>24—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 4,1984 BY SUZANNE KEENE CARLISLE seamstresses won top honors for their sewing projects at the Capital Region 4-H Fashion Revue held last Thursday afternoon at Cumberland Valley High School in Carlisle. The girls who won gold ribbons and who will compete with top winners from the other eight regions at the State Fashion Revue on August 6 through 8 are: Cindy Harnish, Lancaster; Heather Hoffman, Dauphin; Noel King, Adams; Amy Magaro, Franklin; Michele Morrison, Perry; Stephanie Schaich, Lancaster; and Melanie Shenk, Lancaster. In addition to the gold ribbon winners, ten girls received blue ribbons in the senior category for their sewing projects. These girls are: Lorri Rutt, Lancaster; Sylvia Royer, Lebanon; Jill Clapsadl, Cumberland; Denise Haldeman, Lancaster, Karen Eckerd, Cumberland; Staci Baldwin, Cumberland: Elaine Clark, Lancaster; Tammy Orner, Cumberland; Daphne Shenk, Lancaster; and Yvonne Stoops, Franklin. In the junior division of com petition five girls received gold ribbons. They are: Audrey Ebersole, Lancaster; Diane Hershberger, Lancaster; Heather Reinhard, Dauphin; Debra Shenk, Lancaster; and Jennifer Zemba, Lebanon. Five girls in the junior division received blue ribbons. They are; Lisa Shenk, Lancaster; Kathleen Grim, Adams; Lisa Romberger, Dauphin; Gretchen Hoffman, Summer is a good time to repot plants MEDIA Many of your houseplants might be getting too large. Now is a good time to act because plants are in more vigorous growth, whether indoors or outside for the summer. According to C.R.Bryan, Jr., Delaware County Cooperative Extension Service Director, there are several approaches that one might select to keep the plant living and make it beautiful once again. Selectively prune it back to a desirable shape and size. With greater light intensity and duration at this time of year, drastic pruning and more frequent fertilization can be exercised. This will permit new growth to fill in and make the plant more uniform in size and shape before fall arrives. Always know what the natural shape and habit of the plant should be and selectively prune to enhance this habit of growth. In other cases, the plant may be completely out-of-shape and of basal growth habit. Although pruning would not be acceptable with these plants, there are two possibilities; first, propagation by division. If the plant has many crowns, it is easy to take it out of the pot and carefully divide into as many sections as desired. Now is an ideal time to start new plants by terminal, leaf section, and/or leaf petiole cuttings. After the cuttings have rooted, pot them up singularly or in groups of three to six in a three to five-inch pot, depending upon the type of plant. Be sure to use a pot with a drainage hole and incorporate a sterilized potting mix. With good care, in a few months you will have a plant that is much more desirable than the original overgrown one that you started with. P«u State la an afftnnatlTe action, equal Winners named Dauphin; and Andrea Ebersole, Lancaster. Seven 4-H Capital region winners who will be traveling on to state com petition at Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus of Penn State University will be judged on how well they con structed their garments, how difficult the garment was to make and how good it looks. They will also be judged on their modeling ability. At the state competition, ten 4- H’ers will be named finalists and will be eligible to complete a national awards form, outling their total 4-H experience. The com- Senior winners at the Capital Region Fashion Revue are back row from left: Noel King, Stephanie Scherich, and Heather Hoffman. Center from left are Cindy Harnish and Amy Magaro. In front from left are Michele Morrison and Melanie Shenk. I i The moreyou expect from your milk reed money the more you’re our kind of dairyman. Whatever your plans are today to produce more, less or about the same amount of milk as last year one thing’s for sure. You want the most possible income from the dollars you spend • for feed. And the key is choosing a milk ing ration that best balances any roughages and grain you may have; that fits your kind of cows and that will produce the amount of milk you expect. A at Capital Region Fashion Revue bined revue and awards form scores are used to determine the state winner The top award includes an ex pense-paid trip to National 4-H Congress held in Chicago in November. By participating in the series of county, regional and state revues, 4-H clothing project members have a chance to turn self-consciousness into self-confidence. They leam about wardrobe selection, the importance of good posture, physical fitness and other aspects of grooming. Sharing their new knowledge and skills with other participants is also an important part of the program, f , C