810-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 9, 1999
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LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Fanning Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Some kids show sheep, some
ride horses. Some kids tag along
with their parents and just watch
the excitement around them. Other
kids come to compete in Agri-
Olympics and the annual tractor
pull sponsored by Evergreen
Tractor.
It all happens at Keystone Inter
national Livestock Exposition
(KILE) held the first Saturday of
October.
Participants received ribbons
galore and lots of fun when they
Kids fill the bleachers to watch a show by Sadie Green Sales play music on wash
tubs and other unusual instruments.
“How does he do that?” Is the unified question as kids watch Haggles the clown
perform his magic.
KILE Kid Fun
competed in sack races, wheelbar
row races, a laughing contest,
horseshoe pitch, and a bog calling
contest.
These farm-related activities,
sponsored by Lebanon Valley
Farmers/Fulton Bank, offer kids,
parents, and grandparents lots of
laughs.
In the afternoon, the Kiddie Ped
al Power Tractor Pull held compet
ition in divisions from age 3 to 12.
Contestants pedal a tractor with a
wagon filled with weights. Each
age group must pedal a heavier
load.
Some children practice for this
annual event by riding their own
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pedal tractors on the farm. Some
compete in local fairs and at events
sponsored by tractor companies.
But, some have no experience
whatsoever before competing in
the annual event at KILE.
Pedaling a tractor hauling
weights is no easy feat It requires
lots of leg muscle power, concent
ration, and perseverance as contes
tants strain to go additional inches.
The prestige of winning seems
important to even the youngest
contestants. Taking home a ribbon
a gold cup serves as a reminder
that KILE is an outstanding place
to have fun. And it's fiec!
The crowd cheers as 4-year-old Ryan Bollinger pedals a
full pull in the Kiddie Pedal Power Tractor Pull.
Haggles the clown blows up eight balloons st one time.
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