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812-Lancastar Firming, Saturday, April 11, 1998
Tyler, 11; Hillary, 9; and Kelsey, 7, are fascinated with the truck their grandfather
made for the upcoming benefit action held annually for Manheim Christian Day
School. They are the children of Joe and Buelah Snavely, dairy farmers In Manheim.
Grandfather Builds Trucks
Benefit Grandchildren’s School
To
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Farming Staff
MANHEIM (Lancaster Co.)
For 45 yean, Earl Horst milked
cows in the New Holland area.
During some of those yean he ran a
truck hauling business. Occasion
ally he’d think about trying wood
working, but he never had time
until he retired in 1992.
Then Horst built a truck—not
just any truck—but a Peterfoilt one
like those he owned. People oohed
and awhed over it and begged to
buy one, but Horst maintains. “I
don’t take orders and don’t sell
them.”
He might not sell them, but that
doesn’t mean that you can’t buy
one of his handcrafted works of ait
Horst has donated one to the
Manheim Christian Day School
Benefit Sale to be held Biday and
Saturday, April 24 and 25, at the
school located along Rt 72, one
mile north of Manheim square.
“I did it for the grandchildren,”
Horst said of three of his 14 grand
children who attend the school.
Host has previously donated a
few to other benefit sales. One
went for a bid of $3,200.
“But don't put that in or it might
scare off the bidders,” Horst said.
A few of his other donations
brought bids such as $2,200,
(1,800, $BOO, and $270.
Horst makes the truck without
my pattern. Although each one is a
Mt different, Horst said, “I always
ry to make each one a little bit bet
er, and it gets easier every time.”
The wooden van trucks are fash
oned from oak and cherry woods,
xsmplete with air hoses, handle on
ifcltb Jilivu
he exhaust a steering wheel, seats,
md beds in the bunk. It takes a lot
jf painting, sanding, and vamish
ng until the trucks are finished, but
Torst is uncertain how many
tours. He said, “I don’t get tired of
naking them. It’s notlikea job. It’s
list something that I do whenever I
eel like it”
It’s the 22nd year for the school
xnefit auction, which will include
i new feature this year. On Friday
at 7 p.m., a children’s auction will
be held by auctioning off students’
class projects. The actual auction
will begin at 6 pjn. on Friday with
Winrocs trucks to be sold at 8 pjn.
As usual, Ken Stoner will be
making his famous chicken bar
beque chicken with sales to begin
at 3 pjn. In addition to the chicken
halves and dinners being available
in the school gym, the chicken will
also be sold at Manbeim’s Gazebo
on the Square and at Longeneck
er’s Hardware Store.
WEST CHESTER (Chester
Co.) - Agency personnel and vol
unteers who work with individu
als, groups, and families with
limited resources should attend
the Life Skills Education
Training on Wednesday, April
29, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m at
the Penn State Cooperative
Extension, Government Services
Center, Suite 370, 601 Westtown
Road, West Chester
Learn how to teach your
clients parenting skills, home
Life Skills Education
Soft ice cream with strawberry
topping and an assortment of
desserts can be purchased to com
plete the meal.
Art and 30 quilts in both original
and traditional designs will be on
display Friday evening and sold at
die Saturday auction.
Saturday’s activities begin with
an old-fashioned country breakfast
served from 6 to 10 a jn. Auction
action begins at 9 ajn.
Some items of interest include
handprinted fabric, the Abner
Zook 3-dimensional picture, a
Windsor infant cradle, antique sec
retarial desk, and handcrafted bird
house from Tennessee.
The Manheim Christian Day
School Benefit Auction on April
24-25, will be held at the school
located along Rt 72,1 mile north
of the square. Look for the big
tents.
For more information, call the
school at (717) 665-4300.
care and cleaning techniques,
housing laws and myths, nutri
tion basics and healthy habits,
and money management facts.
Instructors for the course are
Penn State Extension Agents.
The $3O registration fee
includes a notebook of educa
tional materials and supplemen
tal information organized into
mini-lessons for clients. Class
size is limited so register early!
The registration deadline is
April 22.
SEE YOUR NEAREST
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RD 1, Box 255 A
717-259-6617
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RD 1, Rte 934
717-867-2211
Carlisle. P,
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Equipment Co.
35 East Willow Street
717-243-2686
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Equipment, Inc
Rt 283 - Rheem's
Exit
717-367-1319
Halifi
Sweigard Bros
R.D. 3, Box 13
717-896-3414
West Grove. PA
S.G.Lewis & Son, Inc.
352 N. Jennersville Rd.
610-869-2214 1-800-869-9029
MARYLAND
Frederick. MD
Ceresville Ford New Holland, Inc
Rt. 26 East 301-662-4197
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2027 Leitersburg Pike
800-553-6731
301-791-1200
Ag Industrial Equipment
Route 1,50 N. Greenmont Rd.
401-658-5568
NEW JERSEY
Bridgeton. NJ Washington. NJ
Leslie G. Fogg, Smith Tractor &
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Canton & Stow Creek 15 Hillcrest Ave.
Landing Rd. 908-689-7900
609-451-2727
609-935-5145
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Honey Grove, PA
717-734-3682
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717-789-3117
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110 South Railroad
717-354-4191
Olev. PA
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Bros.
R.D. 2
610-987-6257
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Equipment
Pitman, PA
717-648-1120
Tamaqua. PA
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R.D. 3
717-386-5945
Woodstown. NJ
Owen Supply Co
Broad Street &
East Avenue
609-769-0308