Brine Hill reigns as Mercer's
BY BARBARA RADER
Staff Correspondent
MERCER Eighteen-year-old
Elaine Hill was crowned 1984
Mercer County Dairy Princess on
June 21 in the Mercer County
Extension auditorium.
Brenda Drake, 17, and Tammy
Slater, 19, were both honored as
the princess’ alternates for the
coming year. Brenda is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Drake of Transfer, and Tammy is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Slater of Fredonia.
Elaine, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Hill of Sandy Lake, is
a recent graduate of Lakeview
High School. She will be attending
Clarion University in the fall to
major in English.
In high school, Elaine was active
m the pep stage, concert and
marching bands, playing flute and
alto saxophone. She was also in the
school chorus, biology club, and
was secretary and treasurer of the
National Honor Society. Elaine has
been treasurer of the international
club, in AFS and on the school’s
newspaper staff.
Elaine has established her own
herd of 16 Guernseys on her
parent’s 208-acre farm, where they
milk Holsteins. The family also
rents an additional 80 acres.
Mrs. Hill said her daughter is
involved on the farm, doing chores
every evening, driving tractor, and
planting crops, but Elaine’s main
interest, she said, lies in caring for
the cattle.
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A member of the No Bull 4-H
Dairy Club for six years, Elaine is
the club’s president this year and
proudly says that her Guernseys
have made it to the Pennsylvania
Junior Dairy Show the last five
years. In 1982 she showed the
Junior Champion Guernsey. She is
a member of the Pennsylvania
Junior Guernsey Association and a
junior member of the American
Guernsey Cattle Club.
For her promotional presen
tation, Elaine dressed as “MC
Cow,” professional private eye
inspector, and revealed secret
clues to solve the Calcium Quest.
She presented MILK with a blue
ribbon because it was the answer
to her quest.
Alternate Tammy is a 1982
graduate of Lakeview High School
and alternate Brenda is a 1983
graduate of Reynolds High School.
Both girls live on Holstien dairy
farms. Tammy is currently
working on the family’s farm and
babysits during the week. Brenda
plans to further her education by
attending nursing school.
Both girls were active in school
activities, each each belonging to
several clubs.
Brenda’s presentation was
entitled “Dandy the Dancing
Cow.” She spoke on the im
portance of milk’s nutrients, the
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Tammy was a “Miss Milky-Way
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her campaign on the importance of
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1983 Dairy Princess Kathy
Minor, presented the crown to
Elaine. In her farewell speech, she
said, “As I pass the title on, I hope
the next girl has as exciting and
enjoyable year as I did.”
Judges for the contest were
Blanche Kind, a farm wife; Bob
Sterrett, a farmer; and Paul-
Montgomery, president of the
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1984 Mercer County Dairy Princess Elaine Hill, center, and
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