822-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January 15, 1994
Fine Fleece Fanciers Wea
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
The Fine Fleece Fanciers of
Bedford County captured top hon
ors and the most money for
their shawl - at the Farm Show
Sheep to Shawl contest Held at
the State Farm Show Complex in
Harrisburg, the show is the largest
indoor agricultural exhibition in
North America.
Members of the Fine Fleece
Fanciers include Karl Kaufman of
Alum Bank, weaver, Laurie Bero
of Alum Bank, spinner; Steven
Bero of Alum Bank, spinner; Elis
sa Henderson of Schellsburg,
spinner, Tracey Henderson of
Schellsburg, shearer.
The team has competed at the
Farm Show for two years. They
have also done demonstrations at
Bedford County Sheep and Wool
Day and the Bedford County Fair.
Three teams competed in the
contest this year. Hill and Hollow
Handspinners, the second place
team, includes Ginny Mutti of
Alexandria, Huntingdon County,
weaver; Jan Ott and Barbara Bar
low of Orbisonia, Huntingdon
County, spinners; Helen Clusman
of McConnellsbuig, Fulton Coun
ty, spinner; and Tommy Junkin of
Willow Hill, Franklin County,
shearer.
The third team to compete m
the contest, Woolie and Wild
Weaving and Spinning, includes
Harold Schwanger of Hershey,
WOOL
64'* 70'* a 80'* Flna*Combing: 1. Scott R. Calvert, Mercer; 2. Scott R.
Calvert, Mercer; 3. Ken & Connie Scott, Pulaski.
60't 62’* 1/2 Blood Combing: 1. Scott R. Calvert, Mercer; 2. Sheepber
ry Farms, Halifax.
S6's SB's 3/8 Blood Combing: 1. Sheepbeny Farms, Halifax; 2 Sheep
berry Farms, Halifax, 3 Christine M. Calvert.
50'* 54's 1/4 Blood Combing; 1. Dean Soot Sherwm .Mount Pleasant: 2.
Shirley S Shields, Latrobe; 3 David M. Calvert, Mercer.
46’* 48'* Low 1/4 Blood Combing: 1. Blake McKinney, York; 2. Sheep
berry Farms, Halifax; 3. Sheepbeny Farms, Halifax.
Champion Commercial Farm Flock Flaaca: 1 . Blake McKinney, York.
Reserve Champion Commercial Farm Flock Fleece: t Sheepberry
Farms, Halifax
Marino Ram Fleece; 1. Scott R. Calvert, Mercer; 2. Ken & Connie Scott,
Pulaski, 3 Scott R Calvert
Marino Ewo Flooco: 1 Scon R Calvert, Mercer, 2. Ken & Connie Scon,
Pulaski, 3 Scon R. Calvert.
Ramboulllal Ram Fleece: 1. Ken & Connie Soon, Pulaski.
Ramboulllet Ewe Fleece: 1 Ken & Connie Scon, Pulaski; 2 Dean Scot
Sherwm, Mount Pleasant
Corriedale Ram Fleece: 1 Michael Bowman, Lenhartsville; 2 Nichole
Knepp, Mohnton; 3 Michael Bowman, Lenhartsville.
Corriedale Ewe Fleece: 1. Kelly Glaser, Limekiln; 2. Michael Bowman,
Lenhartsville, 3. Michael Bowman, Lenhartsville.
Dorset & Cheviot Ram Fleece: 1. David M. Calvert, Mercer; 2. Scon R.
Calvert, Mercer; 3. David M. Calvert, Mercer.
Dorset A Cheviot Ewe Fleece: 1. Stephanie J. Bowman. Lenhartsville;
2 Stephanie J. Bowman, Lenhartsville; 3. David M Calvert, Mercer.
Hampshire Suffolk Shropshire: 1. Steward Ebersole, York; Steward
Ebersole, York, 3 Christine M. Calvert, Mercer
Hampshire Suffolk Shropshire; 1. Christine M. Calvert, Mercer, 2
Christine M Calvert, Mercer; 3. Scon R. Calvert, Mercer.
