Kids Komer** » - * y.- Word searches Intrigue Melissa and she is always looking for a new one to do. December Rings In More Than Christmas For Melissa LOU ANN GOOD Lancaster Farming Staff LEBANON (Lebanon Co.) Every child is eager for Christmas, but Melissa Bashore has another reason for being excited about the season—her birthday. Both she and her sister Andrea celebrate their birthdays on Dec. 22. The girls’ parents (Ricki and Roberta) recall that doctors told them that they could never have another baby after Andrea was bom. When Andrea was 8 years old, she insisted all she wanted was a baby sister. “Surprise! ” Melissa was bom on her birthday and came home from the hospital on Christmas Eve— just in time to fulfill Andrea’s wish. Ever since then the girls share a lot of interests despite their age dif ference. Their mother said, “Ever since then we also say when faced with difficulties: Pray a lot and believe in miracles.” Wanted! 4-H TRACTOR SAFETY CLUB The club runs from January until Marcn on ”uesoay evenings When Time Usually the Cub elec's to hold meetings (rom 730 P M 830 P M Location Meetings held at 'he Lebanon County Agrcultural Center located on the comer of Rochertv and Cornwall Roads Some shop tours will be ottered o see the prod-c* on service and repair ot machinery at local businesses Topics will include: ■Lawn Mower Sa'ety ■Fuels ana Lubricants •Hydraul c Systems ■Reaching Eme-genc/ Services ►Harvesting Equ oment and Safety ■RTO ana H ‘crnng Note After completing the three stages of the course and a written test 14 & 15 year olds will receive a certificate to drive equipment on farms. r Registration I /ou are nterested oiease can 'he Lebanon Count/ Extension Office at Give / name ana address so mat *ecan alert vou to me **act start date time anci piace CLASS SIZE IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 60 KIDS The family needed another mir acle when their mother was diag- nosed with a brain tumor last year. After surgery, she is doing great (more on that in an upcoming arti cle on the family). The family lives on Udder- Valley Farm in Lebanon County. Melissa helps with the farm chores. They milk 100 cows. “I dip, scrape grates, and bed cows before milking,” Melissa said. Melissa and Andrea show Brown Swiss cattle at shows. “I like Brown Swiss because they are cute when babies and are calmer to show," Melissa said. Both girls are members of the Junior Holstein Club and the Brown Swiss Club. Missy loves to work on word searches. She runs some out on the computer at school so that she can work on them at home. The two girls also have an older sister Jennifer and an older brother Ricki, who is married and has two Boys & Girls Ages 9-15 for a •ATV Safety •Electrical Systems 'Drive Tram •Tools for S'eak rg the Soil ‘Res'icide Safety •Service Record Keeping •Cooling Systems •Emergency First Aid •How An Engine Runs •Cutters For Crops Here is a recipe that Melissa and Andrea like to make and eat They are sure you will enjoy it too. WELSH RABBIT 'A cup butter 'A cup all-purpose flout 'A teaspoon salt A teaspoon pepper '/ teaspoon dry mustard A teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 cup milk 2 cups shredded cheese 4 to 6 slices toast Melt butter in medium size pan over low heat Blend in flour and seasonings. Cook over low heat, stirring until mixture is smooth and bubbly. Remove from heat and stir in milk. Heat to a boil, while stir ring constantly. Boil and stir one minute. Stir in cheese; heat over low heat, stirring constantly until cheese is melted. Serve over toast children. All the siblings share something in common—dairy promotion. Andrea is the Lebanon County Dairy Princess. Five years ago, her sister Jennifer held that title. Amazingly, brother Ricld married a former Lebanon County Dairy Princess —Stacy Krall. Melissa isn’t old enough to be a dairy princess, but that’s in her wish of things to happen. She is well cm her way. Last year, she was crowned the Lebanon County Little Dairy Miss. She helped the dairy princess hand out cheese and recipes. Now that her sister is the dairy princess, Melissa helps her mix up milk punch and other little things to help Melissa’s job to be easier. Their mom is dairy promotion chairperson. Their dad said that someone must stay home and milk the cows while they women are convincing others to drink more milk. When the girls are home, they love to bake Christmas cookies. Melissa is in fourth grade at Jonestown Elementary School. Melissa loves to play with Tig- iMh Melissa and her sister Lebanon County Dairy Princess Andrea Bashore enjoy serving cookies and milk punch to < guests. Both girls will celebrate their birthdays on Dec. 22. Mellssa’s favorite cat is Jigger. The pampered cat never wants to go outside to play with the 10-15 cats around the farm. ger, a house cat Outside she has before enjoying a family dinner. 10-15 mote cats and two dogs to What does Melissa want for play with. She’s hoping for snow Christmas? so that she can go sledding. “An 8-ball,” she said. This year on Christmas Day, the “She isn’t hard to please,” her Bashores will milk the cows, mom said. “We never believed in change their clothes, and open giving a lot of presents. We think their presents while eating Christ- Christmas should be a birthday mas cookies and sticky buns party for Jesus.”
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