816-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 15, 1996
Robin Wilson Reigns As Bradford County Dairy Princess
CAROLYN N. MOYER
Bradford Co. Correspondent
WARREN CENTER (Bradford
Co.) After a day packed with
fun, Robin Wilson, of Rome took
home the biggest prize as she was
crowned the 1996 Bradford Coun
ty Dairy Princess.
An extremely excited Wilson
could hardly believe her ears as
Master of Ceremonies Senator
Roger Madigan announced her
name. Her smile could not be con
tained as she walked to the center
of the stage of the Northeast Brad
ford Elementary School to receive
her crown and banner.
“I’m enthused.’’ said a thrilled
Wilson, “and 1 just can’t believe it.
1 want to scream!”
A junior at Northeast Bradford
High School, 17-year-old Robin is
a very active student. Her activities
range from National Honor Socie
ty to the Gnvirothon team to Cross
Country running. Some of her
favorite activities include showing
her cows through 4-H and FFA and
working on the family farm, Wil
son’s Dairy, where she owns 20 of
the 135 head of Holsteins. Wilson
is the daughter of Gordon and
Mabel Wilson.
Selected as alternates for the
coming year are Julie Wanck and
Stacey Mattocks. Wanck, the
daughter of Merle and Margaret
Wanck, of Towanda, is also an
active high school junior. She is a
member of SADD, the Forensics
team, plays softball and is on the
track team.
On her family’s three
generation Son-Cada Farm,
Wanck can often be found helping
with the chores created by the 134
Holsteins.
Mattocks, of Troy, is the
daughter of David and Gail Mat
tocks. The family raises 175 Hols
teins on their 300 acre Century
Farm. Besides helping on the fami
ly’s Laurel Park Farm, Mattocks
also enjoys singing, plays basket
ball and collects Grogs. She is a
junior at Troy High School.
All three contestants underwent
interviews and were observed
throughout the day and evening by
judges Carolyn Donnelly, of Tioga
County, N.Y.; Cathy Young, of
Cortland County, N.Y.; and Caro
lyn Moyer, of Tioga County.
In addition, they were required
to present a skit for the audience
and answer an impromptu ques
tion. Wilson’s enthusiasm in
promoting the dairy industry came
through loud and clear as she trans
formed herself into Little Red Rid-
Master Gardeners
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Lancaster City. A charming old
Lancaster County Master Gar- shade garden requiring very little
deners are presenting a garden tour maintenance. An iron gate leads to
on Saturday, June 22 from 10 a vacation area for house plants, a
a.m.to 4 p.m. The public is invited wisteria arbor over the kitchen
and there is no charge. door, and blueberry bushes loaded
The following gardens arc in- with fruit The raised bed was
eluded in this Lancaster County filled with soil dug from the
Master Gardener tour. Maps are foundation of the brick path,
available at each site. Bulbs, wildflowers, and perennials
• Verna Beiler, 479 Queen bloom from early spring to fall.
Road, Gordonville. Charming • Barb Chisolm, 25 Hilltop
200-year-old homestead nestled in Road, Lititz. Many flower beds of
Amish country featuring estab- perennials and annuals and a small
lished perennial beds and a new vegetable garden.
formal herb garden. * Chuck and Cindy Dougherty,
• John and Carol Bernard, 1917 239 East Frederick Street, Lancas-
LarchmontLane, ManheimTown- ter City. A vibrant display of an
ship. Informal shade garden, wild- nuals. perennials and grasses
flowers;a fountain and small statu- growing in window boxes and pa
ary nestled among peonies, day- tio containers creating a gracious
lilies, perennials, and summer retreat from the surrounding bustle
annuals. of city life. A neighboring wild-
• Mary Bitting, 434-West Wal- flower garden enhances this de
nut Street in the Historic District of lightful haven.
ing Hood for her presentation
geared for elementary school stu
dents. In her story, Wilson said she
met the “dullest eyed, scraggliest
haired wolf’ she had ever seen, on
her way to Grandma’s house.
