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Con ducted by Ed Marks, a private consultant with more than SO years of experience in the ice cream industry, the seminar is intended for those who want to own an ice cream parlor rather than an ice cream factory. “If you want to learn about the technical side of ice cream The Series IV is available in trailer, truck and stationary units with mixing capacities from 80 to 520 cu. ft. For larger operations, there's the super heavyweight Roto-Mix Commercial line with mixing capacities from 420 to 900 cu. ft. Call today and arrange for a demo. You'll see Roto-Mix really tips the scales in your favor. manufacture, then the short course can’t be beat,” Roberts said. “But if you want to know the business of running an ice cream shop, the Successful Ice Cream Retailing seminar will provide you with that informa tion.” The seminar will address em ployee training, menu creation, price setting and promotions, and more. For more information on the short course or the semi nar, call (814) 865-8301, or visit the Website at http://confer ences.cas. psu.edu. HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) The 11th annual butter sculpture will be unveiled at the 2001 Pennsylvania Farm Show Thursday, Jan. 4 at 9:30 a.m. during a press conference in Harrisburg. The 2001 Pennsylvania Farm Show butter sculpture has been a secret during its creation and organizers are excited to share its identity with the media. Sculpted in 750 pounds of butter, this year’s butter sculp ture will double the size of previ ous scu Ipt ures. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture donated a new case that measures 20-feet long. The case has large panels of windows for complete viewing of this magnificent work of art. Six year veteran Ed Shank again carved the sculpture with butter donated by Land O’Lakes, Inc., Carlisle. Join Pennsylvania’s dairy farmers to unveil the 11th annual butter sculpture Thurs day, Jan. 4, at 9:30 a.m. Pennsyl vania Dairy Princess Melinda Wolfe will join Sam Hayes Jr., Pennsylvania secretary of agri culture, in unveiling this golden tribute to Pennsylvania’s agri culture sector. The butter sculpture will be on display at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Jan. 6-11. It is spon sored by the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program, the Ameri can Dairy Association and Dairy Council Mid East, and the American Dairy Association /Dairy Council Middle Atlantic. If you are unable to attend the unveiling and want information about the butter sculpture or dairy activities at the Farm Show, contact Debra Summerall at (717) 787-6903. See Lancaster Farming Cow Cam Visit our Website at www. lancasterfarming.com
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