LANCASTER —On Saturday, July 25, the outdoor museum of Landis Valley will host the Pen nsylvania Biacksmithing Festival. Celebrating the past and present work of the blacksmith, the event is co-sponsored with the Pennsyl vania Artist - Blacksmith’s Asso ciation. Blacksmiths will be work ing from 11:30 to 4:30 p.m. In every early American settle ment, the blacksmith’s work was essential-the farmer’s hoe or axe, the housewife’s ladles or oven Bill Would Add LeTort To Scenic River System HARRISBURG— Representative John H. Broujos (D-199 Adams, Cumberland and York Counties) has introduced into the House a bill to designate the LeTort Spring Run in Central Cumberland County as part of the scenic river system of Pennsylvania. The announcement was made recently at a gathering of LeTort Spring Run Authority members, fishermen, and neighbors along the banks of the LeTort Spring Run in Carlisle. jUL I'M NOT L10N... 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Pennsylvania was a major iron producing center in early America; blacksmiths in southeastern Pen nsylvania, therefore, were close to numerous furnaces to supply their forges with iron. One of the organizers of the fes- The 6.5-mile stream is recog nized as one of the outstanding trout streams in the nation. If the bill is signed into law by the Gov ernor, the stream will take its place along side on the six other streams so designated in the Commonwealth. The stream comes from natural springs and flows through limes tone pastures, emptying into the Conodoguinel Creek in Middlesex Township. Present at the announcement also were Ron Ehlers, representing Trout Unlimited, Marcia Myers, Cumberland County Commission er, Ken Giffhom, Executive Direc tor of LeTort Regional Authority and Don Dreese of Department of Environmental Resources. Also present was John Hutchin son, who for many years voluntari ly has cleaned up the LeTort in the vicinity of his home along the banks in Carlisle. Special tribute was paid to Mir iam Crawfoot, Chairman of the LeTort Regional Authority, who died recently after a long illness. Her skill and leadership of the Authority in recent years was rec ognized. Representative Broujos stated that he was dedicating the Act to her memory. By Sam Stoltzfus Biacksmithing Festival tival is Dan Perry, a resident blacksmith at Peters Valley Craft Center in New Jersey. Joining Per ry will be farrier Robert Vernon, who will demonstrate modem horseshoeing at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. From Aaronsburg, Pa., Vernon primarily shoes Amish draft horses. From Luthersburg, Pa., will be a knife maker and iron sculptor. A part-time blacksmith coming from Watsontown, Pa., makes black powder accessories and lighting devices. Mountville, Pa., will be represented by a blacksmith who crafts modem iron sculpture and traditional hardware. Providing lively traditional music will be the Lancaster Coun ty Folk Music Society. They per form monthly at the museum. Landis Valley, the largest museum of Pennsylvania German rural life, includes over 30 historical build ings, from a log farmstead and a tin shop to an 1850 s hotel and a seamstress’s house. The museum is located 4 miles north of Lancaster on RT 272 (Oregon Pike), a marked exit off Rt 30. It is operated by the Pen PUELPOUUCR Diesel Fuel Treatment CONCENTRATED ro TREAT 240 G AC LONS rUTAK V D/S^£»SfSWArf« mimurmii THE NUMBERONE YEAR ROUND BESTSELLER late 1970 s and early 1980 s. “Back 3 or 4 years ago, things looked pretty bleak. Then the situation improved beginning in April 1986 when the support level was reduced, making prices more com petitive. Quotas were also lowered at the same time, and a more market-oriented approach is now used to set quota levels,” he says. 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