Farming, Saturday, Octobar 14,1989
BY VAL VANTASSEL
Berks Co. Correspondent
Harrisburg, (Dauphin Co.)
“Now this is a sheep show,” one
young admirer, exclaimed while
watching the Keystone Invitation
al Livestock Exposition’s Lead-
Line. The contest was held Satur
day at the Farm Show Complex.
The combination of high quality
sheep and lovely young ladies
along with dapper gentlemen
proved to be a real crowd pleaser,
drawing more than 200 people to
juse nation, New Jersey,
captured first in the junior division of Lead-Line held at the
Keystone International Livestock Expo. Both Griffin and her
yearling Tunis wore authentic handmade shawls with bead
work from Africa.
Taking second place In KILE’S Lead-Line Junior division
was Rachal Lawrence of Whitehall, Maryland. The Maryland
winner wore a teal suit made by Lawrence.
Collegiate Look T
ringside for the fashion event of
the day.
The 34 entrants from five states
made a strong statement for the
versatility of their favorite fabric
wool. There were wool shorts,
vests, socks, sweaters, hats, skirts,
shawls and even wool for evening
wear. Despite tough choices, the
judges selected the-collegiate look
of Jane Endslow as the top in the
lead line senior division.
Endslow, who was making her
second appearance in the KILE
Stacy Suffel of Carlisle,
Pa. placed third in the Key
stone International Lives
tock Expo Lead-Line senior
division.
competition, was surprised by the
placing. “I didn’t even place last
year,” she said. She shared her win
with a yearling Hampshire
belonging to Lewis Hampshires.
“I have SufFolks, but you have to
show a yearling here and I didn’t
have one,” Endslow explained.
“Doing lead line makes me really
nervous,” she added.
She didn't look nervous as she
stepped onto the platform to
showoff her outfit. Dressed in a
navy-and-cream plaid skirt made
of 100% wool, a creamed-colored
blouse and double-breasted navy
sweater also of 100% wool, she
smiled confidently at the judges.
The ensemble was topped 1 off with 11
a cassidy touring coat, red wool
scarf and cream colored hat again
of 100% wool.
Endslow, currently the vice
president of the Lancaster County
Woolies also looked confident and
stylish leading her ewe around the
ring. Endslow of Marietta is a 12th
grade student at Mount Calvary
Christian School.
Susan Wise of Danville, Ohio,
placed second jvith a skirt and
jacket combination. The plaid
skirt of 100% pendleton wool was
made for her by her grandparents,
Charles and Edith Wise. Susan, an
accomplished sheep showman,
won her lead class at the Ohio
State Fair. She will be showing
her Suffolks at the national event
in Louisville in November.
Third place went to Stacy Suf
fel, Carlisle, who wore a 100%
wool jersey dress in peacock
green. Stacy made her outfit with
the help of her aunt, Betty Barrick
also of Carlisle. Blush, Stacy’s
Hampshire yearling, was decked
out in a peacock green corsage for
the occasion.
Stacy, a member of the Cum
berland County 4-H Club, owns
her own Hampshire and Dorset
flocks and will be representing the
PA Hampshire Association as a
Junior Ambassador at the National
Futurity in Louisville this
November.
While the junior contestants
tended to be a bit more tentative in
modeling their outfits, the com
petition was as tough as in the
senior division. Jaeme Lee Griffin
wore an authentic handmade skirt
and shawl honoring the origin of
her yearling Tunis.
The breed dates back more than
3,000 years to Tunisia in Africa.
Her sheep, Prissie, also wore a
shawl, complementing her mis
tress’s outfit. Both the sheep and
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Marllnton, West Virginia’s
Christine Baxter took fourth
place in the Lead-Line junior
division.
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Jane Endslow of Marietta, Pa. topped the senior division
of the Keystone International Livestock Exposition Lead-
Line competition. This was Endslow’s second appearance
in the Lead-Line. Thirty-four contestants from five states
competed in the 1989 show.
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Susan Wise of Danville,
the Keystone International
senior division. Wise also
State Fair.
Patrick Zagrodnlchek of
Clarksburg, Pa. captured
third place in Lead-Line
junior division at Keystone]
international Livestock
Exposition. I
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Ohio captured second place-in
Livestock Exposition Lead-Line
won her lead class at the Ohio
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