820-Lancast*r Firming, Saturday, August 29, 1987
y and her daughter Karen believe wo
faster and the work easier.
Extended Family
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mother take turns helping their
husbands milk 85 cows. During
seedtime and harvest, the women
milk without the men. The farm
ing operation includes 500 hogs in
a finishing unit “It’s fully automa
tic,” Karen explained, “so we don’t
need to do much to the hogs.”
Even though Karen is married
and has three children, her brothers
and sisters teasingly point out,
“Karen never left home.”
But Karen, who has never lived
outside her rural community, com
mented, “I don’t think I missed
anything. I love living on the
farm.”
And so do the Lehman’s child
ren LaVonne,l3; Dwight, 11; and
Pam, 8.
Dwight raises 30 chickens, 15
rabbits and six calves for his 4-H
projects. His older sister LaVonne
has three horses. And Pam takes
care of their many cats.
Betty believes that the ability to
get a long so well together depends
upon the way children are raised.
She said, "Even before Karen mar
ried, we worked well together.”
Karen and her mother still work
well together. Besides milking
cows, they plant garden, can and
freeze over 100 quarts each of both
com and fruit and enjoy doing
crafts together.
Both women usually get up at 4
a.m. to begin their daily schedule.
Betty usually does the morning
milking and Karen is responsible
for all the bookkeeping. “And
there is a lot of that on the farm,”
Karen said. “It’s amazing how it
adds up.”
Her mother added, “Karen does
the bookwork and I do the banking
for both our families.
Neighbors and friends often
refer to this mother and daughter
team as the most generous, serving
people they know.
This warm-hearted mother and
daughter team has a reputation for
always sharing produce, home
cooking, and other gifts with
neighbors, friends and those in
need. It is not surprising that most
of their non-farming activities are
service-oriented.
Betty is vice-president of her
church’s sewing circle for which
she buys materials and organizes
the program. Monthly, she helps
cook for the Manheim Meals Qn
Wheels program and she is a mem
ber of the Penryn Fire Company
Women’s Auxiliary.
One day each Week, Karen
serves as a volunteer teacher’s aide
at Manheim Christian Day School.
She is a 4-H leader for Sewing 1
class. Both are Sunday School
teachers and are active in numer
ous church responsibilities. Karen
said in order to be an effective
mother, “I like to keep a balance of
my time spent between home,
school, church and community.”
Both try to hang around the farm
while the men are busy in the
fields. Betty joked, “We’re go’fer
girls. We go for parts because
that’s when the equipments breaks
down. But,” Betty added with the
practical attitude that typifies her,
“People fuss about machinery
breakdowns during harvest —but
that’s to be expected. That’s when
we use it, not while it’s setting in
the bam.”
Not only do the women run for
parts, but they take turns picking
the children up at their school
sports activity. Grandmother espe
cially likes when Karen does the
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Farm Women Society 22
Members of Farm Women Soci
ety 22 met at the home of Jane
Houser to hold an auction of pro
duce and baked good for their
August meeting.
During the business session,
Barbara Byler was elected vice
president, Louise Wilmcr - secret
ary and Ann Smoker - correspond
ing secretary. Ann Dillcr will
assume the presidency.
The members decided to have a
stand during the annual Christmas
in October program held at the
Farm and Home Center on October
19. They made plans to participate
ip Farm Women’s Day on October
14.
The September meeting will be
held at the home of Ann Ranck;
Mary Young will serve as co
hostess. Each member is asked to
bring an antique and the group will
then visit the Hans Herr House.
gd: Farm Women Society 14
Members of Farm Women Soci
ety 14 visited the Longwood Gar
dens and the Open Air Theatre to
enjoy the play “Plain and Fan-
is the time go
ig togei
afternoon milking so she can
watch the children’s school soccer
games. And the children like when
Grandma picks them up.
Unlike many older generation
farmers who did not grow up tak
ing vacations, the Martin’s are
convinced vacations are essential
so “they don’tsufferbumout.”The
Lehmans own a cabin in the north
ern part of the state where they
often go during the summer
months. The Martin’s take
weekends off also. At first, they
tried to take turns, but that got to be
a hazzle. Now, Karen said, “As
long as we’re here, we work, at it
together. If one family takes off,
the other one does the work.” That
method seems to work best for
them since neither couple feels the
other one takes advantage of them.
Betty said that the best thing
about farming is “the rural living
and the idea of being together.”
Perhaps that is the reason for
this successful three generational
partnership. They enjoy together
ness and they work hard at it.
cy”on July 30.
On August 13, members
gathered at Tinney Pavilion in
Strasburg for a covered dish meal.
A Silent Bid Auction was held
with members submitting written
bids and the highest bidder pur
chased the item.
Later, Robert Rowan, a retired
jet pilot, told how his life was mir
aculously spared and changed
when someone plotted to kill him.
The society will donate $ 100 for
the County project.
The September meeting will be
held at the Steiman Mansion in
Lancaster.
