VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Farming Staff HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) A demonstration of the uses of wool products in clothing and garments and the ability to model those articles of clothes with a pleasing self-confidence, character and style are what judges sought Oct 4 in Harrisburg of the 31 contestants in the Keystone Lead Line contest part of the 41st Keystone International Livestock Exposition (KILE). The sheep industry developed Kathy Musser shows her brown and blue plaid, semi fitted dress with a denim collar, and four-gored skirt while she leads a Dorset ewe that wears a matching scarf. Laura Hunter wear an imperial blue vest with gold heart buttons and a warap around skirt and head band, while her Dorset ewe Princess wears a matching woolen halter cover. Lead Line Contestants Demonstrate Poise the Lead Line constest as a way of educating youth about the uses of wool and sheep products in clo thing people. As a competition, participation has been growing around the state and especially at KILE. While Lead Line contests are held at various fairs, the contest at KILE presents the greatest local competition, as participants are from several states and are usually youth involved in the industry, and from homes with sheep breeding operations. tm *» The KILE competition recog nizes three age divisions senior, ages 16-19; intermediate, ages 13-15; and junior, ages 9-12. The youth, male and female, are dressed in outfits of their choice comprised of wool and related pro ducts and lead a sheep, which is usually adorned with some kind of matching or complementary arti cles, such as a scarf, hat or bow. Hie contestants of each age group present themselves first as a group before a table of three judges, and then individually. During the individual judging, each participant entered the showr ing with his or her animal, walked half-way around the perimeter of the showring, half circling the stage, and then handed the lead of their animal to show assistant Kyle Fleener, of Robesonia. All the while this was happen ing, a prepared talk about the outfit and the contestant was read by a show official. With Fleener tending to their animal, each individual contestant then modeled their outfit from the stage a small, center-showring platform that served as the stage and runway for each contestant to model their outfit. At the end of the presentation, the participant then resumed their walk around and out of the ring. The entire group returned to the ring for a semi-final review. This judging was done for each of the groups before the final judging, when each group returned to the show ring for a final decision by the judges. In addition to the awards and plaques received through the com petition, a number of other awards were made to individual contes tants based on some non contestant specific, such as that they led a specific breed sheep in the ring. Senior Division In the senior division, Kathy Musser, 16, of Ml Joy, was the winner. Leading a Dorset yearling ewe by her side, Musser wore a brown and blue plaid dress, that was designed and sewn by Kathy and her mother. The semi-fitted dress was made of 100-percent wool and featured a blue denim collar, 19 covered but tons, long sieves and a four-gored skirt. Candice Mascarenas shows her outfit of self-made short wool coat over a seml-fitted jacket and dark brown wool trousers, and brown hat, while leading a Hampshire ewe. She outfitted the ewe with a matching scarf. Musser is a student at Donegal High School and is in her fourth year with with Lancaster County 4-H Woolies Club, currently serv ing as its treasurer. In second place in the senior divison was Rebecca Mitchell, 16, of Skaneateles, N.Y., who works on her family farm with 120 sheep and other animals. She owns a flock of Oxord, Jacob and Scottish Blackface sheep. She led a Scot tish Blackface yearling ewe. She noted that the breed represents the only type of wool New Zealand has to import Mitchell’s self-made outfit was a fully-lined black evening dress of 100-percent wool, except for the sheer sleeve fabric. It featured a rear kick pleat and a hand-knitted lace yoke. She wore black suede shoes and a pair of self-made black cufflinks to accessorize. In third place in the senior divi sion was Pennsylvania Lamb and Wool Queen Andrea Musser, 19, of New Middletown, Ohio, who led a Suffolk yearling ewe. She wore a red single-breasted jacket of 100-percent wool with black button, narrow black trim on the collar, lapels and double breasted pockets. She also wore a black wool skirt, and wide brimmed red wool hat with a black satin bow. She wore black pumps and gold accessories. Currently a pre-vet and agricul tural education student at Ohio State University, she has also been a 4-H member for 11 years and this year showed market lambs and breeding sheep as well as com peted in showmanship at her coun ty fair, the National Junior Suffolk Show, and other local and state shows. Intermediate Division In the intermediate division, Candice Mascarenas, IS, of Con cord, Ohio, was the champion, leading a Hamshire ewe. She wore a self-made 4-H sew ing project outfit of a 100-percent short wool tan coat with a button front, detailed shoulders and matching scarf, as well as dark brown 100-percent Woolrich wool trousers with straight legs, a fly front, buttons closure and belt loops. She also wore a multi-plaide semi-fitted jacket with brown trim that featured princess seaming and a shaped front hemline. She also wore a brown hat and brown leather gloves. (Turn to Page Bit) Wool Queen (Continued from Page B 2) champion Suffolk sheep and mark et lambs in her 10 years of showing. Paula Jo Gevin from Cochran ton, Crawford County was another contestant. The 17-year-old daughter of Milo and Margaret Gevin raises 20 registered Shrop shires. Oxfords, and Cheviots. The 1996-97 state queen Andrea Musser told the audience about her promotional efforts during the past year. Whether with strangers or friends, Andrea’s favorite subject is sheep and her personal slogan is “Eat lamb, eat lamb, eat more lamb, and serve some to the neighbors.” Susan Eshelman is state coordi nator for the state wool queen con test Master of ceremonies for the event was Stephanie Bowman, the 1995 Pennsylvania lamb and wool queen. Judges were sheep breeders from Berks County Nancy Bow man, Lenhartsville, and Ruth Hart man, Limekiln. Here are recipes from the contestants: Buffalo Chips Heidi Svonavec 1 loaf party rye 1 pound ground beef 1 pound ground sausage 1 pound ground lamb 1 pound Velveeta cheese, cubed 1 tablespoon garlic powder 1 tablespoon basil 1 tablespoon oregano Brown meats, drain fat. Cube cheese and mix with warm meat until melted. Add spices and stir until blended. Place one heaping tablespoon or more on each slice party rye. Place on cookie sheet, and bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until mixture is heated through. Shelley Patton’s Lamb Stew 2 pounds boneless lamb, cubed 1 large onion, sliced 2 cups chicken broth 1 cup potatoes, cubed Salt and pepper 2-3 tablespoons oil 1 clove garlic, minced 1 cup carrots, sliced 10-ounce package frozen peas Brown lamb in oil. Add all the ingredients except peas. Place in a slow cooker on low heat-for eight hours. Add the peas. Cook one hour more. Serves 6 to 8. Paula Gevin’s Lamb & Cheese Canape Spread 1 pound ground lamb 1 clove crushed garlic 3 tablespoons ketchup 16 ounces cream cheese 1 tablespoon horseradish Salt and pepper to taste Combine one pound ground lamb and a clove of crushed garlic. Cook over low heat until browned, stirring occasionally. Drain off drippings. Stir in ketchup, cream cheese, horseradish, and salt and pepper to taste. Spread on crackers.
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