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1998 Results

Richard Larson (left) of in Nokesville, Virginia received the Shepherd's Award for mounting the most educational and attractive displays and presenting sheep well. Larson earned 3 blue ribbons in the sheep show plus one in the fleece competition, exhibited in the breed display area and sponsored a conservation program in which he awarded one of his rare Karakul ewe lambs to a 16-year-old Sarah Lohman of Gordonsville, Virginia (above). American Livestock Breeds Conservancy Executive Director Don Bixby (above right) made the special presentation.

Sheep Show Fleece Show Breed Display Skein and Garment Spinning 4H and FFA Sheep Judging Maryland Lamb and Wool Queen Fine Art Photo Contest Poster Contest Maryland Grand Lamb Cook-Off (includes winning recipe)

SHEEP SHOW The sheep show at the 25th anniversary Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival featured over 1,000 sheep representing 21 states and including 5 flocks from Canada. Morris Culver of Oregon and Dave Clouser of Ohio judged 16 classes -- Border Leicester and Black Border Leicester, Lincoln and Black Lincoln, Romney and Black Romney, Corriedale, Cotswold, Rambouillet, Targhee, white wool fine, white wool medium, white wool long, natural colored fine, natural colored medium and natural colored long. The Supreme Champion Ram was a Lincoln exhibited by Bill and Cindy Bankhead of Springfield Farms in Rock Hall, Maryland. The yearling shown by Keith Chamberlin of K&K Corriedales in Ashland, Ohio garnered Supreme Champion Ewe honors. Richard Larson of Old Gjerpen Farm in Nokesville, Virginia was awarded the Shepherd's Award for the exhibitor who mounts the most educational and attractive pen display and presents sheep well throughout the Festival. Larson competed in the natural colored long event, mounted an exhibition in the breed display area and sponsored a conservation program in which he presented one of his rare Karakul ewe lambs to a young agriculturist. The Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival was proud to host the 1998 Eastern Regional Corriedale Show. Keith Chamberlin took Champion ram as well as Champion ewe. Best fleece went to Kelly Glaser of Limekiln Corriedales, Limekiln, Pennsylvania. Sheep Show Results by Class - 1998
Breed	Class	Name	Farm	Town	State
SUPREME CH. RAM	Lincoln	Bill & Cindy Bankhead	Springfield Farms	Rock Hall	MD
SUPREME CH. EWE	Corriedale	Keith Chamberlin	K&K Corridales	Ashland	OH
Shepherd's Award**	-	Richard Larson	Old Gjerpen Farm	Nokesville	VA
Border Leicester	Ch. Ram	Krystine Post	Silver Mountain	Amenia	NY
Border Leicester	Ch. Ewe	Krystine Post	Silver Mountain	Amenia	NY
Border Leicester	Best Fleece	Krystine Post	Silver Mountain	Amenia	NY
Border Leicester	Exhibitor*	Don & Mary Grant	Eldonview Farms	Woodville	Ont.
Corriedale	Ch. Ram	Keith Chamberlin	K&K Corrideales	Ashland	OH
Corriedale	Ch. Ewe	Keith Chamberlin	K&K Corriedales	Ashland	Oh
Corriedale	Best Fleece	Kelly Glaser	Limekiln Corriedales	Limekiln	PA
Corriedale	Exhibitor*	Keith Chamberlin	K&K Corriedales	Ashland	OH
Cotswold	Ch. Ram	Kirby & Chip Barrett	Driftways Farm	Millerton	NY
Cotswold	Ch. Ewe	Kim Caulfield	Far Out Farm	Cornersville	TN
Cotswold	Best Fleece	Amanda Snook	Snook Farm	Stormville	NY
Cotswold	Exhibitor*	Kirby & Chip Barrett	Driftways Farm	Millerton	NY
Lincoln	Ch. Ram	Bill & Cindy Bankhead	Springfield Farms	Rock Hall	MD
Lincoln	Ch. Ewe	William Gardhouse	Gardsmere Farms	Schomberg	Ont.
Lincoln	Best Fleece	William Gardhouse	Gardsmere Farms	Schomberg	Ont.
Lincoln	Exhibitor*	William Gardhouse	Gardsmere Farms	Schomberg	Ont.
Rambouillet	Ch. Ram	Billy George Lieb	Shepherd's Crook	Mechanicsburg	PA
Rambouillet	Ch. Ewe	Terry and Viki Clark	Heart's Ease Farm	Lapeer	MI
Rambouillet	Best Fleece	Terry and Viki Clark	Heart's Ease Farm	Lapeer	MI
Rambouillet	Exhibitor*	Billy George Lieb	Shepherd's Crook	Mechanicsburg	PA
Romney	Ch. Ram	Rosalie Pisarczyk	Rozalia Romneys	North Brookfield	MA
Romney	Ch. Ewe	Rosalie Pisarczyk	Rozalia Romneys	North Brookfield	MA
Romney	Best Fleece	Anna Goff	Windy Acres	White Mills	KY
Romney	Exhibitor*	Rita Michalenko/Dean Maden	Weymouth Walk	Mays Landing	NJ
Targhee	Ch. Ram	Dick Persons	Rambline Vewe Farm	Gilford	NH
Targhee	Ch. Ewe	Linda & Traci Clements	Clements Family Targhees	Byron	MI
Targhee	Best Fleece	Linda & Traci Clements	Clements Family Targhees	Byron	MI
Targhee	Exhibitor*	Linda & Traci Clements	Celemtns Family Targhees	Byron	MI
Black Border Leicester	Ch. Ram	Don & Mary Grant	Eldonview Farms	Woodville	Ont.
Black Border Leicester	Ch. Ewe	Nejman / Higginson	Ramsdon Farm	Birdsboro	PA
Black Border Leicester	Best Fleece	Linda & Bill Koeppel	Cape House Farm	Ann Arbor	MI
Black Border Leicester	Exhibitor*	Linda & Bill Koeppel	Cape House Farm	Ann Arbor	MI
Black Romney	Ch. Ram	Amanda Gillespie	Maple Hill Sheep Farm	West Lafayeete	IN
Black Romney	Ch. Ewe	S & E Shafer	Anchorage Farm	Saugerties	NY
Black Romney	Best Fleece	Kelly Ward	Ward Farms	Schoolcraft	MI
Black Romney	Exhibitor*	Rita Michalenko/Dean Madden	Weymouth Walk	Mays Landing	NJ
Black Lincoln	Ch. Ram	Carol & Joe Haddock	Wool Hollow Lincolns	Jericho	VT
Black Lincoln	Ch. Ewe	William Gardhouse	Gardsmere Farms	Schomberg	Ont.
Black Lincoln	Best Fleece	William Gardhouse	Gardsmere Farms	Schomberg	Ont.
Black Lincoln	Exhibitor*	William Gardhouse	Gardsmere Farms	Schomberg	Ont.
White Wool Fine	Ch. Ram	Joe & Dianne Natale	Cedar Ridge	Whitehouse Station	NJ
White Wool Fine	Ch. Ewe	Connie & Ken Scott	Shady Hollow Farm	Pulaski	PA
White Wool Medium	Ch. Ram	Tom & Beth Hines	Hines Sheep Co.	Elyria	OH
White Wool Medium	Ch. Ewe	Richard Johnson	Hyline Farms	Quincy	OH
White Wool Long	Ch. Ram	Allison Dudik	Windfall	Centre Hall	PA
White Wool Long	Ch. Ewe	Krystine Post	Silver Mountain	Amenia	NY
White Wool (all classes)	Exhibitor*	Charles King Jr.	King Merinos	Sterling	OH
Nat. Colored Fine	Ch. Ram	Martha Polkey	Black Sheep Farm	Leesburg	VA
Nat. Colored Fine	Ch. Ewe	Eileen Garges
Nat. Colored Medium	Ch. Ram	Carol Mansfield	Rockhaven Farm	Newbury	OH
Nat. Colored Medium	Ch. Ewe	Kyle Fauver-Stout	NA	Ashland	OH
Nat. Colored Long	Ch. Ram	Elissa Henderson	Wooly Wonders	Schellsburg	PA
Nat. Colored Long	Ch. Ewe	Letty Klein	Pine Lane Farm Karakuls	Kalamazoo	MI
Nat. Colored (all classes)	Exhibitor*	Kyle Fauver-Stout	NA	Ashland	OH
*Premier Exhibitor **Presented to the exhibitor who mounts the most educational and attractive pen display and presents sheep well throughout the Festival.

