rra-685r /w- isvnoan ,vbb:i.'ss .pfihnsl 810-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 10,1988 Joshua And Abby Pedal For Fun And Trophies BY LOU ANN GOOD FLEETWOOD (Berks) “Come on, Abby,” Joshua encour ages, “pedal!” If you happen to pass through Fleetwood farming country, you might find Abby and Joshua pull ing a hay bale attached to their ped al tractor. It isn’t that they enjoy working so hard, but this brother and sister arc strengthening their muscles for tractor pulling competitions. Both have won numerous awards at tractor pulling contests held in Berks and Lancaster coun ties. Both started competing in tractor pulls when they were three ycars-old. Now, Abby is 6 years old and Joshua, 8. Abby admitted that it’s more fun to race on their tractors than it is to drag hay bales. “But,” Joshua explained, “We need to develop our muscles.” They don’t spend all their time developing their muscles. Thcydo a lot of other fun things. Both like playing with their baby sister, Rebecca, who is ele ven months old. Twenty-eight dolls fill Abby’s bed. Her favorite is one named Vera that was made by her Aunt Vera. On Joshua’s bed are 36 teddy bears. He needs to throw many of them off his bed so he can find a place to sleep. Some of the bears take turns sleeping next to him. Others he dresses and puts hats and glasses on them. Joshua also has collected 1,155 baseball cards. The children have lo go down a long lane to the school bus stop. Lucky for them, their dad takes them to the school bus stop or a “Come on, Joshua. Pedal!” This picture was taken fct a tractor pull at the New Holland Fair. 3-whcclcr. But if it is snowing, they ride out on a snowmobile. At school, Joshua likes recess and gym. His sister likes Show and Tell and taking newspapers arti cles to show. When they grow up, Joshua wants to be a farmer and help his dad, Floyd Kurtz, on their 110-acre farm. Abby said, “I want to sew.” She sees her mother, Beth, stitching many nice things. Already, Abby has finished a sewing project. She drew a heart, cut it out and stitched a design on it so she could hang it on the wall. If you ever get to a tractor pull, watch for Abby and Joshua Kurtz. They already had many trophies and ribbons and they’re sure to cam some more. “Bye, Mom.” Abby and Joshua Kurtz hitch a ride with their dad, Floyd, on the 3-wheeler. Each morning he takes them to the school bus stop on the 3-wheeler or, If it is snowing, on the snowmobile. Look at jse trophies won by Abby and Joshua Kurtz of Fleetwood. In addition to winning ribbons and trophies for tractor pulling skills, Abby won a pedal tractor. ♦I ♦ wl r : ii m f' > *i i f JFSr Ur* > x I Joshua holds her favorite teddy bear among his collection of 36 . gyi