84-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 14, 1993
Represents State, County
Melissa Yoder crowns
Melissa Stauffer as the new
Lancaster County Poultry
Queen.
Clark and Lucy Stauffer and 16-year-old daughter Michele congratulate daughter
Melissa who reigns as poultry queen for both Lancaster County and the state. Another
daughter, Janelle.'lSi was unable to attend the pageant
Poultry Queen
Melissa Stauffer
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Farming Staff
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
On her 19lh birthday, Melissa
Stauffer captured the Lancaster
Poultry Queen crown at the annual
pageant held at the Farm and
Home Center on August 6.
The college sophomore, from a
poultry farm in Ephrata, will also
assume the Pennsylvania Poultry
Queen title and reponsibilities.
Chosen to assist Melissa in
poultry promotion are Mindy
Dulio of Manheim, first alternate,
and Heather Fox of Lancaster, sec
ond alternate who was also named
Miss Congeniality.
The three contestants competed
in the day-long judging that
included personal interviews with
the judges, a skit presentation, and
answering an impromptu question
before the banquet audience.
Melissa, who may appear a bit
shy when first introduced to stran
gers, has plenty to say when ques
tioned about the poultry industry.
She will tell you that the average
layer in Lancaster County pro
duces 271 eggs a year. With 8.2
million layers on 930 poultry
farms that means 71 eggs are being
laid every second in the county.
She’s prepared to allay the fears
of consumers who question
whether or not they will get sal
monella food poisoning from eat
ing eggs, because she knows that
with adequate refrigeration and
cooking, the bacteria is nothing to
be feared.
These poultry facts are a few of
those the poultry queen is required
to know ,as she represents the
industry at schools, fairs. Farm
Show, and other promotional
events held throughout the year.
Because the poultry queen will
make numerous public appear
ances throughout her reign, con
testants are required to present a
skit or speech geared for the ban
quet audience. The three contes
tants incorporated humor with
plenty of nutritional facts about
chickens, turkeys, and eggs in the
presentations.
In her skit presentation, Melissa
touted Big Foot Omelets sold at
her Chicken Hut Delivery. The
2xl-fool omelets made from two
dozen eggs and 41 other poultry
products were offered for unbe
lievable size and nutritional value.
Mindy used her artistic ability to
illustrate a comprehensive teach
ing Session on “egg ‘o nomics,
chick ’o nomics, and turk ’o
nomics.”
Heather, dressed as an “unor
dinary” rooster told what the ladies
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Pennsylvania and Lancaster County Poultry Queen Is
Melissa Stauffer, who was crowned during the annual
pageant on August 6.
Poultry Queen Melissa Yoder and Lancaster Poultry Queen
Mary Sauder worked together to promote the poultry
industry.
Guests attend the reception that precedes the annual
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