WASHINGTON BORO (Lan caster Co.) Chairman of the Lancaster County Commission ers, James E. Huber, went into spring training this week in prepa ration for defending his 1993 Kiss A Pig championship in a contest sponsored by the Lancaster Chap ter of the American Diabetes Association. Commissioner Huber wants to increase his winning skills at kiss ing a lovely Lancaster County pig. On Thursday afertnoon he prac ticed the skill at the hum of Dean and Doris Neff, on Central Manor Road. The three-week old pig. FEEDER WAGON WITH HEADLOCKS Featuring 24 Zimmerman adjustable headlocks for animals 10 months and older. Coated with Baked On Top Grade Polyester TGIC Powder Mounted on s’x2o’ trough with adjustable tongue FARMCO FEEDER WAGON * 15" implement wheel (6 bolt) * 2 jacks on front corners for added stability ZIMMERMAN, INC. I 295 Woodcorner Road £ Call or Write For Mon thru Fri LltltZ, PA 17543-9165 g Additional Information 7 10 s ' 1 Mile West of Ephrata B And Your Nearest Dealer s«t. 7to 11 (717)738-7365 1 YPwaraßff 9?warasß 9?iiaaagniiH TPiaaagam T>iaa«m—i p PAUL B. B&M DELIVERS. “A Good Value In Treated Feme Posts and Pales." • Creosote or CCA-treated Wood Posts, 6'6" or 8' long. • CCA-treated Bam Poles, 10' to 25' long • 25-year guarantee against rot and termites. • 18-gauge tubular steel gates from 4' tol6'. • Call us for the phone number of the dealer nearest you Lancaster County Commissioner Kisses A Pig Pigonia 11, will be the pig that the contest winner kisses on Penn Square at noon on April 29,1994. The Neffs along with their 3-year-old son Joey and Pigonia II greeted the official party on the front lawn of their beautiful farm house and 43 acres of prime faan land. They have 300 sows and a farrow to feeder pig operation. Joey represents the fourth genera tion to live on the farm. No one knew how many generations Pigo nia II represented; The contest has three basic purposes— to raise money for diabetes research programs: to p^lEEiZMll ‘ '» n 1 k & raise awareness to the seriousness of the disease; and to thank pigs for the many years they have liter ally kept people with diabetes alive. When insulin Was first discov ered there were only two sources the pancreas of pigs and cows. Later it was found that pig insulin had a higher acceptance level in humans and became the preferred of the two sources. Today, human insulin is pro duced synthetically and has replaced pork and beef insulin in most cases. However, there are many people who owe years of IWC. \\ FEATURES: ZIMMERMAN HEADLOCKS * Spring loaded neck bar for easy removal and adjustment * Individual lock on each yoke for retaining individual animals 4137 ManoMMHwood Road, Manor, Georgia 31550 912/289-0353 • Toll Frao 1/800/451-0385 their lives to the pig and still use pork insulin. , Commissioner Huber claims his challengers are getting serious and ate trying to remove his crown. He claims he will be heart broken to have someone else steal a kiss from the lovely Pigonia. He insists he is a jealous man when it comes to kissing pigs. Huber promises to kiss and tell if anyone will help him to earn the honor to plant a big one on Pigoni a the Pig, April 29, at noon on Penn Square. As the 1993 Kiss A Pig champ ion, Huber is one of six celebrity candidates for the 1994 contest. Other Kiss-A-Pig candidates include; Patti Connell, president of Land Transfer Co.. Inc. Ron Ford, past president of Lancaster City Council, and employee ser vice associate at Ford New Hol land. Philip Loht, director of marketing development for Kunz- Lancaster Faming, Saturday. Jprll 2, IM4-A2S ler & Company, Inc. Lilia Nice, executive assistant to state rep resentative Michael Sturla. Jere Schuler, state representative. The winner of the competition gets to kiss Pigonia, and the American Diabetes Association will have more funds for research, education programs, and the Association’s camp for children with diabetes. The contestants will vie for the privilege of kissing Pigonia by collecting the most money for diabetes. Explaining his visit to the Neff farm. Commissioner Huber said, “I want to court the lovely Pigoni a, woo her, and extend all my charms as a contestant in the kiss ing contest.” Commissioner Huber was accompanied by his campaign manager Jack Church, vice presi dent of the Farmers First Bank. Church was officially named at the Neff farm to head Huber’s campaign.
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