A264jncMlif Farming, Saturday, August 13, 1988
Poultry
(Continued from Pago A 1)
title.
Actually surviving the clubs had
nothing to do with her capturing
the crown. She earned that through
her creative presentation and her
answer to an impromptu question
given to each of the contestants.
The 17-year-old New Holland
native, answered the master of
ceremonies question, “If you were
given the power to give man one
gift, but only one gift, what would
it be and why?” She answered, “I’d
give them good health.” She
explained that she is very apprecia
tive of her good health and thinks
it’s important and something she
wishes everyone could have.
Since this is election year, Alis
sa’s presentation represented a
political campaign. Dressed as
Uncle Sam, and clucking like a
chicken, “Dukasis, Dukasis,” Alis
sa questioned if voters prefer turk
ey hunting in the Bush. After pre
senting a rousing speech patterned
after the Gettysburg address but
slanted toward the belief that “All
good eggs are created equal,” Alis
sa’s six-year-old niece Tara Hoob
er jumped from a make-believe
egg and shouted, “Vote for poul
try!” In typical campaign style, she
tossed styrofoam eggs carrying the
poultry message into the audience.
The personable Garden Spot
High School senior also received
the Miss Congeniality Award.
Alissa noted that she loves people
and tries to get to know them.
Alissa helps her parents Mervin
and Ruth Hoober, who house
190,000 pullets annually on their
New Holland poultry farm. As
poultry queen, Alissa will promote
poultry products at schools, malls,
fairs, farmshows and other
promotions.
Assisting her is Rebecca Barley,
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she feels confident that Alissa and
she will do a good job together
promoting the projects. The
17-year-old loves living on a farm
and after her senior year at Penn
Manor High School, is Penn State
bound.
Rebecca answered the master of
ceremonies question by saying, “If
I had the power to give mankind
one gift, 1 would give them the
ability to be kind to everyone and
not judge others by how they look
or dress because, I believe, every
one should be accepted as is.”
For the talent part of the prog
ram, Rebecca, depicting a girl
dressed in old, faded jeans, plaid
shirt and carrying a fishing line,
fished in a fake pond and sang
about eggs and chickens. Although
she had not sang publically before,
Rebecca wasn’t scared. She said,
“I figured if I used a little girl’s
voice, it wouldn’t matter if I did go
off tune.”
Rebecca has gained a lot of
experience in FFA in public speak
ing and horticulture. On the farm
she helps plant tobacco, cleans the
chicken house, and helps unload
the peeps and adjust the water cups
and helps her mom in gardening
and house chores.
Other contestants included
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Penn State’s Ag Progress
(Continued from Pago Al) program called “Discover” to help
Visitors will once again be able young people explore options for
to ask Penn State faculty questions their future,
about animal health. Gardeners New this year are displays and
and homeowners can have their demonstrations by more than 30
plant problems diagnosed at the professional crafts people. These
lawn, landscape and garden tent, individuals have established suc-
The Microcomputer Laboratory cessful businesses marketing their
will return to the Youth Building art. In the Heritage Crafts tent they
with an expanded schedule. Seven will demonstrate the skills that
30-minute classes each day will have made their crafts unique and
give visitors a chance to leam the profitable. They will also discuss
basics of computer operation and the economic impact these crafts
see the applications of this technol- have had on Pennsylvania’s rural
ogy to agriculture. College areas.
counselors will be available to Field machinery demonstra
answer questions about admission, tions are planned throughout the
financial aid and programs avail- three-day event. One of the unique
able at Penn State, and career
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Yeshashwork Kilbour, Reinholds,
and Lisa Nolt of Paradise. The
contestants modeled clothing from
Country Lane Boutique during a
short fashion show.
Teresa Martin, the former poul
try queen, bid farewell after telling
the audience about her year as
reigning queen.
Judges for the event included;
Sonya Wasco, former ag teacher
from Leola, Dennis Williamson,
Fowl’s Feed Service, Glenn Hartz,
branch officer for Bank of Lancas
ter County, Atglen.
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nsylvania pork producers have will be distributed by Ken Kephart
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attending Ag Progress Days at Marked ballots will be passed on to
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president of the state Pork Produc- obtained by writing or visiting Ken
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