114—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 2,1984 BY JOYCE BUPP Staff Correspondent YORK Judith Perry is York County’s 1984 dairy princess, winning the coveted title tiara, and banner as the highlight of the annual pageant, held last Saturday evening at the 4-H Center. First alternate York County dairy princess is Kelly Kilgore, and Darcy Feeser was chosen the second alternate. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Perry, Indian Rock Dam Road, York, Judy is 21 years old and a marketing major at York College. Judy is a graduate of Dallastown Area High School, where she was involved in a number of musical activities. Drawing on those in terests, she especially wooed youthful members of the pageant audience with her skit presentation that included a bit of breakdance maneuvering. In answer to the “fishbowl” question chi why it is important for Judith Perry, newly-crowned York County Dairy Princess, takes a heaping spoonful of the "Pleasurable Suicide" ice cream sundae. Hunterdon County seeks dairy princess contestants FLEMINGTON, NJ - The annual search is on for the 1984 Hunterdon County Dairy Princess. Plans have been made to hold the crowning ceremony at Turntable Junction at 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 9. This will be part of a day long milk promotion event under sponsorship of Hunterdon’s Dairy Princess Committee. “The need now is for qualified candidates,” says Mrs. Marie Schwab, milk promotion com mittee chairman. “We have an excellent setting for the crowning, which will be a brief ceremony in an attractive area of the Liberty Village-Turntable complex.” The contest is open to young women, 17 to 24 years of age, single, with some dairy farm experience. A candidate need not have been born or raised on a dairy farm, but must have had some involvement with dairy cows. It might be as a member of a 4-H dairy club, an FFA dairy project, or contact with dairy farming on a relative’s or neighbor’s farm. A candidate has to know something about cows and have an appreciation of milk and dairy products. Judith Perry crowned York County Daily Princess farmers to present a good image to urban dwellers, the new princess replied that the urban population is considerably greater in numbers than are farmers and “that’s where our money is coming from. ” The George Perry’s are part of Perrydell Farms, a family operated milk production, processing and sales business with an on-farm retailing store. Through her employment with the family’s retailing of milk, Judy is familiar with both production and sales segments of the dairy in dustry, as well as customer relations. First alternate princess Kelly Kilgore is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Kilgore, Airville R 2. Kelly is 16, a junior at Red Lion Area High School, and an officer of the Red Lion FFA chapter, as well as president of the county FFA. She is also a 4-H dairy member, exhibiting both Holstein and Brown Swiss project animals. Using a supermarket shopper There wul be a panel of three judges to make the selection on June 9. Interviews will be part of the procedure. These will take place from 10 a.m. through noon, according to plans set by the committee. Contestants are judged on ap pearance, personality, speaking ability, and knowledge of dairy farming, milk and dairy products. The winner will reign for a year as Hunterdon’s dairy princess. She will represent the county in the state dairy princess contest to be held at Flemington Fair during fair week. Prizes at both county and state levels are significant cash awards, but most important, is the ex perience and fun in competition. And, of course, the winner has the advantage of attending and par ticipating in a year-long milk promotion effort. The princess becomes the dairy industry’s spokesman for a year, speaking out on the value of dairy products in the diet, and the contributions of dairy farming to the community in the preservation of open space, and more. Entry forms are available by calling Mrs. Schwab at 782-7317. Judith Perry, center, is York County's 1984 dairy princess. At right is Kelly Kilgore, the first alternate, and at left is Darcy Feeser, second alternate approach for her presentation, Using pillow props fashioned Kelly spoke on purchasing “Real'’ after various dairy products, dairy foods. In response to her on- Darcy directed her presentation at spot question about her personal the elementary age youngsters, goals if selected dairy princess, When questioned as to how far she expressed a special interest in mers themselves can encourage reaching elementary school greater dairy product con children, including many local sumption, her answer included rural youngsters with no real basic more personal promotion and understanding of modem farm offering consumer sampling of products. Darcy Feeser, second alternate, Rounding out the dairy princess’ is also 16, and the daughter of Mr. court for 1984 are Karen Klahold, and Mrs. Frank Feeser, Hanover daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter R®- Klahold, York R 2, and Lisa A junior at Southwestern High Warner, daughter erf Mr. and Mrs. School, with plans for college William Waner, Felton R 3. studies, Darcy is a 4-H dairy Doug Hershey, membership member, and active in many service director for the Penn school and church youth group sylvania Holstein Association, events. handled the emcee duties and jndy Lament, center, 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Lamont of East Troy, was recently chosen 1984-85 Bradford County Dairy Princess. First runner-up, left, is Diana Finnerty of Columbia Cross Road, R 2, and second runner-up is Kris Renee Green of Star Route, Warren Center. Bradford County BY JANE BRESEE Staff Correspondent WYALUSING - Wendy Lament, 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Lament of East Troy, was crowned 1984-65 Bradford County Dairy Princess at the annual Dairy Princess Pageant held at the Wyalusing High School, Saturday night, May 26. Named first runner-up was Diana Fmnerty, 16-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wendy Lament Finnerty of R 2, Columbia Cross Roads. Second runner up in the exciting competition with a total of seven contestants, was Kris Renee Green, 16-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Green of Star Route, Warren Center. Other dairy farmer’s daughters vying for the title were Dawn Bacon of R 3 Troy, Susan Wrisley of R 2 Ulster, Katrina Coates of R 2 Wysox, and Michelle Fiske of R 1 Wyalusing. provided entertainment with several musical soloist selections. Judges for the pageant were Kathleen Langkam, Glen Rock, former county dairy princess in Maryland and still active with her father’s dairy farm; Barbara Stauffer, former dairy farmer and member of the. Lancaster County dairy princess committee; and Donald Cole, Hampstead, Maryland, dairyman and divisional and corporate board member of Dairymen, Inc. A full schedule of dairy month promotions is lined up for the York princess and alternates, with several school, supermarket and mall visits. Coordinator for the York County dairy princess and promotion committee is Joanne Cr Carlisle Road, Dover. named 1984 Daily Princess The newly-crowned princess, Wendy, will be a senior at the Troy Senior High School this fall. Active in countless high school organizations, she is also musically talented, participating in the Trojan inarching and con cert bands, the school chorus, Cobblestones, and county chorus. She attends the AustinviUe Union Church, is secretary of the East (Turn to Page B 16)
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