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!”
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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.
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President Abraham him oln ,
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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
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MIIK.IT DOES A BODY GOOD.