Amanda Daugherty Reigns In York County
JOYCE BUPP
York Co. Correspondent
YORK (York Co.) Amanda
Daugherty is York County’s new
est dairy princess.
Her crowning was the highlight
of the annual county dairy prin
cess pageant, held June 28 at tAe
4-H Center. She will represent
York County’s dairy industry as a
spokesperson for the next 12
months, continuing a tradition as
the 39th dairy princess named in
the county since 19SS.
Amanda, 16, is the daughter of
Philip and Terry Daugherty, 2135
Lemon Street, York. The Daughe
rty family operates a 35-head
milking herd, with 250 acres of
com, hay and small grains. Aman
da is employed on the family
farm, assisting with milking and
other chores.
A senior at New Freedom
Christian School, Amanda plans
to attend college with a major in
preveterinary studies. She partici
pates in volleyball, softball, and
soccer and is a member of the
York 4-H Beef Club.
“I’m looking forward to going
to schools, especially the elemen
tary schools,” said Amanda of her
dairy promotion plans for the up
coming year.
During the pageant program.
Amanda performed a puppet and
storybook presentation geared
toward children of pre-school age
and gave a speech on how milk’s
nutrition benefits people of vary
ing age groups. In answer to a
“fishbowl” question about how
she would react to being called a
“farmer’s daughter,” Amanda
replied that she would point out
the extra privileges and oppor
tunities afforded children who
grow up in a farm environment
She noted that she would further
emphasize that if it were not for
farmers, people would not have
much to eat or drink.
Supporting Amanda in her
promotion efforts will be one of
the county’s largest-ever court of
assistants, including five dairy
maids, one dairy miss and two I’il
misses. Dairy maids are Heather
Crowl, Stormi Greek, Jessica
Pomraning. and sisters Janet and
York County Dairy Princess Amanda Daugherty is
congratulated after the pageant with a hug from her
mother, Terry Daugherty.
MILK.
IT DOES A
BODY good:
Jessica Yohe. As part of the
pageant program, each of the dairy
maid candidates gave a brief, orig
inal presentation on milk and its
nutritive benefits.
Heather Crowl, 15, is the
daughter of Joyce and Ellis Crowl,
Airville. She is a former particip
ant in the dairy maid and miss pro
grams and a member of the Milk-
N-Money 4-H dairy club. A
sophomore at Red Lion Area High
School, Heather is a member of
the FFA and an honor roll student.
Stormi Greek, 13, is the daugh
ter of Bonnie and Leonard Greek,
Delta. She is a former dairy miss
and a Milk-N-Money 4-H dairy
club member. Stormi is a fresh
man at Red Lion Area High
School, where she is a member of
the cheerleading squad, and a
dance student.
Also returning as a dairy maid
and former dairy miss is Jessica
Pomraning, IS. Jessica is the
daughter of Teresa and Myron
Pomraning, Delta. She is a Milk-
N-Money 4-H dairy club member
and active in the bandfront and
musical activities at Red Lion
Area High School, where she is a
junior.
Jessica Yohe and Janet Yohe
are the daughters of Jerry and
Kathy Yohe, York RIO. Jesica,
IS. is a sophomore at Spring
Grove Area High School where
she participates in volleyball,
track and field. She is employed
part time at the Stump Acres Dairy
Farm, working both in the raw
milk store and with other farm
responsibilities as needed.
Janet Yohe. 13, is a freshman at
Spring Grove Area High School,
and plays on the basketball and
volleyball teams. She also enjoys
music and plays the viola. Janet is
employed at Stump Acres Dairy
Farm, where she has assisted with
the milking since she was nine
years old, and sometimes helps
with the raw milk sales.
Stevie Anna Greek is the dairy
miss. Stevie Anna, 6, is the daugh
ter of Bonnie and Leonard Greek,
Delta. She will be a first grader in
the fall at Clearview Elementary
School. She is a student of dance
and also enjoys helping milk the
family’s 52-head Holstein herd.
Frankie Greek and Amber Tho
mas were named Til dairy misses.
Frankie. 5, is the daughter of Bon
nie and Leonard Greek, Delta, and
will attend kindergarten at Gear
view Elementary School. Like her
sisters, she enjoys dance lessons.
Amber Thoman, 3, is the daughter
of Gail and Gary Thoman, Dallas-.
town, and enjoys being involved
with whatever farm activities the
family is engaged in doing.
Tanya Thoman. outgoing dairy
princess, reviewed her year of
promotion and how it grew from
her lifelong love of living on a
dairy farm. She noted that she dip
ped a lot of ice cream during her
reign, especially at one particular
school promotion for 300 chil
dren. Tanya expressed special
thanks to Dallastown High School
and her employer, Brown’s
Orchard Retail Market, for their
cooperation in allowing her to
have time to fulfill her many dairy
princess obligations.
Emcee for the pageant was 93rd
District Representative and state
legislative Agriculture Committee
member Mike Waugh, New Free
dom. Members of the York Coun
ty Dairy Promotion Committee,
which organized the pageant,
include Gail Thoman. coordinator
and booking chairman, Patty
Greek-Jones, secretary, and Bon
nie Jo Greek, treasurer.
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promotion court for 1997 Includes Princess Amanda Daugherty
Miss Stevie Anna Greek, Frankie Greek, and Amber Thoman.