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Kids * Korner,
Ben Franklin Uses Tricks , Fun
To Teach Small Freys A History Lesson
LOU ANN GOOD
Food And Family
Features Editor
MANHEIM (Lancaster Co.)
Three- to five-year-old children
might be considered a bit young
for a museum tour, but last Fri
day a class from Small Frey’s
Children Care proved they aren’t
too young for a history lesson.
Delaware Co. 4-H
Camp Still Has Openings
SPRINGFIELD (Delaware
Co.) Youth ages 8-13 (as of 1/
1/03) are invited to participate in
the Delaware County 4-H Sum
mer Specials Day Camp at the
Garrett-Williamson Farm in
Newtown Square.
Four weeks of sessions are
scheduled at the Farm, which is
located on Bishop Hollow Road.
Each project meets Monday
through Thursday.
Session One, June 16-19, will
be conducted from 6:30 p.m.-8:30
p.m. with the exception of horse
manship classes which meet at 9
a.m. Sessions Two, Three, and
Four (June 23-27, June 30-July 3,
and July 7-10) will run from 9:30
a.m.-ll:30 a.m., with horseman
ship classes beginning at 9 a.m.
each day.
The following programs will be
offered:
• Session One: Archery, Who
Lives in the Rainforest? Wood
working and Horsemanship
• Session Two: Archery, Who
Lives in the Rainforest? Wood
working and Horsemanship
• Session Three: Archery,
Farm Animal Care, Photogra
Competition For Small
Pets Is June 14
NAZARETH (Northampton high jump, races, and an obstacle
Co.) The SPCA 4-H Veteri- course.
nary Science Club will be holding Registration opens at 9 a.m.
its first annual Small Pet Fun Events begin at 10 a.m. Entry
Day on Saturday, June 14, at the fees are $8 per class entered. If
Northampton County 4-H Center you bring a donation for the
on Bushkill Center Road, Naza- SPCA, $1 will be taken off the
reth. total entry fee.
This event is for kids ages 8-18 Proof of up-to-date vaccina
and their small pets. Events will tions are required and all animals
include showmanship, obedience, must be leashed or caged at all
costume class, most talented, times. No large farm animals,
most entertaining, most colorful, For more information, call
artificial (stuffed animals), cutest, Kelly Weisner (610) 746-1970.
Small Frey’s Children Care visit the Historic Manheim
Preservation Foundation on Friday, May 23. The class dis
covered that history is fun when taught by Ben Franklin.
Well, he looks like Ben Franklin, but Michael Graham is
best known as Sparky the Clown in the Manheim area.
At left, Ben Franklin hands out flags to each of the
small freys.
Jim Hosier said the Historic
Manheim Preservation Founda
tion invited the children to ex
pose them to a bit of Manheim’s
history.
“They might be a bit young to
appreciate the Stiegel glassware
and other artifacts in the muse
um, but we wanted to make the
visit fun so they’d leam to appre
ciate history,” Hosier said.
phy, Rocketry, Save the Planet,
and Horsemanship
• Session Four: Archery, Fun
with Fabric, Photography, Rock
etry, and Horsemanship
With the exception of Horse
manship, for which there is an
additional fee, the cost for these
programs is $4O per session. En
rollments are limited, so please
register early. All sessions are
available on a first come, first
served basis and youth may en
roll in more than one session.
Partial scholarships are available
for those with financial need.
Please call the Delaware County
extension office at (610) 690-2655
to request an information bro
chure and registration form.
A five-day overnight camp,
4-H Camp Shehaqua, is also
available for youth ages 8-14,
from July 14-18. Accredited by
the American Camping Associa
tion, this rustic camp is located at
Hickory Run State Park in the
Poconos. For more information
and an application, contact He
laine Brown, extension 4-H
agent, at (610) 690-7665.
From the laughter and interest
the children showed, the visit was
a great success. Michael Graham,
who usually dresses as Sparky
the Clown, depicted Ben Frank
lin. Children watched enthralled
as Ben Franklin performed magi
cal tricks to talk about the impor
tance of the American flag, pat
riotism, and Memorial Day
observances. Ben Franklin talked
about how he invented the light
ening rod and other inventions.
