810-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 10,1990
Kids And Moms Com
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Farming Staff
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
It was a “hot” time in the Lan
caster Ford Tractor shop, Rohrers
town Road, last Friday night.
About 200 people turned out for
Lancaster Ford’s annual pedal
power pull where 54 contestants
huffed and puffed to pull ahead to
victory.
Competition was stiff as win
ners in each category had to have
additional weights hooked to the
pedal tractor to determine the
champion.
Andrew David Herr and his
Lori Rowland stole the show by pulling 270 pounds in the
women’s competition. Larry Groff (left), president of Lan
caster Ford Tractor, Inc., and David Nolt (right), pedal power
emcee, congratulate Lori.
brother Allan hoped to win one of saw the prizes and wanted one of
the $l5O worth of toy tractor die tractors,
prizes. 5-6-year-old division
To get ready for competition, In the five-to-six-year-old divi
the boys said they practice by tak- sion, first place honors went to
ing their dog. Spike, on a wagon Nathan Denlinger of Strasburg.
(Left to Right) Nathan Denllnger placed first In the four to
five year-old class at the Lancaster Ford annual pedal pow
er pull. Mark Shoemaker was second; and Andrew
Longeneckor, third.
ride.
While waiting to compete, the said that he practiced the day
two little boys, dressed in red plaid before competition by pulling big
shirts, blue jeans, and Ford tractor blocks on his pedal tractor.
hats, talked tractors. “I like Ford Mark Shoemaker of Kirkwood
best,” Andrew said. placed second. The son of Staurt
Their dad, Allen, has three Ford and Ann Shoemaker, Mark said
tractors that he uses to farm 80 that his dad puts cement weights
acres of com, wheat, tobacco, soy- on the back of the pedal tractor,
beans and hay. The boys plan to be Third place went to Apdrew
farmers and use Ford tractors just
like their dad.
Andrew said, “I like to watch
the commercials and movies about
Ford tractors.”
3-4-year-old division
In the three to four year-old
class, Jay Lehman placed first. The
four-year-old son of Steve and
Mary Lehman, said he won
because his dad told him, “Go
fast” He did.
Charlie Book, 4-year-old son of
Charles and Julie Book of Pamyra,
placed second. Ken Nolt, 4-year
old son of John and Alta from Ml
Airy said that he won because he
The son of Bev and Ken Denlinger
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ete At Pedal Power Pull
Winners In the three to four year-old class Included, from left: Jay Lehman, first
place; Charlie Book, second; and Ken Nolt, third.
Longenecker of Elizabethtown.
The son of Fred and Sherry
Longenecker said that he didn’t
practice before but he does ride
lots of bike, plus he said, “I
expected to win.”
7-8-year-old class
Eight-year-old-Frankie
Hableie, son of Fred and Cindy,
won in the 7-8-year-old class. He
said that he has won lots of times.
Jeff Nolt, 8, of Peach Bottom,
placed second because, “I throw
lots of hay bales,” he said.
Jay Irvin, 8, son of Irvin and
Anna, Ephrata, placed third in his
division.
Ladies Competition
Kids from ages three to eight
competed while parents cheered,
yelled, and clapped, but it was the
mothers who stole the show.
“Come on, Mommy. You can do
it,” a five-year-old cheered.
“Don’t stop...keep pedaling!”
another child yelled.
Husbands whispered hurried
instructions to their wives: “Pedal
as fast as You can and don’t stop.
Look straight ahead. Don’t pay
attention to the crowd.”
While kids screamed and
cheered as their mothers pedalled
fast and furiously, husbands
struggled to appear non-charlant
The crowd cheered and clapped for their favorite during Lancaster Ford Tractor’s
annual pedal power pull on March 2.
despite hoping their wives The champion lady denies prac
would win the dinner-for-two ticing. In fact, Lorie, the wife of
prize.
In the end, Lori Rowland of time she entered a tractor pull.
Quarryville pulled 270 pounds “i didn’t know about the ladies
Winners in the seven to eight year-old class Include from
left: Frankie Halbeie, 1, Jeff Nolt, 8; and Jay Irvin, 8.
past the finish line to beat eight competition until I registered my
other contestants in the ladies kids tonight,” she said,
class. Lori credits her victory to
“drinking lots of chocolate milk
P.L. "Larry” Groff said, m(l chasing after foe kids.”
“Although the ladies won’t admit Although her sons Jason, 5, and
it, I think they have been practic- joemy, 7, didn’t take home any
ing. This is the stiffest competition trophies, they sure were proud of
we’ve ever had.” their mom.
Dean Rowland, stud it was the first