LINDA WILLIAMS
Bedford Co. Correspondent
EVERETT (Bedford Co.)
Bouncy, bubbly, Amy Mearkle
has wanted to be a dairy princess
ever since she was Bedford Coun
ty’s first Dairy Maid in 1991.
“I believe in it,” she says. She is
also concerned that more girls
aren’t going out for the contest
“There is too much competition
for time,” she says. “Girls are
involved in sports these days and
there just aren’t enough hours.
Some farm daughters are so busy
on the farm, their families can’t
spare them.”
But despite this, Amy hopes to
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get the interest growing again.
“Next year I want to see some
contestants,” she says. “When the
first Bedford County contest was
held there were 20 contestants. I
want it to be that way again.”
Meantime, she is taking her
new position seriously and has
already begun writing newspaper
articles, doing radio spots, and
making appearances as Beidford
County’s new Dairy Princess.
The daughter of Linwood and
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Amy works part time as a teller at
the Everett Bank.
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what the Dairy Princess contest
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Midler’s “Story of Love," and her
speech was entitled, “Don't Give
Your Bones a Break.”
The crowning was held on Fri
day evening, June 18, at the Arena
Restaurant in Bedford.
In addition to her farm and bank
job, Amy is an officer in the
Everett High Student Council
where she will be a senior this fail.
She is also on the Environthon
Team, in the Spanish Honor Soci
ety, Language & Culture Club,
and the Pennsylvania Jr. Academy
of Science.
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Group and has given many com
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committee.
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In between all this she finds
some time for her hobby of horse
back riding. “My one horse is as
old as I am,” she says.
“Being Bedford County’s dairy
princess should be a good founda
tion for a future career in commu
nications, hopefully, broadcast
ing,” Amy admits.
“I once got to do some work on
the Channel 10 Action News for
Kids TV Show,” she continues. “I
never got communications out of
my system after that”
“I hope I am able to convey my
love for the dairy industry through
communicating through all
medias, by speaking, and writ
ing,” Amy says.
Chosen Bedford County’s
Dairy Maid for 1993 was Jennifer
Brumbaugh, 15-year-old, daught
er of Roger and Kathleen Brum
baugh of Saxton.
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