BlB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 2,1983
BY JOYCE BUPP
Staff Correspondent
NEWPORT Perry County has
a new dairy princess: Roxanne
Lea Gabel, of Newport. Alternate
princess is Patti Dum, of Elliott
sburg, and other members of the
dairy court are Brenda Hummel
and Melinda Innerst.
Roxanne was crowned as the
highlight of the annual pageant,
held last Saturday evening at
Newport Fairgrounds, in con
junction with the annual Perry
County Arts and Crafts Heritage
Day.
Although a downpour lashed the
opening of the pageant on the
fairgrounds stage, about 200
braved the summer storm to ap
plaud the interviews and question
answer sessions emceed by county
agent John Hams.
The new princess is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Gabel, of
R 1 Newport. She is a 1980 graduate
of Newport High School and is
currently employed as a clerk
typist at the Mechanicsburg
Defense Depot.
Her 4-H activities have included
dairy and cantaloupe club
projects, and she was a member of
the Wila Community Club.
Roxanne participates in the Perry
County Junior Holstein Club ac
tivities and is active with the Wila
United Methodist Church, where
she is church pianist, a Sunday
School teacher and coordinates the
youth fellowship.
In answer to her “fish-bowl”
question on the biggest con
tribution that a dairy princess
Schuylkill Co.
crowns Reichwein
POTTSVILLE - Meladee
Reichwein, R 1 Ashland, was
crowned 1983 Schuylkill County
Dairy Princess, here, at Boscov’s
Auditorium, Pairlane Village Mall,
recently.
Meladee, a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Reichwein, is a
senior at North Schuylkill High
School where she is active in the
band front, chorus, ecology club,
F.B.L.A. and National Honor
Society. Meladee will participate
in the State Dairy Princess
Pageant during September at
Harrisburg.
Dawn Spiece, El., Zion Grove,
was named Alternate Dairy
Princess. Dawn attends West
Hazelton High School and is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Spiece. She is a member of ad
vanced chorus and church choir, a
Sunday School teacher, and
4-H'ers renovate Schuylkill Co. farm
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - The
“old” Schuylkill County Farm
located aside of the Penn State
Schuylkill Campus is undergoing a
face-lift. County 4-H’ers, leaders,
and other volunteers are staging a
massive renovation effort to turn
the "old” farm into a “new”
fairgrounds. Their efforts will be
rewarded with the first Schuylkill
County 4-H Fair on August 5,6, and
7.
The last tune the 4-H Clubs were
involved in a Schuylkill County
Fair was in the 19305. The
fairgrounds were located where
Cressona Aluminum now stands.
In an effort to revive the County
Fair in Schuylkill, the 4-H Clubs
have taken their fust step this year
in preparing for their first 4-H
Roxanne Gabel wins Perry crown
makes, Roxanne said that a milk
promotion spokesperson should not
only promote dairy products, but
also the positive image of the dairy
fanner.
First-alternate Patti Dum is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Dum, Rl EUlottsburg. A 1962
graduate of West Perry. High
School, she has completed one year of
study at Harrisburg Area
Community College. Majoring in
banking and finance, Patti hopes to
pursue a career with the Farm
Credit system.
A member of the Perry County
Junior Holstein Club, Patti’s 4-H
projects reflected her dairy in
terest and she completed projects
in dairy and dairy goat clubs, plus
sewing projects. An active
member of Messiah Lutheran
Church, she is a member of the
church’s volleyball team.
During the pageant program,
outgoing princess Kimberly
Kreibel reviewed her year
representing Perry County’s dairy
farmers and expressed thanks for
the widespread support given her
reign.
Judges for the pageant were
Kathy King, and Joyce Bupp, York
county dairy farmers, and Lynn
Tilton, senior editor of Penn
sylvania Farmer magazine.
A cow milking contest pitted
area celebrities against one
another in filling the milk pails,
and entries in a dairy dessert
contest were sampled by the
audience following the princess
pageant ceremonies.
president of Nuremberg 4-H.