Champion Breed Fleece: t. Kelly Glaser, Limekiln
Reserve Champion Breed Fleece: 1 Scon R Calvert, Mercer.
WOOL - NATURAL COLORED
Whits Reece (60's A Finer): 1. Dean Scot Sherwm, Mount Pleasant, 2
Dean Scot Sherwm, Mount Pleasant; 3 Shirley S. Shields, Latrobe
While Fleece (58's A Coarser): 1 Sheep berry Farms, Halifax; 2 Sheep
berry Farms, Halifax; 3 Dean Scot Sherwm, Mount Pleasant
Solid Black Brown/Gray Reece (60's & Finer); 2 Shirley S. Shields,
Latrobe, 3 Shirley S Shields, Latrobe.
Solid Black Brown/Qrey Fleece (58's A Coarser): 1. Jo-Anny Trygg,
Dillsburg, 2 Emily R. Banker!, Red Lion; 3. Emily R Banker!, Red Lion
Nonsolid Colored Fleeces (60's & Finer); 1. Sheepberry Farms, Hali
fax. 2 Shirley S Shields, Latrobe, 3 Dean Scot Sherwm, Mount Pleasant
Nonsolid Colored Fleeces (SB's A Coarser): 1 Sheepberry Farms,
Halifax. 2 Jennifer L Flmchbaugh, York, 3 Dean Scot Sherwm, Mount
Pleasant
Champion, Natural Colored Flaaca; 1 Sheepberry Farms, Halifax
Reserve Champion, Natural Colored Fleece: 1 Sheepberry Farms,
Halifax
Grand Champion Fleece: 1. Blake McKinney, York
Reserve Grand Champion Fleece: 1. Kelly Glaser, Limekiln
EXHIBIT OF FIVE FLEECES
Fine t 1/2 Wool: 1 Ken & Connie Scott, Pulaski, 2 Scott R Calvert,
Mercer
Medium Wool: 1 Sheepberry Farms, Halifax; 2 Scott R Calvert, Mer
cer, 3 David M Calvert, Mercer
Dauphin County, weaver; Lynn
and John Zerphey of Halifax,
Dauphin County, spinners; Sue
Ellen Gates, Elizabethtown, Lan
caster County, spinner; and Chris
Herr of Camp Hill. Cumberland
County, shearer.
The contest begins with each
team shearing a sheep. The wool
is carded and spun, then woven on
a loom. Points are awarded for
speed, shearing, spinning, weav
ing, design and team
identification.
In addition to the premiums
awarded to the teams, special
awards are made for innovation of
design, color and skill of the
weaver, the quality of the work
manship and cooperative spirit of
the three spinners within a team,
the skill and handling of sheep by
the shearer, and for the fleece
used.
Immediately following the
judging, the auctioning of the
shawls created during the contest
took place. The first place shawl
was sold to M.H. Eby of Blue Ball
and Sam Beegle of Sam Beegle
Stables in Gap for $450. The sec
ond place shawl went for $3OO to
Robert Miller of Pleasant Valley
Angus in Lebanon. The third place
shawl was also sold for $3OO to
Pete Barley of Palmyra.
The purpose of the Sheep to the evening’s event not only edu- The event is sponsored by the
Shawl contest is to promote the catesthepublicononeofPennsyl- Pennsylvania Department of Agri
sheep and wool industry in Penn- vania’s agricultural products, but culture and the Pennsylvania
sylvania. By providing an pppor- also provides for an evening of fun Sheep and Wool Groweri
tunity for regional craftspcrsons, and entertainment Association.
First place winners In the Sheep to Shawl Contest went to Fine Fleece Fanciers of
Bedford County. Secretary of Agriculture Boyd Wolff Is shown with the winning team.
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