BtS-Lancaster Famine, Saturday, January 25,1986
Help your child know the joy of reeding
The love that some children
develop for reading doesn’t happen
by accident. It is usually
something that is carefully
planned by parents who want their
child to experience the joy of
reading.
Many parents start to develop
this interest in their, child by
reading stories during the
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Homemakers compete tor fop places
HARRISBURG Homemakers
from across the state brought their
best canned and baked goods to
Farm Show to compete for the top
prizes. Below are the top three
winners in each class of open foods
competition.
Menu and Display of 3 Jars of Food
1 Mrs Merle Mishler Somerset 2 Frankie L
Hensel Cumberland, 3 Shirley Keith Somerset
Display of Canned Fruit
1 Mrs Merle Mishler Somerset 2 Mrs Roy B
Mull Lancaster, 3 Shirley Keith Somerset
Display of Canned Vecetablet
1 Mrs Roy B Mull Lancaster. 2 Ester Sangry
Lancaster, 3 Mrs Merle Mishler, Somerset
Canned Fruit
A Sweet Cherries-White-With Fits
1 Naomi R Hughes. York 2 Mrs Roy B Mull
Lancaster, 3 Wm R Fntsch, Lancaster
B Sweet Cherries - Dark or Red
With Fits
1 Nettie Chubb, Fulton, 2 Wm R Fntsch
Lancaster 3 Mrs Henry Zimmerman Lancaster
C Sweet Cherries • Red
Without Pits
1 Mrs Merle Mishler, Somerset. 2 Mrs Roy B
Mull Lancaster
D Sour Cherries -Without Pits
1 Esther Sangry, Lancaster, 2 Mrs Merle
Mishler, Somerset. 3 Mrs. Roy B Mull, Lancaster
E Peaches
1 Mrs Merle Mishler Somerset. 2 Esther
Sangry, Lancaster 3 Mrs Roy B Mull Lancaster
F Pears
1 Mrs Merle Mishler, Somerset, 2 Mrs Roy B
Mull Lancaster, 3 Mrs Harry Heim, Mercer
G Plums - Red or Blue
1 Irene Lahr, Lancaster, 2 Mrs Roy 6 Mull
Lancaster, 3 Esther Sangry, Lancaster
H Raspberries-Rad
1 Gail Wolfe Cumberland. 2 Mrs Roy B Mull
Lancaster, 3 Mrs Merle Mishler. Somerset
I Raspberries Black
1 Mrs Merle Mishler, Somerset. 2 Mrs Roy B
Mull, Lancaster, 3 Kathryn Aumon, Dauphin
J Blackberries
1 Mrs Roy B Mull, Lancaster, 2 Mrs Merle
Mishler. Somerset, 3 Elizabeth Shertzer, Lan
caster
K Blueberries
1 Mrs Roy B Mull. Lancaster, 2 Wm B
Fritsch. Lancaster, 3 Mrs Merle Mishler.
Somerset
Canned Vegetable!
* Tomatoes • Whole In Juice
1 Mrs Merle Mishler, Somerset. 2 Mrs Roy B
Mull, Lancaster 3 Esther Sangry, Lancaster
■ Tomatoes-Cut-In Juice-No Added Water
1 Mrs Merle Mishler, Somerset, 2 Pat Crider
York, 3 Mrs Roy B Mull, Lancaster
C Tomato Juice
1 Lois Feichtl, Lehigh, 2 Mrs Merle Mishler,
Somerset, 3 Mrs Harry Heim, Mercer
0 Beane - Snap -Yaßow
1 Mrs Merle Mishler, Somerset. 2 Mrs Roy B
Mull Lancaster, 3 Faye Ann Hahn, Somerset
EBeane ■ Snap■ Green
1 Helen Blystone Somerset 2 Mrs Roy B
preschool years. But the parent’s
role does not end once the child
start school or even when the
child learns to read alone, reminds
Growing Up, the child develop
ment newsletter for school-age
children.
Reading is a joint responsibility
of school and home. In school, the
child learns vowel sounds,
grammar, syntax, and all the other
skills that are needed through
countless workbook pages and drill
exercises. What happens after that
depends not only on the school, but
on the parents.
If parents fail to show an in
terest, the child will begin to think
of reading as just another chore.
The drill and the exercises at
school seem like torture. A good
teacher’s efforts to instill a love of
reading at school may count for
nothing if parents do not provide
encouragement at home.
But if parents are willing to
create a home environment that
encourages the joy of reading, new
horizons will be opened for the
child’s creative mind.
