Kids Korner *A Scoop For You, Two For Me’ Says Little Dairy Miss LOU ANN GOOD Lancaster Farming Staff LEESPORT (Berks Co.) Six-year-old Jaylene Lesher wears a tiara and banner with the title “Berks County Little Miss Dairy Princess.” She travels around Berks County to tell others about milk’s goodness. She rides in pa rades, talks with important peo ple in government, and meets hundreds of children and adults at schools, nursing homes, and promotional events. She still finds time to attend first grade at Strausstown Ele mentary School and play with her brother Joshua, 8, and sister Laura, 4. Jaylene isn’t shy. She speaks clearly and confidently. Recent ly, Jaylene stood before hundreds of people attending the Berks County Farm City Banquet. This is what she said: I like milk I like ice cream Do you like milk and ice cream? Ido! Milk is the best To run fast To get strong bones And to make happy smiles. / like milk Three glasses a day I like ice cream A scoop for you, two for me! I like milk I like ice cream Do you like milk and ice cream? Ido! Then, Jaylene lifted a glass of milk and said. “Good food, good milk, good friends! Cheers!” *ric:o TAC .'ft - t lj V h „J T ’ , ' y ,J Berks County Little Miss Dairy Princess Jaylene Lesher, daughter of William and Lolly Lesher, travels the county telling others how much she likes milk and how strong and happy it makes her. TOE The President’s Speech President Abraham him oln , ga\e the Gettysburg <JM ft his most famous s jtsa, speech, in November 1863, when he was invited to dedicate a cemetery for Union ? "JSPv C- Soldiers who had died * in the Civil War Today, there are five known copies of the 'Gettysburg Address " Two are in the Library of Congress Originally, Lincoln gave these to his private secretaries, John Nicolay and John Hay The copy he gave Nicolay. which Is on exhibit at the Library of Congress, may have been the first draft of the speech, or it may have been what Lincoln read the day of the speec h When Nioolay died his copy was given to Hay After Hay died his relatives gave both copies to the Library of Congress In oidei to presene the copies of the address. Dr Nathan Stolow made slate of-the art envnonnienlal containers to hold them These c ontameis have heavy gauge stainless steel inner suppoi is and two outer frames They are Idled with a low-moisture gas, so no oxygen can destroy the documents They are kept m a low-temperature vault whic li has othei valuable doc umenls In addition to the c opies Line oln gave his sec lelanes he wide other c opies of the addiess when he leturned to Washington. D t One is on display in the Lint oln Room ol the White House and another is at the Illinois State Histone il I ibiarv > V, MIIK.IT DOES A BODY GOOD.
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