County
LANCASTER (Lancaster
Co.) Thirty young women
representing their hometown
fair will compete for the Pen
nsylvania Fair Queen title dur
ing the January 17 to 19 con
vention held by the Pennsyl
vania State Association of
County Fairs.
The fair convention meets
in conjunction with the Pen-
Jan A. Berdine
Jan A Berdme ol
lolbrook wilt repre
;enl the Jacklown
: air She is the
laughter ol John R
ind Martha H Ber
ime Jan is 16 years
Id and attends
/aynesburg College
lajonng in Elemen
iry Education
Who's Who Among
Amencan High School Students Various
activities include softball FFA SADD,
Business Club Chorus. Band, and Student
Council Jan s hobbies include playing the piano
horseback riding riding 4-wheelers softball and
collecting stamps
Allison Pleva
Allison Pleva
RD l Vanderbilt «vi
be representing tl
Dawson Grangi
Fair She is th
19-year-old daughti
ol Mr & Mrs Ra;
mond R Plev;
Allison alteru.
Frazier High School
and is planning '
attend college to
Allison s activities center around horses hav
ing been an active member of the Dawson 4-H
Horse & Pony Club and the Tri-Stale Junior
Quarter Horse Association Her hobbies include
reading crochet cross stitch sewing and. of
course riding and showing horses
Gretchen E. Gross
Representing the
Venango County
Fair is 18-year-old
Grelchen Elaine
Gross Grelchen is
the daughter of
Glenn and Barbara
Gross ol Emlenton
PA She is enrolled
at Elizabethtown
College where she
will maior m occupational therapy
Her high school years have included the
National Honor Society cheerleading S A D D
and the Yearbook Club and Stall Grelchen has
been an active 4 H member tor eight years
through which she has been awarded trips to the
National 4-H Club Congress Citizenship
Washington Focus and State Capital Days in
Harrisburg Beside the 4-H she had been active
m Grange & her hobbies include quitting
counted cross-stitching sewing reading cook
ing woodworking exercising and dancing
Heather Hand
Representing the
Luzerne County
Fair is Heather Hand
of Dallas PA She is
20 years old and is
the daughter of
Joseph R and Sue
Hand Heather at
tends Wilkes College
and is majoring in
communications
She has been mdui
a national honorary forensic society She has
won several awards with the speech and debate
team Her activities include volunteer work lor
WRGN Radio, treasurer (or the Accounting and
Business Club member of the Wyoming Valley
Art League and Inter-Varsity Christian
fellowship Heather enjoys stenciling and
ounle cross stitch
Fair Queens To Compete For State Tifle
nsylvania State Showmen’s
Association held at the Lan
caster Sheraton.
Beverly Snyder, secretarty
of the fair association, said
they expect 1,400 participants
with more than 80 fairs
represented.
The purpose of the fair
queen competition is to
encourage the promotion of
Andrea R. Keller
her interest in
horses She has held offices in the Dawson 4-H
Horse Club Fayette County Horse Owners'
Assn and the Buena Vista Horse Club She likes
to read exercise and ride horses
Jennifer Martinek
Jennifer Martinel
of Greentown wi
represent ll
Greene-Dreht
Sterling Fair. She
the daughter of Kei
neth and Donr
• Martmek Jennifer
17 years old and •
tends Wallenpai
pack Area Hir
School She plan:,
m foreign language
She has participated in Drama Club,
cheerleading, track and field community soft
ball and the yearbook staff She was also
active m the Girl Scouts Jennifer enjoys water
skiing snow-skiing rollerskating running and
occasional painting and drawing
Connie F. Carney
Connie Faith
Carney age 17 of
Homer City will
represent the
Indiana County
Fair She is the
daughter of John L
and Carole S
Carney Connie
attends Homer
Center High School
and has been selected to attend Pennsylvania
Slate University New Kensington Campus
where she plans to major in horticulture and
someday create her own greenhouse
She is a National Honor Society member Her
activities include the Principal s Student Advisory
Council Sr High Student Council, Yearbook
Editor and various choral functions She is
involved in many different facets of 4-H She a
Member of Rainbow Girls Church Youth Group
and many others In her free time she enjoys
singing gardening working with her poodles,
meeting people and traveling
Erin Trimmer
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Erin Trimmer ol
Lewisberry, PA will
be the ■ Dilliburg
Community Fair
representative Enn
is the 17-year-old
daughter ol Mr and
Mrs T Jay trimmer
Alter the completion
ot Northern York
County High School
she would like to attend a four-year college and
major in a health related career
Enn is listed in 'Who's Who among Amencan
High School Students' and holds the office of
President m Brijfront and Indoor Guard She
is involved in cn-rct., participates in recycling
campaigns and in the preservation ol wildlife
Erin's hobbies include reading, snow skiing,
swimming and spending time with her family
agricultural fairs and to create
better relations between youth
and adults in both rural and
urban settings.
