lawnumt' Ptnrtng, Sattmtoy. S#pHmber3MMs
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Farming Staff
LAMPETER (Lancaster Co.)
Lampeter Fair chose two grand
champion market lambs. One in
the 4-H division and the other in
the FFA division of the sheep
show.
Vince Metzler, recuperating
from a concussion suffered while
preparing his sheep, took the grand
champion title with his 119-pound
Hampshire Dorset cross named
Sassy.
It’s the first year that Vince has
shown lambs, which he raised fora
FFA project., He is a sophomore
and FFA student at Penn Manor
High School.
On Sunday, a freak accident
happened while Vince was wash
ing his lamb in preparation for the
show. A head injury resulted in
him being hospitalized for a con
cussion. Although not fully
recuperated, Vince wanted to
show his sheep and was glad he did
alter claiming the top trophy in the
FFA division.
The son of Dan and Ethel Metz
ler, Vince helps on the family’s
Ml. Ncbo farm, where they raise
cattle and crops, and a few pigs and
sheep for fair competition.
In 4-H competition. Tiffany
Dean showed the winning market
lamb, a champion heavyweight
named Stormy. The sheep was
purchased from Tim Fleener, a
breeder in Lebanon County.
Last week, 9-ycar-old Tiffany
also won ihc champion market
lamb title at Solanco Fair. She is
the daughter of Joan and Gary
Dean o( Slrasburg.
Junior showmanship was won
by 17-year-old Joy Young, who
went on to win showmanship hon
ors over all. It was the first show
manship win of Joy who credits
her market lamb Tristan for
cooperating. Joy helps on the fami
ly’s 300-acrc Peach Bottom farm
where they have a 300-head dairy
and some horses.
The senior showmanship trophy
went to 17-year-old Tina Henry,
daughter of John and Bonnie Hen
ry of Pequea. She is a senior FFA
student at Penn Manor High
School.
Senior fating went to Jessica
Schmidt, daughter of Pete and
Laurie Schmidt of Drumore.
Junior fitting recognition went to
Dorset breeding sheep honors went to Jessica Schmidt, center, holding the champ
ion called Mantea. April Leaman, left, holds the reserve and Sara Strickler holds the
champion ram all belonging to Jessica.
Lampeter Selects Two Champion Market Lambs
Allison Hughes, daughter of Chet
and Marie Hughes of Lancaster.
Here is a partial listing of show
results.
FFA Market Lamba
Lightweights Clan A: 1. Andy Burkholder,
2. Nathan Wallen 3. Jeremy Railing; Class B: 1.
Melissa MoCardell; 2. Tina Hemy; 3. Grant
Hoasler.
MedlumwcighU 1. Vince Metzler, 2. Kevin
Boyer, 3. Matt Herr.
Lightweight Heavy: 1. Vince Metzler, 2.
Kevin Boyer, 3. Malt Herr.
Heavyweight: 1. Jessica Neff; 2. Man Herr, 3.
Kevin Boyer.
4-H Market Lamba
Lightweight: 1. Loren Henhey; 2. Jay Young;
3. Allison Hughes.
Medtumwelght: 1. Tiffany Dean; 2. April
Leaman; 3. Brad Leaman.
Heavyweight: 1. Tiffany Dean; 2. Allison
Hughes.
Pairs: 1. Tin* Henry; 2. Loren Hershey; 3.
Kevin Boyer.
Senior Fitting: 1. Jessica Schmidt: 2. Jessies
Neff; 3. April Leaman.
Senior Showmanship: 1. Tins Henry; 2. Jes
sica Schmidt; 3. Melissa McCardell.
Junior Fitting: Class 1:1. Allison Hughes; 2.
Brad Leaman; 3. Sara Stridden Class 2:1 . Matt
Herr, 2. Garret Neff; 3. Kevin Boyer, Champion
Fitter: Allison Hughes.
Junior Showmanship: Class 1: Nate Walter,
1 Matt Herr, 3. Kevin Boyer, Class 2: 1. Joy
Young; Z Matt Herr, 3. Kevin Boyer, Champion
Showmanship: Joy Young.
Breeding: Dorset: Ram Lamb: Jessica
Schmidt
Ewe Under 2: Jessica Schmidt; Sara Stridden
Champion: Jessica Schmidt-Ram Lamb.
Ewe Lamb: 1. Jessica Schmidt; 2. Sara Stride*
ler, 3. Jessica Stridden
Showmanship champion Joy Young, right, with Allison
Hughes, sheep fitting champion, at the Lampeter Sheep
Show.
Judge Henry Gruber stands with champion market lambs at Lampeter Fair. On left,
Tiffany Dean shows Stormy, the 4-H champion, and Vince Metzler holds Sassy, the
FFA champion.
Champion Ewe: Joeaica Schmidt; Referee
Champion Ewe: Jexica Schmidt; Pair: ieanca
Schmidt; Sara Strickler, Flock: Jeatica Schmidt.
Tremendous Swine Show
Says Judge Gruber
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Farming Staff
LAMPETER (Lancaster Co.)
“it was my day,” Klinton Frey
summed up the Lampeter FFA
Swine Show on Wednesday.
Klinton not only took the
champion market hog trophy but
also the showmanship trophy in his
division and the middleweight and
light heavyweigth champion tides.
Judge Henry Gruber of Lehigh
County said that the champion
market hog was more muscular in
the ham area, had a strong ham
loin, and its connection tells its a
high quality loin. .
“This is a tremendous show. It’s
a good quality hogs and good qual
ity kids working with them,"
Gruber said of the hog show that
included separate 4-H and FFA
competition.
It was the second year that
IS-ycar-old Klinton showed hogs
but the first time for a champion
trophy.
“I knew it was a good hog and I
guess this was a pay off for work
ing on the farm all my life,” Klin
ton said. He helps his parents, Nor
ma and Dave Frey, on their
Allison Hughes shows the 4-H champion market hog that
judge Henry Gruber calls extreme in length with tremend
ous ham.
Washington Boro farm where they
raise 600 head of feeder hogs,
some beef, and grow tobacco.
Showing the grand champion
4-H hog was Allison Hughes,
daughter of Chet and Marie Hugh
es of Lancaster.
“It has extreme length, tremend
ous ham and muscle,” Gruber said
of the champion 4-H hog.
Allison said the 248-pound hog
came Irom her uncle Keith Bard’s
larm in Cambria County. Of
Yorkshirc-Hamp cross named
Moonbeam, Allison said, “He was
my buddy. I really liked him.”
Allison is accumulating a room
lul ot trophies in her success in
showing both hogs and sheep. She
said, “My dad is going to make a
trophy room.”
Senior showmanship went to
Jay Hess, last year’s winner.
“This is my last year in FFA, so
I’m happy to end my year this
way,” the 20-year-old said. A gra
duate of Penn Manor High School,
Jay works on his parent’s (Abe’s
and Janie’s) 250-sow farrow to fin
ish hog farm called Bacon Acres.
(Turn to Pago AST)