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The alternate dairy princesses from across Pennsylvania gather for this
photo. They are:
From left, front row, Danielle Pepper, Bradford; Jennifer Brown, Beaver*
Lawrence; Cathleen Norman, Tioga; Melissa Rose, Erie; Leanna Wester,
Mercer; Jennifer Teel, Wyomlng-Lackawanna.
Middle row, Rebecca Klejka, Westmoreland; Andra Knauf, Butler; Cindy
Yoder, Mifflin; Amy Mearkle, present alternate Pennsylvania dairy prln-
Pennsylvania All-American Filled With Shows, Sales
(Continued from Pago A 1)
Farm Products Show Commis
sion are proud to host an event as
big as the All-American. The
improved and enlarged Farm
Show Complex has extra space,
new lighting, ventilation and
sound systems to provide first
class support to a world-class
event.
If you have never visited the
show, and each year you plan to
go but some how never get there,
make it a point to go this year.
The 31 st edition of the Pennsyl
vania All American Dairy Show
promises to be tremendous.
The schedule is loaded with
six national breed shows, cattle
sales hosted by four different
breeds and includes the Pennsyl
vania Holstein Fall Champi
onship Show. In addition, hun
dreds or youth will be competing
in judging contests, dairymen
contests, and in the show ring.
Sunday night Sept. 25, the
Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion
Program and the American Dairy
Association and Dairy Council in
cooperation with the All Ameri
can will host Careers and Oppor
tunities Night in the Front Lobby
of the Farm Show Complex. This
college career night gives dairy
youth a chance to meet faculty
from over 12 different colleges
and universities.
Monday Sept. 26, Pennsylva
nia youth will parade the tanbark
Saturday,' September 24, 1994
competing in the Pennsylvania
Junior Dairy Show. Teams from
across the nation will be on hand
testing their judging skills at the
invitational Youth Dairy Cattle
Judging Contest. At 2 p.m. the
small arena will host the invita
tional Milk Shorthorn Sale.
Tuesday is an action packed
day. The Pa. Holstein Fall Cham
pionship Show will start prompt
ly at 9 a.m. Brown Swiss breeders
from across the mid-Atlantic
states will present their finest for
public scrutiny and evaluation at
the Eastern National Brown
Swiss Show. Later in the after
noon, the Eastern National Milk
ing Shorthorn Show takes center
stage. The first pound of the sale
gavel will fall at 7 p.m., as the
Pennsylvania Elite Ayrshire Sale
parades around the sale ring in the
Small Arena.
Also on Tuesday, several hun
dred youth will participate in the
PA Dairy Judging Forum spon
sored by Sire Powerlnc., or test
their dairy industry knowledge by
participating in the Dairy Man
agement contest. The Dairy man
agement Contest is sponsored by
Pfizer Inc. and Church and
Dwight Co. Arm and Hammer Ag
Products.
Wednesday is Guernsey and
Ayrshire day. The Large Arena
will be bustling with activity all
days the National Guernsey Show
and the Eastern National Ayrshire
cess; Marcl Harnish, present alternate Pennsylvania dairy princess; Crys
tal Couch, Huntingdon; Kelly Jo Bittner, Somerset; Julia Ann Longenbach,
Northhampton-Lehigh.
Back row, Jennifer Davis, Berks; Angela Mummert, York; BEth Meyers,
Franklin; Jaymle Smith, Crawford; Joanne Young, Lancaster; Yvonne
Peterman, Lycoming; Kimberly Turik, Clearfield; Missy Ranck, SUN.
Alternates who serve but were not present for the photo are Kirsten Mac-
Bride, Bradford: Christine Williams, Mercer, and Crystal King, Mifflin.
Show contestants compete for the
coveted grand champion titles.
Buyers can head towards the
Small Arena, because at noon on
Wednesday, the Top of the Har
vest Jersey Sale will be taking the
finest bid.
In the afternoon, the Pennsyl-
vania all American will host the
annual “Herdsman’s Buffet” This
feast will focus on fellowship and
recognize those exhibitors who
win the “Herdsman Award” for
cleanliness, creative presentation,
and the educational value of their
Dairy Promoters Integral To PAADS
HARRISBURG, (Dauphin,
Co.) —Bright smiles and cheerful
attitudes help the Pennsylvania
All American Dairy Show flow
mo-e smoothly. The dairy royalty
serving the commonwealth lend
their energy and spirit to making
the All American a great event.
This dairy show extravaganza
is the first official function for the
newly crowned Pennsylvania
dairy princess, and her alternates.
The state dairy princess pageant
is held each year on the Saturday
prior to the show’s opening on
Monday. This year the pageant
will be Sept. 24 at the Sheraton
East in Harrisburg.
Dairy princesses from across
display.’
Following the buffet, the East
ern National Holstein Sale starts
at 7 p.m.
The Mid-Atlantic Regional
Jersey Show and the Eastern
National Holstein show will high
light the events on Thursday in
addition to the selection of the
Supreme Champion Female of
1994 PA All American Dairy
Show.
The four breed sales add pur
chasing opportunities to the All
American. For more information
the state devote their time and
energy as they willingly face the
task of promoting milk. The new
state dairy princess, her alter
nates, and many county dairy
princesses,m alternates and even
the ambitious youngsters, dairy
ambassadors can be found help
ing throughout the week. As
many as IS princesses are
involved overall.
What a way to break-in these
spokepersons. These young ladies
really work. It is not a glamorous
job of just waves and posing for
pictures. These educators work to
promote milk and other dairy
products.
Serving as hostesses, the pro
regarding the breed sales, contact
the following individuals: Ayr
shire, John Rogers, Belleville, Pa
(717) 935-5242; Milking Short
horn, Christine Young, New
Enterprise, Pa (814) 226-2678;
Jersey, Don Stonerook, Martins
burg. Pa (814) 795-3059; Hol
stein, William Nichol, State Col
lege, Pa (814) 234-0364.
AH week long, there will be a
carft show in the upper concourse
of the large arena. Crafters from
the Mid-Atlantic region travel to
Harrisburg to vend their wares. It
is a great time to your get Christ
mas shopping done.
moters are to give school tours to
hundreds of children from the
city of Harrisburg. Fielding as
many questions from the teachers
as from the students, they are to
the importance of milk in the
daily diet and empress the young
sters with their knowledge and
confidence around the cattle.
At each and every sale, you
will find these busy young
women hustling about signing up
buyers, and helping to clerk the
sale if necessary.
Greeters and meeters, these
ladies are ready assistants at the
complimentary milk and cheese
booth and during the annual
Herdsman Buffet.