4-H Holds Only Agricultural Fair
NEWTOWN SQUARE (Dela
ware Co.) —Delaware County, for
as urban as it is, still has one, but
only one, agricultural fair. The
Delaware County 4-H Fair was
held recently at the 4-H Farm and
Educational Center on the property
of the Garrett-Williamson Founda
tion at Newtown Square.
According to C. R. Bryan, Jr.
Extension 4-H agent, the two-day
event featured livestock and poul
try shows, vegetable and 4-H pro
ject judging, pet care demonstra
tions, hay rides, refreshments, and
fun for the whole family.
The Saturday afternoon auction
included poultry, lambs, eggs,
vegetables and honey raised by
4-H members, and ended with a
record breaking price of $775 paid
by Frank C. Videon, of Newtown
Square for the 235-pound market
hog raised by Kerry Boody of
Newtown Square. Videon donated
the hog back to 4-H. The reserve
champion market hog shown by
Brenda MacPhail of Newtown
Square was purchased for $5OO by
Medford’s Meats in Chester.
The Celebrity Tuikey Show
Saturday moiling was won by
Pauline Bogaert, writer for the Phi
ladelphia Inquirer. Another parti
cipant in that show was Frank
Steams, southast regional director
for the Pennsylvania Department
of Agriculture. Stearns and
Bogeart also presented some of the
awards to winners in the livestock
show.
The 4-H program is heavily
dependent on adult volunteers in
its educational efforts with the
more than 5,000 4-H members in
Delaware County. The 4-H Fair is
no exception. Those volunteers
who headed up fair activities
included Alan McClellan, Aston;
Debbie Murphy, Collingdale;
Theresa Muller, Drexel Hill; Judi
Bissinger, Marple Township;
Sherry Ratner, Edgemont; Leslie
Ruzowicz, Cathy MacPhail, Judith
Boody and Jared Armington,
Newtown Square; Marcy Hender
son, Helen Wright, Bob and
Debbie Davis, Springfield;
Richard Harris, Nether Provi
dence; and Nancy Botella, Thom
bury Township. All volunteers are
under the direction of the paid 4-H
At Warren 4-H Dairy Show
YOUNGSVILLE (Warren Co.)
The supreme grand champion
of the Warren County Junior
Dairy Show was shown by Chris
topher Vanco of Bear Lake.
Vanco’s senior 3-year-old Hol
stein cow, “Ginger Snap,” was
grand champion of the Holstein
breed.
Other owners and their breed
champions that competed in the
supreme selection were: Richard
Gilkinson Jr. of Lander with a
Brown Swiss senior 3-year-old
cow; Peter Vanco of Bear Lake
with a Jersey senior 3-year-old
cow; Toni Gilkinson of Lander
with a Milking Shorthorn junior
2-year-old cow; and Wendy Gil
kinson of Lander with an Ayrshire
5-year-old cow.
Each champion owner was pre
sented with a trophy sponsored by
David Brown and Coba Select
Sires. The supreme champion won
a trophy sponsored by Enos Mill
ing of Sugar Grove.
, The reserve grand champion of
the Brown Swiss show was a
4-year-old cow shown by Wendy
Gilkinson of Lander. Wendy also
won reserve junior champion and
The Delaware County 4-H Fair Included a hog showman
ship competition. Pictured from left are Keith Bryan,
instructor at Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences
who Judged the livestock shows, and champion showmen
Karen Boody and Chase Armington, Newtown Square; Rob
Davis, Springfield, and Alalna Brescia of Newtown Square
staff Judy Macßonc, Jim Short,
Joyce Morrison, and Bud Bryan.
One of the life skills emphasized
in 4-H is communications. Mem
bers are taught to speak before
groups of people. Those who made
public presentations at the fair
were Megan Marquis, Swarth
more, champion; David Murphy,
Collingdale, reserve champion;
Michael and Michele McClellan,
Aston; Emily and Rob Davis,
Springfield; and Adam Murphy,
Collingdale. Adam Murphy also
won the Mardi Gras class.
Champion and reserve champ
ion honors in the 4-H project com
petition were awarded to Erin
Yoder, Newtown Square for veter
inary science; David Henderson,
Springfield for small engines;
Emily and Rob Davis for beekeep
ing; Jackie Van Patton, Ridley and
David Murphy, Collingdale for
vegetables; Michele McClellan,
Aston and Emily and Rob Davis,
Springfield for pet care; and Katie
Siddons, Middletown Twp.,
Ginger Snap Supreme
best animal owned and bred with a
senior calf. Richard Gilkinson Jr.
showed a senior calf for junior
champion honors.
