E2-Umcast«r Fanning. Saturday, October 14,1995
LOU ANN GOOD
.Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Stylish yearling ewes lead by
shepherds and shepherdesses
dressed in wool finery attracted
spectators at the Keystone Interna
tional Livestock Exposition
(KILE) last Saturday.
For the third year, Laura Lan
glotz of Monkton, Md., captured
first place in the senior division. In
the intermediate division, Kelly
Glaser of Limekiln took first place,
and in the junior division, Katie
McKissick of New Castle placed
first *
Thirty-three participated in the
First-place in , Inter.
Glaser and her Coniedaleewe, Diane. Kelly’s grandmother,
Ruth Hartman, helped Kelly knit her sweater. Kelly knit a
matching scrunchie for her hair and the matching scarf for
her sheep.
• Katie Lynn McKltsick took top honors In the Junior divi
sion with her Suffolk yearling ewe that sports a plaid tarn
that matches Katie’s vest.
Wool Makes Fashion Statement At KILE
Keystone Leadline, which show
cases the best of the sheep and the
classic fashions of wool modeled
by the entrants.
The crowd that gathered to
watch the leadline often chose a
person they thought should win in
each of the divisions. Sometimes
they agreed with the judges and at
other times were surprised. But
judges based their decisions on a
100-point scale that alloted 40
points for the contestant and the
contestant’s outfit, 25 points for
control and presentation, and 35
points for the appearance of the
ewe.
Since the exhibitor is expected
For tho third yaar, Laura Lai
placa wlnnar Hilda Mitchall
and Romnay wool.
to have his or her sheep under con
trol at all times, an uncooperative
sheep could cause a drastic drop in
a score. The entrants’ outfit needed
to made from at least 80 percent
wool. Although participants did
not need to sew their own outfits,
some did and many had family
members who either stitched, knit,
or wove the wool.
First-place senior division Lau
ra, who is also die Maryland Lamb
and Wool Queen, modeled a 100
percent purple wool crepe dress
lopped with a patchwork vest,
which Laura constructed by strip
stitching. Clover, her yearling
ewe, sported a rosette made from
fabric scrapes that matched Lau
ra’s outfit Laura is a sophomore at
Villa Julie College where she is
studying early childhood
education.
Second-place in the senior divi
sion was Andrea Musser of New
Middletown. Ohio. She modeled a
loden green and plum plaid jacket
and a straight plum-colored skirt.
A high school senior, Andrea is
involved in many activities and
holds offices in 4-H. She is direc
tor and vice-president of the Ohio
Junior Suffolk Sheep Association.
Third place in the senior divi
sion went to Hilda Mitchell. She
spun 20,000 yards of yam from the
wool of her registered Oxford and
a Romney sheep then wove the
wool into fabric and tailored a gray
tweed suit from it and a cream
colored blouse.
Hilda, from Skaneateles, N.Y.,
will head to New Zealand in Janu
ary to study wool science for one
semester at Lincoln University.
When she' returns, she will con
tinue her studies in wool and tex
tiles at Cornell University.
hi the intermediate division,
first-place Kelly Glaser modeled a
100 percent wool skirt and a wool
sweater that she and her grand
mother knit from wool spun Grom
her flock of Corriedales. Kelly,
who is 14 years old, also knit a
matching scarf worn by her Corrie
dale ewe Diane.
Second-place in the intermedi
ate division was Shanna Lynn
Kephart of Enon Valley. She wore
a 100 percent wool suit accented
with a black velvet collar and
cuffs. She led a Southdown ewe.
The 13-year-old is active in several
4-H clubs in addition to the sheep
ilotz, Ml, took first ptaeo in tho senior division. Third
wove, end stitch '
♦ * £
For a in tha Intermediate ilaion,
Shanna Lynn Kephart models her wool suit trimmed with a
black velvet collar and cuffs and leads a Southdown year
ling ewe.
club. She has participated in five
leadline competitions this year.
Emily Rutledge of Jarrettsville,
Md„ placed third in the intermedi
ate division. She modeled a
cranberry-cinnamon colored wool
jumper that she made and led a
Suffolk ewe.
Katie Lynn McKissick of New
Castle took top honors in the junior
division. she work a hunter green
100 percent wool pleated skirt with
a coordinated red plaid wool vest.
Her registered Suffolk ewe work a
matching plaid tarn.
Twelve-year-old Katie had
placed third in a previous KILE
competition. She has 40 registered
Homestead
NOTES
v*«r
Suffolks in her name that she raises
on her parents* (Brenda and Jef
frey McKissick’s) farm.
Second-place in the junior divi
sion went to Emmalynn Little of
Churchville, Md. The 9-year-old
wore a 100-percent wool plaid
dress. She chose the fabric because
it is the clan tartan of her father’s
ancestors. ,
She led Rochelle, a registered
Jacob yearling ewe, which is an
ancient breed dating back to bibli
cal times. She and her family raise
a flock of Jacobs, Dorsets, and
Suffolk-cross sheep.
Third-place junior division win
(Turn to P«a» B 3)