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Vol. 95, No. 23
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Picking their own
and Shirley Weidner's property in Lehman.
By WALLY KOCHER
Staff Correspondent
Hey, all you berry pickers! It’s time to get all those
berry baskets out of the cellar and trot out to the
fields. Don’t forget to take your copy of ‘The Dallas
Post’? with you, though because right here, we've got a
list of all the berry fields in the area.
‘There are several farms.in the area that are letting
® public ‘go in and pick their own strawberries. We
t The Dallas Post have decided to tist a directory of a
ew of these farms. So, read on and happy picking!
0 NAME: Ed Lucas Farm
DAYS AND TIME OPEN: Seven days a. week; 8
a.m. till dark.
PRICE: 70 cents quart'basket; 75 cents per quart if
you buy their baskets.
DIRECTIONS: Route 11 until you hit the main
intersection in Shickshinny. Turn right onto Route 239,
and go approximately 8 miles. Follow signs.
TYPE OF BERRIES: Guardian-good for freezing.
Catskill-smaller, good for jellies.
PHONE NUMBER: 864-3323.
HOW LONG IN BUSINESS: 8 years.
The owners of the Ed Lucas farm would like you to
know that berry picking can be a family event. Bring
the kids.
NAME: Sutliff’s Farm.
DAYS AND TIME OPEN: Monday-Saturday, 8 a.m.
- 12 p.m. & 5 p.m. till dark.
PRICE: 65 cents a quart with your own basket; 75
cents a quart if you buy their baskets.
DIRECTIONS: Take Route 11 till you hit the main
intersection at Shickshinny. Turn right onto Route 239
and go for a mile. Turn left and follow signs.
TYPES OF BERRIES: Catskill.
PHONE NUMBER: 864-3131.
HOW LONG IN BUSINESS: 26 years.
Everything taken from Sutliff’s farm must be taken
in quart baskets. Picking in quart baskets and
dumping in other containers will not be allowed.
NAME: Harding’s Farm.
DAYS AND TIMES OPEN: Seven days a week
preferably 8:30 a.m;-5 p.m.
yourself ‘with your -own baskets: 85 cents if you bus
their'baskets and pick them.
DIRECTIONS: Located on Route 29, Noxen. After
entering Noxen, there will be a Methodist Church on
the left. The Harding farm is five houses down from
the church, less than one mile:
TYPES OF BERRIES: Scott-very sweet; Sparkle-
very large, good for freezing.
PHONE NUMBER: 298-2471.
NAME: Morgan’s Farm. ;
DAYS AND TIMES OPEN: Monday-Saturday, 8
a.m.-12 p.m. & 5 p.m.-dark.
PRICE: 65 cents a quart with your own baskets; 7
cents a quart if you use their baskets.
DIRECTIONS: = Travel along Main Street, Swet]
Valley, till you hit the ““Y’" in the road near the Ross
Elementary School. Bear right, and follow the road for
approximately two miles. Turn left and proceed for .2
miles till you see the ‘‘strawberry’’ sign pointing to the
left. 3
TYPE OF BERRIES: Guardian & Catskill.
PHONE NUMBER: 256-3042 or 256-3465.
HOW LONG IN BUSINESS: 5 years.
You'll be able to pick at the Morgan farm six days a
week, but not until the picking is good. Call before you
make the trip. This advice is good for all the farms.
By ANN DEVLIN
Staff Correspondent
The Cider Painters of America
announce the opening of their mini-
ature art show at The Art Gallery,
College Misericordia through July 9.
Don’t expect to see paintings of
cider, or even apples. On display is
a variety of paintings no larger than
3 by 5 inches. The Cider Painters of
America arededicated to the fine
art of painting miniatures.
Founded in 1983, the Cider Paint-
ers of America are a tongue-in-
cheek tribute to the Whiskey Paint-
ers of America, a national group of
professional artists. The Whiskey
Painters of America originated
from the Work Projects Administra-
tion begun in the Depression to
provide jobs for artists. In their free
time, the artists started meeting in
bars, where they painted miniatures
while enjoying the companionship of
fellow painters and a bit of liquid
Gina Major
refreshment. Story has it that the
group continued to paint each meet-
ing until the last member fell off the
bar stool. Today, however, the
Whiskey Painters of America are
quite serious about their work, and
members include such famour art-
ists as Jamie Wyeth and Don Stone.
The idea for the Cider Painters
sprung up in Sue Hand’s Imagery
art studio on Main Street, Dallas
According to Hand, spokesperson
for the group, about 10 artists who
enjoy painting miniatures got
together at the studio (Imagery)
one night and decided to form a
club. “We toasted to the future with
glasses of cider,” says Sue.
There are several reasons for the
Cider Painter's existence. ‘‘We
encourage each other and help each
other with our paintings,” says Sue.
“It’s challenging to artists because
it’s a totally different experience to
paint so small.”
Miniatures also make good sense
(See CIDER, page 8)
By WALLY KOCHER
Statf Correspondent
Baek Mountain. residents have
hundreds of reasons to be proud of
their community. Many area c¢hil-
dren have grown and made success:
ful names for themselves, and now
this has happened once again.
Gina Major, 25, formerly of
Huntsville, has become the area’s
newest claim to fame and pride and
joy, having been crowned Miss
Pennsylvania on June 16, at. the
Joffa Mosque in Altoona, Pa.
In an exclusive interview with
The Dallas: Post, Gina shared her
joyous feelings, inner most
thoughts, and future plans with us.
“The idea of being a celebrity
hasn’t quite sunken in yet,” she
said. ‘Little by little it’s beginning
to hit me. For example, all I did the
Monday and Tuesday after I was
named Miss Pennsylvania was talk
on the phone to the press. I'm not
used to that kind of stuff.”
Gina is a 1976 graduate of Lake-
Lehman High School, and a 1980
graduate of Drexel University
where she majored in marketing.
Before winning the pageant, Gina
was a public relations manager for
the Strawbridge and Clothier
in “Ardmore, a ‘suburb of Philadel-
phia.
“Unfortunately, I had the type of
job that needed to be filled,” said
the 5-5" blonde. ‘However, they
said that if I wanted to return after
my reign, it could possibly be
worked out,
“I have a three-fold goal for my
future, though,’ she added. ‘First I
would like to get my B.A. degree in
marketing, and then I'd like to own
and manage my own marketing
agency. Thirdly, I would like to
possibly get into singing profession-
ally.”
Gina’s talent portion of the con-
test consisted of a vocal medley of,
“I Feel a Song Coming On,” and
“Broadway Rhythm.” Her love for
music was evident while she was
yet in high school. She participated
in both band and chorus, winning
sevral honors in each.
“l was very musical in high
school,” said Gina. ‘I knew that
celebration.
left, Adria = Linder,
Dallas Post/Ed Campbel
Annabelle Linder,
The Back Mountain Memorial
appropriate for a library facility.
The Back Mountain Memorial
Library announced the reopening of
the Children’s Library relocated to
the former Dallas Borough School
Building on Huntsville Road.
A huge banner was draped on the
building proclaiming it the new
library staff will move the rest of
the books and offices to the new
facility upon completion of exten-
sive alterations. The alterations are
necessary to make over the elemen-
tary school building to quarters
zation of a capital campaign in
order to raise funds toward the
$450,000 estimated cost of the reno-
vations.
On hand to unveil the banner and
help conduct a tour of the new
facility were Ernest Ashbridge,
President of the Back Mountain
Memorial Library Board of Direc-
tors; William Frederick, Head
Librarian; Marilyn Rudolph, Chil-
dren’s Librarian and Nancy Eckert,
member of the Back Mountain
Memorial Library Board of Direc-
tors.
GINA MAJOR
music would always be a part of my
life, so before I went to college, I
had to ask myself a question. Did I
want to major in music.or business?
I didn’t want to be a poor, starving
musician, and I didn’t want to have
to sing to put food on the table.
What I mean is that if I “had’’ to do
something, anything, it wouldn't be
for me. I want to work because I
want to and not because I have to.
So I chose business.
“I’m still studying voice profes-
sionally,” she went on. ‘In fact,
I've sung at weddings and telethons;
but what I'll do with my singing in
the future is yet to be seen.”
Gina feels the most influential
person in her life has been her
mother. .
“I know it sounds trite because
everyone says that,” she said, ‘but
I really do believe that I couldn't
have gotten this far without my
mother’s support and help."
Gina’s ‘mother, Mrs. Virginia
Major, of Huntsville, doesn’t feel
any credit should go to her:
“I’ve always done all I could to
support Gina,” said Mrs. Major,
“but she earned it on her own. It
was a long, hard journey, but she
made it.”
It was indeed a long and hard
journey for Gina. The recent Miss
Pennsylvania pageant was Gina's
(See MISS, page 8)
Inside The Post
Births .................. 3
Calendar ................ 8
Classified ...... 13,14,15
Obituaries sabia 3
People .............. 58,7
Perspective ............ 4
School ........ 9,12,13,16
Sports ............. 10,11