BY ROBIN PHILLIPS earlier this month with attendance
Staff Correspondent and participation far exceeding
LEESPORT The Berks that of last year’s fair. Over 50 4-H
County 4-H County Council clubs and 500 youth attended the
sponsored their annual 4-H Fair three-day affair of contests,
Susie Corl, Shoemakersville, holds her one-month-old
rabbit entry.
Blair Co. Livestock Show
from Page B 20)
Following are the results from
all classes :
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Light weight 1 Sato Hayes 111 2 Lee Hayes 3
Sam Stahl
Medium Light weight 1 I aura Webb 2 Doug
Myers 3 Amy Longenecker
Medium weight 1 Holli Pheasant 2 Randy
Rhodes 3 Kevin Eastep
Heavy weight 1 Cathy Longenecker 2 Dave
Riggleman
Grand Champion Holli Pheasant
Reserve Champion Sam Hayes 111
Junior Fitter Sam Stahl
Senior Fitter Holli Pheasant
Junior Showmanship Christine Rhodes
Senior Showmanship Sam Hayes 111
MARKET HOGS
Light weight 1 Joe Stitt 2 Barbara Noye 3
Conna Frye
Medium Lightweight 1 Joel Pheasant 2
Christine Rhodes 3 Robert Ferry
Light Heavy weight 1 Kevin Rhodes 2 Brian
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Helsley3 Holli Pheasant
Heavyweight 1 Sheila Biddle? John Dowey 3
Randy Rhodes
Grand Champion Sheila Biddle
Reserve Champion JohnDowey
Junior Fitter Kevin Dowey
Senior Fitter Brenda Noye
Junior Showmanship Kevin Dowey
Senior Showmanship Kevin Rhodes
MARKETSTEER
Light weight I Christine Rhodes 2 Kristin
Longenecker 3 Debbie Stahl
Light Medium weight 1 Randy Rhodes 2 Kevin
Longenecker 3 Holli Pheasant
Medium weight I Tom Harris 2 Jenny Bigelow
3 Sheila Biddle
Medium Heavy weight 1 Harry Edwards 2
Melissa Longenecker 3 Ron Baker
Heavy weight I Rob Hiieman 2 Kevin Rhodes
3 Chris Baker
Grand Champion Harry Edwards
Reserve Champion Tom Hams
Junior Fitter Kristin Longenecker
Senior Fitter Tom Hams
Junior Showmanship RobHtleman
Senior Showmanship Holli Pheasant
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Fair attendance up this year
displays, and “ag Olympics.”
Planned and run by the 4-H
County Council, the 4-H Fair
featured baking contests, a flower
show, exhibit contests, arts and
crafts contests, project book and
clothing iudcinp a talent show,
rabbit and cavy show, and a
fishing rodeo. There was also a
volleyball tournament, scavenger
hunt, nutrition contest, and
watermelon eating contest.
activities included a
This boy appparently doesn’t care about seeds as he participates in the watermelon
eating contest.
Equidae 4-H Club
The Equidae 4-H Club won big at Andrea Kershner. Of the club’s
the Chester County 4-H Horse Show seven participants, five qualified
on August 18th. The group brought for the Regional Horse Show on
home five first-place awards, four August 25.
seconds, two thirds, one fourth,
two fifths and one sixth. r" 1 ” - “
Members participating were:
Aimee Voss, Johanna Voss, Janet
Bitter, Robyn Nesley, Robin
Lawhorn, Melinda Spencer, and
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chicken barbeque and a hoedown
and modem dance for the youth.
The fair concluded on Saturday
with the Berks County 4-H Horse
Clubs annual round-up show at the
center.
Ribbons were in abundance as
awards were handed out in many
categories. Throughout the fair,
food, soda, ice cream and
milkshakes were available to the
juniors.
Bi favorites with the 4-Her’s
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were the ag Olympic and the
watermelon eating contests. The
ag Olympics included com husking
contests, hay bale throwing, and
other ag related feats of skill.
Throughout the three days of
events, the Berks County Ag
Center and newly completed 4-H
Community Center were bustling
with activity. Inner city 4-Hers and
their country friends teamed up to
make this the most successful fair
to date.
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