DAMASCUS, Md.— It’s not
too early to begin your entry, for
the 1990 Maryland Make It Your
self With Wool Contest, which
will be held on Saturday, October
27, at the Kenilworth Park Mall
near Towson, Md.
The annual contest is open to
anyone of any age who can sew,
knit, crochet, or weave an outfit of
wool; the only requirement is that
the yam or fabric used be at least
60% wool fiber. There are four
age categories: preteen (ages 13 &
under), junior (ages 14-17), senior
(ages 18-24), and adult.
Top awards include an Elnita
200 sewing machine donated by
72nd ANNUAL
EPHRATA
FAIR
SEPT. 25-26-27-28-29
All agriculture Activities and Exhibits including farm
machinery, livestock, and crops will be in "Tent
City" at the Ephrata Community Park.
1990 Ephrata Fair
“Tent City” Exhibitors
A.B.C. Groff,
New Holland, PA 17557
Atlantic Breeders Cooperative
Lancaster, PA 17601
Binkley & Hurst Bros., Inc.
Lititz, PA 17543
Binkley & Hurst Lawn & Garden
Ephrata. PA 17522
Hollinger’s Lawn & Garden Equipment
Ephrata, PA 17522
Lebanon Valley NatT Bank - Ag Group
Lebanon, PA 17042
Plasterer Equipment Co., Inc.
Lebanon, PA 17042
Wes Stauffer Engines & Equipment
Ephrata, PA 17522
Agway Inc.
Ephrata. PA 17522
Wlckes Lumber
Ephrata, PA 17522
Bernard C. Morrissey Insurance Inc.
Ephrata, PA 17522
Martin’s Repair Shop
Ephrata, PA 17522
Bob Williams Sire Power
Stevens, PA 17578
Sensenlg's Feed Mill
New Holland. PA 17557
Taylor Inc.
Millersville, PA 17551
=CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Tuesday. September 25
Place Farm Machinery Exhibits. 11:30-3:30 P.M.
Farm Machinery Exhibits Open 4:00 P.M.
Pork Chop Barbeque (YF Food Tent) 5:00 P.M.
Adult Tractor Driving Contest 5:00 P.M.
Jr Market Hog Judging (ÜBD) 5:00 P.M.
Pig Chase (ÜBD) 0:00 P.M.
„ „ Wednesday. September 26
Dairy Cattle Judging
Cloister FFA Tractor Driving Contest (LBD)
Judging Lamb on Foot
Jr Market LAMB Judging (ÜBD)
Street Fair Parade
Thursday. September 27
Garden Tractor Pulling Contest (LBD) 7:00 P.M.
4 H 4 FFA Baby Beef Judging (ÜBD) 7:00 P.M.
». September 28
D) 5:00 P.M. Sharp
Baby Beef Sale (Ephrata Park, ÜBD) Following Lamb Sale
Hog Sale (Ephrata Park ÜBD). . Following Beef Sale
Cow Milking Contest (ÜBD) .. . .Following Hog Sale
Family Fun Contests Following Cow Milking.
Saturday. September 2i
Exhibits Close (Ephrata Community Park)
Remove Exhibits
(Ephrata Community Park)
Clean Up Park . . . 11 30 AM-1 00 PM
Visit the EAYFA and FFA refreshment and food stands Crop,
livestock, and farm machinery on display all day with special
emphasis 4-9 P.M at the Ephrata Community Park. This sche
dule applies only to the Tent City portion of the Ephrata Fair
‘UBO - Upper ball diamond
‘LBD - Lower ball diamond
Make-It-With Wool Contest
Elna, Inc. for the preteen champ
ion; trips to the National Make-It-
Yourself-With-Wool Contest in
Long Beach, Ca., for the junior
and senior champions; and a $lOO
gift certificate donated by G Street
Fabrics of Rockville for the adult
winner. The adult winner will also
receive a gift subscription to Sew
News, and a free membership to
the Bishop Sewing Circle. The
Baltimore County Sheep & Wool
Producers will provide roses for
the winners. The reserve champ
ion in all four age groups will each
receive a gift certificate to Clear
brook Woolen Shop, Va.
Over $4,500 in prizes will be
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offered, including sewing equip
ment, books and videos, gift certi
ficates, lengths of Pendleton Wool
Fabric, and more. Each participant
will receive a cash reward pro
vided by the Maryland Agricultur
al Fair Board. Overall sponsor of
the contest is the Maryland Sheep
Breeders Association, who pro
vides the trips to the National
Contest and other support. To
date, 53 National and
sewing-related or sheep-relate<T
businesses and organizations have
pledged awards for the Free State
Contest
The national finals will be held
January 17-20, 1991 in Long
Beach, Ca. Top prizes include col
lege scholarships, fashion trips to
New York City, serger sewing
machines, luggage, and savings
bonds.
For the first time, a participant
may make any outfit of his/her
choosing as a catchall “other”
entry category has been added to
the traditional dresses, suits, and
coats classes. The Maryland Com
mittee has also added two other
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 22,1990-B5
categories for adults only; one is
for hand-crafted garments
(woven, knitted, crocheted) while
the other is for an outfit that the
adult has made for someone else
(child, spouse, etc.). Hand-crafted
garments can also be teamed up
with sewn garments to make a tot
al outfit. Preteens can choose from
a list of seven classes or make a
multi-piece entry.
Also for the first time, an entry
fee is charged by the National
organization. Pretccns will pay $2
while all others will pay S 5. For
this fee, you may enter as many
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classes as you like.
Entries are due by September
27 to contest chairperson, Jo Anne
Leatherman, 11306 Mt. View
Road, Damascus, Md. 20874
(telephone 301-253-5469). Entry
blanks can be obtained from her,
local offices of the Maryland
Cooperative Extension Service, or
from regional contact Virginia
Harrison (Baltimore area, tele
phone 301-795-8521) or the
Promotional Office of G Street
Fabrics (Washington area
301-231-8998). Local fabric
stores may also have entry blanks.
Allowance (RDA) for aduli
women) for 13.5 grams of fat (2C
percent of your fat allowance)
Pretty good odds when you con
sider the U.S. RDA of 800 milli
grams of calcium for a woman 25
years of age and older and 67
grams of fat during the day.
lea.