Michigan 4-H’ers
Visit Mifflin Countians
(Continued from Pago Bt)
lightly joke about their differ
ences. especially in language.
“We say soda, you say pop!"
exclaims Jessi. The visiting group
has tried central Pennsylvania’s
version of mountain pies, or, in
their language, tonka toasts or
hobo pies. Then they debate who
has the accent, those from Michi
gan or those from Pennsylvania.
(Each denies talking with an
accent). Then they launch into a
comparison of 4-H clubs and fairs.
“Your fair is different, not as
many projects,” Kelly says, a
4-H’cr active in the Gradiot Coun
ty Horse Club. “We have more
than 100 horses at the fair. We
have three horse bams.” Another
youth adds that there must be
more than 94 kids in the swine
club. He estimates their county
fair last year, which pools from a
much larger agricultural area, had
more than 900 projects and 500
kids of all ages participating in 26
clubs with names like Wet and
Wild, Circle E, and the 888.
“We’re one of the biggest coun
ty’s in Michigan,” says one youth.
“We even have the ship ride!” The
Gradiot County fair is strictly a
4-H and FFA fair, with no open
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