Cat Show

· 9 a.m. - Church service, Red Men Pavilion · 10 a.m. - 4-H/FFA open class meat goat show, Main Show Ring, Building 3 · 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Activities at Ag Ventures and Birthing Center · 1 p.m. - 4-H/FFA cat show followed by open class cat show, Red Men Pavilion · 2 p.m. - Garden tractor pull, track · 3 p.m. - 4-H/FFA sheep showmanship followed by 4-H/FFA and open class breeding sheep show, main show ring ·...

SHARPSBURG scottb@herald-mail.com An Oreo and Kahlua may not be a combination as common as, say, cookies and milk, but animals with those two names grabbed the top spots at the Washington County Ag Expo's cat shows on Sunday. Oreo, the winner from the 4-H division cat show contest, beat Kahlua, the winner from the open class cat show and was named the overall Best in Show. Oreo, a black-and-white, shorthaired domestic cat, is owned by Briana Lee, 13, of Sharpsburg.

Cat show continues today WINCHESTER, Va. - The Cat Fanciers of Washington 61st annual all-breed cat show will continue today, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sportsplex Indoor Sports & Event Center in Winchester. Hundreds of pedigreed cats are expected to compete in this year's show. Many breeds are on the list of competitors, including Cornish Rex, Turkish Van, Norwegian Forest Cat, Devon Rex, and Burmese. Household pets will also compete. Athletic kitties will compete in agility.

The following are results from Ag Expo: 4-H cat show Best in Show - Brianna Lee Open cat show Best in Show - Matt Leatherman Open-class Texas Longhorn show Grand Champion Texas Longhorn Female - Elizabeth Cohron Reserve Champion Texas Longhorn Female - Sutton/Blue Ridge Longhorns Grand Champion Texas Longhorn Steer - Elizabeth Cohron Reserve Champion Texas Longhorn Steer - Matthew Leatherman...

Rabbit show Showmanship Junior Champion - Joseph Rohr Intermediate Champion - Dani Young Senior Champion - Stacey Hann Breed champions Mini Rex - Stacey Hann Holland Lop - Stacey Hann Polish - Dani Young Dutch - Stacey Hann Giant Chin - Sarah Reid Florida White - Stacey Hann Californian - Stacey Hann Best of Four - Stacey Hann Best of Six - Stacey Hann Best of...

In the Cities TicketMaster locations include: HEIGHT="6" ALT=" "> books 'n things at Long Meadow Shopping Center in Hagerstown. Tickets may be purchased with cash or credit card. For information, call 301-797-3399. HEIGHT="6" ALT=" "> To order by phone, call TicketMaster at 1-410-481-SEAT, 1-202-432-SEAT or 1-703-573-SEAT. HEIGHT="6" ALT=" "> Hecht's at Valley Mall in Hagerstown. Tickets may be purchased with cash or Hecht's charge. For concert information, call 301-582-0517, ext. 372. "Space Odyssey 2001" Cat Show presented by Mason Dixon Cat Fanciers Saturday, Jan. 13, and Sunday, Jan. 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Essex Community College Baltimore Admission is $6 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and those younger than 12. For information, call 1-301-498-3809 between 6 and 9 p.m. Ekoostik Hookah and Donna the Buffalo Saturday, Jan. 20, 8 p.m. Recher Theatre 512 York Road Towson, Md. Tickets cost $15, plus service charge, and are available at TicketMaster outlets and online at www.ticketmaster.

Washington County Ag Expo Through Friday, Aug. 9 Washington County Agrigultural Education Center 7303 Sharpsburg Pike (Md. 65), 11 miles south of Hagerstown. Highlights Sunday, Aug. 4 Admission - $2 from 9 a.m. to closing; ages 8 and younger are admitted free. 9 a.m. - Church service, pavilion. 10 a.m. - Market dairy goat show, show ring. 1 p.m. - Cat show, exhibit hall. 2 to 4 p.m. - Sheep showmanship followed by breeding sheep show, including open class younger than the age of 8 fitting and showing, show ring.

tammyb@herald-mail.com You just can't have a good country fair without some livestock, some home-baked goodies, a few tractors, a healthy dose of country music and a little local royalty. The annual Washington County Ag Expo offered all that - and funnel cakes, too - during opening festivities Friday at the Washington County Agricultural Education Center near Sharpsburg. There was a whole lot of judging going on as entries in the home arts and horticulture categories filled tables in one of the ag center's buildings.

TODAY Admission is free. 6 to 8 p.m.: 4-H/FFA bake sale, Building 2 FRIDAY, JULY 20 Admission is $10 from 3 p.m. to closing; children 8 and younger admitted free. 1 to 5 p.m.: Open-class bake sale, Building 1 5 p.m.: Open-class home arts, Building 1 5 p.m.: 4-H/FFA cake auction and open-class baked goods auction, main show ring 5:30 p.m.: Milking demonstration, milking parlor 6 p.m.: Ag Expo Queen contest, main show ring 6:30 p.m.: 4-H fashion review, main show ring 7:30 p.m.: Bull riding by Circle B Cattle Co., track SATURDAY, JULY 21 Admission is $5 from 10 a.m. to closing; children 8 and younger admitted free.

