Bl4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 21,1984
BY KIMBERLY HERR
CENTERVILLE - It began
when Kim Myers was bored in a
high school study hall. It was
sparked on by a competitive spirit
between Kim and her cousin. It
resulted in two winning ribbons
from the Farm Show.
Kim, 20-year-old daughter of
Ray and Ellen Myers, explained
that when she was a student at
Hempfield High School - she
graduated in 1982 - she had a study
hall, and she was bored. So, she
decided to join a rug braiding club
offered at the school.
She also explained that she and a
female cousin had a long-running
First-place Farm Show rug is displayed by Kim Myers
Clothing
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Pants or Shorts
District i
1 Emily Ross Marion Center 2 Judy Foster
Enon Valley
District II
1 Beth Brandt Palmyra
Other
District I
1 Susan Mishrell Waterfall 2 Regma Good
Marion Ctr 3 Jennifer Brown Garrett
District II
1 Amy Strausbaugh Manheim 2 Susanne
Brendle Mercersburg 3 LisaShenk Lititz
Sweepstakes
1 Amy Jo Strausbaugh Manheim 2 Bety
Garnty Saegertown 3 Susan Mishrell Waterford
Clothing and Textiles sth Year
Top
District I
1 Susan Grove Greensburg
District II
1 Laurie Welsh Sugarfoaf 2 Jennifer Compton
Mifflintown
Simple Dress
District I
1 Dawn Gilliland Franklin
District II
1 Karen Chromster York
Jumper
District I
I Kathy McWilliams Washington 2 Carol
Spicher Rossiter 3 Diane Bell Blairsville
District II
1 Stephanie Moyer Harleysvitle 2 Julie
Prusakowski Harleysville 3 Heidi Zendt Mif
fhntown
Other
District I
1 Jane Anne Strong Smock 2 Kevin Carson
Franklin 3 Jennifer Betford Commodore
District II
1 Tanya Rohrer Lititz 2 Pam Kimmel Hegins
3 Jennifer Sfacktish Jermyn
Sweepstakes
I Tanya Rohrer Lititz 2 Kathy McWilliams
Washington 3 PamKimmet Higgins
Clothing and Textiles 6th Year
Pants and Top
District I
I Sherrie Mtshrell Waterford 3 Laura
Robinson Baden
District II
1 Julie Longenbach Northampton 2 Christine
McDonald Shtppensburg 3 Catherine Cesanek
Northampton
lumpsuit
District I
1 Kelly Bail Rea 2 Cheryl Rieg Chester
Springs
Other
District I
1 Dawn Methang, Washington
District II
1 Lynelle Stutzman Schwenksville 2 Jody
Carney, Lansdale 3 Jung Park N Wales
Sweepstakes
1 Kelly Bail Rea 2 Dawn Methang
New Hobby Results in Two Farm Show Ribbons
competition. So, when Kim decided
to enter a braided rug in the Farm
Show last year, she wanted it to be
the best it could be She wanted to
win She came home with a second
place ribbon.
This year, she tried again And
when she brought her blue braided
rug home from Harrisburg there
was a blue first place ribbon at
tached to it.
But Kim does not take all the
credit for winning. She shares
some of it with her teachers at
Hempfield High School and her
parents.
"Mr. Nohrenberg is basically the
person who really got me started,”
Winners
Washington 3 uynelle btutzman bcnwenksville
Dress-up Outfit • Dress or Pants
District I
1 Marty Boman Indiana 2 Dawn Gilliland
Franklin 3 Diane Dickey Kittanning
District II
1 Sylvia Royer Lebanon 2 Melanie Shenk
Lititz 3 Natalie Wagner Lititz
Sweepstakes
1 Sylvia Royer Lebanon 2 Melanie Shenk
Lititz 3 Marty Boman Indiana
Tailored Outfit
District I
1 Pam Shugars Latrobe 2 Judy Bates Derry
3 Ellen Nebgen Altoona
District II
1 Michelle Rohrer Lititz 2 Renee Haldeman
Manheim 3 Rhonda Witmer Lititz
Sweepstakesa
1 Pam Shugars Latrobe 2 Michelle Rohrer
Lititz 3 Renee Haldeman Manheim
Tailored Suit
District I
1 Bret Reyburn State College 2 Kelly Wibte
Three Springs 3 Beverly Diehl
District II
1 Linda Justick Avoca 2 Gail Pa r tmgton
Sugarloaf 3 Lon Reesor Lebanon
Sweepstakes
1 Bret Reyburn State College 2 Kelly Wtble
Three Springs 3 Linda Justidk Avoca
Tailored Coat
District I
1 Sheri Bensmk Corry
District II
1 Holly Bachert Annville 2 Susan Eck Muncy
Sweepstakes
1 Sherri Bensmk Corry 2 Hollv Bachert
Annville 3 Susan Eck Muncy
Party Gown
Short Gown
District I
1 Carol Ann Hall Franklin 2 Karen Daum
State College
District II
1 Cindy Harmsh Lancaster
Long Gown
District I
1 Janet Rudy Sewickley 2 Joanne Morrill
Leechburg
1 Dawn Raubenstme Hanover 2 Robin
Staudenmcier Conynghan 3 Melissa Hayhurst
Northumberland
1 Carol Ann Hall Franklin 2 Cindy Harmsh
Lancaster 3 Dawn Raubenstme Hanover
Free Lance
District I
1 Beth Sarver Greensburg 2 Nina Lonchar
Enon Valley 3 Brenda McCrecken Homer City
1 Diane Schoenberger Palmerton 2 Lon
Dotter Lehighton 3 Janet Carney Lansdale
Sweepstakes
1 Beth Sarver Greensburg 2 Diane
Schoenberger Palmerton 3 Lon Dotter
Lehighton
District II
Sweepstakes
District II
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Kim Myers and her father, Ray, work together on a new braided rug.