Farm Women Society 1
Seventeen members of Farm
Women Group 1 met at the home
ot Pauline Hartman, Oley. Follow
ing devotions, Agnes Noll, presi
dent, conducted the business meet
ing. The annual family picnic will
be held at Levengood’s Grove,
Douglassvillc.
Under the directions from an
Farm Women Society 14
Farm Women Society 34 held
their August 17 meeting at the
Farm & Home Center with Doris
Thomas, Lancaster Extension
Home Economist. Mrs. Thomas
gave a presentation on micro wave
cooking. After eating the results,
tfie members held a business
meeting.
Baby items were brought and
given to the Lancaster Children’s
Service.
No business meeting will be
held in September so members can
support the Solanco Fair.
Farm Women Society
Berks County Society of Farm
Women Group 4 was hosted by
Mr. & Mrs. Lester Kulp on Tues
day, August 4 at 6:30 p.m. with a
family picnic.
Following the dinner a brief
business meeting was conducted
by President Feme Kulp with
nine members present. Raffle tick
ets were distributed by the ways
and means committee for hams to
be given away on Farm Women’s
Day on October 14. The group will
be selling shoo-fly pies and coffee
at the Reading Fair on Tuesday,
September 22.
Mrs. Kulp reminded everyone
that there are only two months left
to make toys for the state project.
Farm Women Society 5
Members of Berks County Soci
ety of Farm Women Group 5 held
their August meeting at the home
of Mrs. Mike Eves, Robesonia on
August 11. Eighteen members
responded to roll call by reporting
what they did on their vacations.
Following devotions by our hos
tess, Vice-President Sandy Rauen
zahn called the meeting to order.
Plans were made to attend the
Berks County Convention on
Farm Women Society 20
Farm Women Group 20 met
recently at the home of Charlene
Ziegler. Nineteen members
answered roll call by showing and
telling about their craft.
County convention will be held
on October 14 at the UCC church
in Palmyra.
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Tuesday, September 1
Lancaster .Society 35 meets at 7:30
p.m. for a microwave cooking
program. Sharon Enck is
hostess.
Lancaster Society 23 meets at 7:30
p.m. Mary Funk hostess.
Cowtown
Here are the results of the Cow
town Rodeo for August 22:
BAREBACK
1. Tom Lacy 2. Mike Cliver 3. Jay
Stover
instructor from the Village Craft
Shop, Oley, members painted and
assembled wooden Christmas tree
ornaments.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Elsie Badrow, Dou
glassvillc, September 9. The topic
will be on safely.
The county convention will be
November 7.
On October 7, members arc
going to Vanity Fair. They arc
leaving from Legion Park at 9:15
a.m.
Christmas in October will be
held on October 19-20 at the Farm
& Home Center.
The next meeting will be held at
Nellen Myer’s home on October
19. Melody Krantz will serve as
co-hostess. The program will be on
cake-decorating.
They will be displayed at the
County convention.
The offices of State second vice
president, State director and Coun
ty treasurer are open for nomina
tion. Resumes must be sent to the
county president Mary Fizz.
Priscilla Wren was accepted
into membership.
Program Chairperson Virginia
Taylor announced the next meet
ing will be 7:30 p.m., September 1,
in the Boyertown Multi-Service
Center. Jo Guerre-Chaley will give
a guided tour.
Hostesses for the September
meeting are Jean Waldo and Esther
Sheeler. The evening concluded
with everyone playing bingo.
October 3
Glass etching was taught by the
hostess. Each of the group mem
bers chose either a glass plate, a
glass container or a glass sun
catcher on which to etch a design.
Members were reminded that
the next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Alberta Keener,
Womelsdorf on September 8,7:30
p.m. Flower arranging wdl be
taught.
All members are expected to
help at the Fall Bazaar on Septem
ber 11-12 at the Plaza Mall.
A motion was made to give $5O
to a new support group for hand
icapped farmers in our area.
The September meeting will be
held at the home of Janet Werner.
Wednesday, September 2
Lancaster Society 10 meets in
Refton. Eve Gettle is hostess.
Thursday, September 3
Lancaster Society meets at 1 p.m.
for a program by Gibson
Armstrong.
Results
SADDLE BRONC
1. Pick Byrnes 2. Joe Crane 3. Bill
Hamer
BULL RIDING
1. Tom Farrelly 2. Buck Howard 3
Dale Simpkins
CALF ROPING
1. Quinn DTmperio 2. Troy Rey
nolds 3. Mike Rhineer Sr.
STEER WRESTLING
1. Mike Terranova 2. Chris Hein
zig 3. Tommy Farrelly
TEAM ROPING
1. Chuck Smith, Smokey Smith 2.
Wimp Sleeter, Beau Sleeter 3.
Kevin Brown, Kenny Brown
GIRLS BARREL RACING
1. Jill DeSiato 2. Lynn Mancuso 3.
Joyce Stoltzfus