Schuylkill County Fair queen and princess were at the
sheep show Tuesday. At left is fair queen Jennifer Jenkins
and at right Is fair princess Scarlett Hester.
Fair Queen Looks
To Possible Career
In Travel, Business
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Fanning Staff
SUMMIT STATION (Schuy
lkill Co.) Newly crowned
Schuylkill County Fair Queen Jen
nifer Jenkins may one day find a
way to combine her love of travel
with business.
Jennifer, 17, daughter of
Michelle and Barry Jenkins, Potts
villc, was selected queen at the fair
last Saturday.
Jennifer was excited to be
selected queen of the county fair.
But what the Pottsville High
School senior remembers with
equal enjoyment arc the voyages
she took with the Salvation Army
in May 1997 with a group of 50
people with the brass ensemble to
visit Norway and Sweden.
There, she toured 14 cities in
two weeks, visiting the countrys
ide, meeting the people, and play
ing French horn in parades.
“We played in a different city
every day," she said. “We drove all
day and performed all night”
The literal “whirlwind of a tour”
taught Jennifer, who has been
attending her county fair eveiy
year, a lot about the people, cus
toms, and traditions overseas.
Jennifer would sometimes
travel back and forth from the
countries, doing parades and
shows for two hours at a time. It
was the first time she was on a trip
of that magnitude, but she came
back with pleasant surprises about
the way Scandinavians eat, dress,
and live.
Jennifer said she’d like to live
over there. What impressed her
most was the way Scandinavians
dress.
“They’re kind of old
fashioned," she said. The people
dress in festival clothes, mostly
handmade. “I love the sweaters.
They arc all handmade," she said.
Jennifer enjoyed driving
through the countries, especially
the mountain tunnels.
The Swedish and Norwegians
enjoyed speaking to the group,
showing a lot of interest in things
American. Jennifer was surprised
to see that those overseas “do the
same things we do," she said.
Jennifer has spoken about her
experience overseas. She related to
her Pottsville High School speech
class what she saw including
how differently the Scandinavians
eat
“They eat sandwiches at every
meal,” said Jennifer. The Swedish
prepare their sandwiches using one
slice of hard bread. “They always
place half of a grape on top.” They
also cat a lot of cheese.
“I’m a big cheese cater too,”
Jennifer said. “I like all kinds of
cheese.”
No, they don’t serve American
cheese in Sweden or Norway,
according to Jennifer.
But she’d gladly go back to visit
again.
“I’d return," said the fair queen.
She said the people on the streets
are friendlier.
Jennifer has not decided exactly
what college or degree she would
pursue, but it would definitely
have something to do with travel
and business.
She enjoys all the events at the
fair. Since Jennifer was younger,
she has enjoyed all the games in
the Kids’ Area.
A tradition at the Schuylkill
County Fair is to choose a princess
to accompany the queen at ribbon
presenting ceremonies.
Scarlett Hester, 10, daughter of
Judy and Rick Hester, Schuylkill
Haven, was selected princess at the
fair. Scarlett is in the fifth grade„at
Pine Grove Middle School.
Kori Shows ‘Rosie’ To Market
Champion At Schuylkill Fair
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
SUMMIT STATION (Schuy
lkill Co.) Overall market lamb
champion exhibitor of the Schuy
lkill County Fair liked the name
“Rosie.”
Perhaps it had something to do
with a visit to a friend’s dairy farm
not too long ago. The friend’s
name, who lives near Bemville, is,
of course, Rosie.
But champion exhibitor Kori
Morgan insists she just likes the
name.
Koi 1 da; \ter of Kim and
Open market lamb show champion went to Korl Morgan, right. Reserve went to Kel
ly Pike, left. In center Is Bob Lelb, judge.
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plon showman of the Schuylkill County Fair Sheep Show Tuesday went to
Kori Morgan, right. At left was the reserve, Elizabeth Cornman. In center Is judge Bob
Leib.
, ri mi p champions at Schuylkill County Fair were, from left, Cindle
with reserve, Judge Bob Lelb, and champion shown by Korl Morgan.
Craig Morgan, Pine Grove,
showed her 118-pound
Hampshire/Suffolk crossbred ewe
to grand champion of both the
open and 4-H shows Tuesday at
the Schuylkill County
Fairgrounds.
The Blue Mountain seventh
grader is a four-year member of the
Schuylkill County Stampede 4-H
Livestock Club. The ewe was
named after a friend, Rosie, also in
the club, who lives on a dairy farm
in Bemville.
Kori’s mother, Kim, said that
Kori it some time on the Bern-
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villc dairy farm in July. “Kori got
an eye-opening experience about
the hard work on a dairy,” Kim
said.
Kori had a banner day at the fair,
capturing champion showman and
sweeping the championship in the
market 4-H and open show. She
won champion ram a couple of
years ago at the fair.
Judge Bob Lcib from Mecha
nicsburg liked the heavy middle
weight champion shown by Kori.
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