Kids f Determined Young Lady Shows At KILE HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Her braided pigtails bounce from shoulder to shoulder and pink cowboy boots stomp through the sawdust as 10-year-old Shannon Kelle of Ar cade, N.Y., leads her shorthorn heifer, Missie Dolly, through the show arena. Many young showmen exhibi ted livestock at the Keystone In ternational Livestock Exposition at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex, but none more de termined than Shannon. Born legally blind, Shannon has undergone five cornea trans plants and four cryogenic surger ies. She was diagnosed with sec ondary glaucoma, but that does not slow down the Pioneer Cen tral Elementary student. Sipping on a cup of hot choco late after the show. Shannon ex plained that not only do her in terests lie in showing her uncle’s cattle, but also in riding bikes, spending time with friends and playing the piano. “I’m the first person in my family to learn how to play an in strument,” she said. Shannon and her father Earle traveled to Pennsylvania to show and sell three head of cattle at the sale last Saturday. She has Muscle, Grunts, Cheers Dominate Kid Olympics, Pedal Power Pull Tractor puli champions in the 3- to 4-year-old division are Allison Parrish and lan Elkins. Showing off their trophies for winning the tractor pull in the 5- to 7-year-old division, from left, are Caleb Schmuck, Somerset; Brenden Good, Lititz; and Megan An derson, Schelisburg. Shannon Kelie, 10, doesn’t let blindness interfere with showing cattle at Keystone International Livestock Expo sition. exhibited at the New York State Fair and the Erie County Fair. “My dad is the one that got me Korner v into showing cattle,” said Shan non. Her calf sold for $6OO and will be used as a breeding project. LOU ANN GOOD Food And Family Features Editor HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Grunts, cheers, and mus cle dominated the Agri-Kid Olympics and the Pedal Power Pull last Saturday at the Key stone International Livestock Ex hibition. Sponsored by Lebanon Valley Farmer’s Bank/Fulton Bank, the events provide a chance for kids to compete in age division for rib bons and trophies. The popular event is conducted annually. Some of the Olympics include a haybale toss, ring toss, and wheelbarrow race. The ever-popular pedal power pull requires participants to pedal a tractor loaded with weights. The space pedaled is measured, which requires partici pants who pedal a full pull to compete in playoffs with heavier Pedaling a tractor is no easy feat for competitors. Weights are added to the tractor pull as competition ad vances. In the haybale toss, this contestant throws with all her strength. weights. Here are some photos by Lou Ann Good, food and family fea tures editor. Manheim Farm Show Opens Michaela Groff was selected princess dur ing the queen corona tion at the Manheim Farm Show. She belted out a song during opening ceremonies. Doug Musser and his lamb Clatus won top honors at Man hoim. Turn to page 812 to road more about this event.
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