—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Oct 23, 1976
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Stage set
HARRISBURG, Pa. -
Twenty-four entrants will
compete in talent contests at
the 104th annual convention
of the Pennsylvania State
Grange at Sharon, Mercer
County, October 25-28.
The contestants had won
their way to the state finals
in eliminations at the
regional and district levels.
Competition in the finals
begins at 7 p.m. Monday in
the Salmon High School
auditorium for individual
vocal and instrumental
classes, instrumental
groups, variety acts,
quartets and square dance
teams.
Agnes Amt -Norman, Lancaster promotion week. Here, Mrs. Florence
County Extension home economist, Calhoun, a Palmyra resident who
showed different methods of came to Park City to shop, tries a
preparing honey on Tuesday of the drink created with honey.'
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office did its part to help with
farmer-consumer relations.
The Extension display
illustrated various farm
products found on the
grocery store shelf. During
the week, demonstrations on
how to prepare pork, dairy
products, chicken, apples,
and honey were also given.
Agnes Arnold-Norman,
Extension home economist
described the turnout for the
display as “good.” on
Monday, for her apple
demonstration, she
estimated that 150 people
stopped for a bite to eat and
look reading material with
them, and that on Tuesday,
about 250 passers-by stop
ped Tuesday’s product was
honey,
Thursday and Friday
also in the Sharon High
School auditorium at 7 p.m.,
will be for family vocal and
instrumental groups and
Pomona Grange choruses.
Winner of the best-of-show
honors Monday night, and
first place winners in the
family contests Tuesday
night, will go on to Atlantic
City to compete in the
national contest at the
National Grange convention
November 8-15.
The State Grange prince
and princess for 1975-76 -
Fred Rudy, Sewickley RD 4,
and Barbara Harrison, West
Chester - will be introduced
“at the Tuesday evening
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Promotion
evenings were eventful night
nights for the promotion. The ternoon
Grand Square, a square
dancing group, performed on
Thursday, and Steve
Brubaker, a magician and
ventriloquist, had special
shows for children on Friday
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for top Grange talent
1975-76 young married
couple, Mr. and Mrs. James
Steele, of Pocopson. The four
also will vie for national
honors at the National
Grange convention.
Also to be introduced are
the 1976-77 prince and
princess - John H. Keith, of
Entriken, and Anna May
Snyder, of Camp Hill - and
the 1976-77 young married
couple Mr. and Mrs. Richard
A. Gallimore, of Gettysburg
R 3.
The Monday and Tuesday
programs are open to the
public.
Following is a list of
finalists for the talent con-
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VOCAL
Mrs. Earl Shaffer, New
Wilmington R 2, Mercer
County Miriam Sowers,
Millerstown Ri; Perry
County
Mrs. 775
Deal St., " Somerset,
Somerset County
Inge Kiebach, Bemville
Rl, Berks County
INSTRUMENTAL;
Michael Lennox, Cam
bridge Spring R 3, Crawford
County, piano
Ryan Ditmer, Port Royal
R 2, Juniata County, piano
Mark Shankweiler,
SehnecksviUe R 2, Lehigh
County, baritone hom
(Group): Harold C. Ruth,
111 Ruskin Drive, Altoona
Milton L. Lambert,
Altoona R 1
Robert A. Bagshaw,
Hollidaysburg R 2, Blair
County
OTHER ACTS:
Florence’ Allsworth,
Bealsville, Washington
County, monologue
Mrs. Jay Walker, Fnedens
R 2 and Mrs. Henry Fritz,
Berlin R 3, Somerset County,
skit
Sara Deen, Port Royal, Rl,
Juniata County, monologue
Mark .and David Shank
weilerrSue and Sally Moyer,
Keith Grim and Joanne
Schenck, Schnecksville,
Lehigh County; skit
FAMILY VOCAL:
Mr. and Mrs. Lenox and
seven children, Cambridge
Springs R 3, Crawford
County Glen, Sonya, Rita
and Stan Byers, Millerstown
Rl, Perry County
Marie, Martha, Naomi and
Mrs. Luann Herbert, Kutz
town R 1, Berks County
FAMILY
INSTRUMENTAL:
John J., Donald L.,
Thomas A., Linda M. and
Beverly K. Stahlman,
Home R 1, Indiana County
Glen, Sonya, Rita and Stan
Byers, Millerstown R 1,
Perry County (also in family
vocal)
QUARTETS:
Miriam Sowers, Miller
stown R 1; Mary Kline and
Harriett Walker, Newport R
1, and Andrea C. Cameron,
Millerstown R 2; ac
companist, Douglas Bonsall,
Millerstown R 1, Perry
‘ County
Dorothy Umbenhauer,
Lessport Rl; Stella Snyder
and Lillian Mengel, 125
Penn St., Bemville, and
Verna Spengler,
Strausstown R 1; ac
companist, Clark Snyder,
Bemville, Berks County
Also competing will be
square dance teams from
Fleetwood Grange, Berks
County, and Millers Run
Grange, Washington County,
and Pomona choruses from
Somerset County, Bradford-
Sullivan Counties, and Berks
County,
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