Kun said, explaining that Mr.
Nohrenberg is a driver education
teacher and one of the rug club
instructors at Hempfield High
School.
“Mom and Dad helped me on the
last four rounds (of the braided
rug),” Kun said. “Dad used to be
the untangler.”
Kun explained that as she
braided the material, sometimes
working with strands of material
70 feet in length, it would get
tangled. Her father would sit
behind her and reverse braid from
the back so that the material would
flow freely for Kun.
The final product, when Kun was
finished braiding and her father
was through untangling, was a 4 X
6 foot oblong rug, done in shades of
blue, with some tan and white
shades also included.
Kim said that she worked on the
rug for about three months in her
spare time.
What made her rug the winner
out of the six rugs entered?
"I really don’t know,” Kim
laughed, adding that she enjoys
having her rugs on display at the
Farm Show. “I think it’s thrilling
because everybody calls you up
and says they saw your rug at the
Farm Show.”
But Kim earns the recognition
she gets.
“She really has to use a lot of
muscle,” Kim’s mother, Ellen,
said, explaining that it is im
portant to keep the braids tight and
to do that Kim must constantly pull
on the materials as she is braiding.
"When you first start out you
really get blisters,” Kim laughed.
Kim hooks the braids onto the
stairway banister in their down
stairs family room. This allows her
to pull on the material and tighten
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And in addition to muscle and
tough hands, braiding rugs calls
for patience. Kim explained that if
the rug is made without doing
enough backstitching, the ends of
the rug will curl up and be
unusable, making it necessary for
parts of the rug to be redone.
“I actually have less patience
than what most people would,”
Kim said modestly.
But patience or not, Kim has
already started on next year’s
Farm Show entry, a round braided
rug
‘‘lhe round rug is one of the
hardest you can do,” Kim said. “I
want to make it as big as possible.”
Since Kim has brought home
ribbons both years she entered the
Farm Show competition, she feels
the pressure to create another
ribbon-winner. She plans to keep
on winning.
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Rug is attached to bookcase so that Kim Myers can pull
braid tight.
4-H’ers Grade and
Identify Potatoes
HARRISBURG - Lehigh and
Schuylkill Cbunty 4-H members
won top team awards in the potato
grading and identification contest
during the 68th Pennsylvania
Farm Show.
The Lehigh County team cap
tured the top award in the division
for experienced judges, receiving
1266 points out of a possible 1500
Team members were Seth Gruber,
New Tripoli; Debra Krause, RD 3,
Slatingdon; Tim Hoch, RD 3, New
Tripoli; and Doug Peichtel,
Bnemgsville. Debra Krause was
the overall individual contest
winner.
In the division for experienced
judges, the 4-H team for Union
County placed second, and the
team from Lycoming County was
third.
In the division for novice judges,
the winning team was from
Schuylkill County. Judges included
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Amy Hethenngton, Joanne
Careyva, and Kelly and Chris
Murray, all from Ringtown. The
team from Northampton County
placed second in the novice
division, and the York County
judging team placed third.
Twenty-five teams competed in
the contest.
Individuals
1 Debra Krause Lehigh Co 2 Pattie Snook
Union Co 3 TimHoch Lehigh Co
Team A Potato Grading
Ist Bob Leiby (Agent) Seth Gruber Debra
Krause TimHoch DougFeichtel Lehigh County
2nd Kay Humbert (Agent/ Sally Kieffer Patti
Snook Abra Kieffer Crystal Zechman Union
County
3rd John Can (Agent) Jennifer Eakm Tod
Eakm Richard Styer Kevin Styer Lycoming
County
Teamß Potato Grading
Ist George Perr> (Agent) Amy Hethenngton
Kelly Murray Chris Murray Joanne Careyva
Schuylkill Co
2nd Joel Simmons (Agent) Cathy Fasching
Theresa Fasching Kim Brown Tracey Brown
Northampton Co
3rd Denise Chase (Agent) Rob Haskins Jon
Haskins MikeFetrow York Co