814-LancaBter Farming, Saturday, April 17, 1999
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AldS°«) gianMted Relief tmsMßUe! '?*?““■
Sales are -eld Mimally to benefit «»s=SSfSi£
agency headquartered in Akron, a . Bcitzcl recenUy led the charge
newly orgtmLed sale is planned >? examining the facih
for the Western Pennsylvania and Ues . and ul l pr “. sed .
Maryland area. u, P ment hc found already m
JSESt a *“"« «* led by «*
it. nnf tfj tla «ju nicrffvhacks Yoder, Salisbury, ftnd Donald
Sealing, Bittinger, Md. the par-
Creek Lake, its next-door neigh- j£^ted eachboodiaailwas»n-
-"“"The sates are held lo false ■?*">»•
funds to finance projects in the and grills, he said. It looks good
United States and overseas that 10 *” e ;.... .„ .
reach out to help those who arc in . 1 lt^^ rr and! r nd ! c ®™‘
need in the name of Jesus Christ,” m ‘ Uec member Kathryn “*
said Dianne Holsopple, event co- se experiences senring on
ordinator and board chairperson. *<** ““‘EiJL g
Holsopple is from Hollsopple, events, span decades.
Somerset County, and wiU serve Serving with areßo
w sale la Mrej. Md and Ka,
-eld every spring in Harrisburg. '.fJjJSoee \ ms t
Holsopple reports for many years schedule in
there has been interest in having few weeks behind m
both an cast and west sale in Penn- three
Sy IteTocal area was selected be- latc wintef hit * e
cause of its is a primary issue
and Vir- but the committee is familiar with
ginia^nadd^ontoPennsyivania
three hours from *?* typc f
. „ y* * a _ . food is available at these events,
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volved Me Mennonire. Amish and
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Virginia Brenneman, Kay Bender, and Vera Beitzel are
members of the food committee for the area’s first-ever
MCC relief sale.
Vera Beitzel of the foods committee It making notes of
her observations for the MCC relief sale.
Western Pennsylvania Plans Relief Sale
Pictured are some of the planners for the Western Maryland-Pennsylvanla Relief
Sale to be held Sept. 18 In McHenry, Md. From left, Kathryn Bowser, Virginia Brenne
man, Donald Sealing, Kay Bender, Naomi and Paul Yoder, Elvin and Vera Beitzel,
Raymond Yoder and Harriet Hershberger.
will be happy to flip half the pas
try dough over the reconstituted
apple filling so an expected long
line of hungry takers can each
have one.
Besides the food of course, the
actual auction will be held while
the other activities are simultan
eously happening.
There is talk of several sporting
events that could be held in con
junction with the event, but their
feasibility is still being studied.
A fanner’s market will be held
and Ten Thousand Villages will
participate in the Western Mary
land-Pennsylvania Relief Sale to
State Grange Young
Couple Face New Challenge
Pa.
GETTYSBURG (Adams Co.)
Henry and Madeline Seidel
are living proof that opposites
really do attract. When Henry, a
self-avowed conservative and
very disciplined individual,
started dating Madeline in 1994,
it was her free spirit that
attracted him to her. Now, after
three years of marriage and
The Pennsylvania State Grange selects its 1999 Young Couple of the Year. From the
left are mnnerups James and Georgette Klotz from Huntingdon County, and winners
Madeline and Henry Seidel of Berks County.
offer international hand-crafts that
provide needed income for un
employed and underemployed
orkers worldwide.
The Allegheny Mennonite Con
ference primarily is handling the
event One congregation. Springs
Mennonite. reportedly, is chal
lenging other congregations to
contribute pre-sale funds.
Quilt referrals must be made to
Jane Benson, Grantsville, Md., or
Yvonne Dever, Jerome, before
June 30. Benson can be called at
(301) 895-5893. Dever is at (814)
479-4827.
All other inquiries or donations
recently being named the
Pennsylvania State Grange’s
Young Couple for 1999-2000, it’s
those “differences” that makes
their union an exciting, but chal
lenging, adventure.
“Marriage takes a lot of
work,” Henry said. “You’ve got to
work hard to communicate. By
communicating, we keep those
should be addressed to Holsopple
or Dale Miller, the treasurer.
Reach Holsopple at (814)
479-7682 and Miller at (724)
864-2037.
Publicity questions are handled
by chairperson Harriet Hershberg
er at (814) 662-2051.
The site is along U.S. 219. Take
Interstate 68 West from Cumber
land, Md. to Exit-14A at Keysets
Ridge, approximately 28 miles.
Or take Route 40 from points
east and west to the junction of
Route 219 South at Keysers
Ridge. Go about 13 miles to the
fairgrounds.
little things in our lives from
becoming big, troublesome
things.”
“In the three years we’ve
been married I’ve learned you
can’t change a person,"
Madeline said. “And that there
is a need for communication.”
The Seidels, who live on
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