810-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 29,1990
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MARY LAEGERHAGEMEISTER
Extension Home Economist
NEW BLOOMFIELD (Perry
Co.) The Family Issues Task
Force of Perry County has once
again planned an exciting “Cele
brate The Family Day” for Satur
day, October 6, from’ 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. at Greenwood Elementary
School in Millerstown.
This is the second year of this
event spear-headed by Jane
Mecum, home economist for Penn
State Cooperative Extension in
Perry County.
Comprised of a dozen individu
als from various agencies in Perry
County, the Family Issues Task
Force addresses the different
needs of the families in their com
munity and then works coopera
tively to best serve and educate the
residents in the county. One of its
major tasks is the Celebrate The
Family Day.
“Our major goal is to provide a
family activity. We aim to have
something for the entire family
no matter what age!” said Lori
Lower, director of Children &
Youth Services. She explained
that while the primary goal was to
provide a family activity, a great
benefit that came out of the plan
ning was that agencies found out
what other services and resources
are available in the county that
they did not know about prior to
their task group being formed.
Last year the event was held at
Susquenita School in Marysville
and attracted more than 300 peo
ple. By moving it to a different
location the committee hopes to
reach families who weren’t able to
participate last year. This annual
event slated for the first part of
October will continue to move to
various parts of the county so as
not to eliminate any residents due
to distance.
“Celebrate the Family Day”
will provide educational informa-
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HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
The Keystone International
Livestock Exposition to be held in
Harrisburg, from 4-8, is not only
adult-oriented. A special feVent
geared for the youngsters is the
Kiddie Pedal-Power Tractor Pull
tn be held on Saturday, October 6
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tion to families through the use of
exhibits and presentations. All the
exhibits are family focused. High
lights for this year include Dun
cannon Health Center doing on
site cholesterol screenings. Perry
County Human Services will
address drug issues, Children and
Youth’s focus will be on foster
families and Penn State Coopera
tive Extension will offer water
testing for pH, nitrates and solids.
The 4-H Clubs of Perry County
will also feature a petting zoo for
children. And kids, don’t miss'
Ronald McDonald in the after
noon! Many other exhibits and
demonstrations will also be on
hand throughout the entire event.
There is no registration for the
day’s festivities. Come any time
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fea
tured speaker Mary Laeger-
Hagemeister, Dauphin County
Extension home economist
addressing “Celebrate Your Fam
ily Through Traditions” will be
presented from 10:30 to 11:15.
“One of the programs that we
want to draw special attention to
this year is the SADD (Students
Against Drunk Driving) chapter at
Greenwood. They will be handing
out Hershey Kisses to people who
arrive wearing their seat belts. In
addition, they will also be tying
red ribbons on the car antennas in
awareness pot to drink and drive,”
remarked Lori Lower.
Also it’s not too late for Perry
County families to enter the photo
contest Entries will be judged in
three categories; Family Humor,
Family Warmth, and Special
Moment. All entries must be in by
October 3. For further informa
tion, contact Jane Mecum at
582-2131.
With such a variety of events
slated, pack up your family and
join the Family Issues Task in
Celebrating Your Family at
Greenwood Elementary School
and have a day of FUN!
Pedal-Power Tractor Pull
sored by Evergreen Tractor Sales
of Lebanon.
What exactly is a Kiddie Pedal-
Power Tractor Pull? It is very
similar to the big tractor pulls fea
tured across the nation. A pedal
tractor is hooked to a small' sled,
complete with a moving weight
box just like the big ones. The dis-
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lance each child pulls the weight
sled is measured and recorded.
Weights are added for each higher
class.
All children are encouraged to
enter the competition. Children
pull according to their age. There
will be six classes for children
between the ages of 3 to 8 years;
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Cows live in barns on farms, their feed
is stored in the silos.
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one for each age group. Children 1:30. The event is limited to 80
must register for this event at the participants. Each child will
Exposition. Registration begins at receive a participating ribbon.
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