Both girls will attend a training
seminar, July 11-13, at Lycoming
College, Williamsport.
Ernest Miller, Berks Co. dairy
fanner, served as master of
ceremonies.
Anne Daubert, 1982 Schuylkill
County Dairy Princess, gave her
farewell address. The daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Daubert, Rl.,
Pine Grove, Anne was escorted by
Kent Heffner, also of Pine Grove.
Melanie Brown, Pine Grove,
provided music for the pageant.
Judges included: Phoebe Bitler,
Berks Co. home economist;
Ronald Dietz, associate professor,
Penn State University, Schuylkill
Campus; Josephine Rosenberger,
former assistant to dean of student
affairs, Penn State University,
Schuylkill Campus.
Fair. Over the next few years,
various classes will be open to the
public in an effort to qualify for
Pennsylvania Fair Funds. Twenty
five percent of the total classes
must be open to the public to
qualify. The Fair funds will than be
received only after a three-year
waiting period.
The 4-H Clubs are seeking
agriculture related exhibits for
display indoors or outdoors such
as; Future Farmers -of America,
Future Homemakers of America,
Grange, farm equipment, etc,
„ Educational exhibit set-up is free.
Commercial exhibits cost will be
$25, plus 10 percent of any profits.
To date, the Schuylkill Con
servation District, Soil Con
servation Service, Cressona
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Perry County’s dairy princess and her court will help promote the milk industry during
the next year. Seated left is princess Roxanne Gabel, and alternate Patti Dum. Standing,
left, is Brenda Hummel and Melinda Innerst.
Biesecker wins Franklin dairy crown
B Y BETH HEMMINGER
Staff Correspondent
CHAMBERSBURG - Allison
Biesecker, 17, was recently
crowned the 1983 Franklin County
Dairy Princess at Kauffman’s
Community Center, Kauffman.
Allison is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Biesecker,
Waynesboro. She is a 1983
graduate of Waynesboro Area
Senior High School. Presently the
new princess is working on the
family farm, but this fall will enter
Delaware Valley College,
Doylestown, where she plans to
major in either animal or dairy
husbandry.
Allison was crowned by Michelle
Martin, last year’s princess. Upon
relinquishing her title, Michelle
plans to attend Shippensburg State
University as an elementary
education major.
A first for the Dairy Princess
Contest was the presentation of the
Earl Stnne Memorial Award for
the best onstage performance in
honor and remembrance of the late
Earl Strine, who served on
numerous agricultural committees
including Farm-City Week,
Franklin County Fair Board, and
master of ceremonies for the dairy
princess contest.
Allison won the first annual Earl
Strine Memorial Award for her on
stage performance and presen-
Agway, Koch’s Farm Supply, PA
Department of Agriculture, Berks-
Lelugh Farm Credit, and the
Schuylkill County Dairy
Association have reserved indoor
booths. About 10 additional indoor
10’ x 10’ spaces with electricity are
still available. Outdoor space is
virtually limitless. Call Craig R.
Morgan, 4-H agent, at 385-3431 to
reserve your space today.
The schedule of events for the
Fair is all but finalized. The 4-H
Fair will open at noon on Friday,
August 5.
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Allison Biesecker, center, is the new 1983 Franklin County
Dairy Princess. April Martin, right, is the first runner-up and
to the left, Deborah Cashed was crowned the second runner
up. The Princess and her court were recently crowned at the
16th annual Franklin County Dairy Princess Contest held at
the Kauffman Community Center.
tation about the versatility of milk.
Chosen as first runner-up was
April Martin, 17, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Martin of
Chambersburg.
Another first at the dairy
princess competition was the
selection of a second runner-up.
Winning the title of second runner
up was Deborah Cashed, 17,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Cashed, Chambersburg.
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A second runner-up was chosen
due to the responsibilities and
travelling involved for the dairy
princess. Miss Cashell will share
alternative duties with Miss
Martin.
Other contestants for the title
were Kimberly Timmons, 17,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Timmons, Greencastle and Sandra
Offutt, 16, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Franklin Offutt, Dry Run.