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Undefeated Bicycle Cha
TIMONIUM, Md. Brian G.
Roberts, 15, of Pleasantville
(Washington/Frederick counties)
won the senior championship by a
landslide in 4-H bicycle competi
tion held August 24 on opening
day of the Maryland State Fair in
Timonium. ‘There were 57 contes
tants in the three age brackets.
Robert Currier, 18, of Florence
(Howard County) placed second
in the senior contest. Daniel Dell,
13, of Finksburg, a Baltimore
County 4-H member, was the
Intermediate-age champion, with
Jason Blades, 13, of Trappe (Tal
bot County) a close second.
Brian Brubach, 11, of Camber
(Carroll County) won the junior
contest, narrowly defeating
10-year-old Jacquelyn Roderick
of Walkersville (Frederick
County).
Brian Roberts is no stranger to
the winner’s circle in the state 4-H
bicycle contest He is undefeated
in this event, capturing the
intermediate-age championship in
1993 and the junior championship
in 1991. This makes him the first
Maryland 4-H member ever to
win all three age group champion
ships in the state contest.
As senior champion, Brian is
eligible to represent Maryland in
bicycle competition during the
National 4-H Engineering, Sci-
Kids At
Brittany Hurst, 3, cuddles a rabbit at the Ephrata Fair.
Brittany is the daughter of Randy and Sandy Hurst of
Ephrata.
ids
ence and Leadership Event sche
duled September 22-24 at Purdue
University in West Lafayette,
Ind., and the Tippecanoe County
fairground across the Wabash
River in Lafayette, Ind.
He also won the state 4-H aer
ospace contest held earlier this
summer and could have repre
sented Maryland in that category
at the Purdue University event.
Brian is the third member of his
family to win the Maryland senior
4-H bicycle championship. His
brother, Shawn, now 17, won in
1994, and his sister, Erin, now 20,
won in 1991. Both went on to win
national championships in 4-H
bicycle competition.
The Roberts family teen-agers
live in southeast Washington
County: but they were members of
the Pctersvillc 4-H club in Freder
ick County. In addition to bicycle
competition, they are enthusiastic
participants in the 4-H and FFA
goat show each year at the Mary
land State Fair.
Two younger family members
show promise of continuing the
Roberts family winning tradition
in state 4-H bicycle competition.
Tara Roberts, 12, won the junior
contest in 1993 and the
intermediate-age contest in 1995.
Her brother, Kevin, 10, was the
junior winner last year.
The Fair
Brian Brubach, 11, of Camber, Md. poses with trophy hardware after winning
junior championship In 4-H bicycle contest at the Maryland State Fair In Timonlum.
Brian narrowly defeated 10-year-old Jacquelyn Roderick of Walkersvlile.
Hammercreek Exotics set up a display at the Ephrata Fair where children could become
acquainted with different kinds of animals and fowl. These Silkies delight children of
all ages.
Like most of the visitors to
the Ephrata Fair, 4-year-old
Chase Martin walks around
sipping on a drink. He Is the
son of William and Kim Martin
of Lltltz,
ortie^fr
Scores
For the first time, Marissa, 6, and Jacob, 2, attend the Kim
berton Fair, but they plan to be back. The children of
Lawrence and Cassandra Grlbb of Pottstown love ice
cream.
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