On Memorial Day weekend,  I had the privilege of attending the wedding of Katie Kuzma, daughter of two of Pro Ag’s  members, Ray and Annette Kuzma.  

Before the reception, during the cocktail hour, I witnessed several adults walking around with pints of whole milk. So, I asked Annette about it. She took me to the hallway where there were several containers of whole milk. What a surprise to see a large milk cooler of white and chocolate whole milk.  The milk was from Manning’s Dairy in Lackawanna County; the milk contains all the fat and protein levels and it comes from Manning’s cows. It is whole milk.

I couldn’t believe how many people were taking whole milk—young and old drinking white and chocolate milk.

The story gets even better. The whole crowd of nearly 300 people was waiting for Ray and Annette to be introduced at the reception. They all went silent as the D.J. played a tape of  the great Paul Harvey reciting “So God Made a Farmer.” You could have heard a pin drop. 

After that, Ray and Annette burst into the room. The crowd went wild. What a presentation this couple made—blue jeans, farm shirt, hat and all. I have never seen anything like this. 

The crowd loved the milk, but after the dinner there was another surprise. A Manning’s supply truck parked by the wayside served 15 different flavors of fresh, whole-milk ice cream. The crowd loved it. 

As I have said many times, if you want to purchase whole milk, then go to Manning’s Dairy. We are enclosing a picture of the Manning supply truck parked by the walkway. I thanked the driver for being there. I don’t know how much whole milk would be served at a wedding but I thank Ray and Annette for having it there.

Congratulations to Katie and Jesse Keats!

“And on the eighth day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, ‘I need a caretaker.’ So God made a farmer.”—Paul Harvey

Arden Tewksbury is the manager of Pro Ag in Meshoppen, PA.