AM-Lcncartwr Farming, Saturday, September 21, 1996
Hundreds Gather For
(Continued from Pago A 1)
Long after many of the dairy
princesses relinguish their crowns
they continue to promote milk
among family, friends, and
co workers.
Deb Miller Brubaker is a prime
example of how her involvement
in dairy promotion continues to
spread to others. Brubaker was a
Dauphin County dairy princess
who went on to capture the state
crown in 1974.
Her mother, Pat Miller, who
chaperoned her daughter to func
tions around the state, became
excited about dairy promotion.
After her daughter's reign ended.
Miller continued as district dairy
princess coordinator and served oo
the PDPPS board for 15 years.
During these years. Deb married
a dairy farmer and moved to Lan
caster County where they farm 250
acres and milk 130 cows. She and
her husband Lowell have three
daughters, who have become
active in dairy promotion. Daught
er Heather, 15, is a dairy ambassa
dor for Lancaster County, and sev
eral of her daughters served as
dairy darlings for the county.
hi fact. Miller said that she now
has six granddaughters involved
somehow in dairy promotion in
I ancjistcr and Dauphin counties.
Beefy Sonnen Bube is another
example of how the dairy princess
program influenced her life. From
Lebanon County, she became the
state dairy princess in 1987. Now
she is program director for Middle
Atlantic Milk Marketing
Association.
Sonnen said, “Being a daily
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princess opened my eyes to diffe
rent aspects of the dairy industry.
Before I knew the hands on work,
but I became acquainted with the
behind the scenes work of promot
ing. Next to being married, becom
ing dairy princess was the best
thing that ever happened to me. It
helped be get my job and prepared
me for working.”
In 1981, Charlene Rohrer was
crowned dairy princess. Now she
is married to Merle Ranck and has
three sons, but her involvement
with the dairy industry has not
slowed down.
After serving on the dairy prom
otion committee in Chester County
for 10 years, Ranck was named
PDPPS secretary and coordinator
for the Southeast district
The skills learned as dairy prin
cess helped me to relate to people
in a more professional way,” she
said.
Ranck helps to train and prepare
county princesses in dairy promo
tion and for the pageant
At tonight's pageant, Angela
Weriey, Berks County dairy prin
cess, will compete for the state
crown. The Weriey family became
involved in the dairy princess
program when Angela’s younger
sister was crowned die Berks
County Little Miss in 1989.
In addition to working on her
family's Hamburg dairy farm,
Angela was a county milk ambas
sador until she was crowned dairy
princess. Her mother Donna
(father is Philip) is chairperson for
the county promotion committee.
The Wcrlcys were named Berks
County Farm Family of the Year
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they can hardly wait until they are
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