-J u - , , v vjv > . ,r.',n-ir < rra'^r 812-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 11,2003 Junior division winners in the Manheim Community Fair Lead Line, from left, are Amanda Hershey, first; Amber Kiser, second; and Heather Stallman, third. Manheim Community Farm Show Celebrates 50th Anniversary LOU ANN GOOD Food And Family Features Editor MANHEIM (Lancaster Co.) Manheim Community Farm Show celebrated its 50th anniver sary this week. Jay Mylin, director, opened the celebration Monday evening, when hundreds of fair visitors re ceived free servings of anniver sary cake. Completing a year as the Man heim Farm Show Queen, Carla Martin thanked the community for encouraging her to grow and helping her become the person she was meant to be. Although Manheim Commu nity Farm Show may be little in comparison to some fairs, Carla Doug Musser was the only male contestant this year in the Lead Line competition. Doug wore a lambs wool sweater vest, wool slacks, and Ivy League wool cap while leading Cletus, who sported a matching tie. His mother, Linda Musser, placed first in the adult division. said, “It is friendly and caring community where teens have op portunities to grow.” Carla, who is also the Lancas ter County and the Pennsylvania Dairy Princess, crowned her suc cessor Shelby Haldeman, daugh ter of Deb and Larry Haldeman. Shelby and Alicia Geib com peted for the crown by answering impromptu questions and through individual interviews with judges. The coronation event included three junior queen contestants, Katelyn Nolt, Ashley Shearer, and Megan Stankov. Also, in cluded were six princess contest ants, Allison Crouse, Michaela Groff, Jennifer Hershey, Jessica Huber, Grace Kensinger, and Sa- mantha Lease. Selected were Ka telyn Nolt, junior princess, and Michaela Groff, princess. The Shepherd’s Lead Line showed the crowd the versatility of wool fabric by modeling outfits while leading a lamb or ewe. Adult division winners were Linda Musser, first; Catherine Shreiner, second; and Julia Stal lman, third. For many years, Linda helped her four children with 4-H sheep projects and with leadline compe titions. “Now it’s my turn,” Linda said as she led Sally, her son’s market lamb. Linda designed and stitched a brown/blue plaid dress of 100 percent wool. The semi-fit ted dress with a drop waistline featured a blue denim collar, 19 covered buttons, long sleeves, and a four-gored skirt. Sheep Sally wore a matching scarf. Linda’s son Doug, the only male contestant, led his lamb Cletus for a blue ribbon win in the boys’ division. Doug wore a lambs wool sweater vest, wool slacks, and Ivy League wool cap while leading Cletus, who sported a matching tie. Placing first in the girls’ divi sion was Amanda Hershey, 11, from Elizabethtown. She led a Suffolk named Benny. Amanda wore an Austrian 100 percent wool gray cape trimmed m navy blue. Her grandmother helped her make a plaid wool skirt and matching scarf for Benny second place in the girls divi sion went io Amber Kiser 13 She woie a 100 peicent black wool dress ind a hn ringbone black bla/er i lei .naikei iamo ')r ‘o u ore t <100! how tie ] > u m! ii 1 \ > > l t i ii li. u il > r ’< .an i inti iiei Jaimliter iulia third ' iranddaughter Heather Stal lman nlaced third m the girls di vision Heather wore a flared wool skirt and reversible wool jacket while leading her sheep Nata. Carla Martin, right, crowns her successor Manheim Farm Show Queen Shelby Haldeman. The Manheim Community Farm Show Queen Corona tion includes princess contestants, Allison Crouse, Mi chaels Groff, Jennifer Hershey, Jessica Huber, Grace Kensinger, and Samantha Lease. Michaela Groff, prin cess. Manheim Community Farm Show opened Monday. One of the first events was the baby parade.
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