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Greg Musselman of Lancaster holds the banners
his outstanding Hampshires captured at the York Fair.
The sheep show Judges, Monty Chappel (center)
selected Musselman’s sheep as the fair’s supreme
champion ewe and ram. Gregg Strausbaugh exhibited
Alicia Strausbaugh, 14, of York took the 4-H Grand
Champion market lamb rosette at the York Fair with
her Suffolk ram.
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ni Anne Rarlck of tfre Triple C Farm of Fleetwood. The purebred Slmmental
was the-flrst supreme champion for Rarlck.
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John Eaton of Windsor captured the York. «r gra . n
shlp with his Chianina/Angus crossbreed. Jason Rankin of Abbottstown took
the reserve championship. Pictured from the left: Bill Rankin, Lois Rankin,
Karena Rankin, Jason Rankin, John Eaton, Sr.; John Eaton, Jr. and Janet
Rankin.
Champions Named At York Fair
YORK (YORK CO.) Glenn
Musselman of Lancaster took
home two coveted awards from the
York Fair sheep shows Monday
evening. When the dust settled in
the sheep show ring, Musselman
was holding both banners for the
York Fair supreme champion ram
and supreme champion ewe.
Gregg Strausbaugh of York exhi
bited the outstanding Hampshires.
Other show rings at the fair were
also busy. The pure bred Simmen
tal bred and raised by Kenni Anne
Rarick of Fleetwood took the num
ber one spot in the York Fair beef
competitions. This 16-month-old
steer from the Triple C Farm,
named “Junior” captured the grand
champion beef title and Paul Mill
er took the reserve championship
title Monday evening.
This was the first time Rarick
had won the grand champion title
at the York Fair. However
“Junior” had taken the grand
champion honors in June at the
Pennsylvania Junior Simmental
Preview. Kenni Anne is the
daughter of Kenneth and Rose Ann
Rarick.
Repeating what he had done
four times before at the York Fair,
John Eaton, Jr. of Windsor cap
tured the 4-H grand champion
steer banner with his 16-monlh-old
Chianina/Angus named “Thunder
bolt”. Eaton purchased his champ
ion from Mike Simon in New York
and raised the steer at Eaton’s
Triple J Acres. Joining him in the
winners’ circle was Jason Rankin
of Abbottstown taking the reserve
grand champion in the 4-H steer
competition.
Eaton, the 18-year-old son of
John and Janet Eaton, has had four
grand champions and three reserve
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champions at the York Fair 4-H
shows in the past eight years.
Eaton completing his last year of
4-H competition said he wanted to
“go out with a bang” and apparent
ly that’s just what he is doing.
Eaton also won several champion
ships in the sheep showring for his
Cheviot sheep at the fair. Eaton is a
freshman at Penn State’s York
campus where he is majoring in
bioscience in preparation for veter
inary school.
Jason Rankin is the 12-year-old
son of Bill and Lois Rankin.
Karena Rankin, 15, and Ed
Livingston, 14, won the 4-H 1987
York Fair Beef Herds woman and
Herdsman trophies for their out-
Joyce Heffner of Fleetwood in Berks County won
the championship in the market lamb open class with
her champion Hampshire at the York Fair.
Paul Miller won the reserve champion title In York
Fair beef competition.
standing sportsmanship and con
duct in and out of the show ring
which exemplifies what4-H repre
sents. Karena is the daughter of
Bill and Lois Rankin. Livingston is
the son of George and Madlyn
Livingston of Dover.
The champion market lamb in
the open class was a Hampshire
exhibited by a Berks County
4-H’er, Joyce Heffner of Fleet
wood. Joyce is the daughter of
Wilson and Mary Heffner.
In the 4-H division, Alicia
Strausbaugh of York captured the
champion market lamb with her
Suffolk.
Champion ewes and rams for
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