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Berks County Society of Farm
Women Group #4 met on August
16, for the annual trip to Perry
County. Six members and three
guests met at the home of Feme
Kulp, Boyertown, to travel to Per
ry County for the annual family
picnic at the home of Vema-
Charles Taylor, Loysville.
President Elsie Rothenberger
conducted the business meeting.
Ways and Means reported that,
members will be taking Stanley
orders. Membership reported that
new members who want to be
actively involved and are needed
Elsie has guilt raffle tickets to sell
for Berks Heim Volunteer Service
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Board. Mary Fizz reported on the
upcoming 1998 Spring Rally to be
held May 12 at River Edge. The
theme will be Mind, Body, and
Soul, October 14 is Farm
Women’s Day. The group will
celebrate with a Everybody’s
Birthday Party with a $5 gift ex
change and going out to eat.
Members enjoyed the afternoon
of fellowship with Vema and
Charles. Members also made sac
het for lingerie drawers and play
ed Bingo
The next meeting will be a
“Come-as-you-are Party” at Elsie
Rothenbergef’s, Boyertown and a
Secret Pound Auction.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 13, 1997-B9
Berks Farm Women
The 46th annual convention of Berks County
Society of Farm Women will be held on Satur
day, OcL 4 at the Berks County Ag Center. Kof
feeKlatch will be served from 9 to 9:45 a.m. with
the call-to-order at 10 a.m. Scheduled to appear
is Erika Davis, 1997 Berks County Dairy Prin
cess, and Ashley Stoltzfus, Berks County Little
Miss.
A buffet meal will be served at noontime.
'AttiWiobW ertlcftemmcfTt 1 ■ wif Bfe 1 provided* by
ENERGY, a group of young people, ages 6 to 16,
who exemplify everything their name implies.
Their performance will include singing, dancing,
sign language, and other performing arts.
A silent auction, door prizes and some special
surprises will also add highlights to the day.
Ticket price is $l3 and reservations may be
made by contacting Dorothy Lutz, PO Box 123,
Rehrersburg, PA 19550. Phone (717) 933-8741.
Deadline for reservations is September 15.
Lyme Disease
Poses Silent
WINDSOR (York Co.) It strikes silently
without warning, anytime during the year. After
the attack it may take days, weeks, or months be
fore you notice something is wrong, a silent invi
sible stranger has infected you. Your life quite
possibly will never be the same again. You begin
to observed change in your body. Eyesight could
become poor, headaches may occur. Suddenly
you are too fatigued to do your daily routines.
The beating of your heart seems affected. You
may tell someone “my bones hurt,” “muscle
ache.” One or more large joints are sore. Memory
becomes poor and filled with confusion. You
might find yourself getting lost An unexplained
paralysis of the face could occur (Bell’s Palsy).
Balance is affected, walking becomes extremely
difficult or impossible. Sore throats, fevers, an
unexplained rash could appear. These are all pos
sible symptoms caused by this stranger! Fear be
gins to take over!!
You see a doctor, and blood tests are ordered,
diagnosis possibly flu. After many negative
medical tests you see a specialist Seeing your
doctors frequently it may finally be suggested,
“perhaps you are stressed,” and advised to seek
counseling. Family and friends lose patience
with you and begin to shut you out Your job suf
fers and your employer questions your ability.
You begin to fear that maybe, just maybe you are
losing your mind! Then you read an article like
this which raises some issues, and a possibility.
The answer for hundreds of people each year is
—you may have, LYME DISEASE! (Lyme dis
ease is caused by a microscopic bacteria trans
mitted to humans and animals through the bite of
a very small tick called the Ixodes Scapularis,
commonly called the Black Legged or Deer Tick
in the northeastern and north-central United
States.)
Lebanon
Society 20
Farm Women Group 20 of Leb
anon County met at Country Gar
dens in Frystown for the Aug.
meeting. Garland Meyer gave a
walking tour through the gardens
planted behind the store. Country
Gardens offers a wide variety of
plants and flowers.
At the conclusion of the tour,
dessert was served at Frystown
Fire Hall. A short business meet
ing was conducted and officers
were elected. Elected were Rober
ta Bashore, president; May
Hamm, vice president: Wendy
Showers, secretary, Miriam
Patches, assistant secretary;
Elaine Shuey, treasurer. Current
President Charlene Zeigler
reported the county convention
will be OcL 8 at Schaefferstown
Fire Hall. Tickets arc $ll and can
be purchased until Sept. 15.
The next meeting will be a tour
of the Greater Lebanon Refuse
Authority.
Danger
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