820-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 27, 1996 Butler Fair Queen Wins (Continued from Page 819) American Kennel Club registered Dalmatians, have been involved in the fair ever since. Paul has been president of the county fair board for all of its 25 years. Now held for five days in late August, the Perry County Fair sits on land previously owned by John Snyder, who originally leased the land to the fair committee for $1 per year, and then after about three years, sold the land to the commit tee under a 5-year agreement to pay it off. A year later, Snyder’s life was claimed in a farm accident. There are three buildings at the Perry County Fairgrounds, one is dedicated to Harry Schreiver, also a founding director, another to Stew Gibb and family, and another to Paul and Ruth. The original nine-member board has been expanded to its cur rent IS members, and Paul said that again it has been his experi ence that many of the same people involved in the Grange have been driving forces behind not only the Perry County Fair, but many other county fairs. “I would say we have a well rounded fair, a nice exhibit of agri cultural livestock, foods are pretty QUESTION Mrs. David Fisher, 1068 Back Maitland Rd., Lewistown, PA 17044, is looking for "Engine Whistles,” the fifth reader from the Alice and Jerry series by Row, Peterson, and Co. QUESTION Al Freysz, Middletown, Md., would like to know where to obtain parts for a Bonanza apple parer. QUESTION Bill Sherwood, Beavertown, is looking for two items. One is a kid's wagon made by Sherwood Company with the name Sherwood printed on the side. The other is a goat wagon. Both should be older models that are in good shape and priced reasonably. QUESTION Sandra Laughman, Hardin, Mo., wrote that she read about a woman who creates pickled fabrics. Sandra would like information on the procedure and ingredients to use. QUESTION Lisa Sparr, Upper Falls, Md., would like to know how to get the grates on a gas'grill clean. QUESTION Lena Hoover, Shippensburg, would like to order wigs through the mail. She uses the wigs for doll’s hair. The wigs should be inexpensive but good quality. QUESTION David Hoover, Ephrata, wants to know if Joseph Barr one dollar bills are collector items. There are five in a set. QUESTION —Yvonne Lawrence, Newburgh, N.Y., would like to know where to purchase a rhubarb and soda mixture used for indigestion. She used to purchase it in a pharmacy but finds the New York pharmacies don’t stock it anymore. ANSWER Mrs. Anthony Zimbichi, Englehart, N.J., wanted the complete address of a Hess’ Bon Ton Store that sells solar-powered candles. The stores are now called Bon Ton Department Store. One is located at 600 Park City Cen ter, Lancaster, PA. Call (717) 393-9494. ANSWER In answer to Elva Mathiot's request to purch ase an unde washer made by Stanley Home Products, Inc., Ruth Newcomer, 3077 Miller Rd., Washington Boro, PA 17582, has one to sell. Please contact her at (717) 872-2646. ANSWER —Lena Hoover wanted to know where to purch ase wigs for dolls. Thanks to a reader from Bernville, for writ ing that Carolee Creations has a catalog and a complete doll hair making systern of both real and imitation hair. Contact them at 787 Industrial Dr., Elmhurst, IL 60126 or phone 1-800-323-1739. well distributed, a nice display of produce and commercial exhibits. It’s an all-around nice county fair,” Britcher said. For its 25th anniversay, Britcher said the fair featured The Flying Wallendas a world known high-wire acrobatic family act that performed 11 shows in five days. “I think we outdid ourselves last year,” Britcher said, smiling. He said the fair attracts from 30,000 to 35,000 people during the week and has no admission charge, though it charges a parking fee. Paul has also served as a mem ber of the state fair association board of directors for eight years and he and Ruth have traveled to Las Vegas to the national fair con vention for the past seven years. “I personally like this (the state) convention more than the nation al,” he said. “Here you’re working with fairs about the same size. At the national they have some big fairs and there isn’t always a lot in common.” In addition to his volunteer efforts for the county fairs, Paul also has been involved with help ing with the Farm Show family liv ing exhibits and competitions for the past four or five years. ask (Continued from Page B 19) State Title A Grange member for 58 years, Britcher said he has met a lot of interesting and “wonderfull” peo ple through his fair activities and Grange activities. “A lot of fair people arc Grange people.” He was state Grange chaplain six years ago. As an aside, Britcher had brought along to Hershey a rabbit doll that he sewed to give to a fel low fairperson