814-Ltnc**t»r Farming, Saturday, Septembar 24,1988
Packed And Ready To Compete
At State Pageant
BY LOU ANN GOOD
COLUMBIA On Wednes
day, Julie Greider’s pink satin
gown hung in the closet, her lug
gage stood nearby. And on the
dining room table, her prized
scrapbook, recording her events as
Lancaster’s reigning dairy prin
cess, was ready for judging at this
weekend’s state dairy princess
competition.
Julie, along with 39 other con
testants, spent hours preparing for
the annual pageant Many particip
ants needed to miss school, work
and social hours to get their scrap
books, costumes and skits ready
for the promotional competition.
Julie’s dad, Robert, said, “Julie
hasn’t been able to help us much in
the past two weeks.” But he is not
complaining. He and his wife,
Marian, consider Julie’s job of
speaking for the dairy industry a
and you can see it’s a tribute to her perfectionist tendencies
to do things precisely and with detail.
Julie has more than herself to prepare for competition.
She is entering her steer, Coby, in the Lampeter Fair next
cess, packed her bags to attend the state pageant held from
Thursday through Friday in Harrisburg.
priviledge. This is his second
daughter who was named the
county dairy princess. In 1981,
Deb (now Garber) was first state
runnerup.
Normally Julie, who works full
time on her parents’ farm, is grate
ful that her parents are understand
ing of her schedule. Nonetheless,
she said, “I’m missing my favorite
job—com harvesting. I like run
ning the baler for chopping.” She
finds it relaxing to milk their 120
cows, which requires about three
hour stints twice daily.
Labeled a perfectionist by her
dad, Julie demonstrates that trait
by the detailed work she has put
into her scrapbook, which is
required of all county princesses.
Julie has meticulously crosslitched
four cows on her cover design.
Photos, stenciling, and typewritten
captions are attractively displayed
inside. Included are some news
paper articles promoting nutrition
that Julie has written herself. Julie
said, “Even if I don’t win, it’s nice
to have this scrapebook to refer to
in years to come.”
Although some others complain
about store promotions, Julie does
not. She said, “I think they are real
ly beneficial.” If shoppers ignore
her or refuse the handouts, she
said, “I keep a friendly smile.
Everyone needs to take some
rejection.” She added, “Basically I
like everything about being a dairy
princess.”
If there is anything she is a little
bit nervous about, it’s the judges’
interview. She said, “I like to pre
pare, but there’s really no way to
prepare for that.”
As county princess, Julie will
begin a public speaking course in
October. In the meantime, she has
been getting plenty of practice
speaking to groups whose ages
range from preschoolers to senior
citizens. She was also commence
ment speaker for her graduation
from Hempfield High School this
past June. In school, she was a
member of the National Honor
Society and played field hockey
and basketball. She is an active
member of St. Paul’s United
Methodist Church. As a 4-H baby
beef member, Julie is grooming
her steer, Coby, for competition in
the Lampeter Fair next week.
The next to youngest of seven
children, Julie and her one brother
are the only ones who have con
tinued on the farm. Julie said, “1
was thinking about being a para
legal, but now I’m seriously con
sidering staying on the farm.”
Like the 39 other girls who
attend the competition this week,
Julie considers it an honor to repre
sent the dairy industry. She said,
“Only one can win the state crown,
but all can help the industry.”
See your nearest
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Dealer for Dependable
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Service:
PENNSYLVANIA
Annvllle, PA
BHM Farm
Equipment, Inc
RD 1
717-867-2211
Beavertown, PA
B&R Farm
Equipment, Inc
RD 1, Box 217 A
717-658-7024
Belleville, PA
Ivan J Zook
Farm Equipment
Belleville, Pa
717-935-2948
Canton, PA
Hess Farm Equipment
717-673-5143
Carlisle, PA
Paul Shovers, Inc
35 East Willow Street
717-243-2686
Chambersburg, PA
Clugston
Implement, Inc
FID 1
717-263-4103
Davldsburg, PA
George N Gross, Inc
R D 2, Dover, PA
717-292-1673
Elizabethtown, PA
Messick Farm
Equipment, Inc
Rt 283 - Rheem's Exit
717-367-1319
Gettysburg, PA
Yinghng Implements,
Inc
3291 Taney town Rd
717-359-4848
Greencastle, PA
Meyers
Implement's Inc
400 N Antrim Way
P O Box 97
717-597-2176
Halifax, PA
Sweigard-Bros
RD 3, Box 13
717-896-3414
Hamburg, PA
Shartlesville
Farm Service
RD 1, Box 1392
215-488-1025
Hanover, PA
Sheets Brothers, Inc
1061 Carlisle St
Hanover, PA 17331
717-632-3660
Honey Brook, PA
Dependable Motor Co
East Main Street
215-273-3131
215-273-3737
Honey Grove, PA
Norman D Clark
& Son, Inc
Honey Grove, PA
717-734-3682
Hughesvllle, PA
Farnsworth Farm
Supplies, Inc
103 Cemetery Street
717-584-2106
Lebanon, PA
Keller Bros
Tractor Co
RD 7, Box 405
717-949-6501
Loyavllle, PA
Paul Shovers, Inc
Loysville, PA
717-789-3117
Lynnport, PA
Kermit K Kistler, Inc
Lynnport, PA
215-298-2011
Mahaffey, PA
Hutton Farm Equipment
RD 2
814-277-6647
New Holland, PA
ABC Groff, Inc
110 South Railroad
717-354-4191
New Park, PA
M&R Equipment Inc
PO Box 16
717-993 2511
Oley, PA
C J Wonsidler Bros
RD 2
215-987-6257
Pitman, PA
Schreffler Equipment
Randy L Schreffler
Pitman, PA
717-648-1120
Quakertown, PA
C J Wonsidler Bros
RD 1
215-536-1935
Quarryville, PA
C E Wiley & Son, Inc
101 South Lime Street
717-786-2895
Rlngtown, PA
Ringtown Farm
Equipment
Ringtown, PA
717-889-3184
Tamaqua, PA
Charles S Snyder, Inc
RD 3
717-386-5945
West Grove, PA
S G Lewis & Son, Inc
R D 2, Box 66
215-869-2214
MARYLAND
Churchville, MD
Walter G Coale, Inc
2849-53
Churqhville Rd
301-734-7722
Frederick, MD
Ceresville
Ford New Holland, Inc
Rt 26 East
301 662 4197
Outside MD,
800 331 9122
Hagerstown, MO
Antielam Ford Tractor
301-791-1200
NEW JERSEY
Washington, NJ
Frank Rymon & Sons
201-689-1464
Woodstown, NJ
Owen Suppfy Co
Broad Street &
East Avenue
609-769-0308