DAVID HIEBERT Westmoreland Co. Correspondent OLIVER (Fayette Co.)-Dairy products from the largest, and probably the most famous, creamery in the nation, support ed an Alumni Society's fundrais ing effort here on May 9. Penn State's Creamery at University Park provided the 579 half gal lons of ice cream and yogurt that were sold to raise finds for a stu dent scholarship. The most popular of the fla vors 7 Butter pecan which sold John Yukish, president of the Fayette Alumni Society and campus Advisory Board member, helps fill an order for a hungry customer, while Rita Gumbert, her daugh ter Ashley, and a friend Tina Bandzuch stand ready to help. Based in one of 24 Penn State locations, the Fayette Alumni Society is part of one of the largest alumni groups in the nation. About 140,000 people are currently dues paying members of the Penn State Alumni Association. Photo by David Hiebert. Famous Creamery Helps Penn State Alumni Raise Student Scholarship Funds 93 half gallons. Peachey Paterno was close behind at 79. In all people could choose from 11 ice cream and 2 yogurt flavors. Though only 11 options were available at this sale, new fla vors are always being created, and visitors may wonder how names are chosen. Some pay tribute to Penn State faculty who have made outstanding con tributions to higher education. Cherryquist, for instance, a creamy black cherry and vanilla ice cream, is named for John Almquist, professor emeritus of dairy science and the 1982 win ner of the Wolf Prize the highest awarded in agricultural science. Keeney Beany, a double choco late ice cream with chocolate chunks, pays tribute to Professor Emeritus Philip Keeney, a nationally recognized teacher and scientist in ice cream and chocolate technology. A more recent addition, Peachy Patemo, was named to honor Penn State's famous football coach. At the morning pick up in Fayette County, a constant 1 1 pf jj flv *1 X I stream of supporters came by to pick up their dairy products. For most it was a quick stop. But some stopped to chat with the 7- 10 volunteers who were filling the ice cold orders. For John Yukish, President of Fayette campus Alumni Society and campus Advisory Bpard mem ber, the morning was an oppor tunity to greet University alum ni from as far as Pittsburgh and West Virginia, CRH Catering, Connellsville, provided the refrigerated truck to bring the frozen product from State LAND PRIDE S Quality equipment from a quality company. GROOMING MOWER 3-Spindle, 48”, 60”. 72” & 90” V* REAR BLADES 48” Through 120” ROTARY CUTTERS 48” Through 120” _______ LANDSCAPE RAKES 48” Through 96” We Ship Rids K)EIXER LEE NON Rt. #7. Box 405, CetefWn, PA 17042 n, 419 1 Mite West Of Schaefforstown 717*949-2000 I tmctohs * equipment | Serving Central PA Since 1921 PILOTSI KELLER BROS. 1 AIRPORT 1558 AUMWAV IM Pram Dwlarihla College for the sale. Other volunteers included Rita Gumbert, Uniontown, who works on week days in the Fayette campus finance office. She brought her eleven year old daughter Ashely and a friend Tina Bandzuch. Alumni staff, Leslie Stafford and Janet Gibson extended their efforts in the alumni office to this hands on part of the enterprise. According to the Penn State web site, most visitors to Penn State's Creamery know about its PULVERIZERS 48” Through 84” OVER SEEDERS & PRIMARY SEEDERS TILLERS 34” Through 76” NEW LANDPRIDE ALL-FLEX MOWERS 11’, 14’, 16.8’ & 21.9 Ft. Cutting Widths KJBOT (Turn to Pago A 29) BOX SCRAPERS 42” Through 96” • '< 4 48” And 72” < . MONDAY ' FRIDAY L 7:30-5:00 IT SATURDAY ’ 7:30-12:00 m 1960 Fruilvitta Rite, Lancaster, PA At Routs 30 A Fruitvilte Ptk« 717-569-2500
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