Contestants for the state
title must have already been
chosen as the 1989 winner of
the fair she represents. The
contestants are between 16
and 20 years.
Participants will be judged
Kara L. Delacour
irea Renee'
is the
:sentative for the
1e County Fair,
s the daughter
sgma and Ray-
I Keller Jr of
:K PA Andrea
years old and is
led at Laurel
less Institute
management
Her activities include Student Council V-Pres,
SAD D, Chorus drama yearbook editor and
senior class president She is a volunteer lor
Chamber of Commerce activities and is a
member of the church choir Her hobbies are
community theater down-hill skiing, singing and
playing the piano
Dawn Hawryluk
Dawn Man
Hawryluk will rep«
sent the Lebanoi
Area Fair She is 1
years old and thi
daughter ol Pete
and Judy Hawrylul
of Lebanon PI
Dawn is enrolled >
Messiah Collegi
where she will majr
in biology educalu
Dawn'has earnei
ships She has be.
Honor Society SA D D Cross-country track,
musical productions student tutoring 4-H
activities and church leadership to name a few
Her hobbies include animals music and sports
Theresa Shade
■ Carry Area
HHHH School and plans to
attend Erie Business Center to study travel and
tourism or “pursue a career as a medical
assistant
She has been chosen as Corry Business and
Professional Women s Girl ol the Month whose
qualifications consist of outstanding leadership,
citizenship and scholarship She attends church
and is a member of her church's teen group
Theresa lists her hobbies as dancing hiking
reading working and spending time with friends
and family
Julie Smeltzer
Julie Smeltzer
daughter of Ken &
Joyce Smeltzer of
Manheim will repre
sent the Manheim
Farm Show Julie is
18 years old and
atlends Manheim
Central High School
She is considering a
possible career in
archaeology pharmacy or psychology
Julie has been a 4 M member for 10 years and
is musically inclined playing the cello and sing
ing m concert choir She also has athletic
interests in tennis and track She is a member
ot the National Honor Society County Orchestra,
and Lebanon Valley String Honors Her hobbies
are photography running cycling woodworking,
and basketweaving
The McKean
County Fair will be
represented by
17-year-old Kara L
Delacour Kara is the
daughter of Richard
& Ruth Delacour of
Port Allegany She
plans to attend the
University of North
Carolina majoring in
Studies
The Spartana
burg Community
Fair representative is
17-year-old Theresa
Shade She is the
daughter ol Leslie
and Eva Shade of
Spartansburg
Theresa attends
on poise, appearance, neat
ness, speaking ability, know
ledge of the fair industry and
on a written essay: “What my
fair means to me.”
Each contestant will give a
three to five minute presenta
tion on “Why you should
come to my fair.”
