Morrisons Cove Dairy Show Celebrating 70th Anniversary

This year, the Morrisons Cove Dairy Show is celebrating its 70th anniversary.

Though the 2020 show would have been the 70th anniversary, the committee had to have an abbreviated show due to the pandemic.

This year's show will follow any necessary state or national requirements regarding COVID-19 in effect during show week.

There are 175 entries, according to Tom Ritchey, show secretary. Ritchey said this number is up from last year but lower than previous years.

"We have quality entries," said Ritchey. "Even with numbers down, we have quality entries."

Exhibitors are encouraged to carefully review the rules of special contests in the premium booklet. Call Central High School at (814) 473-5328 for a premium catalog.

The 70th anniversary celebration will include activities such as a Wednesday night pie and ice cream festival with entertainment by Route 869, dairy show anniversary poster contest, and special supreme champion banner presentation.

The theme for the poster contest is "70 Years of the Morrisons Cove Dairy Show." This contest is open to youth and adults. More information about this contest can be found in the premium booklet. Entires for the poster contest will be accepted until Monday, Aug. 2, at noon.

The committee encourages community members to enter exhibits in other departments (vegetables, farm crops, needlework, floral, etc.) until noon on Monday, Aug. 2.

Baked goods can be entered until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 3. The show will be offering four state-sponsored baking contests. These include a Blue Ribbon Apple Pie contest, an angel food cake contest, a home-made chocolate cake contest, and a PA-Preferred cookies/brownies/bars contest for juniors. Winners of these competitions will be eligible to compete in the 2022 PA Farm Show.

All type shows start at 9 a.m. this year.

On Monday, Aug. 2, cattle and other exhibits must be in by noon. The junior showmanship contest will be held at 7 p.m. It will be judged by Daniel Kitchen of Manheim, Pa.

Tuesday, Aug. 3, baked goods entries will be accepted until 10 a.m. At 9 a.m., the Blair/Bedford 4-H/FFA Junior Dairy Show will be judged by Kitchen. There will be a milk drinking contest at 7 p.m. At 7:30 p.m., the youth dairy judging contest will take place.

The Open Colored Breeds Show will start Wednesday, Aug. 4, activities at 9 a.m. This will be judged by Terri Packard of Boonsboro, Md. Wednesday evening, the Pie and Ice Cream Festival, which is open to the public, will take place at 7. This will be followed by musical entertainment provided by Route 869.

Thursday, Aug. 6, will begin with the Open Red/White and Holstein Shows, judged by Packard.

At approximately noon, there will be the selection of the supreme and reserve supreme animals. These include animals from the junior and adult exhibitors.

Friday, Aug. 6, the Southwest District Junior Dairy Show will start at 9 a.m. This will be judged by Willima Lesher of Bernville, Pa.

The dairy show is run by a committee made up of 15 people who are involved in dairy.

"The committee has been working hard," said Ritchey. "We hope people come out."