Bradford County Crowns Princess
CANTON (Bradford Co.)
Amy Vanßlarcom was crowned
Bradford County Dairy Princess
after a day-long festival that
included a parade and a milking
cow contest.
Amy, the 16-year-old daughter
of James and Darlene Vanßlarcom
of Columbia Cross Roads, helps
on the family’s 320-acre farm with
80 milking cows. She attends Troy
Area High School where she will
be the student music director for
the school musical in the fall.
Other activities include initiating
the Teen Conservation Group in
Bradford County, Troy Hospital
volunteer, church choir, high
school tract, band, majorette, stu
dent faculty senate, forensics team
where she won best speaker in
tournament of 13 schools.
She studied piano for 10 years,
takes art lessons, models, reads,
runs, helps on the farm and plays
guitar.
She plans to study medicine at
Cornell or Shippensburg Universi
First Alternate Kirsten Mac-
Bride and Second Alternate Angel
Butcher will assist in dairy promo
tional activities throughout the
year.
First alternate Kirsten is also 16
years old and attends Troy Senior
High School. The daughter of
Robert and Deborah Macßride,
she helps on the family’s 242-acre
farm with 81 milking cows. She
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Bradford County Dairy Princess Amy Vanßiarcom, cen
ter, with First Alternate, Kirsten Macßride, right, and Sec
ond Alternate Angel Butcher.
owns 11 dairy animals.
Second Alternate Angel is the
daughter of Gary and Esther
Butcher of Granville Summit. She
is also 16 and attends Troy Area
High School. She helps on the
family’s 540-acre farm where they
milk 55 Holsteins and raise com
and hay.
Eight dairy maids were also
appointed; Kimberly Davis, Julie
Chaffee, Jenni Howland, Robin
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Kay Wilson, Greta Braund, Carrie
Greene, Melissa Walrath, and Sta
cey Mattocks.
Judges were Charles A. Ruslav
age, retired professor from Clarion
University: Otis Young, retired
dairy farmer; and Michelle Gor
man, Sire Power consultant.
Senator Roger Madigan was the
master of ceremonies for the
pageant. Entertainment was by
Stained Glass.
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She works in a nursing home, is a
Tupperware dealer, and works on
the farm.
Neither do Jim Barnett or other
committee members have spare
time. Like most organizations,
they find that busy people are more
inclined to donate their time.
In addition to being treasurer of
the organization, Barnett is the
designated buyer for promotional
activities. He works for Atlantic
Dairy Cooperative in charge of
member relations. That means he
has a daily drive to his Southamp
ton office of 1% hours each way.
Barnett and his wife, Susan, have
three children. He has been on the
committee since 1977, when
someone invited him to a meeting.
At that time, the committee needed
a treasurer and Barnett has been
responsible ever since.
While the committee works
hard at dairy promotion, they are
concerned that fellow dairy far
mers realize the importance of
promotion.
In August, farmers will vote on
whether or not to continue the
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15-ccnt check-off program. If the
referendum does not past, funding
will be totally cutoff from
counties.
Not only is the check-off signif
icant for promotion but also for
research. According to Harding,
some of the most notable recent
research shows that drinking milk
enables diabetics to have better
control of blood sugar levels, and
that one can improve bone health
without increasing body fat when
exercise. The National organiza
tion has enabled the dairy industry
to rebut far-out claims by fringe
organizations condemning milk
usage.
The committee is responsible to
plan the county dairy princess
pageant, which will be held tonight
at 6:30 p.m. Some of the duties
required for a successful pageant
include contacting prospective
contestants, ordering flowers and
gifts for contestants, reserving
judges, supplying decorations,
having programs printed and pro
ving refreshments for a dairy bar
after the event Attendance is free
and will be held at the Lancaster
Farm and Home Center.
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