Ida's Notebook Ida Risser Lately I’ve been spending every spare minute trying to finish a braided rug. It is a long process as I start by ripping apart wool gar ments. Then I tear strips and baste them while watching television at night. When I have enough done, I start to braid and finally lace them together. Sometimes Ido not have enough of one particular color and then I must substitute. This can turn out to be good or bad. The other day I was interrupted The proven Great Plains no-till system utilizes a coulter to prepare a mini-conventional seedbed for the openers to place the seed.. .at the precise depth selected. Great Plains We lead because we listen. See The Dependable Great Plains Dealers Listed Below: Dunkle & Grieb, Inc. R.D. 2 BOX 14 Center Hall, PA 16828 814-364-1421 Greenline Supply Inc. Route 119 North Unlontown, PA 15401 412-439-1234 C.B. Hoober & Sons, Inc. Old Philadelphia Pike Intercourse, PA 17534 717-768-8231 Lost Creek Implement, Inc. Rt. 35 Oakland Mills, PA 717-463-2161 by a phone call asking for help to stop a fire in com fodder still lay ing in the field. This made me remember a day long ago when I looked out the window the farm and saw the same field burning. My husband had started a fire and then wentaway in the truck and did not tell me about the bonfire. That time we were able to stomp it out with shovels but this time we thought it best to call the fire engines as the wind was spreading Old-Time Plow Boys Plan Event KUTZTOWN (Berks Co.) —The Old Time Plow Boys Club will hold its Sixth Annual Spring Plowing Show on Saturday and Sunday, April 29 and 30, at the flames rapidly toward a fence and trees. It is remarkable what a large stream of water can do to stop a fire. Our grandchildren in Virginia phone us quite often to tell us what they are doing. The youngest is the most talkative. Both boys play on soccer teams that their father helps to coach. The oldest child, a girl, has won a trip to Washington D.C. and her parents are quite proud of her. Our children won some honors in their day and I know that we were quite pleased with them too. There were scholarships, televi sion appearances, and trips. Child ren nowadays seem to have more opportunities than I did. • Utilizes proven coulter/opener no-till system. • Compact, well-balanced design transports easily. • Heavy-duty coulters cut through tough ground and heavy residue. • Dry fertilizer, small seeds, and fluffy seed box options. • Lock-out hubs disengage drives for transport. D & E Equipment 307 Edgar Avenue Bloomsburg, PA 17815 717-784-5217 Hines Equipment Rt. 28 West, Cresson, PA 16630 814-886-4183 and Rt. 220, Belwood, PA 814-742-8171 Norman D. Clark & Sons Main Street, P.O. Box 27 Honey Grove, PA 17035 717-7.34-3682 Reed Brothers Equipment 13 Petticoat Bridge Road Columbia. NJ 08022 609-267-3363 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 15, 1995-B9 the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center Farm at Kutztown University. Activities will begin at 11:00 a.m. each day, with displays and demonstrations of vintage farm equipment, followed by a tractor parade at 1:00 p.m., anti que tractor pulls, kiddie tractor Flea Market, Craft Sale To Benefit Food Bank NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster Co.) Spaces are available fra* a flea market and craft sale that will be held in New Holland on May 6, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. A donation of $lO is requested for space rentals. All registration fees will be donated to the New Holland Food • Large 9.00 x 24 tires provide a smooth ride and consistent seed metering drive. • 7' & 10' sizes available. Lehigh Ag Equipment, Inc. 6670 Ruppsvllle Road Allentown, PA 18106 215-398-2553 Bender Implement 742 Edgewood Avenue Somerset, PA 15501 814-443-4611 Chambersburg Farm Service 975 South Main Street Chambersburg, PA 17201 717-264-3533 Carlisle Farm Service 260 York Road Carlisle, PA 17013 800-447-6829 pulls and hayrides—refreshments and a bake sale, too. Parking and admission are free. The farm is located on Luckenbill Road just off Main St. (RL 222) in Kutztown between the college campus and the airport. Call (610) 682-7621 for more information. Bank. Wolfe and Amor Dental Ser vices are holding the benefit for the local food bank in the office park ing lot at 121 E. Main St, New Holland. To reserve a space, call (717) 354-4286 as soon as possible.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers