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the Village of Boys Town, Nebras- ka. Tis huge non-profit organiza- tion now is dedicated to caring for children and families in need. It’s a National Historic Landmark since February, 1985. A dozen regional headquarters are maintained across the United States. A Father’s Day greeting to the memory of benevo- lent Father Flanagan. Milton Snavely Hershey is a true


American hero(photo pg 5). If you ever travel to Pennsylvania, set your GPS for Derry Township, and zero in to downtown Hershey.


Stand


and take selfies at the corner of Chocolate and Cocoa Avenues and breathe in the most delicious choc- olate fragrances the world has ever known. You’ll be 14 miles east of Harrisburg, Pa. but you’ll think you landed in Willy Wonka’s factory. Hershey, born in 1857, had Swiss


and German ancestry dating back to the early Mennonites who settled in Pennsylvania in the 1700s. His big farm family spoke Pennsyl- vania Dutch—a charming mish-


mash of German and English. Old whimsical example: “--Ja, our Kuh (cow) hat uber de fence ge-jumpt und het de cabbage ge-damaged.” --Who could believe “their cow jumped over a fence and damaged the cabbage?—(Some restaurants there serve authentic Pennsylvania Dutch dishes: “Schnitz und Knepp,” made of dried apples, ham, and lit- tle dumplings, or “Kartoffelpuffer,” potato pancakes made with grated raw potatoes or leſt over mashed potatoes—oſten served with cinna- mon applesauce. Soſt pretzels and scrapple are other favorite foods there. Google for plenty more.) When he was 14, Hershey’s aunt


helped him become an apprentice confectioner in Lancaster, Pa. In 1876, at age 19, he opened his first confectionary business.


Eager to


learn, he went to Denver to acquire the skills to make caramels with fresh milk. He learned more in New Orleans, Chicago and New York City. Hershey sold his two Lancaster Cara-


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