One part of a good reading en
vironment at home is helping a
child select an appropriate book.
Most children need parental help
in Open Foods competition
Mull Lancaster 3 Mrs Merle Mishler Somerset
F Beans -Lima
1 Esther Sangry Lancaster 2 Mrs Merle
Mishler Somerset 3 Mrs Royß Mull Lancaster
1 Mrs Merle Mishler Somerset 2 Mrs Roy 6
Mull Lancaster 3 Frankie L Hensei Cum
berland
1 Mrs Roy B Mull Lancaster 2 Mrs Henry
Zimmerman Lancaster 3 Mrs Merle Mishler
Somerset
Corn
(I) Whole Kernel Yellow
1 Mrs Merle Mishler Somerset 2 Mrs Roy B
Mull Lancaster. 3 Esther Sangry, Lancaster
(J) Whole Kernel-White
1 Mrs Merle Mishler Somerset 2 Esther
Sangry, Lancaster 3 Mrs Roy B Mull. Lancaster
1 Mrs Roy B Mull, Lancaster 2 Mrs Merle
Mishler, Somerset 3 Esther Sangry Lancaster
1 Irene Lahr Lancaster 2 Mrs Roy 6 Mull
Lancaster 3 Faye Ann Hahn, Somerset
Display of Canned Meats
1 Mrs Henry Zimmerman, Lancaster, 2 Mrs
Roy B Mull Lancaster, 3 Mrs Merle Mishler
Somerset
1 Mrs Merle Mishler Somerset 2 Mrs Roy B
Mull Lancaster, 3 Mrs Henry Zimmerman
Lancaster
1 Mrs Roy 8 Mull Lancaster 2 Kathryn
Aumon Dauphin, 3 Mrs Merle Mishler Somerset
1 Mrs Henry Zimmerman, Lancaster 2 Mrs
Merle Mishler Somerset, 3 Mrs Roy B Mull
Lancaster
1 Mrs Merle Mishler Somerset 2 Mrs Roy 6
Mull Lancaster 3 Mrs Henry Zimmerman
Lancaster
1 Art Swemhart, Lebanon, 2 Hazel Angle,
Franklin, 3 Kenneth Zimmerman, Lancaster
B Peaches
1 Mrs Roy B Mull, Lancaster, 2 Kenneth
Zimmerman, Lancaster
Dried Com
1 Mrs Henry Zimmerman, Lancaster 2 Pearle
Barron. Somerset, 3 Mrs Roy B Mull. Lancaster
Display el JeMes
1 Ruth Mott, Somerset. 2 Wm R Fritsch.
Lancaster, 3 Josephine C Oas, Chester
JeMes and Preserves
1 Ruth Most Somerset, 2 Josephine C Oas.
Chester, 3 Wendy Newhard, Lehigh
■ Currant Jelly
1 Josephine C Oas, Chester. 2 Pearle Barron,
Somerset, 3 Gerald Florentine Cumberland
1 Helen Blystone, Somerset. 2 Ruth Most,
Somerset, 3 Marie Bushong, Lebanon
0 Berry Jelly
1 Pearle Barron Somerset 2 Shirley Keith
Somerset 3 Josephine C Oas Chester
GPeas Hulled
H Asparagus
K Carrots
L Beets
Canned Meats
A Chicken
BBeef
C Pork Loin
D Pork-Sausage
Dried Fruits
A Apples
A Apple Jelly
C Grape Jelly
with this.
Keep in mind when selecting a
book;
• The child’s interests
• The child’s reading ability
level,
What a child reads should add
something meaningful and im
portant to life. It may lead to either
laughter or tears but in either
case it adds new depth and new
meaning to life. If the book is too
easy or too difficult, the child will
soon lose interest.
Here are some more suggestions
for increasing the joy of reading:
• Help your child get a library
card of his own. Make the library a
special place that the whole family
visits often.
• Invite your child to talk about a
book or a story, not in a
questioning manner like school,
but in a way that allows the child to
talk about it in his own words. Ask,
“What did you like most about the
story?”
• Parents who enjoy a good book
themselves and who share that
enjoyment by talking about what
they themselves are reading are
helping their child develop the
habit of reading for fun.