In the Holstein show, Cody
Hitchcock of Lander showed his
junior yearling Heifer to junior
champion honors. Sarah Lindell
of Lander won reserve junior
champion honors with a junior
calf. Joe Nickerson of Corry won
reserve grand champion honors
with a senior 2-year-old cow.
The best Holstein bred and
owned was a juniot 3-year-old
owned by Recca Gruber of Sugar
Grove. Gruber also had the top
daughter/dam entry in the show.
A Jersey senior calf shown by
Kimberly Kalika of Corry won
junior champion. Brian Hazelet of
Columbus was reserve junior
champion with a Jersey intermedi
ate calf. Along with Peter Vanco's
grand champion Jersey cow, he
had the reserve grand champion
and best bred and owned animal
with a Jersey junior 2-year-old
cow. The top daughter/daim entry
was shown by Tiffany Gilkinson
of Lander.
Carrie Swanson of Russell had
Michele Shuman, Lansdowne,
Sasha Kinney, Drexel Hill and
Beverly Menghetti, Thombury
Twp. for horse.
Poultry championships went to
Michael McClellan, Aston, Katie
Wetzel, Upper Providence, Alex
Oleykowski, Upper Darby and
Jonathan Van Patton, Ridley
Township. In the sheep show Joan
Harris, Nether Providence, Katlyn
Novella, Sharon Hill, David Mur
phy, Collingdale, Melina Prossc
da, Yeadon, Hope Toogood, Mid
dletown Twp., Claire Barrett and
Andrea Oleykowski of Upper Dar
by, and Ben and Meredith
Ruzoaicz of Newtown Square
were all pinned champions.
Market hog champions were:
Kerry and Karen Boody, Brenda
McPhail. Alania Brescia, and
Chase Armington of Newtown
Square; Joan Harris of Nether Pro
vidence, Haifa Aldorasi of Ridley
Twp., Brian Albany and Rob
Davis of Springfield, and Tim
Houser of Marple Twp.
many Ayrshire champions. Her
senior calf won junior champion,
reserve grand champion, and best
animal bred and owned. She also
won reserve junior champion with
an intermediate calf.
The Milking Shorthorn junior
champion was shown by Tiffany
Gilkinson. Her junior yearling
also won reserve grand champion.
Richard Gilkinson Jr. won reserve
junior champion with an inter
mediate yearling heifer and re
serve senior champion with a
junior 2-year-old.
All of the 4-H dairy club mem
bers participated in the showman
ship competition. In the junior di
vision (ages 8-11), John Nicker
son of Corry was first. Other blue
award winners were Kimberly Ka
lika, Kelsi Wilcox, and Crystal
Gruber. Red awards went to Brian
Hazelet, Lindsey Burch, Cody
Hitchcock, Toni Gilkinson, and
Jesse Curtis. White awards were
earned by Robert Hazelet, Ben
Blair, and Terry Arison.
The intermediate showmanship
group (ages 12-14) was topped by
Melinda Brown of Bear Lake.
Other blue award winners were
In Delaware County
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lon market lamb and champion market hog at the Delaware
County 4-H Fair. Vldeon Is pictured here with Meredith
Ruzowicz, also of Newtown Square, exhibitor of the champ
ion lamb.
In the market hog show at the Delaware County 4-H Fair,
Kerry Boody, third from left, of Newtown Square exhibited
the champion. Brenda MacPhall, second from left, won
reserve champion. On left Is Keith Bryan, instructor of ani
mal science at Penn State, who Judged the event. Frank
Steams, right, southeast regional director tor the Pennsyl
vania Department of Agriculture, presented the champion
ribbon.
. Champions In the breeding sheep division and the sheep
showmanship competition at Delaware County 4-H Fair
included, front from left, Jim Harris, Wallingford; Ben Ruzo
wlcz, Newtown Square, and, back from left, Keith Bryan
from Penn State who Judged the show, Katlyn Novella, Sha
ron Hill and Megan Marguls, Swarthmore.
Rebecca Gruber, Emily Swanson, In the senior group (ages 15-18)
Jessica Gruber. Sarah Lindell, and Candace Hitchcock of Russell and
Chris Vanco. Red awards were Dustin Wilcox earned blue
won by Jody Blair, Kristen Hitch- awards. Red awards went to
cock, Jennifer Jones, Kristen Amanda Hitchcock and Steven
Butch, and Chris Lindell. White Blair. White awards were won by
awards were received by Drew Robert Morris and Carrie Swan-
Wilcox, Mark Blair, Jack Jones
111, and Robert Arison. ( Turn *° P«n« DIO)