816-Lanca«tef Farming, Saturday, September 9, 1995 Lori Evans Reigns As Maryland Farm Queen KAREN BUTLER Maryland Correspondent FREDERICK. Md. Lori Evans of Oakland is Maryland’s new Farm Queen. The young lady from Garrett County edged out other contes'tants at this year’s pageant, held Sunday evening to kick off the 114th Maryland State Fair. She will reign over the 10-day fair, which runs through September 4. Lori is the daughter of Gary and Linda Evans. Nineteen young ladies vied for the title relinquished by outgoing queen Jami Todd. Bobbie Jo Ea ton of Caroline County was crowned first runner-up. Other farm royalty selected included Frederick County’s Autumn Dee Guyton, selected as second run ner-up, St Mary’s County Farm Queen Rebecca Johnson, who took third runner-up, and Harford County Queen Katrina Fischer as fourth runner-up. Maryland Farm Bureau Presi dent C. William Knill was on hand to remind the crowd that Mary land has a tradition; it is always a hot, steamy night when the pag eant is held. And this year proved no exception. The contest is sponsored by the MFB and the Maryland State Fair. Sandra Pinckney, anchor at News Channel 2, served as master of ceremonies. “I wish the world was full of these kinds of girls. They were all fantastic,” said judge Timothy Buskey. Buskey, one of three judges given the difficult task of selecting a winner, is area director of programs and policy for the American Farm Bureau Federa tion. Other judges were Michele Awad, Ag in the Classroom coor dinator for Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, and Alison Cowan, director of field services for the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau. Lori Evans lives on her family’s 750-acre cattle farm in Mary land’s westernmost county. The Buy In September And Your Cat Will Be $3OO Greener. 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An 8-year member of the Red House 4-H Club, Lori is currently club secretary. This year she took a pig, a steer, and a lamb to the county fair. “The money from my animals at the fair goes toward my college education,” said the fuuture mathematician. John Butler of Maryland Farm Bureau coordinated the contest. The contest committee consisted of Holly Fleming, chairman, and Rural White Teens Face Early Pregnancies Washington, D.C. Rural white teens are more likely to get pregnant than their urban white counterparts, but less likely than black urban teens, according to a Penn State study of rural American women. The study also shows that rural white teens are more prone to mar ry early compared to either black or white urban adolescents, said Dr. Gretchen T. Cornwell, assis tant professor of rural sociology and a research associate with die University’s Population Research Institute. “Our research indicates the large impact of residence and race N\brld Class Snowmobiles >rct> <tsoi .m .. Mary’s County, Bob ble Jo Eaton from Caroline County, Farm Queen Lori Evans, Autumn “Dee” Guyton from Frederick County, and Katrina Fischer from Harford County. The young ladies wIH serve as ambassadors for agriculture during the State Fair. members Fay Baase, Mary Teter, Dorris Harris, and Laura Kamin- for MFB women, oversees the Rebeccah Lippy, Dawn Mister, ski. Cora Widdowson, Chairman contest * on early family formation, espe cially in the case of premarital births,” says Melonie Heron, gra duate student in sociology and demography and an affiliate with the Population Research Institute. 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