810-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 22, 1987
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Jason plays a child’s harp, which Includes easy-to-read
music for beginners.
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Farming Staff
PARKESBURG (Chester Co.)
How would you like to have
your yard and part of your house
filled with toys?
The six children of Paul and
Twila Ranck do. They are sur
rounded by all kinds swings, play
houses, chutes, sliding boards and
ladders. There are outdoor play sets
with a look out, a treehouse, a scout
hideout, a club house, a Dutch loft,
and a chalet.
Even a six-car train winds along
Elizabeth uses a doll-size high chair while pretending she
is a real mother.
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one side of their Parksburg home.
It’s a wooden train set, big enough
to sit in and climb on, and pretend
that it’s actually moving.
Jason, 11; Marla, 10; Barbara, 8;
Elizabeth, 6; Martha Joy, 4; and
Daniel, 2, are accustomed to hav
ing their yard filled with the
wooden play things. Inside, they
have a whole child’s size kitchen
set up in which to play with their
dolls, a doll house, car roller that
looks like a marble roller, a big
bubble bucket for blowing bub
bles, and much more.
This is only part of the train that Is ready for take off in the Ranch’s yard.
But these toys are simply for
play. They require work for the
Ranck children. The toys are sam
ples for potential customers to see
when they stop by the Ranch’s
Route 30 farm.
The children like to help their
dad set up playsets in other peo
ple’s yards. They like to take some
Whenever they want, thechlldren have a choice of selecting this or one of the many
other playsets scattered over the Ranch’s yard.
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of the equipment to shows where
they help sell the pieces to custom
ers. They package items to ship in
the mail.
In the summertime, Jason mows
the grass. It requires a lot of start
ing and stopping to move all the
outdoor furniture so Jason can
mow the grass.
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Instead of going to school, the
Ranck children study at home with
their parents as teachers. They also
play musical instruments.
They believe that spending time
together helps their family appreci
ate each other more and teaches
them how to work happily
together.
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Ildren to loam homemaking skills.
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