Centre County’s Dairy
Princess Begins Duties
GAIL STROCK
Mifflin Cp. Correspondent
BELLEFONTE (Centre Co.) —
“She’ll be able to do a good job.
She’s pretty much’grown up with
dairy cows. She’ll be able to get
that message across.”
That vote of confidence for
Centre County’s Dairy princess
comes from an important person
close to her her mother.
Crowned Centre County’s Dairy
Princess at her May 2SUi corona
tion, Joleen Faye Martin of Belle
fonte does have a message to tell
about dairying and its healthful
products. And she does it in sever
al different ways serving as
dairy princess, helping a neighbor
milk occasionally, working part
time at Pappy’s Place where they
make homemade ice cream, and
listening to the advice of another,
more experienced Centre County
Dairy Princess Stale Alternate
Rachel Tanis.
“I just hope to do as much as I
can. My theme, I guess, is how
hard it is»to keep a family farm.
That means a lot to me.”
The daughter of Dave and Sara
Martin, Joleen attended banquets
with her family in the mid-’Bos
when her family dairy farmed. As
a six- or seven-year-old then, she
was impressed with the princess
es. Two years ago, members of the
Centre County Dairy Promotion
committee called her, suggesting
she run for dJlry princess. Rachel
Tanis also encouraged her. Now,
Candace Wasson books events for
Joleen while Sally Tanis serves as
the chairperson of the committee.
“Rachel helps me a lot,” Joleen
says, adding that she hasn’t had
that much experience giving
speeches. But with her family’s
encouragement and the Dairy
Princess committee helping her,
Joleen hopes to be able to accomp
lish as much as possible.
The Martin family moved to
Centre County in 1984 from Dan
ville. In 1986, her father bought a
herd and rented a farm. In 1988,
they bought the farm they current
ly live on and then sold the cows
in 1993. Her father works as a nu
tritionist for Young’s. Joleen
milks at a neighbor’s farm every
Wednesday and when needed.
She said, “I work at Pappy’s
Place, too. They make ice cream
Welcoming the first baby In June, Joleen presents a
basket of baby gifts and dairy products to (left) Dr. Adri
enne Ochs and Dr. Benedict Ochs of State College.
Centre County’s Dairy Princess Joleen Martin Joins her
mother, Sara, on the deck of their Bellefonte farmhouse.
in the back, just vanilla and choco
late so far. It’s the real thing! It
just opened last year and serves
sundaes and milkshakes. I work
three or four nights a week.”
One of Jolecn’s first events as
Dairy Princess was to welcome
the first baby of June, which is
dairy month. Joleen helped wel
come Maureen Laurice Ochs by
giving her proud parents a basket
of baby gifts and dairy products.
Joleen also helped two days with
Special Olympics at Penn State.
Five Dairy Maids and three
Dairy Misses join Joleen this year
with her promotions. They are:
Dairy Maids Latrisha Wasson,
Christyn Rossman, Lori Connelly,
Emily Cloninger, Laura Musser,
and Dairy Misses Keri Connelly,
Nicole Peterson, and Amanda
Gates.
Anyone wishing to schedule Jo
leen should call (814) 237-2339.
Raised Beds
HONESDALE (Wayne Co.)
Are you still worried about using
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Cement blocks or concrete is
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If wood is what you want, con
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Still another alternative is to use
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There are many advantages to
using raised beds. For those of us
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placement of the top soil and
amendments in the raised bed is
just about the extent of the "work”
that is needed.
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