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Lebanon Fair
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reserve champion lightweight
went to David Brubaker, Myers
town.
Ben Wenger, son of Lee and
Bev Wenger, Annville, exhibited
the 238-pound grand champion
hog, which sold for $1,600 to
Country Fare Restaurant, Myers
town and Palmyra, represented
by Doug Horst and daughter
Katy. Reserve champion hog, ex
hibited by Susan Leed, daughter
of Robert and Nancy Leed, My
erstown, sold for $6OO to Lebanon
Valley Farmers’ Bank, repre
sented by Mike Firestine and oth
ers.
Melissa Risser’s 117-pound
grand champion market lamb
was sold for $l,OOO to Fredericks
burg National Bank, represented
by Wilmer Stoner and Martin
Daubert. Kurt Fleener’s
136-pound reserve champion
lamb sold for $6OO to Lebanon
Valley National Bank, repre
sented by Mike Firestine and oth
ers.
For the bred lambs, Erin Will
ard, Hershey, exhibited champi
on Corriedale. Susan Leed, My
erstown, exhibited champion
Reserve champion hog at Lebanon was exhibited by Susan Leed and
sold for $6OO to Lebanon Valley National Bank. Representing the buyer
was Mike Firestine, at far left, with other members of the bank.
ANDY ANDREWS
Editor
LEBANON (Lebanon Co.)
Lisa Sonnen, veteran Holstein
Show champion at Lebanon,
came back to win it again late
last week at the Lebanon Area
Fair.
She did it with a 9-year-old,
“Classic,” a 100,000-pound win
ner.
Adam and Lisa Sonnen pur
chased the cow from what Lisa
calls Adam’s “mentor,” Wesley
Engst, out of Frogmore Farm,
Aurora, N.Y. as a 10-month-old.
The Sonnens won grand cham
pion at the Northern Tier Cham
pionship Show with the cow as a
4-year-old, Lisa noted. They also
did well at the Wyoming County
district show.
Scott Nolt, who won champion
at Lebanon three years ago,
showed his reserve champion, a
senior 3-year-old named “Ester.”
He says a lot of genetics go into a
champion cow.
Carl and Margaret Wenger, Myerstown, stand in front of the 4-H'ers who were each presented with a $5O savings
bond courtesy the Wengers.
Dorset. Derek Ebling, Newmans
town, exhibited champion Mon
tadale.
Jami Willard, Hershey, exhibi
ted reserve champion Corriedale.
Mary Ellen Whitmoyer exhibited
reserve champion Dorset. Dan
ielle Ebling exhibited
champion Montadale.
Genetics, Care Make A Champion Cow
Lisa Sonnen exhibited an aged cow, at 9 years old, win
ning the 100,000-pound class, to grand champion Hol
stein late last week at the Lebanon Fair.
In the market lamb classes,
champion light heavyweight
went to Megan Fuls. Champion
medium weight went to Melissa
Risser. Rebecca Eisenhauer ex
hibited champion lightweight.
Samantha Kohr exhibited reserve
light heavyweight. Samantha
Kohr exhibited reserve medium
weight. Reserve champion light-
reserve
Photos by Andy Andrews, editor
weight went to Rebecca Eisen
hauer.
At the sale, a cake donated by
Country Fare Restaurant was
auctioned off for the county 4-H
club. The cake went through five
separate sales, for a total of
$3,600. Bidders were friends of
the Spatz family, for $2,200;
Country Side Auto Sales, $550;
Lebanon Area Fair reserve champion lamb was exhibited by Kurt
Fleener and sold for $6OO to Lebanon Valley National Bank. Mike Fire
stine, second from right, and other bank representatives were present.
Scott Nolt exhibited “Ester,” a senior 3-year-old, to
Lebanon reserve champion Holstein late last week at the
fair.
Willow Creek Animal Hospital,
$350; Wengers of Myerstown,
$250; and Paul Longenecker,
$250.
During the sale, longtime
county 4-H friends Carl and
Margaret Wenger, Myerstown,
gave each of the 4-H members a
$5O savings bond.