GAIL STROCK
Mifflin Co. Correspondent
BELLEVILLE (Mifflin Co.)
Mifflin Count’s Farm City ban
quet was dubbed a huge success as
more than 325 people from all
walks of life gathered at the
Belleville Mennonite School to
see the Farm-City awards present
ed and to hear the president of
Giant Foods, Allan Noddle, speak.
Emcee Frank Bonson first
introduced representatives from
various Pennsylvania commodity
groups including the Pennsylvania
Beef Council, the State Apple Pro
ducers Association, dairy promo
tions and dairy princesses, Penn
sylvania Sheep and Wool Grow
ers, Pennsylvania Honey Produc
ers, Pennsylvania Pork Council,
and the Cattleman’s Association.
Kiwanis president Judge Tim
Searer presented farm family
award to Dyson Fisher and sons
Wade and Scott. The Dyson Fish
er Bee Farm is a family owned
hive and honey-packing business.
Started by Dyson’s father. Merle
Fisher of Granville in 1935, the
business has grown to include
4,000 boxes of bees used for polli
nation all over the east coast. The
bees travel almost 75-80,000 miles
each year, from Florida to Maine.
Dyson trucks his bees to Flori
da in the winter for citrus pollina
tion. The bees return to Pennsylva
nia in the spring for cherries,
apples, and other fruit. They travel
to. Lake Champlain for apples, to
Mafefe for blueberries, and Massa
Fisher Family Receives Mifflin County’s
Farm Fami
chusetts for cranberries.
Sons Wade and Scott, Through
the Fisher Honey Company,
process and package a line of bot
tled liquid honey for stores and
bakeries. But their latest passion is
honey sticks small plastic
straw-like tubes Tilled with fla
vored honey for snacking. Fisher’s
Famous Honey Stiks are filled
with 99% pure honey and are heat
sealed at both ends.
ASCS Awards went to dairy
men J. Elrose Click and David C.
Mitchell for 15 years of service as
community committeemen. Michael
Smoker was recognized for 10
years of service. Bla Snook received
a plaque for her 29 years as Mifflin
County’s program assistant.
Mark Elsesser accepted the
Business Family Award from Mif
flin County Extension Director
Dave Filson. Mark and his wife
Deb own the Lewistown Paper
Company. Purchased in 1988, the
company distributes paper, janito
rial supplies, and restaurant equip
ment within a 100 mile radius.
They are in the process of expand
ing their business, which should
create 25 new jobs for Mifflin
County.
Featured speaker Allan Noddle
told the crowd about Giant Food’s
success and the importance of
watching and adapting to trends in
this global economy. “Changes
are impacting business every
where,” Noddle emphasized.
The Fisher Bee Farm received the Farm Family Award at the annual Farm-City
Banquet Left to right are Wade Fiaher, Dyaon and Linda Fiaher, Kiwania president
Judge Tim Bearer, and Pennsylvania State Honey Queen Melissa Swartz.
Dough-lt-Yourself Christmas Decorations
• (NAPS) —For family holiday fun,
here’s an easy recipe to make old
fashioned tree ornaments at home that
everyone will treasure
Fust you need:
2 cups all-purpose flour
(not self-rising)
1 cup salt
1 cup water
food color, optional
Combine flour and salt in a large
flat-bottomed bowl. Mix well. Form
Award
into a ball by mixing in a little water at
a time. If you want colored orna
ments, add food color to the dough.
Be sure to knead 7-10 minutes until
the dough has smooth, firm consis
tency. Add a little more water if nec
essary.
Now you’re ready to make a bell,
a star, a Christmas tree —or Santa.
Just roll out the dough 1/4 inch thick.
Cut ornament shapes out of the dough
using cookie cutters. Make a small
hole at the top of the ornament for
thread to hang the finished product
Bake on a foil-covered cookie sheet at
325 degrees for about 30 minutes or
until golden brown.
For a free brochure on clever,
“crafty” ideas for the holiday, write
to: Morton* Salt Arts and Crafts
Brochure, Morion Salt 100 N River
side Plaza, Department PR, Chicago,
IL 60606-1597.