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One of the most exciting events
the 4-H Rabbit Club participates in
is the 4-H* Rabbit Knowledge
Bowl. This year the Mt. Joy 4-H
Rabbit Club hosted the Bowl,
which six counties attended.
The Bowl was held at the Farm
and Home Center on June 14.
Competition was divided into two
divisions, junior (8-13 years old)
and senior (14-18 years old).
Members studied rabbit man
uals and research information on
breeds, care, and showing, to
answer questions. The double eli
mination tournament pitted teams
against each other. The winning
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team then competed against the
other winning team until playoffs
were completed. During the first
round of questioning, the teams
took turns answering the questions.
In the second round, members used
buzzers and the quickest one to
respond answered the question.
During the final round, individuals
were quizzed.
Members had 10 seconds to
answer questions. In one competi
tion, junior division team members
had a tie. which was broken when
the judges asked a question used in
senior division competition.
About 40 4-H’ers from Bucks,
Berks. Montgomery. Dauphin,
Lancaster, and York counties parti
cipated while more than 100 peo-
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pie watched the competition.
Because the Ml Joy club hosted
the event, it was responsible for
providing the trophies. The Algoes
had a relative cut out wooden
plaques. Sarah used a woodbum
ing tool to carve the 4-H clover into
the wood, which was then stained.
A brass template identifying the
award was attached.
The Mt. Joy club also provided
the meal for the Rabbit BowjL
The club holds one fund raiser
annually by selling subs, chips, and
soda at the 4-H Fair.
Those who would like to know
more about rabbits or the 4-H Rab
bit Club, may contact the Algoes at
955 Iron Bridge Rd., ML Joy, PA
17552 or call (717) 653-4716.
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Junior division first place winners In the Rabbit Know
ledge Bowl are, top row, from left: Josh Folk, Josh Behler,
Elizabeth Carson, and Oralyn Folk. Second place junior
winners are In front row: Janine Slegrist, Sarah Zurln, Emily
Algoe, and Joey Bender.
are, top row, from left: Jesse Romberger, Ruth Ann Baugh
man, Scott Theurer and Heather Rhoads. Second place in
the senior division is the front row, from left: Jill Shollenber
ger, Amanda Carson, Richard Folk, and Allen Shaeffer.
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