818-Lancaater Farming, Saturday, April 6, 1996 Outgoing queen Amy Fisher, right, hands over her duties as the Bedford County Lamb and Wool Queen to Trisha Miller. Trisha Miller Is Bedford County Lamb And Wool Queen LINDA WILLIAMS Bedford Co. Correspondent BEDFORD (Bedford Co.) A smiling Trisha Miller in a cherry red dress accepted the Bedford County Lamb and Wool crown at a banquet held on Friday evening, March 23, at die Bedford Church of the Brethren. The daughter of Judy Miller of Schellsburg RD, Trisha is a sophomore at Chestnut Ridge High School, where she is a mem ber of the FFA. The new queen has her own flock of eight Suffolk sheep which she has shown in the Somerset and Bedford County Jackpot shows as Grants To Establish Farmers’ Market Philadelphia—Teading Termi nal Farmers’ Market Trust announced a grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, to better serve inner-city families by deve loping a sustainable process that integrates community farmers’ markets and community-based food and nutrition education. The $125,90S grant will run from February 1,1996 through January 31. 1998. The grant will expand the impact of the community farmers’ market program and increase the number of people who benefit from the nutrition education net work. Through the market prog ram. the Trust helped 13,000 children and families last year. The nutrition education network is reaching over 17,000 school children and inner-city residents this year. “Many inner-city communities do not have a single supermarket and families find it difficult to pro vide nutritious fresh food for their children,” said Duane Perry, executive director of the Reading Terminal Farmers’ Market Trust well as the Bedford County Fair. Blue and red ribbons as well as a trophy have made her efforts worthwhile. Trisha says she diversifies her animal interests with three pigs and several black angus and shor thorn steer. Outgoing queen, Amy Fisher, told the members of the Lamb and Wool Producers Association of her experiences during the past year. “I was in many parades,” she said, naming them off. “I was also invited by the members of the Bedford County Kiwani’s Club to explain the Jackpot show.” Amy showed her own sheep in “The Kellogg Foundation funded our pilot project to help children through nutrition education in schools and communities, and their commitment to improving the lives of people will help us extend this innovative program and allow us reach more commun ities and families.” The community farmers’ mark et program created five markets in inner-city communities where residents could purchase fresh, Lancaster Dai Pageant Is LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) The Lancaster County Dairy Princess Pageant will be held on Saturday, June IS, at the Farm and Home Center. A milk punch reception will begin at 7:00 p.m. The program starts at 7:30 p.m. In addition to the Dairy Princess Pageant, members will have a rec ognition for Dairy Darlings. Any young girl between 8 and 10 years of age.is eligible to become a Dairy Darling. These the Someiset and Bedford Jackpot shows as well as the Bedford County Fair. She also thanked her “second set of parents,” Bill and Ada Myers for getting her involved with sheep. Amy keeps her flock on die Myers farm. Elected officers for the coining year included Rodney Fisher, president; Elissa Henderson, vice president; Sharon Weaver, secretaiy/treasurer. and John Ray Koontz and Jack Monsour, directors. Children attending the roast lamb banquet were treated to mag ical acts by a local magician. nutritious foods at reasonable prices, as a pilot project in 1993, 1994 and 1995. The project’s goal was to increase access to fresh foods and change people’s diets in order to improve their health. A year-long evaluation of the mark ets. funded by the U.S. Depart ment of Agriculture, found that community market customers are twice the national average of fruits and vegetables each day. ry Princess June 15 girls are given the opportunity to travel with the Dairy Princess throughout the county and assist her at various events. Handing out stickers, serving milk punch, and visiting schools are just some of the fun activities for the Dairy Darlings. There will be ice cream and light refresh ments following the crowning of the 1996-97 Lancaster County Dairy Princess. SEE YOUR NEAREST DEALER FOR DEPENDABLE EQUIPMENT & SERVICE r^^vSiNiA~n Annvllle. PA HQtIOY BrQQK. Pi BHM Farm Dependable Equipment, Motor Co. InC East Main Street RDl.Rte.934 5-273-3131 717-867-2211 215-273-3737 c«m«i«. pa ™ nonwifl. r&W A.B.C. Groff, Inc. r-_, HO South Railrdad Equipment Co. 71 7.354^9! 35 East Willow Street 717-243-2686 Messick Farm Equipment, Inc. Rt. 283 • Rheem's .Exit 717-367-1319 Halifax. 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