ELVERSON - Three members
of the Twin Valley PFA attended
the recent Pennsylvania
Association of Farmer
Cooperatives Summer Institute
held at Juniata College, Hun
tingdon. They joined 11 other FFA
Professional Rodeo To Perform At The Buck
Cowboys like Richard Lowe, shown steer wrestling above, will compete for prize
money and points toward world championships when David Martin’s Professional
Championship Rodeo performs at the Buck Tractor Pull Stadium Aug. 9. Performances
are scheduled for 2 and 8 p.m.
Between 100 and 200 cowboys from across the nation are expected to compete in a
host of events, including bareback bronc riding, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding and
calf and steer roping.
Tickets are available in advance at the Leather Attic, Park City; Maplehofe Farm Dairy,
Quarryville; Deerskin Leather, Intercourse; Cape Horn Corner Tack Shop, Red Lion, and
at the gate. The Buck Stadium is located 10 miles south of Lancaster on Route 272.
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Twin Valley FFA’ers Attend PAFC Summer Institute
and 4-H members from the Blue
Mountain Cooperative area. Other
scholars represented New York,
New Jersey, and Delaware.
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four-day Institute is jointly
sponsored by the Pennsylvania
State University and the Penn
sylvania Association of Farmer
Cooperatives. It provides in
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attend youth must have attended
their local one-day cooperative
institute, must have done well on a
written test on farm cooperatives,
and must have been active in their
respective youth organization.
At PAFC these top students run a
mini-cooperative and meet with
cooperative leaders to discuss and
debate the roles and problems of
farm cooperatives. Cooperation
among the youth scholars is
stressed.
Under the guidance of adult
leaders, the scholars serve as
newspaper staff, discussion
leaders and chorus, and do
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Start by preparing your cooler
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foods inside the cooler, and keep
the lid on as much as possible.
Ham, potato or macaroni salads,
hamburgers, hot dogs, cooked and
raw beef or chicken, deviled eggs,
and custard or cream products
should all be kept in a cooler.
Holden also notes, “While all
mayonnaise-based salads should
be kept on ice, the mayonnaise you
buy at the store is not a food
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When traveling with a cooler, try
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Oreo Cookies began trunk,
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At summer temperatures of 80
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risk of food poisoning increases,
too.
“Food poisoning is a larger
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Botulism while it rarely occurs, is
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readings and talent acts. Youth
scholars also serve as the board of
directors of the mini-cooperative
and hire a manager and employees
to do the work.
At the conclusion of the sessions,
scholars are, in tested on their
knowledge of cooperatives. Top
scholars who have been active in
the learning experiences are
selected. This year’s PAFC
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