Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Bisser
Birthdays come and birthdays
go! In time, they add up to a lot of
years. It is almost easier to re
member my grandparents’ birth
days than all of my grandchil
dren’s.
As our immediate family is
scattered, I send quite a few letters
and many birthday cards. It is al
ways a problem to know when to
mail them so that they will arrive
on the right day. Many of them
must travel across the country.
My husband just got a card
three weeks early. I believe the
sender was thinking of his bro
ther’s birthday. I like to get my
cards on the exact day but 1 realize
that isn’t easy to accomplish.
I’ve kept a birthday book for
some 50 years and some months
are crowded with weddings and
birthdays - even deaths are record
ed. It is a wonderful little refer
ence book.
IT DOES A BODY GOOD.
WE ARE DRIVEN...
"TJCS!
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laceyville, PA 717-869-2407
HISTAND'S FARM
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Rome, PA 717-744-2371
K & S INC.
Quarryville, PA 717-284-3111
LANCASTER SILO
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Lancaster, PA 717-299-3721
Recently a cousin of mine died,
and I was so busy arranging the
funeral and service that I com
pletely forgot about sending cards.
Usually I send many each month.
In addition to dealing with minis
ters, funeral directors and lawyers,
I had to completely empty her
house.
This past month is not one that I
would want to live through again.
There were drawers and closets
full of papers and clothes and the
decision had to be made as to what
to do with everything. Books to a
library, frozen food to a Friend
ship Community and clothes to a
ReUse-It shop.
But despite all this, I realize the
job was easy compared to what
someone would have to do for me
if I simply walked out one day and
never came back. My house is full
to overflowing and 1 can't even
imagine moving to another house.
McMILLEN BROTHERS
Loysville, PA 717-789-3961
PAUL JACKSON’S
LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS
Troy, PA 717-297-3872
PRESTON
DAIRY EQUIPMENT
Brockway, PA 814-371-5373
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Chambersburg, PA Myerstown, PA 717-866-5708
717-263-9199 .
WESTMINSTER, Md. The
third annual Maryland BEEFesti
val will be held at the Carroll
County Farm Museum on Sunday,
June 23 from 10 a.m. until S p.m.
This year marks the first year
this BEEFestival will be held at the
Farm Museum. The festival is cos
ponsored by the Maryland Beef
Council, the Maryland Cattle
men’s Association, and Mary
land’s organized beef breeds.
The farm museum grounds will
abound with the aroma of nutri
tionally prepared beef-related
foods. A variety of beef selections
will include pit beef, shish kabob,
teriyaki stir fry, beefburgers, beef
dogs, ground beef barbecue, rib
eye steaks, fajitas, and more.
Attention will be focused on the
1991 Maryland beef cookoff con
test The category for this cookoff
is “outdoor barbecue.” All amateur
chef'' are invited to lend their
cu! ry skills for this contest.
, ..,t bring your own utensils and
outdoor grill. The first prize win
ner’s recipe will be entered in the
mid-Atlantic region beef cookoff
contest to compete for an all
expense paid trip to the 1991
National Beef Cookoff in Color
ado Springs, Colo., September 22
and 24. For contest rules, contact
Anita L. Wehrman, Maryland Beef
Council, (301) 592-3940. Dead
line for entries is June 1.
And, for professional chefs, the
chefs cookoff provides the oppor
tunity to promote your restaurant
All professional chefs are invited
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WIGGERS
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Corry, PA 814-664-2661
on an outdoor charcoal grill. Win
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For more information and entry
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670-9300.
Admission to the BEEFestival is
CHILD CARE
IN THE *9O*S
During the decade of the 19905,
it is projected that three out of four
children will be enrolled in some
type of child care program. In such
programs, children have the
chance to meet new friends, dis
cover new worlds of music, art and
creativity, explore the ups and
downs of jungle gyms and learn to
be responsible for themselves and
others—at an earlier age than ever
before.
Such togetherness creates good,
healthy human relationships. But
when children are together in
group settings, they are also
exposed to many new germs for
the first time. And because young
children’s immune systems are not
fully developed, the chance of
becoming ill is increased.
In addition, children many not
always follow food hygiene habits.
They often suck their thumbs and
put things in their mouths—habits
that help spread diseases. Practic
ing good cleanliness is one step in
helping prevent the spread of
infectious diseases and keeping
children well.
Medical experts agree that
handwashing is an important way
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$3 for adults, $2 for ages 6 to 18
and over 60, and under 6 is free
with chaperone. For more infor
mation, call the Farm Museum
office at (301) 848-7775, (301)
876-2667, or (800) 654-4645. The
event will be held rain or shine.
By Doris Thomas
Lancaster Extension
Home Economist!
to reduce the spread of infectious
diseases. Why? Because hands are
often warm and moist, they are the
perfect place for germs to live.
Since hands, especially children’s
hands, are constantly touching
things (picking up germs as well as
spreading them), at the end of the
day children often bring these
germs home without even know
ing it
Thus, by practicing good hand
washing habits, children (and their
families) decrease their chances of
becoming ill helping them stay
well from day to day. In this way,
children develop good health
habits that will stay with them
throughout their lives.
Make it a family project to prac
tice the following four simple
handwashing steps:
I. Wet hands with warm, run
ning water.
2. Add soap, then rub hands
together, making a soapy lather.
Do this away from the running
water. Wash the fronts and backs
of hands, as well as between fin
gers and under nails.
3. Rinse hands well under warm,
running water.
4. Dry hands thoroughly with a
clean towel.