E Cherry Preserves
1 Esther Sangry Lancaster 2 Sandee
Brechbill Franklin 3 Pearle Barron Somerset
F Strawberry Preserves
I Esther Sangry Lancaster 2 Mrs Royß Mult
Lancaster 3 Faye Ann Hahn Somerset
G Peach Preserves
1 Tammy Ltackhouse, Monroe 2 Wendy
Newhard Lehigh 3 Esther Sangry Lancaster
Yeast Breads
A White
1 Trudy Johnston Lancaster 2 Mrs Merle
Mishler Somerset 3 Mrs Miles Nolt Lancaster
B Whole Wheat
1 Trudy Johnston Lancaster 2 Mrs Miles
Nolt Lancaster 3 Mrs Merle Mishler Somerset
Yeast Rolls
A White
1 Mrs Merle Mishler Somerset 3 Janet
Wmebark Lebanon
8 Whole Wheat
1 Mrs Merle Mishler Somerset 2 Louise
Stiglitz Venango, 3 Mrs Miles Nolt, Lancaster
Butter Cake • Layer • Iced
A White
1 Fern Schwenk, Lebanon 2 Esther Sangry
Lancaster 3 Cindy Eppler Berks
B Yellow
I Patlmler Berks
C Chocolate
1 Mrs Miles Nolt Lancaster 2 Susan Sher
man Berks 3 Kathy Rosendale Berks
Sponge Cake (not iced)
A White Angel
1 Mary Marsteller York 2 Mrs John Rebert
Cumberland 3 Esther Sangry Lancaster
6 Yellow-Without Liquid
1 Fern Schwenk Lebanon 2 Julia Slothour
Adams, 3 Pearleßarron Somerset
C Yellow-With Liquid
1 Julia Slothour Adams 2 Wm R Fntsch
Lancaster 3 Fern Schwenk Lebanon
Cake Made With Oil - Plain Yellow
(noticed)
1 Julie Slothour Adams 2 Julie Mattes, Berks.
3 Mrs Miles Nolt Lancaster
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Menu and Display of 3 Jars of Food
1 Susan Bell Indiana. 2 Barb Brenneman,
York
Display of Canned Fruit
1 Wendy Newhard, Lehigh
Canned Fruit
A Peaches
1 Wendy Newhard, Lehigh
B fears
1 Wendy Newhard, Lehigh, 2 Holly Stackhouse
Monroe
Display of Canned Vegetables
1 Susan Betl, Indiana, 2 Barb Brenneman,
York, 3 Darlene Ogden. Tioga
Canned Vegeta Mas
A Tomato Juice
1 Neal Feichtl, Lehigh, 2 Wendy Newhard,
Lehigh
B Green Beans
1 Susan Belt Indiana, 2 Holly Stackhouse,
Monroe, 3 Ed Transue, Monroe
Foods and Nutrition, Ist Year
A Muffins
District I - West
1 James Oaswell Allegheny 2 Ebony Harris,
Allegheny, 3 Maria Glover Allegheny
District II East
1 Elizabeth Steckman Lebanon 2 Jamie
Bower Dauphin, 3 Michelle Ungemach Lebanon
Sweepstakes
1 Elizabeth Steckman Lebanon 2 James
Dasweli Allegheny, 3 Jamie Bower, Dauphin
Foods and Nutrition. 2nd Year
A Oatmeal Rocket Treat
District I West
I Steven Sewell, Allegheny 2 Kito Harris
Allegheny
District II East
1 Glenn Smith Lehigh, 2 Travis Goodlmg
York, 3 Bobbi Jo Miller York
Sweepstakes
1 Glenn Smith Lehigh
B Carrot-Oatmeal Bar
District I West
I Dana Macklm Allegheny, 2 Carmel Macklm,
Allegheny 3 Travis Macklm, Allegheny
Getting Older-And Better!
I find it interesting that in this
youth-oriented society of ours, “old
age” seems to set in earlier and
earlier. Recently, as our youth
group was donning roller skates,
one teen asked me, “Can you still
skate?” He was kidding...! think!
But in a society where women
used to dread their 40th birthday,
the magic number seems to have
dropped to 30. Make-up com
mercials tell us that skin over 25
needs special care and protection.
A little drier I would agree, but my
face has not turned to a mass of
wrinkles. “Of course, you’ve seen
the same old photograph attached
for two years now.)
Actually, the study of aging,
called gerontology, is becoming
quite a large area of interest, and
with good reason. Experts now tell
us that the life expectancy for men
is 70 years, and for women, 78. In
effect, we find twice as many
women than men who are over 75.
Government agencies and
private organizations are aware of
the growing number of older
citizens and have established
many programs and services to
help meet their needs. The Area
Agency on Aging and the Senior
Citizen Groups programs are very
active organizations with which
older folks are involved.
