B4*Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 6,1989
Mother’s Day Auction Benefits Lancaster Christian Schools
LANCASTER Two com
plete auctions will be featured at
the third annual Mother’s Day
Weekend Auction for the benefit
of Lancaster Christian Schools.
These auctions will be held Fri
day, May 12, and Saturday. May
Spectacular Orchids
(Continued from Page B 2) student judge, a probationary per
.. . . , tod of another three years follows,
pending upon the particular Duri probationary pe riod ,
plants needs. TJe greenhouse th e “judge to be” must attend three
temperature is held to around 70 sho ws at his or her “home center.”
degrees. j n job n > s - case, his home center
dyen die proper care, orchids was p hila delphia. and he readily
are virtually immortal. Some spe- admi wom a , e £
cies boom once per year, ojers „ out an accredited
several times, while soil others jud .. Since he has earned his ac
bloom conhnuously. When they Dunkelberger must
do bloom, flowers of a single jud ge four shows per year to main
plant can perfume John s entire status F
greenhouse; yet some varieties During next he plans
produce no scent whatsoever. t 0 judgc shows in pi ttsbur gh f
Corsages for Mother s Day or W a Sh i ngton> Baltimore. Harris-
Ae senior prom won t come from b Rochester, and Allentown.
Dunkelbeiger s greenhouse He is Additionally, John was the show
not a commercial grower, but he chairman o ' f > s Central
ttoes hold one sale per year to p ennsy i va „ia Orchid Society
“give him some space and cover Show John receives no remunera .
flie costs of Ins addiction. In tion for judging efforts . “Qr
fact, there are just a few commer- chid growers have a certain uni
cial orchid growls in the state; formity of craziness about them,”
most are found in California, Tex- he joked. Maybe so, but any Penn
as or Florida. sylvanian interested in the majes
_ John testifies that he has put in d c orchid can be thankful that, af
his 30 years with orchids because ter 30 years, John Dunkelberger’s
he loves them. “Why do people st ii| experimenting with his bclov
jog?” he asked. "Their faces are ed plants,
set in iron masks they’re in The Central Pennsylvania Or
pain. Well this, (orchid raising) chid Society is open to all persons,
for me is fun,” he said. whether growers or enthusiasts.
John’s love for the plant led him Meetings are held at 2 p.m. on the
to cam the title of accredited judge • second Sunday of every month in
of the American Orchid Society. Room 123, Headhouse #l, behind
To qualify, one must have grown Tyson Building at the University
orchids for at least five years. Park Campus of the Penn State
Then, after serving three years as a University.
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The entire “after-closing inven
tory” of hardware supplies from
Mumma’s Firestone Store of ML
Joy will be auctioned at 9 a.m.
Saturday under the tent located on
the school property.
At the same time in the school
gym collectibles, quilts, Winross
trucks, antiques, office equipment
and much more will also be
auctioned.
For the third year, we have a
beautiful selection of Wedgewood
china from the estate of Byron &
Elaine Bom. Founding members
of the Wedgewood Society, they
were the premier private collec
tors of Wedgewood international
ly. Included in the auction will be
170 pieces they owned.
At 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, our
selection of more than SO Winross
tracks will be auctioned. Selec
tions feature N.G. Hershey, E.K.
Bare, White Oak Mills, Bo’s Body
Shop, 1988 Presidential Cam
paign, and others.
This year we are pleased to fea
ture a Ben Brubaker-handcrafted
Lancaster County farmhouse
which will be auctioned at noon.
More than 35 quilts, some
Amish, and wall hangings will be
auctioned at 1 p.m.
Two local artists will be at the
school. On Friday and Saturday.
Frances Stair Taylor will do char
coal portraits, while Lynn Yancha
features a print with original re-
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marks explaining the process on
Saturday.
Festivities begin Friday even
ing with a ham supper and pre
view. There will be clown face
painting. hayrides and ponyrides
for the children while you preview
all the auction merchandise. The
gift certificate auction will start at
6:30 p.m. featuring four tickets to
a Penn State football game as well
as many from local restaurants,
clothing stores, hairdressers and
others.
Doors open Saturday at 7 a.m.
for breakfast. The auction begins
promptly at 8:30 a.m.
In addition to the art and collec
tibles, hundreds of other items
The Kids and KowsDairy 4-H
club held their second meeting at
Robert Wengers, April 20. There
were 28 members attending.
County agent Glenn Shirk
showed a movie on calf care, fol
lowed by a discussion on the
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including automobiles, craft items
a Steve VanOrmer hand made
Chippendale Mirror, furniture,
large and small appliances, toys,
games, sports equipment and
many other items will be
auctioned.
Our Kids Clothing Komer will
be open for the second year featur
ing new and used clothing, toys,
and other items for infants through
teens. These items will be on sale
Friday evening and all day
Saturday.
Lots of good food will be avail
able all day.
Lancaster Christian School is
located between Bridgeport and
Lampeter, one mile from the traff
ic light at Rt. 462.
Kids and Kows
information. He also taught us
how to read pedigree charts.
Our next meeting will be held
Thursday, May 18. For more
information call Robot Kauffman
at 548-3131.