□happenings Cumberland County Horse Show Winners Cumberland County 4-H horse dub members received 19 awards at the 41st annual State 4-H Horse Show, Oct. 27-29 at the State Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. County winners in 4-H per formance classes were Levi Smith, Shippensburg, first in Reining; Janine Guido, Carlisle, placed first in hunter seat equita tion (on the flat) and placed sev enth in hunter hack horses, sen ior; Laura France, Lemoyne, placed fifth in western grooming and showmanship, junior; Meg ghan Michaud, Dillsburg, placed sixth in working hunter horses; Katie Barry, Carlisle, placed sev enth in clover leaf barrel race horses; and Michelle Thomas, Carlisle, placed seventh in plea sure horse driving. In 4-H Horse production class es, members breed and raise their own project animal. Local win ners were Katie Barry, Carlisle, first in the yearling filly, quarter horse class; Kara Stum, New ville, placed first in the 2-year-old filly stock type horse; Mary Strasbaugh, Mechanics burg, placed second in the year ling gelding/2-year-old gelding stock type horse; Kristi Monnett, Carlisle, placed second in the 2-year-old filly paint; Laura France, Lemoyne, placed second in the yearling gelding paint; Kathleen Gossert, Shippensburg, placed second in the 2-year-old gelding paint; Trevor Long, Car lisle, placed fourth in the year ICE CREAM FREEZER DEPOSIT THIS COUPON AT LANCASTER FARMING PA FARM SHOW BOOTH #274 Or AT KEYSTONE FARM SHOW BOOTH BUILDING ! NAME: ; ADDRESS: 1 TOWN: 1 STATE: Winners To Be Announced In Jan. 13 Issue Of Lancaster Farming ling filly paint, fifth in the 4-year-old western pleasure futu rity, sixth in the 2-year-old west ern pleasure futurity; Carrie McLaughlin, Newville, placed sixth in the yearling gelding quarter horse; and Heidi Evel hoch placed fifth in the 3-year-old western pleasure futu rity. Jeanne Potteiger, Enola, in the paint yearling filly class and Laura France, Lemoyne, in the quarter horse yearling colt class also received recognition. Bucks County 4-H Clover Award Mark Smedberg, Chalfont, earned the Bucks County 4-H Clover Award at the 4-H Achievement Day event recent ly- Smedberg, son of James and Genie Smedberg, is a member of Hilltown 4-H Club and Bucks County 4-H Shooting Sports Club. The Clover Award recog nizes outstanding citizenship, leadership, and achievement. Smedberg was a member of the first place winning Bucks County 4-H Junior Air Rifle Team in state competition. He participates in regional, state, and national 4-H events such as the National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Ga. He is active in his church youth group and plays the hand bells. He is a member of the Central Bucks West High School cross country and swim teams. He is home schooled, has a newspaper route, and is a member of the State 4-H Capitol Days Planning Committee. The Original Old Fashioned 6 Qt. Hand ZIP: Lancaster Farming Shopping. Baking. Decorating. Life gets hectic during the holi days. But whatever else you have on that “to-do” list, put this first: Childproof the house! Children, especially those under the age of five, see Christ mas trees, Menorahs, ornaments and candles as mysterious and magical things. They want to touch, chew, and play with them. But if children get a hold of the wrong objects, they can be seri ously injured. Don’t spend your holidays in the emergency room. Take a few precautionary steps now to protect your children so they, too, can enjoy the season. When your kids smell the aroma of baking cookies, fruit cakes and Yule logs, they natu rally want to be in the kitchen. But unless you can supervise them carefully, keep them out. The kitchen is one of the most dangerous rooms in your home. But just in case your kids do sneak into the kitchen when you’re not looking: • Keep hot foods and bever ages away from the edges of counters and tables and don’t place them on top of tablecloths or place mats. • Unplug the beater or other electrical appliances, wrap up the cords and put them away. Your children should not have access to any “live” electrical ap pliance cords. Also, place covers over all electrical outlets. Both cords and outlets are sources of electric shock. • Use back burners and turn pot handles towards the back of the stove when cooking. • Put guards on stove knobs so your children cannot turn them on when you’re not look ing. As you know, children can PHONE: Childproof Holidays get hurt in any room of the house, not just the kitchen. So for their protection... • Don’t let children under four have hard candies, nuts or similar seasonal foods. Hard, round foods such as