Karen Markey named York County Apple Queen
BY PATRICIA GREEK Markey has become what
Staff Correspondent many girls only dream of
RED LION —At 18, Karen being, a queen.
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She was chosen the 1980
York County Apple Queen at
the annual York County
Fruit Growers banquet held
January 19, at Rutter’s
Restaurant, Red Lion.
Karen resides in rural
York with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Rorfald Markey
and her younger sister,
Joyce. Joyce may very well
become York’s Apple Queen
in the future if she follows m
her sister’s footsteps.
Karen graduated from
High School in 1979 and is
currently -attending York
College. She is studying for
her Bachelor of Arts Degree
in Speech Communication.
Eventually pretty, outgoing
Karen wants to go into
Public Relations.
In the meantime, York’s
new First Lady of the Apple
Industry is leading a very
full, busy life.
Karen finds tune to work a
part-time job in a depart
ment store and even help out
at home.
She is a member of York
College’s Forensic Society, a
speech team. The members
of this Society travel around
to many different colleges
and make speeches. They
are then judged on then
speech and given awards.
Karen has become a
member of Phi Kappa Delta,
a National Honor Society for
speech competition.
“You have to have at least
15 rounds of competition to
be chosen to this Society,”
stated Karen.
The Markeys have been
growing apples for 42 years.
Their farm consists of 100
acres with 10 acres of apple
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Karen Markey is the new York apple queen. She is surrounded by,
from left, Mrs. Debbie Barton, chairman, apple queen committee; Kathy Boyd,
Pennsylvania Apple Queen; and Paul McPhereson, president, York County Fruit
Growers.
trees, and 4 acres of
peaches. The rest of the land
is used to grow small
vegetables such as sweet
corn and potatoes.
Laying hens are also a
part of the farm. All of the
Markey produce is sold
retail at the Central and
Eastern Markets, York.
They grow many kinds of
apples such as Red and
Yellow Delicious, Jonathan,
Stayman and Paula Reds.
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As Apple Queen, Karen
should have an eventful
year. She will be promoting
apples all around York
County. There will be mall
promotions, radio and
television spots, newspaper
articles and speeches to
civic groups to do.
“One thing 1 will be sure to
tell people,” Karen
remarked, “is that all apples
are eating apples. There are
not just baking apples, you
can eat them too. And people
should eat more nutritious
apples.”
The State Apple Queen
Pageant will be held
January 29 in conjunction
with the State Horticultural
Association Convention in
Hershey.
Karen will be there
representing York County
and competing with seven
other girls. There will be an
interview with the judges
and an evening gown
competition.
For two years now, York
County has been the home of
the State Apple queen. In
1978, Sandy Markey, Karen’s
sister won the honor. This
year’s reigning queen is
Kathy Boyd of Delta.
The following is Karen’s
favorite apple recipe.
APPLE CRISP
Place m a greased 8”
square pan.
4 cups sliced, pared, cored,
baking apples (about 4
medium)
Blend until crumbly; then
spread over apples.
% to % cup brown sugar
(packed)
Mz cup sifted Gold Medal
Flour
Mz cup rolled oats
% teaspoon cinnamon
% teaspoon nutmeg
Ms cup soft butter
Bake 30-35 minutes until
apples are tender and top
ping is a golden brown. Oven
temperature should be 375*.
Serve warm with cream.
Makes approximately 6-8
servings.
Karen uses with her recipe
either Jonathan, Yellow
Delicious, or Stayman ap
ples since they hold their
shape while baking. Red
Delicious is the best eating
apple but is not used for
baking as it tends to lose its
shape or fall apart.
Drink
Milk
for E
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