BIG-iancastar Finning, Saturday, Juki 13,1987 bneaster Poultiymen Seek Contestants LANCASTER - The Lancaster a poultry business or live on a County Poultry Association is poultry farm, seeking young women to compete Th® new queen will receive a for the county poultry queen title. 1500 educational scholarship or This year’s contest will be held $3OO cash for future endeavors. The Aug. 7 at the Farm and Home alternate queen will receive a $3OO Center beginning at 6; 30 p.m. educational scholarship or $l5O cash for future endeavors. Deadline for entries is June 30, 1987. For more information con tact: Linda Kreider, 1067 Lan caster Pike, Quarryville, Pa. 17566 or call 284-2242. Contestants must be single, must have completed their junior year in high school and may not be over 23 years of age the day of the contest. They must be employed by Cedar Crest FFA Tops Contest The Lebanon County FFA land judging contest was held recently at the Dale Bucher farm. Eighty nine contestants from county chapters of the Future Farmers of America participated. The contestants took into con sideration aspects of the land like slope, stoniness, texture, depth of soil and internal drainage. The students also had to identify Columbia Seamstress Becomes Clothing Master Volunteer LANCASTER - Ann Overmyer, a local home economics volunteer from Columbia, recently became “Clothing and Textiles Master Volunteer” for the Penn State University Cooperative Extension Service in Lancaster County. Clothing and Textiles Masters are volunteers who are trained by professional Extension staff and resource persons. In exchange for 30 hours of training, the Master “pays back” 40 hours of volunteer time to the Extension Service in their county within one year. Volunteers may select from a variety of activities. In Lancaster County, the following woman was selected for this honor. Mrs. Overmeyer was part of a Southeast Regional Training Program, which offered up-to date, in-depth, hands-on training and information in the field of clothing and textiles. In addition, each person received a resource notebook, a certificate of com pletion and Continuing Education Credits from Penn State University. “This program is similar to the Master Gardener and Master Food Preserver programs which have been so successful in extending the agent’s resources in other counties and states,” said Doris Thomas, home economist in Lancaster conservation practices to be used on the land and hazards in special uses. The top three placings, all from Cedar Crest, were as follows: Kevin Kissinger, first with a score of 263.6; Brian Knapp and Bob Yohn tied for second with a score of 261. Cedar Crest also had the top team, white Annville-Cleona FFA placed second. Ann Overmyer County. Volunteer payback activities include teaching classes, and working with 4-H Fashion Revue. “We’re looking forward to working with this volunteer to enhance the total Extension Home Economics and 4-H Programs” Mrs. Thomas said. For information on how you can get involved as a Clothing and Textiles Master volunteer in 1988, contact the Lancaster County Extension Office. June 15 Is Deadline For Lamb Cook-Off Contest HARRISBURG Pennsylvania residents have until June 15 to submit their recipes for the Pennsylvania Lamb Cook-Off Contest A Grilling Event. The contest will be held July 11 in conjunction with the Third Annual Pennsylvania Lamb and Wool Festival in State College. Over $370 in cash and prizes will be awarded for first through tenth place contestants. This year’s contest will em phasize easy-to-prepare, low calorie recipes. Any original recipe that easily serves four people and uses at least one pound of fresh American lamb may be entered. Recipes should include preparation and cooking time, garnishes and number of servings. Do not use brand names. Contestants must be at least 18 years old with non-professional food status and may submit a maximum of two recipes. Each recipe should be typed on an SM-xll-inch sheet of white paper with the entrant’s name, address and phone number in the top right corner. A brief biography of the entrant should be listed on the back of the recipe. Recipes must be sent by June 15 to Gwendolyn Gray, Cook-Off Coordinator, RD 1, Schellsburg, PA 15559. A panel of judges will notify ten finalists and two alternates by June 25. Finalists must prepare their recipes at the Ag Arena in State College on Saturday, July 11, beginning at 9:30 for judging at noon. A 7-by-3-foot table will be provided, but finalists must fur nish their own gas or charcoal grill, cooking equipment, utensils 3i LOjL leasing /P RATES 4%^ FLOORS CALL m and serving dishes. No electric will be available. Finalists must prepare their dishes exactly as the submitted recipe indicates. Taste of the lamb dish will be the primary consideration of the judges, followed by originality, ease of preparation and prac ticality, appearance and presenta tion, low-calorie content and Two Seek Juniata Defy Princess VHe MIFFLINTOWN Two young women will vie for the title of the Juniata County Dairy Princess on June 19. Rose Ocker and Marjorie Shearer will be competing next Friday at the contest to be held at the Mifflintown Fire Hall at 7 p.m. Ocker is the 17-year-old daughter of Earl W. Ocker, Cocolamus. Presently she is a junior at the East Juniata High School. She is active in the high school FFA chapter and plans to work on the home farm following graduation. Shearer, Port Royal, is the 16- GRAIN STORAGE € aFs m automatic farm systems Rose Ocker 608 Evergreen Rd., Lebanon, PA 17042 (717) 274-5333 Cheek Oar lent Prices Before You Bay neatness of the cooking area. The contest is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Sheep and Wool Growers Association in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and Penn State University. All recipes become the property of the sponsors for use in promoting lamb. Marjorie Shearer year-old daughter of Reynolds and Helen Shearer. The Juniata High School junior plans to attend college to major in vocational agriculture. She is active in the local 4-H club and FFA chapter. A milk punch reception to meet the two candidates will begin at 7 p.m. The actual contest will commence at 7:30 p.m. The price of the tickets are: (3 for adults, |2 for children 6 to 12, and children 5 and under are free. Reservations can be made by contacting any of the directors or the extension office. 0 ** AUGERS
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