For the past several years, we have had too many cats in our house. Then, earlier this month, we added a second one. She was a stray who arrived pregnant and unannounced over the summer, and had four wonderful kittens that were placed in four wonderful homes. Two actually went to sheriff's deputies, so if you get pulled over by a K(itten)-9 unit, you can blame me. But that left the momma, whom we named Geena for reasons that I am absolutely certain must have made sense at the time.

WILLIAMSPORT -- Ruth Ridenour said goodbye Sunday to 31 years of curtain calls and opening nights at Williamsport High School. She'll be leaving as head of the school's drama department and taking a new roll as head theater teacher at the new Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, which is opening in downtown Hagerstown in August. Sunday was the final performance for the school year by Williamsport High's SophistiCats -- and the final time the group will be directed by Ridenour, who broke down in tears during the performance.

LANDOVER, Md. -- It was clear in the very first event that the Williamsport girls were not going to settle for second at the Maryland Class 1A Indoor Track State Championships on Monday. Kaelii Stout, Ashley Goge, Tracey Forsythe and Morgan Keplinger combined to win the 4x800-meter relay for the Wildcats in 10:13.13, storming all the way back from fifth place in the second half of the race. "We weren't going to let anybody keep us from getting our goal," Keplinger said. Twelve events later, Williamsport became the first school in Washington County history to win a state team title in indoor track.

Cat show continues today WINCHESTER, Va. - The Cat Fanciers of Washington 61st annual all-breed cat show will continue today, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sportsplex Indoor Sports & Event Center in Winchester. Hundreds of pedigreed cats are expected to compete in this year's show. Many breeds are on the list of competitors, including Cornish Rex, Turkish Van, Norwegian Forest Cat, Devon Rex, and Burmese. Household pets will also compete. Athletic kitties will compete in agility.

TODAY Admission is free. 6 to 8 p.m.: 4-H/FFA bake sale, Building 2 FRIDAY, JULY 20 Admission is $10 from 3 p.m. to closing; children 8 and younger admitted free. 1 to 5 p.m.: Open-class bake sale, Building 1 5 p.m.: Open-class home arts, Building 1 5 p.m.: 4-H/FFA cake auction and open-class baked goods auction, main show ring 5:30 p.m.: Milking demonstration, milking parlor 6 p.m.: Ag Expo Queen contest, main show ring 6:30 p.m.: 4-H fashion review, main show ring 7:30 p.m.: Bull riding by Circle B Cattle Co., track SATURDAY, JULY 21 Admission is $5 from 10 a.m. to closing; children 8 and younger admitted free.

Rabbit show Showmanship Junior Champion - Joseph Rohr Intermediate Champion - Dani Young Senior Champion - Stacey Hann Breed champions Mini Rex - Stacey Hann Holland Lop - Stacey Hann Polish - Dani Young Dutch - Stacey Hann Giant Chin - Sarah Reid Florida White - Stacey Hann Californian - Stacey Hann Best of Four - Stacey Hann Best of Six - Stacey Hann Best of...

· 9 a.m. - Church service, Red Men Pavilion · 10 a.m. - 4-H/FFA open class meat goat show, Main Show Ring, Building 3 · 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Activities at Ag Ventures and Birthing Center · 1 p.m. - 4-H/FFA cat show followed by open class cat show, Red Men Pavilion · 2 p.m. - Garden tractor pull, track · 3 p.m. - 4-H/FFA sheep showmanship followed by 4-H/FFA and open class breeding sheep show, main show ring ·...

SMITHSBURG - If Washington County is going to get its 11th straight Maryland Class 1A state team title in girls track and field, it will be brought home by Williamsport next weekend. No one else in the county is even close to the Wildcats, who scored 210 points to easily win the West region title Thursday evening. Smithsburg, which won eight straight state titles from 1996 to 2003, was the runner-up with 86.5. Boonsboro, the two-time defending state champ, was third with 72.5. "I don't like to toot my own horn, but we have a little more depth this year," Williamsport coach John Bailey said.

The following are results from Ag Expo: 4-H cat show Best in Show - Brianna Lee Open cat show Best in Show - Matt Leatherman Open-class Texas Longhorn show Grand Champion Texas Longhorn Female - Elizabeth Cohron Reserve Champion Texas Longhorn Female - Sutton/Blue Ridge Longhorns Grand Champion Texas Longhorn Steer - Elizabeth Cohron Reserve Champion Texas Longhorn Steer - Matthew Leatherman...