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FLEECE SHOW
Class/Award	Name	Town	State
Grand Champion	Alice Field (Cormo)	Lee	MA
Pat Brown Mem./Best MD	Jeff Hurwirtz		MD
Natural Colored Division	Donna Turney		MO
Nat. Colored Fine	Donna Turney		MO
Nat. Colored Medium	Andrew & R. Nistock		NY
Nat. Colored Long	Anne Priest	Port Jervis	NY
Nat. Color Double-Coated	Richard Larson	Nokesville	VA
White Wool Division	Alice Field (Cormo)	Lee	MA
White Wool Fine	Alice Field	Lee	MA
White Wool Medium	Andy & Desi McMurry	Franklin	MO
White Wool Long	Carla Hellender	Spencer	MA
White Wool Double-Coated	Larry & Letty Klein	Kalamazoo	MI
Breed Class Champion	Carla Hellender (Romney)	Spencer	MA
Cheviot	Ruth Ann Curtis		MI
Columbia	Edwin Hammett	Pemberville	OH
Coopworth	Michelle Reilly		MD
Corriedale	Ruth Ann Curtis		MI
Cotswold	Bethany Tietjen	-	IL
Leicester	Jeff Hurwitz		MD
Lincoln	Patricia McKinney	York	PA
Merino	Gail & James White		MO
Montadale	Ruth Ann Curtis		MI
Rambouillet	Ruth Ann Curtis		MI
Romney	Carla Hellender	Spencer	MA

