LINDA WILLIAMS
Bedford Co. Correspondent
SCHELLSBURG (Bedford
Co.) Tracy Henderson, daught
er of Wayne and Elissa Henderson
of Schellsburg, was selected
“Lamb and Wool Queen,” of Bed
ford County at the annual banquet
held recently.
First runner-up is Tracy’s good
friend and fellow shepherd, Laurie
Laurie Bero, left, first runner-up, and Tracy Henderson,
Bedford County Lamb and Wool Queen, pose with three of
Tracy’s sheep, Onyx, Olympia, and Obella. All three sheep
will be the center of Tracy’s sheep competition this year.
Bedford Selects Two For Wool Promotibn
Bero, daughter of Edward and
Rosemary Bero of Alum Bank.
Tracy is the quite proud owner
of 75 Romney. Corriedale, and
Natural Colored sheep. She has
won many awards in competition
at the Bedford County Fair, Mary
land State Sheep and Wool Com
petition, KILE, and the Spomerset
County Jackpot Show. She also
participated in the Keystone Stud
Tracy and Laurie spinning wool. Tracy’s cat likes to get in on the act.
Ram and Ewe sale.
Her proudest moments in sheep
competition came with winning
Master Shepherd at Somerset and
first place in the lead line at
Maryland.
- Laurie owns 30 to 35 tunis Suf
folk Crossbreeds or Commercial
Sheep. She has likewise competed
in the Bedford County Fair, Mary
land State Sheep Wool Festival,
and the Somerset County Jackpot
Show.
Her outstanding awards have
been as master fitter and showman
at the Bedford County Fair for
several years.
Both girls raise their sheep for
meat, selling the wool, and saving
some for themselvek to do their
own spinning.
Both are excellent spinners and
belong to a local wool spinning
organization. They also knit and
have a wardrobe of handknitted
sweaters.
“We’ve done everything from
shearing to knitting,” says Tracy.
Local sheep shearer, Karl Kauf
man has been giving the girls les
sons in shearing and says they
both do a good job.
The girls, both freshmen at
Chestnut Ridge High School and
members of the Chestnut Ridge
FFA, are presently working hard
for the upcoming Maryland event
“It’s a special time,” Tracy says.
“We compete with more than
1,000 sheep.”
Maryland’s State Sheep and
Radon In The Home
CREAMERY (Montgomery
Co.) To find out about radon
what radon is, its health effects,
how you can test for it, and what
you can do about it, plan to attend
“Radin in the Home; Myths and
Realities,” an educational prog
ram presented by Penn State
Cooperative Extension. The prog-
Wool competition is held the first
weekend in May at the Howard
County Fairgrounds. In addition
to the competition, there will be
demonstrations of many wool
related crafts.
The Bedford County Sheep and
Wool prpducers will hold their
annual field day event in July at
the Bedford County Fairgrounds.
Local officers include Brian
Barclay, president; Rodney
Fisher, vice president; and Sharon
Weaver, secretary/treasurer.
Board members are Michelle
Fisher and Ada Myers.
ram will be held on Tuesday, May
25, from 7 to 9:00 p.m. at the
Montgomery County 4-H Center,
1015 Rt. 113 in Creamery. To
register, call (215) 489-4315.
For registration information,
please call Penn State Cooperative
Extension at 489-4315.