This extended life expectancy is
having several effects on in
dividual families as well. Ex
tension specialists from Penn State
tell us that generations within a
family are being “processed”
faster than ever before. For
example, in 1925 it was not unusual
for a woman of 40 to have children
ranging in age from 20 years old to
2 years old. In 1986, it is not
unusual for a woman of 40 to have
all her children grown and starting
the next generation with grand
children.
The “empty nest” stage of the
life cycle, when the last child has
moved away from home, comes at
an earlier age for the parents. In
addition we find two generations of
“parents” aging together- those in
the 70 to 80 year range and their
children in the 50 to 60 year range.
The population of our country as
a whole is getting older. Several
District II East
- 1 Jesse Romberger Dauphin. 2 Mane
Bushong, Lebanon
Sweepstakes
1 Jesse Romberger, Dauphin 2 Dana Macklm,
Allegheny, 3 Carmel Macklm, Allegheny
C Welsh Cookies
District II East
1 Susan Marsteller. York
Foods and Nutrition. 3rd Year
A Pilgrim Bar
District I West
1 Juliane Belford, Indiana
District II East
1 Mark Brubaker. Dauphin. 2 John Bren
neman, York, 3 Tracy Bowen. Juniata
Sweepstakes
1 Mark Brubaker. Dauphin, 2 John Bren
neman, York, 3 Tracy Bowen. Juniata
Foods and Nutrition. 4th Year
A English Muffin Loaf
District II East
1 Lisa Romberger, Dauphin 2 Jilt Tyson
Adams 3 Jennifer Folm Lancaster
Sweepstakes
1 Lisa Romberger Dauphin, 2 Jill Tyson «
Adams 3 Jennifer Folm Lancaster
Foods and Nutrition, Sth Year
B Refrigerator Bran Muffins
District I West
1 Jessica Cramer, Venango
District II East
1 Barb Brenneman York
Sweepstakes
1 Jessica Cramer, Venago, 2 Barb Brenneman,
York
Food and Nutrition Pootora
A Bade Nutrition Hoolth
District I West
By Michelle S. Rodgers
Berks Extension
Home Economist
years ago the median age of
Americans was in the mid
twenties. Now it has moved up to
the early thirties, so that many
researchers are predicting our
population will soon become “top
heavy,” with an increasing
number of us surviving to old age.
It is obvious that such a change
will require some adjustments in
our attitudes and beliefs about the
aging process.
One very common myth about
aging is that a substantial share of
the elderly live in nursing homes.
Actually, only about one in every
twenty of the people over age 65
live in nursing homes or other
institutions. Further, only 14
percent of the elderly who live in
their home community have
physical conditions that limit their
mobility. Fully 80 percent of the
elderly are capable of moving
about the community if adequate
transportation is available. My
grandparents are just completing
a trip to Florida- and they drove
there. So, you can look forward to,
and start planning for an active life
well into advanced age.
Forgetfulness being the first sign
of senility in old age is certainly a
common myth. It is true that some
change in your ability to recall
recent events is common in old
age. Experts are now suggesting
that this may be because “old
memories” stored in the brain
interfere with the recall of new
information.
Think of the brain as a library in
which you are looking for a par
ticular book. If it is a young library
with only a few books, then the one
you are seeking will be easy to
find. If however, it is an older
library and full of many thousands
of books, finding a particular one
may take longer, but it’s still there.
You must need to take the time to
look for it.
Aging is not a new phenomenon,
but it is becoming a more im
portant aspect of living. Each of us
needs to plan for the 10 to 15 years
that we may live beyond
retirement age. Perhaps our motto
should be in contrast to one
familiar “old" television com
mercial- “I’m getting older, but
I’m still getting better!’’
1 Gretchen Gross, Venango, 2 Gary Gross
Venango. 3 Patsy Baskid, Indiana
District II East
1 Jodi Stone, Franklin, 2 Marsha Oilier, Franklin
3 Sendee Brechbill Franklin
Sweepstake*
1 Jodi Stone, Franklin, 2 Marsha Oilier
Franklin, 3 Gretchen Gross. Venango
B Choices and Habits
District I Watt
1 John Roe. Westmoreland, 2 Volands Moody
Allegheny 3 Jason Stormer, Indiana
District II East
1 Mark Brubaker Dauphin 2 Heather Sowers
Lebanon. 3 Bree Hinkle Schuylkill
Sweepstakes
1 Mark Brubaker Dauphin 2 John Roe
Westmoreland. 3 Heather Sowers. Lebanorf
D Consumer Competency
District II East
1 KnsVoungman Luzerne
E Food Preparation Safety
District I West
1 Connie Carney Indiana. 2 Gladys Trimble
Indiana
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