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
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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.