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Camper Teams
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GAIL STROCK
Mifflin Co. Correspondent
CENTRE HALL (Centre Co.)
Rainbow colored ribbons were
just one of the rewards for a job
well done for .. . playing in the
sand!?!
That’s how some Grange Fair
campers in Centre County fin
ished their summer.
They formed teams, then en
tered the Sand Castle Building
Contest at the encampment play
ground.
Sixteen teams dug, pushed,
plowed, and patted sand into crea
tions designed to catch the judges’
eye.
While they “worked” feverish
ly, judge Harriet Roseberg sat on a
park bench and thought feverish
ly. She needed 16 titles for
awards, for every child on every
team would take home a beautiful
ribbon.
Hmmm ... let’s see. Most
creative. Best teamwork. Best use
of natural resources.. Most ag re
lated. How about... Most likely
to collapse!
The Grange Fair
The 123rd Grange Encamp
ment and Fair in Centre Hall is
The Best Tunnel Award went to team 5.
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These kids from Bellefont were camping at the Grange
Fair with their grandparents. They built the Best Speedway.
Kids
Champions
one-of-a-kind. The seven-day
event boasts daily crowds of more
than 25,000.
In the encampment more than
950 green Army-like tents stand at
attention shoulder to shoulder
with little, if any, breathing space.
The 1,300 campers know space is
at a premium. But even more valu
able is the chance to even camp
there at all!
That’s why generation after
generation of families camp at the
Grange Fair. They look forward to
seeing their Grange friends, plus it
gives them a front row seat to na
tionally know entertainers in the
Grandstand and more than 7,500
items exhibited for the $40,000 in
prize money.
Meanwhile, Back At
The Playground ...
When the time is up, Harriet
and her friends announce each
award. Each child reaches up for
his or her own rainbow colored
ribbon as parents and onlookers
admire the sand creations. They
see starfish, race tracks, igloos,
and tunnels. Lots and lots of vol
canoes. And of course, sand cas
tles!
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Korner
With more than 1,300 campers In more than 950 tents, children soon learn to use
space wisely. Here, a group of campers from the Bellefonte and Jersey Shore areas
lined up their shoes (without being told!) before building their castle. They won the
Best Castle Award but deserved the Neatest Shoes Award!
Not just dreaming of castles In the sand, a group of cousins and friends from the
Aaronsburg area work on their sand creation, “Rollin' Into the Grange Fair. Their
structure, complete with ramps and tunnels, won the Most Original Game Award.
Norman and Sandra Seibert’s children Joined forces to
build the castle with the most tunnels. The family lives In
Virginia Beach, Va. Sandra’s been a Grange Fair camper for
37 years.
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