DlG—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 9,1981
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Apple Blossom Festival delights young and old
BY M.H. GIFT
Staff Correspondent
ARENDTSVILLE - Over 12,000
people took in the sights and
sounds of this year’s Apple
Blossom-Festival held here at the
South Mountain Fairgrounds. Just
as flowers attracts bees, the
displays drew visitors to inspect
the wares and produce of the
county.
Exhibits included a petting zoo,
antique cars from the Gettysburg
Area Antique Auto Association,
helicopter ndes, a sheep shearing
and shawl making demonstration,
bus tours through the orchards, a
building full of crafts, machinery
for making cornmeal, the
crowmng of the. 1981 Apple
Blossom Queen, and stands full of
food.
Families could eat a lamb from
the Adams County Poultry
Association and pork dinner
courtesy of the Adams County
Sheep Producers Association &
The South Central Pennsylvaia
Pork Producers Association on
Saturday or have barbecue
chicken on Sunday.
With this mam course, they
could stroll to one of the stands and
have a milk shake or a glass of
cider and to finish the meal they
could have a cherry dessert, an
apple or an ice cream cone.
On first arriving at the
fairgrounds, children would stare
wide-eyed and opened mouthed
everytime the helicopter came in
low for another landing. Some
Apple grower Donald Trostle provides fruit industry during tours through the
visitors with some interesting facts about the beautiful orchards.
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One of the toughest jobs at the festival is Glen Wolf take a long, hard, mouth-watering
judging the apple pie entries. This year’s look at the delicious ‘contestants’,
judges, Shirley Ciaar, Joanne Musselman, and
would squeal with delight, while
others clutched their parents in
fnght. But after a while they grew
accustomed to the helicopter’s
commotion and turned their at
tention elsewhere. Often that at
tention was centered on the petting
zoo, where they could pet baby
animals supplied by the county’s 4-
H clubs.
Meanwhile, parents strolled the
grounds and checked the assort
ment of crafts, stopped at the apple
display and tried to decide whether
to buy a bag of apples or a jug of
cider to take back home. The
antique car display was guaran
teed to bring back memories and
stories about old cars and trucks
once owned by the visitor.
People found the bus tours were
a good way to relax, see the
blossoms in bloom, and learn more
about the industry from a fruit
grower. The guides pointed out the
different types of trees, showed the
tourists how to tell whether a
blossom has been injured by frost,
the life expectancy and answered
questions. At the end of the tnp,
riders disembarked and received
an apple from either Tami
Lobaugh, the 1980 Apple Blossom
Queen or Angie Sheaffer the in
coming Queen.
Many visitors seemed interested
in a collection of puffing and
chugging gasoline engines, which
turned belts operating machinery
that crushed and ground corn into
meal. Harry Hahn, owner of the
exhibit, drew attention _to his
display by occasionally piercing l!t wolf’s Restaurant, Joann
the Spring an-with a steam whistle Mussehnan of the Fairfield Inn
or siren located among his engines. . am i Shirley Claar, Dietary
Some folks inspected the bags of Supervisor of the Gettysburg
freshly ground meal and scanned a Lutheran Home, chose the nine
recipe sheet, while others just winners,
stared at the mechanical activity. jn Division One, for cooks 11
Another buzzing area was the years mid under, the blue ribbon
helicopter landing site where went to Julie Taylor of Biglerville.
people gathered to watch the craft -
take off and land, some even /Second place was awarded to
summoned enough courage to go Amiee Taylor, also of Biglerville
aloft for a ride. The pilots from an d third place went to Knstine
Agßotors explained aerial crop Anderson of Aspers.
dusting, the pesticides used, an- Division Two, for ages 12
swered questions from onlookers, through 18, the first place nbbon
as well as flying the ‘copter’. went to Karen Bretzman of Ben-
The highlight of the festival dersville. Second place was
came Sunday afternoon when U.S. awarded to Missy Sheaffer of
Representative William F.
Goodlmg crowned Angie Sheaffer
as the 1981 Apple Blossom Queen.
The Biglerville High School senior
was selected m a contest held April
Hatßendersville.
The daughter of Terry and
Connie Sheaffer, Angie has worked
on her father’s and grandparent’s
orchards doing everything from
picking fruit to working with
animals. Slie will be a freshman
this fall at the South Seminary
Junior College in Virginia.
Also selected during last month’s
contest was Laurie Roth of
Fairfield as first runner-up and
Missy Sheaffer, the new queen’s
sister, as second runner-up.
Just befuic the crowning
ceremony, the results of the apple
pie contest were announced. On
Saturday three judges, Glen Wolf
Visitors enjoying the Adams County Apple Blossom Festival
at the South Mountain Fairgrounds, Arendtsville, had a
™|" ce tO . c , h *L wit i? th ® count y A PPfc Blossom Queens from
1980 and 1981, Tami Lobaugh, left, and Angie Sheaffer,
right. .
Tami Lobaugh treats this small-fry to a free ‘nature's
toothbrush’.
pan and Terry Daily prepare iamb burgers and
shishkebabs to delight even the gourmet’s taste.
BiglerviUe, and third place went to
Sally Shulteis of BiglerviUe.
In Division Three, for those older
than 19, the blue ribbon was
awarded to Marjorie KeUer of
Aspers, second place went to
Retha McCleaf also from Aspers,
and third place was awarded to
May Shulteis of BiglerviUe.
The Apple Blossom Festival’s
sponsors included the Adams
County Fruit Growers Association,
the Adams County Poultry
Association, and the Gettysburg
Travel Council.
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