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
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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-
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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.
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