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BREED DISPLAY
Class/Award	Name	Town	State
Overall Champion	Beverly Pearsall (Texel)	Thurmont	MD
Wool Breeds	Chava Roth (Rambouillet)	Eldersburg	MD
Dual Purpose Breeds	Tom Hines (Columbia)	Elyria	OH
Meat Breeds	Beverly Pearsall (Texel)	Thurmont	MD
Rare Breeds	Richard Larson (Karakul)	Nokesville	VA

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SKEIN AND GARMENT
Class/Award	Name	Town	State
Best in Show	Shirline Bowser	McComb	OH
Best Woven Article	Rita Curry Porter	Melbourne	FL
Best Handspun Skein	Teresa Moorman	Williamson	NY
Best Handspun Article	Emilie Polozune	Nanuet	NY
Best Innovative Design	Stanlee Lipkin	Baltimore	MD
Best Basket of Yarn	Debra Santolla	Rochester	NY
Best Sweater Knit from Comm.	Frances Stroscio	New Market	MD
Best Knitted Item	Robin Grace	New York	NY
Best Novice Spinner	K. Gridley	Westminster	MD
Best Junior Fiber Artist	Elizabeth Bertovich	Masontown	PA
Best Machine Knit Article	Deborah Lawson	Hagerstown	MD
Best Tapestry	Tom Howell	Glenelg	MD
Best Knitting for Dolls and Bears	Shirlene Bowser	McComb	OH
Best of MD Wool-Skein	Half-a-Loaf Farm / Noel Dingman	Adamstown	MD
Best of MD Wool-Article	Roslyn Farm / Ellen Hartge	Brookeville	MD
Best of MD Wool-Producer	Rachael Schuster / K. Gridley	New Windsor / Westminster	MD
Freddie Award	Tom Howell	Glenelg	MD
Maryland Make-It-Yourself-With-Wool	Katherine Augustine	Baltimore	MD

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SPINNING
Class/Award	Name	Town	State
Best Yarn Overall - Adult	Katie Reimers	Lancaster	NY
Best Yarn - Overall - Junior	Patricia Tillman	Lost Creek	WV
Junior - Most Even	Patricia Tillman	Lost Creek	WV
Junior - Fattest	Grace Dovan	Hume	VA
Junior - Lumpiest	Grace Dovan	Hume	VA
Junior - Skinniest	Devin Wardell	Ridgewood	NJ
Junior - Longest	Alyson Miers and Anna Radcliffe	Greenbelt Blacksburg	MD VA

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4H AND FFA SHEEP JUDGING
Class/Award	Name	Town	State
Junior	Maria Stevens	Union Bridge	MD
Intermediate	Mark Butler	Emmitsburg	MD
Senior	Brad Stevens	Union Bridge	MD

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MARYLAND LAMB AND WOOL QUEEN
Award	Name	Town	State
Queen	Jennifer Biser	Keymar	MD
Princess	Megan Rynorzewski	Woodbine	MD
Princess	Kristan Cummins	Mt. Airy	MD

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FINE ART
Class/Award	Name	Town	State
Best in Show	Pat Lehmkuhl	Rural Retreat	VA
Reserve Champion	Beverley Dixon	Chapel Hill	NC
Oil	Beverley Dixon	Chapel Hill	NC
Acrylic	Bonnie Buellis	Westminster	MD
Watercolor	Cecilia Battle	Clarkesville	MD
Graphics	Caryn Ginsberg	Arlington	VA
Misc. Mixed Media	Dan Ranhard	Silver Spring	MD
25th Anniversary	Christina Allen	Lexington Park	MD

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PHOTO CONTEST
Class/Award	Name	Town	State
Grand Champion	Elissa Henderson	Schellsburg	PA
Reserve Champion	Krys Post	America	NY
Portraits	Krys Post	America	NY
Lambs	Toni Kellers	Perkasie	PA
Landscape	James Cowling	Sussex	NJ
People & Animals	Mike Smith	Duncannon	PA
Stable Scenes	Elissa Henderson	Schellsburg	PA
Portraits - Black & White	John Burwell	Jefferson	MD

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POSTER CONTEST
Class/Award	Name	Town	State
Mini Champion	Rachael Schuster (Wool Promotion)	New Windsor	MD
Junior Champion	Shannon Mort (Wool Promotion)	Keymar	MD
Senior Champion	Jamie Carlisle (Breed Promotion)	Moorestown	NJ

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MARYLAND GRAND LAMB COOK-OFF
Award	Name	Town	State
Winner	Timoth Radden	Stow	OH

Click here to view the winning recipe: "Mongolian Lamb and Scallions"

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