who had earlier bought another rabbit doll he sewed and donated for a fund raising auction. The rabbits were sewed from discarded World War II medical cloth and same-era feedsack cloth. The first rabbit was a female, named Ruth and her dress was made of the flower-pattern feed sack cloth. The rabbit he brought along to give to the owner of “Ruth” was a male mate named, appropriately, “Paul,” wearing a shirt made of the same feedsack cloth. He said the person who bought “Ruth” paid $75. “I thought that was too much,” he said, “so I made this one to give to her. “I’m a much better sewer than a carpenter or handyman,” he said. And just as Randall advised parents of fair queens to support their daughters efforts, Paul said his five children and four grand children, especially Stacy Ebcr sole “have backed us 100 percent” in supporting fain. In addition to the fair queen selection and coronation, the annu al PSACF convention serves to provide an opportunity for fair people, show people and asso ciated people to meet. The event is actually held in cooperation with the Pennsylvania State Showmen’s Association. Along with entertainment act promotions, exhibits and displays, as well as a talent showcase even ing when acts perform in an attempt to get performance book ings at fairs, the convention goers have meetings of fair officials and seminars to attend. Some of the topics this year included how to handle missing or lost children, the media during emergencies, violence on the fair grounds, emergency management, concession management, taxes, ticket sales, methods of identifying paid attendees, show ethics, judg ing, and publicity. MAILBOX MARKET FOR S/kLE 1974 Dodge stake body 4x4 318 engine. Power ano snow plow, ready to plow, $2OOO 080. Chester Co. 610-932-5791 JD 4010, N F , dual hydra ctl, big rubber 75% newly overhauled motor clutches PTO brakes, batteries & charge system, Ist $5OOO. Cumberland Co. 717-532-9501 9 yr. old 1/2 quarter horse mare, no papers, gentle, neck reins. 15 hands. Galled. $lBOO. York Co. 717-927-9061 1975 Internal'! full air good tires, new exhaust, gas engine, cab over big VB, $l5OO POB 581, Goshen, NY 10924 MAILBOX MARKETS CONTINUED ON PAGE C-2 As the American Dairy Goat Association Youth Rep resentative, Katie Biddle will represent the ADGA at their national show and at the annual convention the following year. Katie was a former Pennsylvania Dairy Goat Ambassador. Pennsylvania Woman Touts Goats Around The Nation SPINDALE, N.C. Mary Katherine Biddle, 19, daughter of Lewis and Gail Biddle of Boals burg, Pennsylvania, was selected the 1995-1996 American Dairy Goat Association (ADGA) Youth Representative on October 17. 1995, during the ADGA Annual Convention held in Syracuse, New York. The ADGA, one of the most progressive livestock asso ciations in the United States, is a registry' for six breeds of dairy goats, with a current membership of mote than 13.000 dairy goat en thusiasts from all over the world. Each participant in the ADGA Youth’Representative Competi tion was required to present a speech on a topic assigned to them at the meeting, answer questions about dairy goats, and provide a resume of achievements for the judges to consider. The winner represents the ADGA at their Na tional Show and Annual Conven tion the following year. When her parents became aware that she was lactose intoler ant at only two years of age, they tried goat’s milk at a friend’s sug gestion, and were astonished at the sudden improvement Lactose in tolerance is a problem faced by many people and Katie is dedi- Persian cat, CFA female, breeder, AKC mastiff at stud, fawn, friendly, in Sha mokin. Northumberland Co. 717-644-1010 25' 9” Lancaster level flo Harvestore gooseneck, good cond. $250. Lancas ter Co. 717-626-1386 Service age reg. Holstein bulls, w/good pedigrees, $650. One is red & white. Mifflin Co. 717-899-6893 cated to educating the puouc about the wonderful properties of goat milk as well as the other products of the goat industry such as cheese, yogurt, soap, ice cream, and butter. Katie has been involved with the dairy goat industry for 14 years and currently has a herd of 32 Saanens, Alpines, and Nubi ans, which includes four perman ent champions. Katie was the overall winner of the 1990 Centre County Livestock Judging Con test and the 1995 Champion over all fitter and showman at the Cen tre County Grange Fair. Katie is the president of the Penn State Students for the Responsible Use of Animals (SRUA) club and a volunteer at local wildlife reha bilitation facilities. Chairman of the Pennsylvania Governors School for Excellence in Agricul tural Science, she was also the re cipient of two Agricultural Sci ence Scholarships this year. 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