d-Lancastw Farming, Saturday, Dacambar 2, 1993
CJ. HOUGHTALING
Tioga Co. Correspondent
NAUVCX) (Tioga Co.) Like
any good story, this one was full
of suspense, romance, tears,
laughter, and was brought to a
satisfying end while leaving the
observer wanting more. It was the
third such story in a series entitled
Tioga County Farm-City Day,
which concluded with a banquet
honoring the 1993 hosts, the Ray
mond Butters family of Nauvoo.
For Tioga County, Farm-City
Day began as a dream of Sherri
Elder, an ASCS office employee
in Wellsboro who worked hard to
make her dream come true. Hav
ing been involved with numerous
Farm-City Days throughout the
state in the past, she outlined one
for Tioga County in 1991 with
Erick and Dixie Coolidge of Le-
Ma-Re Firm serving as host.
Despite heavy, gray skies and
sporadic rain, nearly 1,000 visitors
ventured to this Dairy of Distinc
tion farm to see what “A Day in
the Life of a Farmer” was like.
As with any event. Farm-City
Day was a success because of a
multitude of people itchf
Sherri Elder, left, Introduces Leona and Harold “Bud”
Robson of Pickle Hill, Mansfield, as the hosts for the 1994
Farm-City Day in Tioga County.
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Several months later, an apprecia
tion banquet was given to honor
the host family and all the volun
teers who helped. Seventy turned
out for the meal.
The second year, Glenside
Dairy in Middlebury Center, own
ed by father and son team of Den
nis and Craig Owlett, served as the
location. This time the weather did
cooperate, with nearly 2,000
guests attending the event The
appreciation banquet that fol
lowed was attended by 120
people.
For the Butters this past July,
another gorgeous day brought,
according to Elder, almost 3,000
people to Silverlea Farm. The
appreciation banquet swelled, too,
with nearly 200 attending.
Commenting on the most recent
Farm-City Day, Elder publicly
hanked the Morris Fire Depart
nent for their extraordinary ser
vices. “Whatever we needed,
tables, chairs... they were here, all
year long. They (the Morris Fire
Department) just don't get any
better than this,” said Elder.
Besides plaques of apprecia
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landing, left to jy Vice Chairman Ralph Snigger and Farm-City
Day Committee member Tom Brown look on as 1993 Farm-City Host Raymond But
ters thanks the audience for the gift of aerial photos. Seated, left to right, are son
Glen and wife Peggy, and daughter-in-law Jessie at the far left.
Butters and their sons, David, Ter- teaching school in Troy, Bradford annual event
ry, Glen, and Gary received aerial County noted. “A lot of people in “I don’t know how I got to be so
photographs taken of the farm Troy complimented us on what lucky,” Elder said as she looked
during Farm-City Day. Tioga County was able to do this around at the Butters family. The
Others acknowledged for their year (for Farm-City Day).” emotional ties that had developed
participation in the event included If imitation is the sincerest form between Elder and the Butters
Gordon Wood for providing tents, of flattery, then Tioga County has family over the long months of
Betty and Larry Gee of B&L Port- received the highest compliments preparation for Farm-City Day *93
able Toilets for donating portable imaginable as the counties on were strong indeed. With a heavy
toilets, the Farm-City Day Com- cither side organized their own heart and many sighs. Elder told
mittee, plus numerous individuals Farm-City Day for the first time her captive audience that,
who served as drivers or guides on this year. Bradford County (east) although she enjoyed organizing
wagon tours, manned exhibits, and Potter County (west) each saw Farm-City days, she felt-it was
organized contests, provided publ- several hundred guests visit their now time to step down and spend
icily, parked cars, or otherwise respective host farms. more time with loved ones,
took part in some other capacity as Her eyes glistening with tears Elder announced that replacing
volunteers to make Farm-City of happiness. Elder said of this her in the 1994 event are co-chairs
Day the*success it was grown to year’s Tioga County’s Farm-City J.W. Welch and Harold “Bud”
be. Day, “I don’t know how we can Robson, who. along with Bud’s
And that success has not gone
unnoticed outside the county, as
Glenn Butters, who helps out on
his family’s farm when he is not
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