candies, nuts, grapes, popcorn, raw car rots and even raisins can get lodged in children’s throats and block the passage of air through their windpipes. • Pick up after yourself once you’ve finished making holiday decorations. Small crafting items such as safety pins, buttons and tacks should not be left within your children’s reach because they can swallow and choke on them. • Don’t display any decora tions that can easily break or has sharp edges. Place glass orna ments, for example, far out of the reach of small children. They could grab, drop, break them and then cut themselves on the shat tered pieces. Also, don’t use dec orations with tiny pieces that can be swallowed. And avoid trim mings that look like candy or food because a child might try to eat them. Put ornaments high up on the Christmas tree out of your children’s reach. • Place your Christmas tree in a sturdy stand and anchor it down so your children cannot knock it over. • Keep children away from tree lights and other electrical decorations. These items can shock or electrocute curious kids. Lights are also a fire hazard. So keep them away from gifts, paper ornaments, curtains and drapes. If you have very small children, you might consider skipping the electrical lights on your Christmas tree. • Keep Menorahs and other candle holders and candle deco rations well out of the reach of children. Flickering flames fasci nate young ones, and they can easily bum themselves or start fires. • Choose toys for infants and small children with care. Make certain that what you give them doesn’t have small pieces. Small parts and pieces can get caught in their throats, noses or ears. Also avoid toys with sharp points, sharp edges, strings and cords. And don’t give older chil dren toys that might be danger ous to their younger siblings. • Keep holly and mistletoe out of the reach of children. They are poisonous and can be fatal to' y f —-j CLOSED SUNDAYS, NEW YEAR, gfeLJ EASTER MONDAY, ASCENSION DAY, WHIT MONDAY, OCT. 11, THANKSGIVING, fiaimrif Christmas & December 26th FISHER’S FURNITURE, INC. NEW AND USED FURNITURE USED COAL & WOOD HEATERS COUNTRY FURNITURE & ANTIQUES BUS. HRS. BOX 57 MON.-THURS. 8-5 1129 GEORGETOWN RD. FRI, 8-8, SAT. 8-12 BART, PA 17503 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 16, 2000-87 a small child. Poinsettia leaves are not fatal if swallowed, but can cause a skin rash and severe upset stomachs. If a child ingests any of these holiday plants, call 911 immediately. • Purchase tree tinsel or artifi cial icicles made from non-leaded material. Leaded materials are sometimes poisonous. • Keep fire salts out of the reach of your children. These salts produce pretty colored flames when thrown on wood fires, but they contain heavy met als that can cause vomiting if in gested. • Don’t buy your kids electri cal toys that are not UL/FM ap proved. • Keep alcoholic beverages out of the reach of your children. A child does not have to drink much to get alcohol poisoning. Remember to clean-up half empty glasses after a party. During the holidays, you should also take extra care to protect those “kids” who have four legs and a tail. Pets are sus ceptible to many of the same hol iday dangers as children. Take the same precautions in the holi day season to protect your pet as you do to protect your children. A 150... • Refrain from using chemical sprays that extend the life of your Christmas tree. Some of them are poisonous and can be fatal to your pet. • Don’t feed your pet candy, especially chocolate, no matter how hard he begs. Chocolate is toxic to animals and can induce vomiting, restlessness, heart pal pitations or death. And make sure you tell your children not to share candy with the family pet. • Don’t give your dog poultry bones, which can splinter and cause digestive problems or even death. • Don’t feed your pets too much “people food” which can upset their stomachs. Instead, give them some of their favorite dog or cat treats during special meals. • Don’t give your pets toys made of small parts or soft ma terial that they can chew up and swallow. • Don’t up catnip or other ed ibles in hanging stockings, espe cially ones by a fireplace. • Don’t shut pets in a room away from parties and family gatherings. Left out, a pet may become stressed and escape through the front door as guests arrive and depart. Don’t give your pets alcoholic beverages. They don’t have the body mass to adjust to alcohol’s effects, and too much can be fatal. Some of the safety tips on keeping your children safe at home were provided by the National Safe Kids Campaign. 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