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These county dairy princesses will compete for the Pennsylvania title
next week. They are, front row, from left: Mercena Keeney, Bradford; Su
zanne Jackson, Tioga; Robin Walls, Clarion-Venango; Ivy Seyler, Clinton;
Anita Faulkner, Juniata; Brandie Jo Behringer, Erie; Leslie Fetter, Bedford;
Natalie Taydus, Warren; Heidi Negley, Cumberland; and Tracey Sauder,
Perry. Second row: Melissa Beth Ann Duncan, Crawford;
Johnny Shaffer, Jefferson; Melissa Spory, Somerset; Melinda Garner, Sus-
Pa. Dairy Princess Coronation
CLARION (Clarion Co.)
Pennsylvania Dairy Princess and
Promotion Services, Inc. will hold
its 36th annual Dairy Princess Pa
geant on Saturday evening, Sep
tember 19, at the Sheraton Harris
Northeast Poultry
Show Set For
Lancaster, Sept. 30
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
The two-day Northeast Poultry
Show is scheduled for Wednes
day, September 30, and Thursday,
October 1, at the Lancaster Host
Resort in Lancaster.
Preconvention activities on
Lancaster Members
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Situation Update
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
LANCASTER (Lancaster
Co.) —The meeting was peaceful.
But the determination to retain the
autonomy of the local organization
Special Deadlines September 21-25
Due to the Ephrata Fair in the
town where Lancaster Farm
ing is published, this advance
notice is given for the publica
tion deadlines that will be
needed for the last full week
in September. They are;
Mailbox Markets Mon
day. Sept. 21, at noon.
Four Sections
burg-East. A milk punch reception
will start at 5:30 p.m. followed by
a banquet at 6:30 p.m. and the
pageant
Thirty-three dairy princesses
will compete for the title of Pen
Tuesday, September 29, include a
golf tournament beginning at noon
and a welcoming reception begin
ning at 6:00 p.m.
The show features topical edu
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and control ot it remained strong
as leaders of the Lancaster County
DHIA held a special meeting in the
Farm and Home Center Wednes
day evening to explain what was
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Public Sales Monday,
Sept. 21, at noon.
General News Tuesday,
Sept. 22, at 5 p.m.
Classified Section B
Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 5 p.m.
Other Classified Ads
Wednesday, SepL 23, 9 a.m.
Late-Breaking News
Wednesday, Sept. 23, at noon.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 12, 1992
nsylvania Dairy Princess now held
by Robin Wilbur of Bradford
County. The newly selected prin
cess will reign for a period of one
year from September 1992 to Sep
tember 1993. During that time,
The top of the Holstein entries in the Maryland State Fair are shown by, from left,
Alternate Maryland Dairy Princess Christine Masser, Lower Shore Dairy Princess
Beverlly Collier, Norman Ross and Ron Heffner with the reserve grand champion,
leadsman Norman Hill with the grand champion, judge Mike Stiles, Pam Wllcom of co
owning Gay Ridge Farm and Doug King, of co-owning Kingstead Farm, while Laurie
Zimmerman, Maryland dairy princess, presents the grand banner.
Starbuck Ada Tops Maryland State Fair
EVA MARTIN
Maryland Correspondent
TIMONIUM, MD. C Aiten
brae Starbuck Ada owned by Gay
Ridge and Kingstead Farms,
claimed her reward as supreme
champion over all breeds after
being named grand champion
Holstein at the Maryland State Fair
on Monday.
quehanna; Robin Wilbur, Pennsylvania Dairy Princess; Angela Baker, Leb
anon; Noel Scheib, Chester; Tanya Hepler, Schuylkill; Amy Nyman, Cen
tre; and Raylene Rouse, Sullivan. Third row: Shannon Doll, York; Pamela
McConnell, Beaver-Lawrence; Tammy Farmery, Indiana; Julie Wilson, But
ler; Jill Harnish, Lancaster; Jeri Peterson, Huntingdon; Shannon Curry,
Clearfield; April Walker, Mercer; MicheUfeDugan, SUN Area; Sandy Gross,
Berks; Jennifer Frederick, Blair; and Jennifer Rosenberry, Franklin.
To Be Held September 19
she will represent the dairy farm
ers of Pennsylvania speaking out
for milk and all dairy products.
The pageant, which will be held
on the Saturday evening preceding
the annual All-American Dairy
Ada is scored Ex-94 and was
named supreme champion at the
Pennsylvania National Show in
Harrisburg as a 3-year-old.
Reserve champion went to Marion
Andrew for Land-O-Hills
Supreme-Et.
judge Mike Stiles of Clear
brook, Va., said that outstanding
udder quality, sound feet and legs
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week, will end two full days of ac
tivities and interviews for the con
testants. Four judges, all from out
of-state, will select a Pennsylvania
Dairy Princess and two alternates
and sharpness of frame and strong
dairy characteristics were big fac
tors in choosing the 5-year-old
pair as grand and reserve
champions.
Junior yearling Miss A-V Jet
Naomi, sired by Bridon Astro Jet-
Et and owned by Norman Voss Jr.
and Marion Andrew, was chosen
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$19.00 Per Year
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