Allied Won’t Sell Out (Continued from Page A 22) are so important, in addition to mall promotions and special events. Children are very responsive to the young women who enter their classrooms wearing the en viable and admired tiara. “A princess makes a big differ ence in promotion,” Dave Myers, Allied president, told the group. He noted there are cases where farmers on school board panels also carry influence. Milk, as opposed to colas, is a Pictured is a bevy of dairy princesses who attended the annual meeting of the Allied Milk Producers Cooperative, Inc. conducted at the Masonic Temple in Johnstown. From left, Amy Mearkle, former state alternate and mistress of ceremonies; Mindy Wolfe,' Pennsylvania Dairy Princess; Misty Claypoole, Armstrong County; Sherry Plummer, Jef ferson County; and Lacey Coleman, Somerset County. Diesel Model 3210 Gasoline Model 325 Also Available M 1 428D - 26 HP Diesel Zero-Turn Grasshoppers with front mounted mowers have the DuraMax™ 90° Flip-Up™ Deck for easy blade change, storage and transport. healthy drink for people from birth to old age. “We hope we can get them drinking milk for life,” said Myers, about students and local sport fans. Serving on the board are Fred Shankle, vice president, Bedford County; Jan Itle, treasurer, Cam bria County; Richard Kaufman, Somerset County; and Jim Scott, Indiana County. Dorothy Naugle is the dairy marketing specialist. Dorothy Bromley, extension educator and family living agent DISTRIBUTORS INC. 311 Willow St., Terre Hill, PA 17581 717-445-8431 Financing Available. Call For Details. Mow Circles around the others from the cooperative extension office in Somerset, presented “The E.coli Risk When Cows and Kids Come Together.” Bromley said she grew up on a farm and is interested in promot ing milk. She thanked farmers for their generosity in hosting school groups visiting their farms. “Keep in mind there is a bit of a risk,” she said. Cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, goats, deer, and bison can shed the E.coli bacteria in their manure. Those most at risk for E.coli bacteria are the young, because their immune system is not built up; the elderly because their im mune system is wearing out; and SEETH Mount M From Starting as lo’ *6,39 Powder Coated usion-Bonded FI hip and Rust-Re SSHOPPER DOES IT ALL. Distributed By: LAWN CARE Call for the name of your nearest dealer pregnant women, whose immune systems are protecting two. Children tend to touch every thing at the farm where they usually are treated to a snack be fore departing back to school. “An effective control is putting up a barrier from hand to mouth,” Bromley said. That would be washing hands for 20 seconds in warm water with regular bar or liquid soap and drying with a paper towel. This responsibility is the teach ers. In advance of the visit, the farmer can work with the teacher to stress the importance of the children washing their hands. Another possibility is having a snack time first and the tour last. Or farmers may limit access to some areas and not take the chil dren there. “Don’t let them go anywhere unsupervised,” said Bromley. In recent weeks the threat of foot and mouth disease has found such restrictions and greater ones already implement ed by most farmers whose facili ties were accustomed to hosting neighborly tours. They want folks to understand where their food comes from. Bromley also used volunteers to demonstrate the speed with which bacteria is passed from one person to another. got mi Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 21,2001-A23 Carol and Larry Barnick of Jennerstown, Somerset County, were introduced by virtue of the astonishing order they gave for Allied’s annual cheese and butter sale. Last time it was conducted, Carol Bamick ordered 1,740 pounds of products, Naugle said. When asked about it later, Carol said: “All I do is make a couple of phone calls to friends and relatives and it just escalates. “We eat a lot of pizzas,” she reported of her own household. Carol herself gets a case of butter and a block of mozzarella cheese which she grates and freezes in separate packages. Naugle reported billboard cheese promotions and the cheese identification contests popular at schools and senior cit izen centers and in television and radio commercials. Allied Milk Producers Cooper ative, Inc. is a major sponsor of the Keystone State Games, where the official drink is milk. Allied supports the county promotion committees that are holding fundraisers at festivals such as Mountain Craft Days in Somerset, the Folk Festival in Springs, and at county fairs. The place mats Allied has available appear to be “dairy fun” indeed, with cheese scram blers, multiple choice cheese triv ia, and a word find. k? 3as Models 220 & 225
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