82-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 3, 1994 LOU ANN GOOD Lancaster Farming Staff RIDGELY, MD. As in many homes, the Moore home is a place where husband and wife each grab for the Lancaster Farming news paper every Saturday. Bill’s highlight is to read the paper in his favorite chair after a long day working on the couple’s BS-acre farm with its 110,000 broiler operation. Linda searches the paper for inspiration not so much in the feature stories but in the pictures. She’s an artist. She paints farm scenes and wildlife on sawblades. Because the Moores live on the Eastern Shore, wildlife is prolific. Most of Linda’s paintings feature geese, ducks, and water fowl. But some customers request Pennsylvania Dutch and Amish scenes. Linda finds those scenes in photos in Lancaster Farming, She uses them to paint pictures on all sizes of saw blades. “I’ve been dabbling in painting * since I was a child. I have no for mal (raining. I look at something or paint from pictures,” Lindk said. Homestead Notes Honey Queen Crowned At Apiary Celebration 1994 Pennsylvania Honey Queen Melissa Swartz crowns 1995 PA Honey Queen Jona Hoover of Holtwood, Lancaster County. Art On The Cutti ion a client asked for an Amish scene, Linda Moore found a photo In Lancaster Farming that she reproduced on this saw blade. Eastern Shore wildlife and winter farm scenes are popular subjects for Linda’s artistic work. GAIL STROCK Mifflin Co. Correspondent Jona Hoover accepted the Honey LEWISBURG (Union Co.) Queen crown and sash' from 1994 Just as the queen bee is vital to the Honey Queen Melissa Swartz of survival of the hive, the Pennsyl- Shoemakersville. Hoover, 18, is vania Honey Queen plays a vital the daughter of Scott and Sandy role in the organization she repre- Hoover of Holtwood, Lancaster sents. The Pennsylvania State County. She is the oldest of six Beekeepers Association (PSBA) children and is a graduate of Penn met Saturday, November 12, for* Manor High School. Hoover said their fall/winter meeting at the she became interested in honey Country Cupboard in Lewisburg. when her father brought a honey- Members attended a variety of comb home for breakfast. They seminars and were introduced to spread it on their toast and Hoover their Honey Queen. The Pennsyl- has been a fan of honey ever since, vania Beekeepers Association After the evening buffet, Honey formed in 1904 and is celebrating Queen chaiiperson Rebecca Fish -90 years of promoting the apiary e r Gerhart said she attempted to industry. reach all past honey queens to S 1999 Pennsylvania Honey Queen 4 < n -i ft v In addition to choosing her own subjects. Linda also paints scenes by request. She especially enjoys painting winter and farm scenes. Linda sells her work privately. She does not exhibit her work at craft or art shows. At the urging of a friend, she entered one of her pictorial saws in a contest and received a prize. She also entered a pictorial saw in the Maryland Holstein Association’s fundraiser, where the top bid for the item was $325. In addition to operating their grain and chicken farm, both spouses work full time for the local cooperative electric company. Linda helps with the chickens in mornings. The Moores have four adult children. Linda said that she doesn’t have as much time to paint as she previously did since time spent with the couple’s grand daughter has surpassed her love for painting. Fpr more information, the Moores may be contacted at 12450 Ridgely Road, Ridgely, MD 21660 or call (410) 634-1136. invite them to the banquet. Letters from all over the U.S. came from those who could not attend. Being stopped for speeding seemed to be a recurring theme from past queens as they attempt ed to reach their speaking engage ments on time. Said one queen in her letter, “The policeman said, I’ve never met a queen before and let me go without a, fine.” Six honey queens and princess es did attend and took to the microphone to recount their appre ciation for the experience. Said Robin Staudenmeier, “I’ve always been an outgoing person. Being Honey Queen taught me the time (Turn to Pag* B 3)
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