Delaware County Fair
Posts Award Winners
Delaware County prize winning 4-H members earned
honors as champion or reserve champion sheep show*
men. Pictured from left are Danielle Kayes, Lynn Jorden,
Katie Magllochettl, Holly Gingrich, Ryan O’Keefe, Tierney
McQuald, Meredith Ruzowlcz, and Chase Armington.
SPRINGFIELD (Delaware
Co.) Winners at the 4-H Fair
were from all over Delaware
County this year as well as the
edges of Chester County, and not
all were 4-H members.
At the fair, Aug. 13-14, winners
were honored with ribbons for ve
getables, poultry, model horses,
sheep, pigs, demonstrations, ex
hibits, posters, and the fun con
tests for stinky shoes and water
melon seed spitting.
Attendance was estimated at an
all-time high of 800-900 for the
Friday evening, Saturday event
Poultry winners included
champion White Leghorn, David
Hanna of Newtown Square:
champion Red Sex Sal, Michele
McClellan of Aston; Meat Birds,
Julie McClelland of Colwyn; and
pullets. Aaron Murphy of Kennett
Square.
4-H members in the lamb and
hog program were eligible to win
in two categories, once for show
manship, which evaluates how
well the member prepares and pre
sents the animal to die judge, and
once for the animal itself on the
expected quality of meat it will
produce. The members are divid
ed by seniority and the animals by
weight classes. Frank Videon of
Newtown Square once again sup
ported 4-H by purchasing the
champion hog and lamb at record
prices and donating the meat back showman; Lynn Jorden of Media,
lo 4-H for use at the annual recog- novice junior showman; and Ryan
qifion dinner O’Keefe of Havcrtown, novice
The lamb showmanship champ- senior showman. The champion
ions were Holly Gingrich of Drex- lambs were heavyweight, owned
cl Hill, experienced junior show- by Danielle Kays of Havertown
man; Meredith Ruzowicz ot New- and Melanie Hamilton of Glen
town Square, experienced senior (rum to Pag* A 24)
All of tho members hers earned honors as champion or
reserve champion hog showmen. Pictured from left are
Emille Davis, Rob Davis, Emily Cashell, Karen Moran-
Thomas, Laura Ploeg, David Hanna, Lisa Albany, and Tara
Gray.
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