94—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 23,197 ft. Nadine Prange looks forward to her reign By SUSAN KAUFFMAN Staff Writer Having had less than a month’s experience, Nadine Prange, Chester County’s 1979 Dairy Princess, finds promoting milk as natural as the product itself. She says she is not the least bit timid about speaking to the public and she welcomes the opportunities in this next year to do just that Nadine is the daughter of Harace and Laura Prange and lives with them on their dairy farm in Upper Oxford Township when she is not away at school at Mansfield State College. She is a junior majoring in home economics education. While the school is a rural one and Nadine finds that her farming background is not unusual from most of her classmates, she has had many chances to promote milk during her classes. One specific assignment Nadine.completed for a speech class dealt with drinking milk for its nutritional benefits and another presentation given to her Food For the Family Class was entitled “Comparative Milk Marketing Study.” Nadine 'gets her facts from her courses in nutrition at college and from her lifelong experiences as a dairy farmer’s daughter. Add to that, her older sister, Bernice, was a dairy princess several years ago. Nadine proudly points out that no less than seven Oxford High School girls have won the pageants or placed as runners-up in the Chester County competition. , Nadine graduated from Oxford in 1977 where she was involved in the concert and marching bands, the mixed senior chorus, school musicals and served as a teacher’s aide. In addition she was active during her high school years in 4-H with sewing and cooking her areas of em phasis. Now that she has been in college, she finds herself once again practicing with the marching band, working in the theater workshop and contributing to the campus 4-H programs which assist local clubs and state-wide 4-H programs. Her sewing expertise has brought her before large crowds at regional and state level competitions in recent years and she credits these earlier experiences with making her public appearances as a dairy princess fun for her. VMtnesfead She looks forward to a busy year as the county princess and has already made several appearances in schools and at local dairy suppers in the county. “I will be glad to come to any group that asks me and while I am away at school this Winter, our county alternate, Patty Jenkins will appear,” she explained. During the county pageant held June 2 at Kimberton Fireball, Nadine had to present a short commercial or milk promotional presentation. Nadine presented “The Cow and the Crystalball.” An original presentation, she used a cardtable with a hole cut in it so that she could create a puppet cow appearing inside a fishbowl. Geared to the younger audiences, Nadine’s “Daisy,” the cow, asked die children what they know about milk and then explains the many benefits they can get from drinking their daily requirements of dairy products. Seen in the pasture of her parents’ farm, Nadine helps with the family chores, including doing some Chester County Dairy Princess Nadine Prange, Chester County Dairy Princess, tells how good milk is for youngsters, with the help of her puppet cow Daisy in the crystal ball. Shortly after being selected as the new county dairy princess Nadine took Daisy and her crystalball to kin dergarten classes in the Oxford School District. She recalled that the children really like the “mysterious” appearance of the cow puppet. In her haste to leave one class for another waiting one, Nadine said she inad vertently folded the cardtable so that the hole was visible to at least one watchful young girl who exclaimed that she knew were the cow came from after all. Nadine said most of the children seemed to understand how good milk is for them and that they usually drink at least two glasses a day. They also enjoyed the cow erasers and color sheets that are a part of the presentations. As she sees things, Nadine feels that the mother of the household probably needs the most promotional in formation concerning dairy products. The children leam in school and eat and dnnk what their mother buys for them from the grocery store. “In the general public, I think the mother needs the information because she buys for the smaller children,” Nadine said. “They may think milk costs a lot, but for the value they get for their money that is a lot of nutrition,” she added. of the milking, Nadine hopes to go into the local supermarkets befor? the end of the month to speak directly to the purchase consumers. Speaking and teaching come as a second nature t( Nadine since she has had so much experience in 4-]J Grange, high school and college. She also has been j swimming instructor and aide for several years durui; the Summer. “Swimming lessons take every morning leaving u, afternoons free to me to do just about whatever needs t be done around the farm,” she explained. When askei what jobs she liked the best, she replied, ‘‘l like them al When the men are late in the field, I can start the rmlkm or I drive when baling hay or I feed the calves when Da needs someone to pitch m.” “I am proud to be a farmer’s daughter, I think nulki important for good nutrition and I look forward to th future and its experiences in meeting people and makin new friends,” Nadine said. Nadine comes from a family not afraid to invest tin and talent in the dairy industry. Her father has been director for Inter-State Milk producers for over a decac and undoubtedly Nadine has gamed confidence in Ik knowledge of industry from his involvement. During the Chester County pageant, the contestant have a twenty minute interview before the panel of judgi for them to determine each contestant’s knowledge abet the dairy industry, her ability to answer questions andl remain poised and be an effectice speaker even whe under pressure. Contestants must submit a scrapbook of their at comphshments in both school, church and commuml organizations. Impromptu questions are given out whil the contestants are presented before the public audienc during the pageant and the short promotional preset tations are also given to the public gathering. The cot testants themselves choose Miss Congeniality, whit Nadine also won this year. Nadine says she looks forward to a year of new e periences,. making new acquaintances and giving h oppdrtunities to talk to both children and adults. ALASK KODIAK WOODBURN «L^H FIREPLACE INSERT •Fits into your existing fireplace complex with all parts, including blower and instruc tions for easy installation. •Specifications (Large) Burning time 10 to 12 hours. Heating ca pacity with blower, 2,500 Sq ft, withou blower 2,000 Sq. ft. Fireplace minimjj opening 23Vz” high x 32 1 /4” wide x deep. MANY OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE STORE HOURS: Closed Mon. & Tues. 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