The coronation will take
place at the Thursday lunc*
Denise J. Sustrik Sally Reibson
Representing the
Washington County
Fair is 18 year-old
Denise Jean Sustnk
of West Finley PA
She is the daughter
of Mrs Pnscella
Sustnk Oemse
attends West Liberty
Stale College and
plans to major in Art
Education
Her activities include
an officer tor si* yeai.
campus life dance instructor, teaching piano
lessons and 4-H teen leader Denise's hobbies
are reading dancing playing the piano, draw
ing painting and aerobics
Heather Knarr
I The Jefferson
County Fair will be
represented by Heather
' Knarr Heather is the
[daughter ot Denny &
«| Diane Knarr ol Trout-
Iviile Pa She is a stu
dent ot Dußois Area
High School and is
e interested in a career
M m relai' management
Heather is president of the JeNerson County
Livestock 4-H Club and is a volunteer helper tor
the Special Olympics Heather has won several
awards from the State 4-H Horse Shows from
1983 to 1987 She likes classic cars dancing and
skating She is a cashier at a local Super Market
and for the family business
Susan McElhaney
Suann Mane
IcElhaney, 18-year-
Id daughter of
Jonald and Mary
.ee McElhaney of
lookslown, is the
ipresentative for the
lookatown Fair
luann is a graduate
■I South Side High
Jchool maionng in
is are to become
less and would like
to work (or an airline
Suann s activities include her church where
she has taught Bible School and is involved in
the youth group and the church bowling league
She has been a Grange Camp Counselor is
active in 4-H and has held offices with the
Hookstown Fair Her hobbies include square
dancing bowling camping horseback riding
volleyball and swimming
Linette Ansel
The Denver Fair
II be represented
Lmnene Ansel ol
jamstown, PA Lm
itle is the 17-year
-1 daughter of
mglas and Patricia
isel She is a
idem at Cocahco
igh School and
ms to pursue a
Linnette has been a member of the choral pro
gram lor lour years and is the historian for the
Future Business of America group She is an ac
tive member ol the Girl Scouts ol America and
has served in a leadership capacity lor the
Brownies Her hobbies include calligraphy hun
ting. archery counted cross stitch reading and
music
heon on January 18. Tickets
are required. For more infor
mation, call (412) 867-2472.
Judges for the competition
are Charley Wismer, Michael
Firestein, and Mim Kauffman.
The state fair queen com
petition was established in
1987. Membership to the state
organization includes 110
fairs.
he Sulltvsn
inty Fair will be
resented by Sally
ibson of Forks
: Sally is 16 years
and is the
ighter of Milo and
ty Reibson She
•nds Sullivan
inly High School
I is planning a
ir forensics
mal Honor Society
and has held leadership positions throughout her
school years She has been involved in 4-H for
nine years and has held leadership positions
within the 4-H group Sally enjoys reading ballet,
jazz sports and attending leadership seminars
Jeanette Walter
From the Warren
County Fair is
17-year-old Jeanette
Waller Jeanette is
the daughter ol
Arden and Mollie
Waller of Sugar
Grove PA
She has chosen to
Grove City
JHH College where she
will major in Elementary Education
Her activities include several years of music
participation with Marching Concert and Jazz
band Jeanette has been listed in Who's Who
in American High Scnool Students Her hobbies
consist ol photography babysitting and spend
ing time with her friends
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Jennifer A. Welch
Jennifer Ann
Welch 17-year-old
daughler of David
and Connie Welch 01
Berlin will represent
the Somerset County
Fair She attends
Berlin Brolhersvalley
High School and is
planning a career m
biochemistry
Jennifer is listed in Whos Who Among
American High School Students and is a
member o( the National Honor Society Her
activities include band cheerleading 5 ADD
and chorus She is an active 4-H member and
has held leadership positions in 4-H and the Jr
Holstein Association She is involved in her
church where she leaches Sunday School
Jennifer enjoys meeting people being with
friends swimming skiing reading sewing and
playing soccer
Tracey L. Rouse
BThe Tioga County
Fair is represented
this year by 19-year
old Tracey Lynne
Rouse Tracey is the
daughter of Leland &
Laura Rouse of Little
Marsh. PA She is
enrolled at Lock
Haven University
where she is major
ing m political science in preparation for a career
in law
Tracey s activities include high school basket
ball and track which earned her an athletic
scholarship She has been a member of the Girl
Scouts for 13 years and has recently attained the
Gold Award Needlepoint, cooking and a thrill
ing Agatha Christie murder mystery are among
her hobbies