Ida’s Notebook Ida Risser When I tucked away some of the last Christmas ornaments, I took a bit of time to look at some other items in my cedar chest. The red wool stockings that I hang at the mantel are kept in a chest that my grandfather had bought for me when I graduated from high school. In a comer was a crib quilt that belonged to my grandmother and laying on top of some homespun linen was a large colorful quilt from a great grandmother. The linen has initials marked in ink in one comer of the heavy material. Pink yam was carefully wrapped in tissue paper. It was leftover from a snowsuit that was made especially for our first daughter. I opened a scroll tied with a white and blue ribbon and discov ered that it was my own gradua tion certificate given to me many tttUUW feed bins f * He Hill Assemble And Deliver Bins To Your Fermi We Stock Truckloads Of Chore-Time Bins & Miles Of Chore-Time FLEX-AUGER® Authorized agr! systems NORTHEAST AGRI SYSTEMS, INC. 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The 2nd member of the Tobacco and Yourk Area Chamber of Commer- Peanuts Subcommittee. en Hall. Tickets are ' ce will salute the agricultural After Rep. Gunderson’s speech, on or $lO4 for a rese industry as part of its third annual the chamber will recognize ag- Organizations • agriculture recognition banquet, exchange day participants, farm- , tal ? will be U.S. Representative Steve Gun- city tour hosts and farm visitation m the banquet progr? derson, R-Wisconsin, a strong day hosts. ;r> con tact Grace Ji advocate of agricultural issues, The banquet is scheduled for lambcr office, One will present the keynote address. Thursday, January 25,7:00 p.m. at ' East, York or 848- Rep. Gunderson, a member of a m »• the U.S. House of Representatives nV since 1980, serves on the Agricul- ' ' ture Committee to maintain the (Continued from Page B 16) top-of-the-line cakes. 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