Northern Garrett High School - North Star Yearbook (Accident, MD)

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Garrett County’s Bicentennial Celebration Involves Students Rodney Fike, Walter Fike, Dean George, and Mr. The Agriculture Instructor, Mr. Loughrie, with the aid Loughrie demonstrate the age-old farm transportation, of Dana Rush, fires an oldtime steam engine in pre- walking, as a means of transporting the oats which paration for threshing. were threshed. Agriculture student, Dean George, listens as an experienced farmer tells stories of how threshing used to be done. As the grain is fed into the thresher, Mr. Loughrie regulates the steam pressure, while Dana Rush observes.

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A major attraction of the Garrett County Bicente nnial Harvest Festival is the steam engine sponsored by the FFA and fired by Mr. Loughrie. When the whistle blows, numerous people gather and exchange stories about the past days of agriculture. But the FFA, 4-H members and other students aid in other demonstrations and displays in farming and household techniques Rex Schmidt, with a relief crew of of the past 200 years. Northern Band Boosters open their stand to refresh Rick Broadwater and Walter Fike, comers, and many students enjoy being spectators. As Northern celebrates cranks the antique milk separator her 25th anniversary, we congratulate the U.S. on her 200th. and prepares to churn butter. Many spectators gather at the threshing demonstrations to marvel at the way farm labor used to be done. Tony Doerr, Brad DeWitt, and Gary Rounds inspect Greg Fratz exhibits his antique tractors and is always the corn after Greg Fratz runs the stalks through the around when help is needed. antique chopper.