Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Risser
Here I sit listening to the
Grandfather’s clock ticking
away as I consider what to write
about today. It is something that
you will read 10 days from now.
I could mention that
goldfinch that I saw eating let
tuce in my garden this morning
or the big flock of wild geese that
flew overhead. My mind is on
the dentist appointment this
afternoon and that distracts me
too.
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Or I could mention the per
formance that my sister and I
saw at the Fulton Theater this
past week. It was called
“Lancaster Speaks” and actors
and actresses told of how they
happened to come to our town. I
expected it to be more historical,
but it was well done. Afterward,
we had to drive home in a rain
storm —we’ve had several lately.
It seems that when our chil
dren call home, they always
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 27, 1998*817
I have not quite traveled
around the world but I have
been to Europe three times and
to Alaska, Hawaii, and the
Caribbean plus all over America.
So. my traveling days may well
be behind me.
Today we’ll finish picking our
big crop of black raspberries
Then come the red raspberries
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Exchange Club.
Rounding out the
dairy team in Tioga
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and also the yellow ones that
look very promising. Our hull
peas gave us a big crop and so
did the sugar peas For the first
time this year, my husband was
able to pick enough sweet, yel
low cherries and sour red ones
for me to can some There is
always work here at home.
(Continued Irani Pago B 12)
County are dairy maids
Kimberly Baker,
daughter of William and
Rebecca Baker; Sara
Derstine, daughter of
Jon and Becky Derstine;
Stcfanie Long, daughter
of Terry and Linda
Long; Veronica Miles,
daughter of Kenny
Miles and Elizabeth
Costley; Melinda Oak
ley, daughter of Mark
and Penny Oakley: and
Crystal Smith, daughter
of Paige and Roger
Vanßyn.
Dairy of Distinction
awards were also pre
sented at the pageant. In
Tioga County, two
farms received that hon
or this year. One was
BuUon Hill Farm, own
ed by Oliver and Virgi
nia BuUon and Craig
and Bobbi Button of
Millerion. The other
award went to Heyler’s
Farm of Liberty. Kenny,
John and Sue Heyler
accepted the sign for
their farm.
As a compliment to
all the fanners of Tioga
County, Master of Cere
monies Jim Welch
repeated words he has
heard from many people
who have come into
contact with farm youth.
“It’s been said that
the greatest product
being produced on Tio
ga County Farms is their
children.”
HENRY K.
FISHER &
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Lancaster, PA 17601
(717) 393-6530