated
by community residents for the
festival.
For a small fee, festival goers
can sample an entire plate full of
mouth-watering apple confections
Take-home desserts will also be on
sale both days.
Admission to the festival is free
and ample free parking is
provided.
Adams County ranks first in the
state in apple and peach produc-
Showers, Rl Box 264, Allentown,
PA 17810 by May 20.
Persons being selected will be
expected to be in attendance at the
co-op’s first annual picnic to be
held in Sunbury in early June and
should be prepared to present a"
very brief presentation suitable for
a grammar school class promoting
dairy goats or their products.
In addition to attending the
picnic and other events of the
organization, the winner will be
expected to be available for public
appearances when invited to
represent the co-op and to assist in
distributing ribbons at the
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tion Over five million bushels of
apples and 600,000 bushels of
peaches are grown in the county
each year with a value of over
$25,000,000.
The Apple Blossom Festival is
sponsored by the Adams County
Fruitgrowers Association, the
Adams County Poultry
Association, and the Gettysburg
Travel Council. For more in
formation, contact the Gettysburg
Travel Council, 35 Carlisle Street,
Gettysburg, 17325 717/334-6274.
Bloomsburg Fair and other fairs
where goats are shown in the
course of the ‘Bl show season,
within the co-op’s region.
For more information contact
the chairpersons or the co-op’s
secretary, Roberta Molaro, (717)
758-8359.
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