A24— Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, August 11,1984
LEBANON - Melanie Bow of
Annville claimed Champion
Market Lamb honors at the
Lebanon Area Fair with a
homebred Suffolk. Melanie has
shown sheep for eight years but
took home her first Market Lamb
Championship during the 1964
Junior Sheep Show.
Judge Gene Sweigard, of
Halifax, commented on the ex
treme length of loin and heavily
muscled leg on this heavyweight
lamb. Prior to the Market Lamb
show, the mother of this lamb was
named Reserve Champion Suffolk
Ewe and its sister was named
Supreme Champion Ewe of the
breeding show. Melanie creditsher
daily walking of this lamb with
strengthening the leg that im
pressed the judge.
Melanie finished her evening
with Champion Fitter and
Showman awards. Her summary
of the evening was “it finally all
came together.”
The Reserve Champion Market
Lamb was also a Suffolk shown by
Darren Grumbine. This is the
second year that Darren has
claimed these honors. Darren is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis
Grumbine of Myerstown.
The Reserve Champion Fitter
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Melanie Bow with her Lebanon Fair Grand Champion
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LEBANON Grand Champion
Steer honors at the Lebanon Area
Fair were claimed by Eric Harnish
of Campbelltown. His flashy black
steer was purchased from Messick
Farms of Middletown.
The Reserve Champion Steer
was shown by Kelly Heisey of
Lebanon. Kelly is one-half of the
“Heisey sisters” who have
claimed many championships in
steer competition during their 4-H
careers. Kelly’s chocolate steer
was a Chianina-Simmental-
Hereford cross which was pur
chased from her uncle in Missouri.
In Fitting and Showmanship
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Annville, a second year 4-H
member claimed the Cham
pionship in Fitting. Kelly Heisey
took Reserve Champion Fitter
honors and was named Champion
Showman. Judge Gene Sweigard of
Halifax commented on Kelly’s
“professional performance” in the
showring. Kelly’s big steer did
anything but what it was supposed
to, yet Kelly remained in control at
all times and stayed alert to the
judge. Through all of this, Kelly
continued to “look like she could
handle anything that happened.”
Dorene Eberly of Newmanstown
was named the Reserve Champion
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