Wool Wizards Spin Magic (ConllniMd from Pago B 16) petition per year. Second place went to Woolie and Wild Spinners and Weavers. The team consisted of Peter Drum mer, shearer and Champion Shear er Award Winner; Harold Schwanger, weaver; and Sue Ellen Gates, Elaine Brandt, and Lynn C. Zerphey, all spinners. This team also received the Premium Spin ning Group Award. Third place went to the team of Weave Made It. Bruce Weikle was the team’s shearer; Sue Shelly was the weaver; Nancy Hopkins, Debie Hunsberger, and Sue Lyons were the team’s spinners. The Butler County Pedalers took fourth place, despite having the first shawl completed. Mem bers of the team were Dean Sher win, shearer; Blanche Hall, weaver; Linda Gross, Donna Long and Rayah Guthrey, spinners. In addition to the premiums awarded to the teams, special awards are given for innovation of design, color, and skill of the weaver, the quality of the work Butler County Pedalers, from left, Linda Gross, Dean Sherwin, and Rayah Guthrey. Philadelphia Flower Show PHILADELPHIA, (Philadel phia Co.) Artificial ruins sparkle in the Roman sun. Dream like stone sculptures hover and form an otherworldly garden path. Reality gives way to enchantment when the Philadelphia Flower Show presents “Moments in Time...A Galaxy of Gardens,” March 5-12, at the Philadelphia Civic Center. Visitors will embark on a jour ney through time and the garden when the 1995 Flower Show cele brates 30 years at the Civic Center with a nostalgic look at the popu lar horticultural practices of the past and new gardening horizons of the future. Following the patio of time and the sun, a quintet of garden set tings in the Show’s 7,000 square foot central feature exhibit cap tures the imagination and holds captive live fascinating moments in time. For those seeking the advice of experts, a talented group of accomplished flower arrangers manship and cooperative spirit of the three spinners within the team, the skill and handling of the sheep by the shearer, and for the fleece used. Immediately following the judging of the shawls, each was auctioned off to the public. The winning shawl was purchased by Dory Szeles of Harrisburg for $350. “I bought the shawl because it was our , sheep that was Sheared,” said Szeles. Her sheep, Matilda, contributed a new display item for the Szeles’ family living room. The second place shawl was purchased by Alfred and Donna Rovenolt, Jr., Turbotville. The couple paid $175 and Donna plans to wear the shawl when she rides in the 6-Horse Hitch. Kyra Krombein of Harrisburg pur chased the third place shawl for $l7O and Linda Davis of Man chester bought the fourth place shawl for $175. Also, the demon stration shawl was auctioned and bought by Suzanne Bachert of Myerstown, Lebanon County, for $l7O. and gardening enthusiasts will conduct free lectures and demon strations throughout Show week. Visitors can recreate some of the Show’s displays at home with pur chases from the Show Market place. More than 100 purveyors of plants, garden supplies and hand crafted wares offer a shopping extravaganza within the Show complex. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Philadelphia Flower Show will be held March 5-12; 10a.rn.-6 p.m., Sundays; 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Tickets are available at the door, $12.50 for adults; $6.25 for children under 12. Group tickets are available in advance through the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 325 Walnut Street, $11.75 for adults (minimum order $117.50). For group informa tion, please call the 24- hour Flower Show Infoline at (215) 625-8253. For full service travel and accommoda tion information, please call Accom modations Express 1-800-444-7666. Wool Wizards compete at the Farm Show. From back, to front, Kathy Graham, Kelli Peyser, and Carol Peyser. weave Made It In competition. From left, Nancy Hopkins, Sue Lyons. Teddy Eck erd, Bruce Weikel, and friend. Woolie and Wild team are dually weaving, racing to literally beat the clock during sheep to shawl competition at the Farm Show. From left, Pete Brummer, Lynn Zor phey, Elaine Brandt, Sue Ellen Gates, and David Keefer, weaver. HONESDALE (Wayne Co.) Are the holiday bills beginning to pile up? Do you hate to open the mail box because you know more Christmas bills will be waiting for you? Do you feel like you’re drowning in a sea of bills? If you do, you’re not alone says Debra Bryant, Penn State Exten sion Agent in Wayne County. About 110 million Americans have 950 million credit cards almost nine cards per person. The Get Out Of Debt average American charges almost $4,000 a year and carries a balance of about $1,850. During the Christmas season, Americans use their VISA card over 200 million time—about 5,500 times every minute—and this js only one of the many hun dreds of cards available like Mas tercard, American Express and Discover, etc. Money causes more arguments than any other family problem Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January if, 1995-817 including jobs, children and rela tives. One in six families has a credit card problem. If credit payments have you down, if you’d like to learn how to get out of debt faster then mark this date on your calendar, Tues day, January 17lh A Getting Out' of Debt Workshop will be held that evening at 7:3Q p.m. in the Extension Meeting .Room, Courthouse, 925 Court St.,Hones dale. Seating is limited so call 717-253-5970 extension 239
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