York County Holds Dairy Princess Pageant JOYCE BUPP York Co. Correspondent YORK (York Co.) Shannon Doll is the new York County dairy princess, crowned during pageant ceremonies April 25 at die York 4-H Center. The daughter of Bemell and Joanne Doll, Brodbecks Rl, Shan non is a senior at Southwestern High School. She is enrolled in the diversified occupations curricu lum and employed at the Golden Corral restaurant in Hanover. Shannon’s future plans include pursuing an agriculture-related degree at Penn State. A 4-H dairy club member for 10 years. Shannon owns two Ayr shires in the family’s 70-head mixed herd, and also exhibits sev eral Holsteins. She has partici pated in both 4-H and Holstein dairy bowl competitions as a Pig Goes To School things the children learned is that ham, which is made from pig meat, is 30 percent leaner than 10 years ago. Sue told them that pigs used for breeding stock are given first and last names to keep track of the best traits and cany them on from gen eration to generation. To help the owners identify pigs, the pigs’ ears are notched. Depending where the notches appear on a pig’s ear. they signify a specific number. Teen age girl pigs are called gilts. Gestation means the pig is member of York County’s dairy bowl team. For her dairy promotion skit. Shannon teamed with a puppet named Ernie. Asked by program emcee Ralph McGregor to name her promotion priority. Shannon chose visiting day care and elementary school-age young sters, because she especially enjoys “talking with little kids.’’ Eight-year-old Janet Yorjc was selected die York dairy miss. Janet is the daughter of Kathy and Jerry Yohe, York RIO, and a third grade student at York New Salem Elementary School. Four dairy miss contestants were named as alternates. Stormi Greek, 8, is the daughter of Bon nie and Leonard Greek, Delta R 2, and a third-grade student at Clear view Elementary School. Beth Haberland, 7, is the daughter of (Continued from Pago BIO) pregnant It takes 3 months, 3 weeks, and 3 days until the piglets are bom. When the piglets are bom. they weigh about 3 pounds. The pigs like to be kept very warm so the farmer installs a heat lamp above the piglets to keep them a toasty 90 to 95 degrees. Sue showed the children a video of pigs growing up at a farm. The students laughed as the pigs played “King of the Mountain” by climb ing up and down their fat mother’s stomach. When the piglets are 4 to 5 Princess Shannon Doll will bs assisted in Dairy Miss Janet Yohe, right, and alternates, from left, Sprenkle, Stornil Greek and Beth Haberland. weeks old, they are weaned from mother’s milk and are given pellets to eat The farmers have a hospital bed for runts of the litter or if they are hurt “This gives a pig a rest away from all the commotion,” Sue said. Many funny sayings arc related to a pig. Perhaps, when you were a tod dler, your mother said, “Can you wiggle your piggy toes?” Teachers believe that some of their students are “real hams,” and they hope students will go “whole hog” over their homework. Diane and Ted Haberland, Tho masville Rl, and a first-grade stu dent at Paradise Elementary School. Alternate Raechpl Kilgore, 7, is the daughter of Pam and Doug Kilgore, Airville R 2, and a first grade student at Clearview Elementary School. Jessica Sprenkle, 6, is the daughter of Kathy and Jonathan Sprenkle, York R2B, and a kindergarten stu dent at Lincolnway Elementary School. promotional activities by Rachael Kilgore, Jessica In a tearful farewell, retiring princess Penny Jordan reviewed highlights of her reign and encour aged dairy producers not to “give up” on the milk production industry. Judges for the pageant were Jayne Hess, Gettysburg, the rei gining Adams County dairy prin cess’, Carol Druck Tipton. Wind sor, a former York dairy princess; and John Weaver, York Farm Cre dit Entertainment was provided by magician Dave Rojahn.
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