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From left, Stephanie Garrett, Christina Badorf, and Michele Winters keep tabs of
show results.
Fair Success In Lampeter
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Farming Staff
LAMPETER (Lancaster Co.)
Thousands of people flock to com
munity fairs each year. Maybe it’s
to indulge in French Fries drenched
in lard or a hot pork barbecue or a
Pennsylvania Dutch funnel cake.
Others like to stroll through the
exhibits and fathom the weight of
the hugh pumpkins, the skill
required to complete a pieced quilt
or the miniature peppers packed
neatly into glass jars.
For some, fascination is found in
admiring the squeelmg pigs, the
wooly sheep or the muscular steer.
A fair that attracts crowds each
night is considered a success. But
without the help of dedicated vol
unteers, lew people could enjoy the
hundreds of sights, sounds, and
smells at the t>
Howard Mains, assistant general manager at the West
Lampeter Fair, makes sure things run smoothly at the lives*
took shows.
OctObW 7, 1998
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Many of these volunteers have
been working almost year-round in
planning, lining up events and
judges, preparing buildings and
grounds, hooking up electrical ser
vices and public address systems.
One of these faithful volunteers
is Howard Mains, the assistant
general manager at the West Lam
peter Community Fair. Mains has
been helping out at the fair for 15
years.
Under his involvement, he has
seen the antique tractor show
added, a three-wheeler show, and
next year he hopes to organize a
tractor square dance. Yep it
really is tractors maneuvering to
the rhymth of country music and
lining up with partners Just like
people do in square dancing.
“They had it when I was a kid.
We use regular lare dance call-
ers,” Mains said.
He has already lined up particip
ants and said the directors of the
Fair will hold their first planning
session in November.
Like most of the volunteers.
Mams works full lime and still
manages to spend long hours at the
lair. In Central Manor, Mains
farms Rye Ridge Farms in partner
ship with Gus Birchler. They raise
produce and tobacco and Mains
also helps his cousin with custom
combining. Mams works a lot with
the ag program at the Penn Manor
High School.
“If you want to stay young
you work with kids but you don’t
try to keep up with them,” Mains
said.
Mains spend a lot of his time at
the fair in the livestock bams, help
ing the shows to run smoothly.
Even students volunteer time at
the fair. Helping compile livestock
results and entering them in the
computer was Christina Badorf, a
senior at Penn Manor FFA.
Michele Winters grew up show
ing pigs and steers, but is no longer
eligible to participate in 4-H and
FFA shows. So she does the next
best thing works as chairperson
lor the pig show.
Stephanie Garrett of Pcquea was
also a former exhibitor who con
tinues to help at the fair by
announcing the placmgs and orga
nizing ribbons and trophies for the
event.
While Mains, Badorf, Garrett,
and Winters were spending time in
the barns, Herb Wemer was stir
ring chicken com soup in the four
black kettles over open Dame gas
heaters.
The homemade chicken com
soup and the pot pie became so
popular that Wemer and his hel
pers were kicked out of the kitchen
three years ago.
“We use fresh cut com that’s
the secret he said of the com which
many volunteers prepare ahead of
lime. They also cook and debone
the chicken, chop up the celery,
onions, and parsley so that Wer
ner’s work is simpler.
According to Wemer, the secret
to the lair committees savory pot
pie is in letting the dough absorb
the broth.
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