HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) - The 82nd Pennsylvania Farm Show will feature 26 Pennsylvania companies in its Food Market area. Some of the the Commonwealth's finest snack foods, processed meats and candies will be available for sale and sampling. ' "Pennsylvania is a national leader in the production of snack goods," said Agriculture Secretary Samuel E. Hayes Jr. "Pennsylvania's 2,300 food-pro cessing companies play a vital role in our economy. In recogni tion of this, the Food Market has been enlarged again this year, adding six new companies. "Gov. Tom Ridge is committed to helping, the agriculture com munity expand its domestic and international markets. The Food Market provides an excellent opportunity for companies to showcase their newest products to the public.: The Food Market is located in the West Lobby area of the Farm Show Complex. The following vendors have reserved a space; Alderfer Bologna Co., Harleysville, Montgomery County, ring bologna, Lebanon bologna and ham slices; Ateeco Inc./Mrs. T's Pierogies, Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, unique pasta pockets; Bison Ridge Inc., Mercersburg, Franklin County (new), bison meat and products (jerky sticks); —Butter Krust Baking Co., Sunbury, Northumberland County, bread and rolls; SCHROCK ROVENDALE AG FARM EQUIPMENT & BARN EQUFMENT Route 1, Box 2568 Oakland, MO 301-334-9060 D. W. OGG 5149 Cap Stine Rd. Frederick, MD 301-473-4250 961 Leister’s Church Rd, Westminster, MD 410-846-4585 Farm Show Food Market Features Pennsylvania's Finest —Cake and Kandy Emporium, East Petersburg, Lancaster County, old-fashion clear toy candies; —Cloister Spring Water Co., Lancaster County, coffee-service and filtration systems. —Daniel Weaver Co., Lebanon, Lebanon County, Weaver's famous Lebanon bologna and Baum's sweet bologna; —Furman Foods, Northumberland, Northumber land County, canned vegetable products and vegetable in pouch; G's Caramel Corn, Willow Street, Lancaster County, cheese popcorn, caramel corn and other retailed popcorn items; Gqss Candies Ltd., Lewistown, Mifflin County, peanut butter eggs, assorted nuts and chocolate-covered chips and pretzels; Groffs Home Made Candies, Lancaster, Lancaster County, fudge, brittles and molded chocolates; Hall's Ice Cream, Millerstown, Perry County (new), ice cream; Hatfield Quality Meats Inc., Hatfield, Montgomery County, pork products, hats, trucks, banks and cutting boards; Herr Foods, Nottingham, Chester County, chips, pretzels, popcorn, nuts, dips, crackers and meat snacks; Ingleby Farms Inc., Dublin, Bucks County. (n6w),‘ RD 2, Box 210 Watsontown, PA 717-538-9564 LUBINIECKI WELDING & EQUIPMENT RD 2, Box 160 Meadville, PA 814-336-3553 dips, vinegars, ketchup and marinades; Kutztown. Bologna, Myerstown, Lebanon County (new), Kutztown brand Lebanon and sweet&oney bologna, sum mer sausage; Martin's Potato Chips, Thomasville, York County, pota to chips and snack foods; Michael Mootz Candies Inc., Wilkes-Barre, Luzerene County, chocolates and fudge; —Nan-Jac Farms, Red Lion, York County (new), emu prod ucts Palmyra Bologna Co., Palmyra, Lebanon County, Seltzer's Lebanon bologna and sweet bologna; Royal Ostrich, Greensburg, Westmoreland County, ostrich meat products; Sensational Sweets Lewisburg, Union County, chocolates and candies; Tasty Made Bakery, Reading, Berks County (new), baked goods; Turkey Hill Dairy, Conestoga Lancaster County (new), flavored ice teas; —Utz Quality Foods Inc., Hanover, York County, potato chips, pretzels and snack foods; and —Watkins Products, Belle Vernon, Fayette County, spices, extracts, puddings, soups and -liniments. Admission is free for all events during Farm Show Week. The hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, Jan, 10, through Jan. 14. On Farm Shqw Section 2, Lancaster Farming, Friday, January % IWS-Page t Thursday, Jan. 15, the hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Farm Show Complex is at the intersection of Cameron and Maclay streets, Harrisburg, just off Exit 23 of Interstate 81. Message boards and Keystone signs will direct Farm Show vis itors onto alternate routes to alleviate traffic congestion on I- Hilton Honored For Advising Excellence UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) - James Hilton, associate professor of agricultural engi neering at Penn State, has received the 1997 College of Agricultural Sciences Alumni Society Excellence in Academic Advising Award. , Hilton coordinates the Agricultural Systems Management (ASM) program and advises between 40 and 50 undergraduate students each year. He also advises the ASM Club and is serving a second term as adviser to the Agricultural Student Council. Hilton was nominated for advising award by students in tse ASM Club, with supporting letters from faculty, administra tors, students, and graduates. Throughout my undergradu ate career, his door has always been open whenever I had a question, whether about sched ules or something else pertain ing to college life," wrote one student. "He makes a large uni versity seem a lot smaller by 81. Parking bus service to the Main Exhibit Buildings for 75 cents per person. For a list of daily activities, visit the department's website at www.pda.state.pa.us as part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania homepage at www.state.pa.us. adding his personal touch.'' I honestly believe that I would not have completed my college education without his guidance," wrote a former advisee. "His knowledge, wis dom, and belief in us served as an example to me and many oth ers not only to finish college, but to excel at all we attempted." Hilton, who earned his bach elor's and master's degrees in agricultural education from Penn State, joined the college faculty in 1978. He earned a doc torate in agricultural education from lowa State University in 1979. In 1992, Hilton was among 12 college faculty mem bers to receive the Provost's Award for Collaborative Instruction and Curricular Innovation for outstanding col laborative teaching in AG 150, Be a Master Student! In 1993, students in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering recognized his con tributions with the Alpa Epsilon Outstanding Faculty Award.
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