Bl4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 7,1984 Patti Sullivan County Dairy Princess DUSHORE Patti Preston was named 1984 Sullivan County Dairy Princess during ceremonies held earlier this month in Dushore. Anita Tourscher was named alternate princess. Patti is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Hottenstein, R 2 New Albany. She will be a senior at Sullivan County High School, where she is a member of the National Honor Society, band front, student council, varsity basketball, photography club, prom decorating committee and a soccer manager. Alternate dairy princess Anita is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jairus Tourscher, Dushore. The girls were judged on the basis of personal interviews with the judges during which they an swered general questions about the dairy industry and Sullivan County dairy farming in particular. Judges for this event were Margin Stout, sales manager at NEBA; Mrs. Wayne LaMont, Valerie Sankey County Daily CLEARFIELD - Valerie Sankey was crowned Clearfield County Dairy Princess on Saturday, June 23. Holly Wnglesworth and Renee Hoffner were selected as alternates. Valerie is the 18-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Sankey of R 2 Clearfield. She graduated from the Clearfield Area High School with honors this year. She is active in the Down River 4-H Livestock Club, a member of the Future Business Leaders of America and the Future Farmers of America. Valene’s'parents have a herd of 50 Holsteins, and she owns nine of her own. When Valeriy isn’t busy promoting milk as a dairy prin cess, she will be working at the Cresent Brick Company. Alternate princess Holly is the V 1984 Clearfield County Dairy Princess Valerie Sankey receives her crown from 1983 princess Amy Young. Preston crowned Troy; and Mrs. Eloise Corson, New Albany. Master of ceremonies for the day was former County Agent Bill Gregory and Rev. Richard Reeser from the Dushore Lions Club presided over a milking and a milk chugging contest. The new princess received her crown from the 1983 dairy princess Marsha Woodhead, who received flowers for her help during the past year. A dairy parade featuring a record number of floats was held prior to the pageant. Pat Woodruff, Royersford, who submitted the winning theme of “Dairy Products on the Move in Sullivan County” was also honored. The Sullivan County Historical Society, with its antique butter making equipment, including a dog-powered butter chum, won both the first place trophy for the Adult Division and was the overall winner in the parade. wears Clearfield Princess crown daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wnglesworth of Grampian. The other alternate, Renee, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hoffner of Mornsdale. Bob E. Day, an disc jockey for WCPA radio, acted as emcee for the program. Entertainment was provided by 1983 Dairy Princess Amy Young with her award winning skit from the state pageant, and by Clearfield’s senior citizen band. Judges for the event were Clearfield’s 1972 Dairy Princess Mrs. Carolyn Lutz; Mrs. Helen Turner, a local 4-H club leader; and J. Carl Ogden, an All-State Insurance representative and local farm owner. The evening ended with an ice cream social. 1984 Sullivan County Dairy Princess Patti Preston receives her crown from out-going princess Marsha Woodruff, while alternate princess Anita Tourscher looks on. Also pictured are emcee Bill Gregory and Bradford County Dairy Princess Wendy Lament * PETERSBURG - An en thusiastic Mary Ann Keith was crowned Huntingdon County Dairy Princess on Saturday evening, June 23, at the Huntingdon County Holstein Club’s picnic held at the Shavers Creek Firemen’s Park. Mary Ann, 16, is the daughter of Harry D. and K. Joan Keith, and a senior at Huntingdon Area High School. She received her crown from the reigning 1983 Dairy Princess, Jennifer Davis. Selected as alternates for the dairy promotion ambassador program in the county were 18- year-old Brenda Hall, daughter of Raymond and Savannah Hall of R 3 Huntingdon, and Leslie Rechele Colpetzer, the 16-year-old daughter of Raymond and Bonnie Colpetzer of R 4 Tyrone. Judges questioned the three contestants in an interview prior to a covered dish meal held at the park. Master of ceremonies Rob Schrack questioned them again before the audience and the judges. Serving as judges were Paul Anderson, professor of dairy science at Penn State University; Tern Reinhart-Ralhs, agricultural hason for the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, and Betsy Ann Stitt, Blair County Dairy Princess in 1981. Enthusiastic and quick to an swer the questions put before her, Mary Ann displayed the com bination needed to promote dairy products in Huntingdon County. Her year will be a full one, as the outgoing princess, Jennifer Davis attested in a list of her speaking engagements. V ■ This milk wagon was part of Sullivan County's June Dairy Month parade. Photos by Robert McGuire Huntingdon County's dairy princess //• is Mary Ann Keith 1984 Huntingdon County Dairy Princess Mary Ann Keith receives her crown from 1983 princess Jennifer Davis, while the county's two alternates, Brenda Hall, right, and Leslie Rechele, look on. Mary Ann plans a nursing career after high school. Her activities include majorette and majorette club, concert and county band, National Honor Society, presidential classroom, track, photographer for yearbook and newspaper, church youth choir, and piano. She has also been president and junior leader of Woodcock Valley 4-H Club, treasurer of County 4-H Dairy Club and County Council, secretary of the recreation team, 1984 Region F Grange Princess and local legislative chairman. In addition to working the summer at the Juniata College cafeteria, she finds time to help on the family farm and to show animals. Serving as escorts for the con testants were Kenneth Davis, son of Harold and Clara Grace Davis, escorting his sister, Jennifer: Joseph Yoder, son of Willard and Lois Yoder, who escorted Mary Ann; and Bernie and Gerry Me- Math, sons of Gerald and Darlene McMath, who escorted Brenda and Leslie. f % ir
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