810-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 21,2003
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MICHELLE KUNJAPPU
Lancaster Farming Staff
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) This week a three-day event drew
thousands of people to a dairy farm to take a wagon tour, sample ice
cream and milk, or take part in a scavenger hunt.
The annuaf event, sponsored by the Lancaster Chamber and Ore
gon Dairy, also included a chick hatching display, straw tunnels, pony
rides, a chicken barbecue, sheep shearing, and a Conservation Expo
by the Lancaster County Conservation District.
Visitors also had a chance to watch the dairy’s cows begin milked
and meet Lancaster County dairy princess royalty.
The Conservation Expo included a stream study and walk each
day, an Enviroscape demonstration, and other activities for children.
Last year approximately 10,000 people attended the event, a num
ber based on the quantity of ice cream cones handed out to visitors.
The event introduces community members to Lancaster County ag
riculture as they tour the dairy, a 600-acre operation that includes a
large store and restaurant. Oregon Dairy began selling milk at a small
store on the premises in 1974. The farm includes a methane digester
that produces electricity used on the farm.
dairy promotion items to eager takers.
Photos by Micholle Kunjappu
In the foreground Mat
thew Loser, 7, Marietta,
and Robert Mong, 8, Way
nesboro, enjoy riding high
in one of the available trac
tors.
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Visitors had a chance to
watch the herd being
milked from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. each day.
From left, Hannah Miller,
2, Denver, and Addie
Moore, 3, Lancaster, alter
nate between sips of milk
and bites of ice cream
cone.
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The chick-hatching display was educa- Andrew 9, and Micah Roth, 7, Lititz,
tional for children such as Garrett Grau- learn about a cow ’ s dai| V water consump
pensperger, 4, Landisville. tion, part of the educatinal displays for the
public to read.
Above,
from left,
Shari Nolt,
12, and Ka
telyn Hoo
ver, 12, both
from Lititz,
helped to
scoop out
ice i -‘cream
samples to
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A scavenger hunt had young participants talking to
vendors and reading educational posters such as these.
Roxanne Molnar, indus
try relations director at the
Pennsylvania Beef Council,
applied many hamburger
tattoos to little arms and
hands to promote the beef
industry.
Above, In the foreground
Alexsei Kuvshln!feoV,'Si' and
his brother, tiMkmiai,' 4, 'Chi
cago, meet a cili up close
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