When she arrived at Grandma’s
house, she noticed that her grand
mother had bright eyes, shiny hair
and stood up straight. Her grand
mother said all the good healthy
characteristics were from drinking
milk all her life. With the help of
her grandmother, Wilson intro
duced the wolf to real dairy pro
ducts so he too could have bright
eyes and shiny hair.
“Dairy Products on Parade” was
the title of Julia Wanck’s presenta
tion. “Attention!” shouted Julia
Wanck, as she tried to lead a para
de of junk food along the parade
route. But when the imitation pro
ducts would not participate, they
were replaced one by one with real
dairy products that were up to the
task of marching along the long
parade route.
Posing as a sales person, Stacey
Mattocks confessed that she
wasn’t trying to sell a new product,
but was trying to reintroduce a pro
duct that has been around for a
long time milk. In her skit, she
praised the benefits of drinking
milk and eating real dairy
products.
Answering “the question” was
also a highlight of the evening. In
response to the question, “If you
are selected as Dairy Princess,
what qualities and knowledge will
you gain that will enrich your
life”? Each contestant highlighted
different parts of their lives that
would foe touched, from Stacey’s
answer about getting to know her
self better, to Robin’s which
included being able to share more
knowledge with her future child
ren. to Julia’s which focused on
her increased ability to speak in
public.
As the evening drew to a close,
Jodi Colton prepared to do what
she described as the hardest thing
she ever had to do.
“In everything there is a sea
son. . . Tonight is my night, my
time to say thank you very much
for giving me the opportunity to
live out my dream,” she said.
The evening ended with an
announcement by Arlene Wilbur
that she will no longer be serving
as the Bradford County Dairy Prin
cess Coordinator but will be mov
ing on to be the assistant for the
Pennsylvania Dairy Princess and
Promotion Services.
Serving as Dairy Maids in 1996 are, from left, Holly Mattocks, Desl Pepper, Kim
Davis, Tara Gray, Heather Yurkanin, Janean Young, and Christina Saxton.
The 1996 Bradford County Dairy Princess Robin Wilson poses with her second
alternate, Stacey Mattocks, left, and first alternate Julia Wanck after being crowned In
ceremonies at the Northeast Bradford High School.
Set Tour
• Michael and Mickey Haag,
1344 Stillwater Road, Manheim
Township. Young gardens of sun
drenched sweeping beds; orna
mental shrubs, perennials, an
nuals; shrub roses off the back
door patio; daylilies, and newly
planted carpet roses along the front
of the house.
■ Gertrude and Eric Habegger,
33 Wolf Road, Akron. A unique
orchard of espalier apples and
peaches; many varieties of apples
grafted onto a single tree; peren
nial beds all on less than an acre of
land; Eric is an expert on fruit tree
grafting.
• Bob and Althea Harding, 240
South Windy Mansion Road, Den
ver. An empty site eight years ago
.. .specialty is flowers for drying;
water garden; vegetables; annuals
and perennials; composting. Most
plants were started from seeds.
• Charles and Pat McClure,
1729 Pioneer Road, West Lampet- in the making to attract butterflies
er Township. Perennials and an- and to create a sanctuary wilh
nuals nestled along a stone wall colorful scented perennials and an
skining a slate patio. nuals.
• Kim Rineer, 2547 Speckled • Peg and Fred Walter, 525 Wa-
Drivc, Manheim Township. A cot- bash Road, Ephrata (close to Ste
tage garden in the front yard; in phens). A garden for everyone
back a swimming pool engulfed in greenhouse, newly built pond, a
shrubs, vines, perennials, annuals Nittany Lion Bed, raspberries,
and bulbs. blueberries, strawberries, half acre
• Ken and Debbie Rhinier, 149 of vegetables, perennials, annuals,
East Main Street, Lititz. A garden shrubs.
Father’s Day Special
HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.) will be in peak form for the
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