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Expo To Offer Venue To Show, Sell Livestock By Dayna M. Reidenouer
The Old Line Youth Livestock Expo will be held on Aug. 22 to 24 to give young people, such as (from left) Madelyn Tedesco, Alex Tedesco, Waylon Kready with Mischief, Kolton Youndt with Diesel, and Kayden Youndt, an opportunity to exhibit and sell their market animals.
Like it has with so many other events, the coronavirus has disrupted fair season. For some people, that simply means fewer milkshakes consumed or carnival games enjoyed. However, for the youths who raise animals to exhibit and subsequently sell, the cancellation of fairs means a significant loss of income. “Most of the livestock had been bought before COVID. These kids have all this money wrapped up in these animals,” said cattleman Jevin Kready, who noted that because specific finish weights are required, livestock must be sold within the timeframes set at the time of purchase. The Kready family has years of experience in raising, showing, and selling livestock. As a 4-H and FFA member, Jevin began showing beef cattle in middle
school, occasionally raising some pigs as well, and he has been in charge of the livestock show at the Manheim Farm Show for a number of years. Jevin’s wife, Courtney, currently shows animals at local fairs, and their oldest child, Waylon, first entered the show ring at age 5. Waylon, who will turn 8 this month, has exhibited goats and pigs, and he wants to add a steer next year. Jevin and a friend, sheep exhibitor Adam Zurin, had joked about hosting a livestock show, but when the Elizabethtown Fair was canceled, they got serious. Jevin, Adam, and about five other people created Old Line Youth Livestock Expo, named for the road the Kreadys’ back driveway meets. The Kreadys’ farm was an ideal place to host the event as they built a barn over the winter and had not yet filled it. Following the Elizabethtown Fair exhibition guidelines, only youths living
in Columbia, Donegal, Elizabethtown, Hempfield, Manheim Central, Middletown, Lower Dauphin, Hershey, and Palmyra school districts will be eligible to participate in the Old Line Youth Livestock Expo. Market steers and dairy beef cattle will be judged on Saturday, Aug. 22; market goats and market lambs on Sunday, Aug. 23; and market hogs on Monday, Aug. 24. The event will be closed to spectators. Only exhibitors and parents or guardians will be allowed to attend. “We will be able to do social distancing because we’re just having animals,” Jevin said. “We won’t have livestock here overnight (for exhibitors to attend to).” The public is encouraged to participate in the auction of animals, however. The sale will be held at 6 p.m. on Aug. 24 by Hess Auction Group, 1667 Cider Press Road, Manheim. Bidder registration will begin at 5 p.m. A See Livestock Expo pg 6
COBYS To Provide Free Online Educational Classes Youth Raises Funds For Fire Department
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By Francine Fulton
assistant chief. Brendan presented his donation to the Elizabethtown Fire Department on July 13 during a small ceremony at 6:30 p.m. outside the station, which is located at 171 N. Mount Joy St., Elizabethtown.
Brendan Haverkamp (center) presents a check for $1,300 to Elizabethtown Fire Department representatives (from far left) J. Marc Hershey, Matt Schmidt, Justin Hoover, AJ Huber, Tom Wagner, Ulysiss Torres, Caleb Spies and Andrew Shearer. Brendan raised the money through a peanut butter egg sale.
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Abby Keiser, director, recently announced that the Family Life Education Department at COBYS Family Services, Lancaster, is offering free online support classes.
Local families now have an opportunity to receive support and educational services all without leaving their homes thanks to online programming being offered by the Family Life Education Department at COBYS Family Services, Lancaster. Among the virtual programs being offered is a kinship support program, which is taking place on Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. through Aug. 19. The program is open to kinship caregivers - those who are raising a relative’s child. During the sessions, grandparents, aunts and uncles and others who have taken on the new role of caregiver can talk about topics specific to kinship care and network with other people in similar situations. “We are doing everything virtually to break down time barriers. These families are overwhelmed because they are taking care of children they were not expecting to take care of lovingly and open-armed,” said Abby Keiser, director of Family Life Services. “We are able to provide the services; they don’t have to bring their children to a building. They can even be in pajamas.” See COBYS pg 4
Brendan Haverkamp, a young Elizabethtown resident, recently completed a peanut butter egg sale, with his proceeds directly benefiting the Elizabethtown Fire Department. This year marks Brendan’s second annual peanut butter egg fundraiser. This year, he donated $1,300, bringing his two-year combined contribution to the fire department to $2,300. “The initiative that Brendan took, along with the support of his parents, is admirable. When a member of the community shows this type of compassion for our volunteers, at such a young age we are extremely proud to have him in our community,” said J. Marc Hershey,
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