He showed the children $2O bills,
each printed with a photo of Ben
Franklin.
Each child was presented a
flag and a bag full of goodies,
which included a stars and
stripes pencil, a siren whistle, and
lots of candy wrapped in red,
white, and blue. They also were
served milk and cookies.
The museum, carriage house,
and gardens are open for tour at
no charge by the nonprofit organ
ization. To make an appoint
ment, call the Foundation at
(717) 665-5560.
Kids Compete
In Envirothon
YORK (York Co.) York
County Conservation District
celebrated its 12th Annual Inter
mediate School Envirothon, May
7, with 35 fifth and sixth grade
teams from 22 schools competing
in four events. The Envirothon
was conducted at the Izaak Wal
ton League, York Chapter 67,
near Dallastown the official
“Home of the Envirothon.”
Results of the 12th Annual Sth
and 6th Grade Envirothon are
(400 point total possible): First
place team: Dallastown Middle
School “Dallastown Determined
Diving Duckies” scoring 347
points. Second place team: N South
Eastern Middle School “Rockin’
Raccoons” with 345 points. Third
place team: York Home School
“Charging Elk” scoring 343
points.
Category first place award
winners are as follows: Aquatics:
Northern “Red Backed Salaman
der;” Forestry; York Home
School “Charging Elk;” Current
Issue “Outdoor Safety and Sur
vival:” Dallastown Middle School
“Dallastown Determined Diving
Duckies;” Wildlife: Dallastown
Middle School “Dallastown De
termined Diving Duckies.”
Movie To Promote Milk
HARRISBURG (Dauphin From now through June 11,
Co.) Capitalizing on the Moms who buy two gallons of
launch of the Disney/Pixar new milk and K eebler or Kel .
animated movie “Finding , , Droducts can Eet their kids
Nemo,” dairy farmers have part- logg s P° d c f T n get „ Klds
nered with Keebler and Kellogg’s a ““ P in “ in g Nemo giant in
to encourage Moms to buy more flatable toy of “Bruce the Shark,”
milk for their kids. a character in the movie, by mail.
“This partnership makes milk Consumers will find the promo
fun and will increase gallon milk tional offer on 20 million pack
sales, which will also increase „„„„ v
dairy product demand,” said * ges of elldggs u K™l*“
John Chrisman, spokesperson for Treats and select brands of Keeb
the Pennsylvania Dairy Promo- l* r cookies, including E.L Fudge
tion Program. and Vanilla Wafers.
Kids Mix It Up With Milk
PHILADELPHIA (Philadel
phia Co.) Kids attending the
Delaware Valley College A-Day
and the University of Maryland
Campus Day recently had a good
excuse to play with their food
during special “Mix It With
Milk” promotions at each event.
Starting with a glass of white
milk, kids could create their own
cool milk flavors by adding mix
ins such as flavored syrups, pow
dered drink mixes or JELL-O®
brand products. They also re
ceived recipe ideas and informa
tion to enter the national “Mix It
With Milk ’n JELL-O*” contest
sponsored by the national dairy
checkoff program and JELL-O.
“This promotion is an excel
lent example of how dairy check
off dollars are maximized for
long-term results,” said Alexa
Stoner, industry relations special
ist for Mid-Atlantic Dairy Asso
ciation. “Partnering with a na
tional brand like JELL-O allows
us to increase the demand for
dairy in a cost-effective way.
Through this campaign, we are
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encouraging kids to drink more
milk early in life, which will help
increase dairy demand for the
long term.”
Kids can enter the monthly
“Mix It With Milk ’n JELL-O®
contests sponsored by the “got
milk?”®/Milk Mustache cam
paign and JELL-O. Contestants
create their own wildly delicious
milk drink recipes using JELL-0
Brand Gelatin or JELL-O Brand
Instant Pudding powder and
other ingredients.
Monthly winners receive
$l,OOO and a trip for two to New
York City for a chance to com
pete in a “Milk Mix Off’ in
which the grand-prize winner
will receive a $lO,OOO college
scholarship and a year’s supply
of JELL-O products. The contest
runs through October 2003 and
features a different theme each
month. For more information,
visit the Kid’s Club section of
www.whymilk.com.