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their own pace, beginning Monday
in the second floor of the Northeast
Building, in the Family Living and
Agricultural Learning Area, there
are scheduled demonstrations of
the skills and techniques in weav
ing, cooking, lace making, branch
carving, and the making of old
fashioned children’s toys and
games, and floral designing.
There are two stages set up in
the Family Living, Ag Learning
Area, and educational and enter
tainment presentations are sche
duled from Monday through
Thursday, with each day devoted
to different interests. (See the
schedule of Family Living and Ag
Learning Area events in Section
B.)
Monday is Chefs Day, and is to
feature cooking and meal presenta
tion demonstrations.
Farm Show Reference Index
(Continued from Page Al)
Family Living Center Expands A 23
Machinery Changes Size A 26
Determination Pays Off A 26
Budding Potato Judges Prepare A3O
Dunloggin Lives - A 32
Learning By Showing Most Important A 36
Farm Show Information A3B
Farm Show Stirs Memories B 6
Kids Prepare For Farm Show 810
Pie Baking For 20 Farm Show Contests 812
Ice Cream Never Tasted Better 814
Family Living/Leaming Center Demonstrations 816
Brubakers Attend 70 Years Of Farm Show 817
People You Meet BIS
Tracys Keep Fingers Crossed 820
Grange Cookbook Available At Show 824
Scooper Bowl Is Sunday C 5
Keystone Recipients Sec. 1, P 2
Food Market . Sec. 2, P 3
Indiana County To Make Big Showing Sec. 2, PlO
Dairy Salutes School Meals Sec. 2, PlO
Tom Ligaments Won’t Keep Schinell Away Sec. 2, Pl 4
Judging Schedule Sec. 2, Pl 5
Exhibitors’ List Building Layout Sec. 2, Pl 6-21
Meetings, Awards Sec. 2, P 22
NASA Space Station Sec. 2, P 24
Intergrated Pest Management Display Sec. 2, P 26
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Tuesday is Pennsylvania Floral
Industry Day and along with a full
day of presentations by floral
design and care experts, there are
to be presentations of spinning fine
hairs, omements, folk music, and a
presentation on the world
renowned Martin Guitar
Company.
Wednesday is Youth Day and is
to feature the state’s top 4-H public
speaking contest winners, state
winners in a special “Products for
the Planet” contest; school agricul
tural education demonstrations;
and at 6 p.m., the state champion
ship bid calling contest, held by the
Pennsylvania Auctioneers
Association.
Thursday doesn’t have a special
theme, but will feature folk and
bluegrass music and a flower pre
sentation, as well as the third annu
al micro-pong table tennis
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Education is a key clement in
the presentations are the Farm
Show, and it has become more and
more emphasized each year, for
good reason.
“We are now probably looking
at the third generation removed
from our agrarian society, and
there arc not many places you can
go to, to get the same background
(in agriculture) as we have here.
They show people how they derive
their food and fiber," Grumbine
Farm Show In
•HOURS are 8 a. m to 9 pm.
every day except Thursday, when
the show closes at 4 p m
•Admission is FREE lor all
events during Farm Show Week
•The Faun Show Complex is
located along Cameron and
Mad ay Streets m Harnsbuig,
just off exit 23 of Interstate 81.
•Parking is available on the
60-acie site for $5 per vehicle.
Overflow parking is offered at the
Harrisburg Area Community
College(HACC) with shuttle bus
service to the Mam Exhibit
Building fora fee. Handicapped
parking and access areas have
been expanded and can now be
found along the South Entrance,
the North Entrance and m front
of the Large Arena
•Lost children and parents should report to the State Police Command Center along the north yvall of the
Mam Building. Lost & Found items aie kept in the Farm Show Security Office, located in the corridor
between the Mam and North Buildings.
•The famous commodity food booths are located in the East Building, snack bars are located around the
facility, and a cafeteria on the second floor of the Mam Building offers complete meals and ala carte items
•The Emergency Medical Services Room with doctors, nurses and ambulance attendants is located on the
Lower Concoyrse of the Large Arena. ,
•Restrooms are located throughout the fiarm Show Complex-and most of them cßhTTgTrlfßlff!e?s"
Nursing mothers can find a quiet spot in the EMS room by the Large Arena.
•Coat checks are located in the South Lobby and Large Arena t The fee is 30 cents per item.
•Information booths and public pay telephones are located throughout the Complex
•The Director's Office and Press Room are located on the second floor over the Mam Lobby The Radio
Room is off the Lower Concourse of the Large Arena
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or electric
said.
Such types of changes have
occurred with some of the compe
titive departments, such as in veg
etable competitions.
While the number of entries
isn’t known until exhibitors bring
them to Harrisburg and register
them, the competition was
changed somewhat last year to
include educational displays that
also get judged.
According to Delbert Voight,
Lebanon County Extension agent
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ment, the whole format of the veg
etable show has been changed.
“It basically used to be that...
people would bring the entries in
and we would display and class
them for judging,” Voight said.
“But now we have displays with
educational intent so that the aver
age farmer and non-farm peroson
can learn about what can be grown
in Pennsylvania.”
According to Voight, the diffe
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