Pork

"I see Hagerstown is having a spring cleanup. Williamsport has no cleanup. I guess we will have to put milk on our leaves and have them for breakfast. " "Am I mistaken, or is G.W. Bush still our president? I thought the Speaker of the House was just that. If he is, why is the Speaker of the House who is third in line for the presidency ... gee, are they planning on doing away with Mr. Cheney and Mr. Bush and letting Ms. Pelosi take over? Because if they are, why don't they put a crown on her?"

In all, 19 youths will be showing their market hogs at the Washington County 4-H/FFA Spring Swine Show and Sale on Saturday, Feb. 17, in Hagerstown. The annual show will be held at Four States Livestock Sales, off First Street in the city's southern end. Use of Four States' facilities is again at the courtesy of owners Jim and Barb Starliper. Anyone may attend and see firsthand the accomplishments of these Washington County youths and enjoy the auction following the show.

GREENCASTLE, PA. - Some of the senior citizens seated at tables in the Joy El Ministries Dining Hall on Sunday said they had never heard of the Pennsylvania Dutch belief that eating pork and sauerkraut on New Year's brings good luck throughout the coming 12 months. Others had been raised with that notion, so traditions became a prominent conversation among the more than 225 people gathered for the free meal - a Joy El tradition since the 1970s. "I'm at the point where if we don't have pork and sauerkraut on New Year's Day, it doesn't seem right," Georgia Hoffeditz of Chambersburg, Pa., said.

1 tablespoon oil 2 onions, chopped 6 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1/4 cup brown sugar 12 ounce bottle chili sauce 1/4 cup cider vinegar 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 3-pound pork shoulder In a saucepan, sauté the onions in the oil until soft. Add garlic, chili powder and pepper and cook about one minute more. Add chili sauce, brown sugar, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce. Heat until boiling, stirring constantly.

Farewell from Lori Hall It's time for me to say good-bye. I've enjoyed talking with those of you that have called or e-mailed me through the last six years for Maugansville news or South End news. Hello My name is Melita Wishard and I will be doing the articles for the "Around Maugansville" section. Anyone wishing to submit an article for their church, school, etc., feel free to call me at 301-790-0079 or e-mail me at aroundmaugansville@xecu.net.

Hello! One more week until spring arrives! The 16th is Absolutely Incredible Kid Day! Show your kids how incredible they are! The 17th is St. Patrick's Day, the 18th is Grandparents and Grandchildren Day and the 19th is Let's Laugh Day! They all kind of go together, don't they? Hagerstown Lions Club At Tuesday's meeting, Tom Pinata, director of health management at Washington County Hospital, will speak on clinical drug research trials. Happy birthday to the following Lions: March 2 - Robert (Bob)

WILLIAMSPORT, Md. - A pork and sauerkraut dinner will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at Zion Lutheran Church's fellowship hall, 35 W. Potomac St. The cost is a freewill offering to benefit the building fund.

marieg@herald-mail.com When Jim Arnold bought an old farmhouse in the Clear Spring area about two years ago, he asked local residents where he could buy good pork. "One man took out a pencil and paper, wrote down some dates and told me to mark my calendar," Arnold said. "Those were the dates the Wilson Ruritan Club offered freshly butchered meat for sale. I've been a regular customer ever since. " Arnold was among 450 people who dodged wind and rain Saturday morning to purchase pork items and enjoy an all-you-can-eat breakfast sponsored by the Wilson Ruritan Club, west of Huyetts Crossroads.

Election of two pork producer delegate candidates for the 2006 Delegation Body of the National Pork Board are to begin at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 4 in Annapolis, an official said. Jennifer Debnam, president of the Maryland Pork Producers Association, said the election will be held in conjunction with the MPPA Board of Directors meeting at the state Department of Agriculture. She said any pork producer who lives in Maryland and has paid all assessments due, may be considered as a delegate candidate and participate in the election.

julieg@herald-mail.com It was destiny that June Bishop win The Herald-Mail's second annual name-that-product contest. We could have said fate, but fate doesn't always dictate a favorable outcome and precision counts, especially with ingredients. Bishop knows. Some contestants thought apples, water and ascorbic acid were the ingredients of apple juice, but they are the parts that make Mott's No Sugar Added Natural Apple Sauce. Bishop was a finalist in the newspaper's first such contest; getting all the answers right but losing the tie-breaking drawing to Jennifer Silbert of Sharpsburg.