D2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 20,1981
Joanne Weidman wears Lebanon County crown
LEBANON A crowd of close to
100 Lebanon County dairy folks
sweated out the fuial decision of
the judges during the Dairy
Princess Pageant, held here last
Saturday evening at the
Fairgrounds. Although there was
excitement in the air during the
tough competition, most of the
perspiration was the result of the
hot humid weather enveloping the
Dutch country’s fair pavdhon.
The final outcome of the pageant
found 17-year-old Joanne Weid
man, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Elwood Weidman, wearing the
royal tiara. Tearfully ecstatic,,
Joanne kept her composure as she
received congratulations and hugs
In her milk promotion presentation, Joanne gazes into a
crystal ball (a transformed glass fish bowfyto foretell the dairy
industry's future.
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from her court, consisting of
alternate dairy princess Theresa
Tyson, 18, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Tunt thy Tyson; Bonnie
Bollinger, L, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Galen Bollinger; and Brenda
Lentz, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Lentz.
“It’s so exciting I didn’t feel I
could win,” she confessed. “It
must have been the new heifer calf
that was bom today.” Joanne is
the proud owner of four registered
Holsteins.
On, the way to winning the
competition, the 1981 graduate of
Northern Lebanon High School
demonstrated her acting skills by
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promotion presentation. Using a
fish bowl stuffed with material as a
prop, and donning'a kerchief to
complete her costume, the dairy
princess contestant was tran
sformed right before the crowds’
eyes into a fortune teller.
Joanne foretold the future of the
dairy industry while gazing into
her ‘crystal ball’. Her
premonitions on milk consumption
and her forewarnings on the
hazards that could befall those who
don’t drink enough milk were
revealed convincingly by the
‘clairvoyant’ contestant.
Joanne convinced the crowd that
milk and its products were
beneficial in an almost flawless
performance. After it was all over,
Joanne confessed to a case of stage
fright. She explained she had
forgotten her note cards and had to
give her presentation without the
aid of any crutches or cue cai ds.
But her crystal ball didn’t give
the attractive brunette a clue when
it came to the judges’ decision. Her
surprise was no secret as she
heard Master of Ceremonies Ken
Mase read her name as the
Lebanon County Dairy Princess
for 1981.
Making the selection were Jay
Howes of Legacy Holstems,,
Warriors Mark; Joan McCulloh,
an English teacher at Annville-
Cleona High School; and Betty
Hudson, the former Home
Economist for Lebanon County
Extension Service. Chairing the
contest was Kathy Bomberger.
Along with the sparkling crown
and bundle of roses, Joanne
received a $3OO wardrobe gift
certificate from Bernard '
Momsey, Agway Insurance to
wear when making appearances as
Lebanon County Dairy Princess
for the coming year.
Joanne Weidman, Lebanon, is mon
County Dairy Princess by last year’s princess Bev
Burkholder, during the pagent on Saturday evening. Alter
nate dairy princess is Theresa Tyson, R 2 Palmyra. Other
contestants include Brenda Lentz, left, R 6 Lebanon and
Bonnie Bollinger, R 1 Fredericksburg.
Before giving up her title, last penences with the group,
year’s Lebanon County Dairy “I enjoyed working with th
Princess Beverly Burkholder children in various schools,” sail
shared many of her year’s ex-
jlljr. me.'
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