Jul. 29, 2010
Five local young women have entered the contest for 2010 Garrett County Farm Queen. The crowning will take place on Sunday, Aug. 8, at 8 p.m. at the show ring at the Garrett County fairgrounds.
Contestants are as follows: Annie Graham, Kasondra Rounds, Katelyn Gnegy, Catlin Carrico, and Kara Savage.
Annie Graham is the daughter of Chuck and Becky Graham, Oakland. She will be a senior at Southern High School this fall.
She and her family live on three acres of her grandfather’s 800 acre farm, where they raise Black Angus beef cattle.
Graham has been an exhibitor at the Garrett County Fair as a 4-H member for seven years. She has shown lambs, steers, and a pig. She has also entered baked goods, canned foods, clothing, and crafts, and has participated in lead line and fashion revue.
She plans to attend college to get a bachelor of science degree in agriculture business. She hopes to own her own farm and raise club calves and lambs for future 4-Her’s.
Kasondra Rounds is the daughter of Rodney and Trina Rounds, Lonaconing. She attends Northern High School, where she serves as second vice president for the Northern Garrett FFA Chapter.
Her family has a 130-acre farm, where they raise 25 to 30 head of beef cattle.
Over the years at the Garrett County Fair, she has exhibited nine market steers, three market lambs, a market hog, and two market goats. She has also exhibited items such as hay, oats, rye, corn, crafts, and school projects.
Rounds currently works at the Goodwill Mennonite Home as a feeder, and plans to become a registered nurse.
Katelyn Gnegy is the daughter of Daniel and Mary Gnegy, Oakland. She will be a senior at Southern High School this fall.
She and her family operate a 209-acre farm, where they produce hay, livestock, and vegetables.
For the past nine years, she has shown market and breeding sheep at the fair. In addition, she has shown rabbits, chickens, goats, and market hogs. She has also entered indoor exhibits such as clothing, baked goods, canned goods, vegetables, and flowers.
Gnegy plans to attend college and become a veterinarian with her own large animal practice.
Catlin Carrico is the daughter of Greg and Camille Carrico, Swanton. She has completed one year of studies at Potomac State of WVU so far, where she majors in agricultural education.
Her family is involved in meat and dairy goat enterprises.
She has been actively involved in the fair for the past eight years. She exhibits meat and dairy goats as well as numerous indoor products.
Carrico plans to earn a master’s degree in agriculture education so she can teach future generations of about the importance of agriculture.
Kara Savage is the daughter of L. Deane and Nancy Savage, Accident. She will be a sophomore at Garrett College this fall.
She and her family breed and raise dairy heifers and cows. They also raise replacement heifers for other farmers and grow field crops.
She has shown dairy animals at the fair since she was 7 years old. She has shown a market hog and market lamb for six years, and also exhibits crafts, vegetables, canned goods, flowers, baked goods, and photographs. She has also participated in the fashion revue and costume animal parade, as well as the showmanship competition with various animals.
Savage plans to earn a degree in education at Frostburg State University, then teach elementary education in the Garrett County school system.
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