Big E Celebrates 75 Years
With Historic Exhibit
(Continued from Pago Al 9)
photos and stories of significant
events.
Specialty items will be sold at
the exhibit as well as at The Big E
Information & Souvenir Booths.
Faiigoers will find in an annual
soles of collectible Ertl automo
biles. Each gold and red replica of
a 1917 Ford Model T van will be
numbered 1-500. A 28 minute vid
eo, A Visual History of Eastern
States Exposition, will also be
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Grand Champion Sponsor
Hatfield Quality Meats
Wengers of Myerstown
Reserve Grand Champion Sponsor
Lancaster Farming
Show Champion Sponsor
Commonwealth Bank
Hole-ln-One Sponsor
HJ. Heinz
Leonhardt Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Charter Sponsors
American Cyanamid
Core States Bank
Penn Ag Industries
Purina Mills
Par Three Contest
Core States Bank
available. This VHS formatted
video includes vintage footage
from a number of decades.
Coca-Cola is producing a spe
cial Coke bottle, available only at
The Big E and Stop & Shops in
Mass, and Conn, bearing the 7Sth
anniversary logo to commemorate
this special event. Special
anniversary Coke cans will be
available at The Big E and
throughout the region.
And if you think we’ve forgot
ten our math, 1996-1916=?, we
Thanks to everyone who made
The HOSS's®4th Annual
FORE FFA golf tournament
A HUGE SUCCESS!!
ESPECIALLY OUR SPONSORS!!!
haven’t. The celebration of 7S
years of The Big E is calculated on
the actual years the fair was in
operation. The grounds were used
as a military supply storage depot
in 1918 during World War I and
again from 1942 to 1946 during
World War 11. The Exposition was
not in operation during those five
years.
Great food, traditional agricul
ture and livestock shows. Jop
name entertainment, the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police, Joie
Chitwood’s Thrill Show, spon
sored by New Miller Beer, The
Avenue of the States, sponsored
Buyer’s Guide Available
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Agriculture Secretary Charles
C. Brosius this week announced
that copies of the 1996 Pennsylva
nia Produce Buyer’s Guide are
available to the general public.
“Agricultural producers are vit
al to Pennsylvania’s economy,”
said Brosius. “This publication
will assist growers to improve
Putting Contest
Successful Farming Magazine
Refershments on the course
Kunzier Meats
Pepsi
Saul, Ewing Remick and Saul
Weis Food Service
Longest Drive Contest
Reilly, Creppage & Co., Inc
Hole Sponsors
Country Fresh Mushroom
Earl Martin Trucking
Furman Foods
Gingrich Insurance Agency
Hunt Wesson
Lebanon Chemical
Lemmon Farm
Manheim Auto Auction
McCorminck & Co.
Ore-lda Foods
RUS Uniforms
Sauder*s Penn Dutch Eggs
Team Sponsors
Ellis Coffee
Sani-Dairy
Loar and Young
Lancaster County Holiday Inn
Knouse Foods
Farmer's First Bank
Herr Foods
Ijhcastfer farming', ’ Saturday,' duty 20, '19&A23
by Yankee Magazine; and more
await fairgoers at the 7Sth
anniversary edition of The Big E.
Sept 13-29.
marketing, and increase sales.”
The guide lists suppliers, pack
ers and growers from across the
commonwealth and is distributed
to produce buyers as well as the
general public.
For more information or to
obtain a copy, please contact Mike
Varner at (717) 787-6901.