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By Jen Jones

In the early 1920s , Pearl Valley Cheese founder Ernest Stalder immigrated to the United States from Switzerland . In 1928 he purchased a cheese factory for $ 700 where one 200-pound wheel of Swiss cheese was made every day in a copper kettle . This was the simple beginning to what we know as Pearl Valley Cheese today .

Stalder married Gertrude Bandi , another Swiss immigrant , in 1929 . She was involved with all parts of the business . Milk for the cheese was delivered by horse and wagon until 1932 and by truck after that .

Electricity was added in 1938 when they built a new

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building and added more copper kettles and presses . When World War II started , Pearl Valley Cheese began making brick cheese in 6-pound pieces . Since most men were at war , the smaller pieces were easier for women to handle .

Colby cheese became more popular in the late 1940s . Also , during that time , there were 50 different small cheese factories in the state , but Ohio Farmer Magazine wrote Pearl Valley Cheese was the largest cheese plant in the state .

Colby cheese varieties make up about 60 % of Pearl Valley Cheese ’ s product line . This also was a big distinction from other factories that focused only

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These are great-great-grandchildren of the original owner of Pearl Valley Cheese at the Swiss Festival in 2022 . Pictured from top left are George Ellis and Grace Ellis and from bottom left are Max Ellis , Jordan Hartle and William Ellis .

on Swiss cheese . Swiss is usually manufactured in bricks instead of wheels . This is more efficient , and the bricks are easily cut into sandwich squares in delis .

In 1969 , 2,000-gallon stainless steel steam-lined

By Jen Jones

A free community event sponsored by Chief Chris Walters and the West Lafayette Police Department will be held Saturday , June 3 from 4-7 p . m . at the Living Faith Church of

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the Nazarene , 21066 state Route 751 , West Lafayette .

There will be a Touch- A-Truck event from both city and county fire departments with police cruisers , emergency squads and rescue boats . The Ohio

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vats replaced the copper kettles , though visitors to the store can still see an original copper kettle just outside the retail store .

A neighboring farm was purchased in 2001 , and Pearl Valley expanded again . A 20,000-squarefoot production facility was built , and Double-O enclosed vats were installed to allow more production of Swiss and Colby cheeses . The expansion allowed the company to increase capacity to custom manufacture and private label cheese for customers and promote their own cheese .

The company is now operated by the fourth generation of the family . The 95th anniversary of Pearl Valley Cheese will be celebrated with a Customer Appreciation Day on Saturday , June 3 from 10 a . m . to 3 p . m . There will be inflatables , food trucks , cheese deals , tours , popcorn , drawings and more .

Pearl Valley Cheese is located at 54760 Township Road 90 in Fresno . It is accessible from state Route 93 .

National Guard 1485th Transportation Company also will be there .

There will be free hot dogs , chips , popcorn , slushies and water . Disc jockey Tyler Bradford will play music , and a bounce house will be available for kids . Other activities also are planned for this community event .

The church is beside Cabot Lumber , and attendees may use East Fourth Street to enter .

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