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Pedal To Preserve Bike Tour Back By Popular Demand
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
Lancaster Farmland Trust’s bi
cycle tour. Pedal to Preserve, has
returned after a one-year hiatus.
Pedal to Preserve, the Trust’s
sixth bicycle tour fundraiser, will
be conducted on Saturday, June
Honorary event chair Janelle Stelson of WGAL 8 TV
and honorary co-chair Officer Dan Jenkins of the Lancas
ter City Bureau of Police-Bicycle Unit will be “pedaling to
preserve” Lancaster County’s precious farmland at this
year’s ride.
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21. The tour, which begins and
ends at Donegal High School on
Marietta Avenue in Mount Joy,
accommodates leisure and com
petitive cyclists, offering three
tours that wind through the
beautiful farmland of western
Lancaster County farmland
which contains the highest densi
ty of preserved farmland in the
country.
Honorary event chair Janelle
Stelson of WGAL 8 TV and hon
orary co-chair Officer Dan Jen
kins of the Lancaster City Bu
reau of Police-Bicycle Unit will
both be “pedaling to preserve”
Lancaster County’s precious
farmland at this year’s ride.
“I was born in Alaska and
raised in Seattle ... some of the
most beautiful country in the
world,” said Stelson. “My family
all lives in the Seattle area so
why do I choose to make my
home here? The quality of life in
Lancaster County and its unique
landscape.
“A newsroom can be kind of a
wild place to work... and when
I need peace, I head to the coun
try, often by myself, to ride or
walk and clear my head,” she
said. “There are too few places
like this left in the world. Any
thing I can do to help preserve
such a treasure is my absolute
pleasure.”
“I do believe that preservation
of farmland is vital to the histori
cal character of Lancaster Conn-
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FOR ALL DAIRY FARMERS
Learn more about the CWT (Cooperatives Working Together)
program proposed by the National Milk Producers Federation.
The CWT program is designed to improve milk prices by bringing supply and demand in
balance. The major Northeast dairy cooperatives will be holding joint informational meet
ings to update you on the details of this farmer-controlled program and answer any
questions you may have. Cooperative members, independent dairy producers, and agri
business professionals are all invited to attend.
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lew York:
Little Falls 5/14
Waterloo 5/14
Oneonta 5/15
Cortland 5/16
Owego 5/16
W. Chazy 5/19
Canton 5/20
Batavia 5/22
Watertown 5/27
Morrisville 5/28
Lowville 5/28
Falconer 5/28
Greenwich 5/29
Kanona 5/29
Cuba 5/29
Middletown 6/2
Maryland:
New Midway 5/28 10 am, New Midway
_ M . CMO ir ® Ha " t Meetings also
Oakland 5/28 7:30 pm, Pleasant NewEnoland
Valley Community Ctr.
information can also be found on line at: www.dalrymarketingaervices.com/cwt
or by calling the Northeast CWT hotline at 1 >BBB-858-7813.
Dairy cooperative sponsors include Dairylea Cooperative, Dairy Farmers of America, Agri-Mark, St.
Albans Cooperative, Allied Federated Cooperatives, Inc., Conesus Milk Producers Cooperative
Association, Mount Joy Farmers Cooperative Association, Oneida-Madison Milk Producers Co-op,
and Cortland Bulk Milk Producers Co-op among others.
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ty, and is a great cause,” said Of
ficer Dan Jenkins, who will be
participating in the 52-mile ride.
“I am looking forward to the
ride.”
The routes include a six-mile
“family ride” starting at 9:30
a.m., a 20-mile ride starting at 9
a.m., and a 52-mile ride starting
at 8 a.m. Riders are asked to reg
ister at least 30 minutes before
their start time.
“The routes are designed to
appeal to a wide variety of cy
clists, from people who want to
come with their children for the
family ride, to those who prefer a
longer and more challenging
ride,” said Trust board member
and route designer Bill Hoffman
The scenic,
lightly traveled
routes showcase
more than 20
farms that have
been preserved
forever from de
velopment.
Water stops,
snacks, and sup
port vehicles
will be provided
along the route.
Registration
MEETINGS
7:30 pm, Best Western
7:30 pm, Holiday Inn
7:30 pm, Holiday Inn
7:30 pm, NYS Grange
10 am, Treadway Inn
7:30 pm, Miner Institute Millheim
9:30 am, Best Western New Holland
7:30 pm, Holiday Inn Intercourse
7:30 pm, Best Western Greencastle
7:30 pm, SUNY Morrisville Williamsport
9:30 am, Elks Club Georgetown
7:30 pm, Ross Grange Whitneyville
7:30 pm, Elks Club Elk Lake
10 am,Tally-Ho Rest. Towanda
7:30 pm. Cuba VFW
7:30 pm, Holiday Inn
PAINTING
All Types
Interior/Extcrior
including Aerial Work
Specialists in Sand Blasting and
Spray Painting Farm Buildings
Also Roof Coating • Water Blasting
• Repair All Types of
Spray Equipment - Pumps & Guns
Fisher’s Painting
4056 A Newport Rd.
Kinzers, PA 17535
On Rt. 772 Across From
Pequea Valley School
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Peach Bottom
Martinsburg
Bellville
Mt. Joy
Lebanon
Delaware:
5/15 10 am, Hartley Fire Hall
Hartley
is $2O in advance or $3O on ride
day. Advance registrants receive
event T-shirts featuring the
“Ride Because She Can’t” cow
wearing a bike helmet. Children
12 and under ride free when ac
companied by an adult.
Riders are also encouraged to
obtain pledge sponsorships and
qualify for prizes. Proceeds fund
farmland preservation efforts
throughout Lancaster County.
Pedal to Preserve brochures,
including registration forms, are
available by calling the Trust at
(717) 293-0707 or at www.save
lancasterfarms.org.
The event will be conducted
rain or shine. All riders must
wear a bicycle helmet.
7:30 pm, First Citizen Bank
7:30 pm, Peach Bottom Inn
7:30 pm, Morrison Cove Park
10 am, Bellville Livestock Mkt.
10 am, Acorn Conf. Ctr.
7:30 pm, Millheim Fire Hall
10am, Yoders Restaurant
7:30 pm, Harvest Drive Rest.
7:30 pm, Kauffman Puritan Bldg.
7:30 pm, Pine Run Grange Hall
7:30 pm, Bart Fireball
10 am,Tioga Cty Fairgrounds
7:30 pm, Elk Lake Fire Hall
10 am, Towanda Country Club
7:30 pm, Expo Center