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SHEEP SHEARING DEMONSTRATION
CORNER OF VENDOR AREA
DEMONSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT
THE DAY
MELINDA WAMSLEY OF BOSS MARE SHEARING WILL BE WORKING WITH THE FOUR LEGGED WOOLY FRIENDS FROM DREW MANKO'S ROSS FARMS. SHE WILL DEMONSTRATE THE CRAFT OF SHEEP SHEARING AT SEVERAL DEMOS THROUGH THE DAY. PLEASE COME AND SEE THE HARVESTING OF WOOL THAT WILL BE TURNED INTO YARN AND EVENTUALLY THE TARTANS AND KILTS.
MELINDA WAMSLEY IS A LONG TIME FARMER, INVOLVED IN LOCAL AGRICULTURE EVENTS AND PROGRAMS MOST OF HER LIFE. MELINDA EARNED HER DEGREE IN ANIMAL SCIENCE FROM OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY AND IS ALWAYS CONTINUING HER EDUCATION HOWEVER SHE CAN, FROM HANDS-ON TO ONLINE CLIPS AND ARTICLES. IN 2020 SHE WAS APPROACHED BY A FAMILY FRIEND AND WELL KNOWN SHEEP FARMING FAMILY AT ROSS FARMS IN EIGHTYFOUR, PENNSYLVANIA, TO TAKE A NEW ADVENTURE AND LEARN HOW TO SHEAR SHEEP FOR THEM. SHE CURIOUSLY AGREED, WAS ABLE TO SCHEDULE HERSELF IN A CLASS AT MARYLAND SHEARING SCHOOL AND HAS SINCE BUILT A REPUTATION FOR QUALITY SHEARING IN PENNSYLVANIA, MARYLAND, OHIO, NEW YORK AND VIRGINIA. COME WATCH HER COMPETE IN THE HEAVY ATHLETICS AT THE HIGHLAND GAMES ALL WHILE DOING HOURLY SHEEP SHEARING DEMONSTATIONS, WHICH SHE HAPPILY REFERS TO AS "CELTIC CROSS FIT"
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