BlfrUncastcr Fanning, Saturday-, Juna 24, 1995
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Farming Staff
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
When Heather Oberholtzer’s
cow gave birth to twins, she cele
brated by handing out Hershey
candy bars to her classmates.
The pride, the devotion that
Heather feels about her cows
extends to the dairy industry and
she promises to be a competent
spokesperson for the industry in
her new role as Lancaster County
Dairy Ptincesb.
Scventeen-year-old Heather
was crowned at the Lancaster
County Dairy Princess Pageant
held at the Farm and Home Center
on June 17.
Alternates Andrea Kreider and
Monica Rohrer with the help of
four dairy darlings will assist
Heather with county dairy
promotion.
The three contestants for the
pageant prepared a presentation or
skit to perform in front of the audi
ence. Each also needed to answer
the impromptu question: What
advice would you give parents of
teen-agers today?
Heather said that she believes
that the most important thing for
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Heather
Lancaster
parents to give teen-agers is to
show them love so that they don’t
need to look els where for it and that
parents should be willing to talk.
For her presentation. Heather
posed as a city girl who moved to
the country and stopped by a neigh
boring farm for a drink. At the
farm, she learned about cows and
the nutritional value of milk and
other dairy products.
Heather is the daughter of Clair
and Laverne Oberholzer of Eli
zabethtown, where they milk 75
cows.
Heather’s sister Jesslyn, 19,
served as Lancaster County’s
Alternate Dairy Princess two years
ago.
Other siblings include twins
Brent and Brian, 14. and Delma:.
12.
Heather is the president of the
FFA at the Elizabethtown High
School. She was a recent national
FFA winner of a writing contest
Heather also participates in ODE to
Youth, marching band, girl’s soc
cer, National Honor Society. Nort
westem 4-H Dairy Club, Saddle
Cinches 4-H Horse Club, and Kiss
er’s Mennonite Church Youth
Group. She works part time for
Wenger’s Meats and Fine Foods.
Oberholtzer Rei
County’s
Alternate Andrea Krcider is the
daughter of Herbert and Darlene
Kreidcr of Quarry ville, where they
are one of the owners of the
220-cow dairy operation by S&A
Kreider and Sons.
Monica Roher is the daughter of
John and Bonita Rohrer of Lancas
ter where they have an BS-head
dairy.
Four dairy darlings who will
help with promotions during the
upcoming year are Alison Click,
daughter of Merle and Denise
Click of Quarryville; Brenda
Hoover, daughter of Gordon and
Carol Hoover of Gap; Heidi Ben
ner, daughter of Herbert and Mela
nie Benner of Gap; and Sarah
Linde, daughter of Axle and Sue
Linde of Kirkwood.
Dairy of Distinction awards
were given to Brubaker Farms of
Mount Joy; Fountain Hill Farm of
Gap, Kat-Lin Farm of Lititz, and
David and Olna Stoltzfoos of
Leola.
Amy Espenshade gave a teary
goodbye speech. She spoke of the
highlights and the honor she had in
representing the dairy industry as
the county dairy princess during
the past year.
(Turn to Pago B 17)
, . , -jcaster commissions pro
claiming June as Dairy Month tor the county Is celebrated
by, from left, Grover Gouker Jr., master of ceremonies, Jim
Huber, commissioner; and Joy Young, former alternate
dairy princess.
n™?* 8 for,he P a fl®nt are from left, Betty Cole, Maryland:
Donna Duncan. Carlisle, and Kirk Sattazahn of Sire Power!
ns As
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icess Heather Oberholtzer