814-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 13, 1997 ADADC MORRISVILLE, N.Y. County dairy princesses from across New York State enjoyed three days of educational work shops, camaraderie, and fun at the Dairy Princess Training Seminar held July 9-11 at Morrisville Col lege. Sponsored by the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council, Inc. (ADADC), the semi nar prepared participants for an upcoming year of representing the dairy industry and promoting its products. Deborah Mathers, ADADC in dustry relations administrator and coordinator of the seminar, wants to make it clear that county prin cesses play a vital role in dairy promotion efforts. "Dairy princesses generate over $lOO,OOO worth of publicity each year,” she said. “With the training they received at seminar, 1997’s promoters are on their way to an other successful year.” In addition to the county prin cesses in attendance, New York State dairy princess Alison Little field of Watertown, Alternate Dairy Princess Melissa Osgood of Bliss, and 2nd Alternate Princess Lois Lewis of Great Valley, were also on hand. Three three role models assisted in the planning process and carried out several activities. Among their responsi bilities were “get to know you” activities, school presentation workshops, and a basic product knowledge game. Rick Naczi, ADADC chief exe cutive officer, addressed the parti cipants to illustrate ADADC’s im portance in the marketplace. Highlighting several of ADADC’s effective promotional programs, Marianne Browning Recalls Lifetime KAREN BUTLER Maryland Correspondent FREDERICK, Md. Not many people can say they have been involved in agriculture and witnessed its evolution throughout almost the entire twentieth cen tury. Marianne Browning can. Bom in 1909 to a farm family near Bartholows in Frederick County and later married to a local farmer, Mrs. Browning has been active in farming and farm organizations all her life. Now 88 years old and a resident of Homewood Retire ment Center in Frederick, Mrs. Browning maintains a keen inter est in the local farming communi ty she has always been a part of. Marianne Engle was bom to John A. “Allie” Engle and Laura Gertrude Watkins Engle in 1909. The Engles had grown up together in the small farming community around Bartholows near Kemp town, attended school together there, and were both active in the Kemptown Methodist church. As a child Marianne grew up in this community. She was an active 4-H member, and liked to make clothes and show animals. She had a Jersey calf she showed at the state fair, but she didn’t like to be in the spotlight. “I mostly did behind the scenes work." Mrs. Browning says, “I never aspired to be farm queen." As a young woman, she attended Western Maryland Col lege in Westminster for three years, studying biology and the sciences and homemaking. She left college in 1929 when she mar- Trains Dairy Naczi also spoke of the princess’ local efforts as complements to ADADC’s mission statement. Many participants enjoyed the op portunity to understand their role in the overall promotional picture. As promoters of the dairy in- dustry, effective communication skills are a must. Princesses learned and practiced these skills during workshops on interviewing techniques, school presentations, and public speaking. Since effec tive communicators need to know what they are talking about, state princesses ran a basic product knowledge quiz game. This was a fun way to lest and reinforce knowledge of dairy products. Brenda Bcltram, ADADC com munications director, conducted a workshop dealing with controver sial media questions. “It is import ant for county promoters to be able to respond to tough questions from the media, consumers, and especially animal rights activists,” she said. “By reviewing questions and professionalizing responses on video, the workshops provided the training necessary to handle on the-spot questions and general speaking with confidence.” Now that they have received training in the multiple aspects of dairy promotion, princesses and their alternates will put their skills to use in the real world by con ducting school presentations, writ ing news articles, and carrying out other activities promoting the dairy industry. These experiences will prepare them for the New York Dairy Princess Pageant in February and for their future careers, whatever field they choose to pursue. In Farming ricd her childhood sweetheart, William H. Browning. Just like her parents had, Mrs. Browning and her husband had grown up together in the same small com munity, attending the same school and church. She has since lost her husband to a heart attack. Mrs Browning’s father set the young couple up in farming on a farm adjoining his in 1929. They started out milking eight or nine Holsteins. “My, farm is on the Bartholows-Kemptown road. It was a dairy. We built a house on top of the hill so that you could see the Blue Ridge mountains," said Mrs. Browning. After her father’s health failed they acquired her home farm, and then through inheritance, purch ase, and gifts they amassed several more farms. Around 1940 they built a new 60-cow bam to house the expanding dairy herd. “We didn’t get any rest but our hired man did," recalls Mrs. Browning. The Brownings joined the fled gling Frederick County farm bureau after their marriage. The farm bureau had been organized in 1921. “My mother and father were members, and we joined because we took them to it We had the meetings at people’s houses. When a whole bunch got together, we had to meet at someplace where they could all fit, and we had those in different places like the fire hall,” said Mrs. Browning. Thc women’s committee was started in 1939 with 13 members as the Associated Farm Women of (Turn to Pag* B 15) incesses To Promote Industry Pr New York State dairy princesses. Front row, left to right, Chautauqua County- Theresa Legler; St. Lawrence County - Sheila Brice; Delaware County - Michele Shaefer; Lewis County - Katie Zehr; Montgomery County - Stacy Keith; Otsego Coun ty - Carrie Key; Herkimer County - Melissa Foster; Chenango County - Nap c Y Coise, Cattaragus County - Roxanne Herman; and Nlagara-Orleans Counties - Bambl Hor ton. ~ Second row, left to right, Franklin County - Mindy Cornell; Creen County - Karen Novak; Cortland County - Brandi Pudney; Jefferson Count r h lmMnli rou^ Sarah County - Crystal Kerrick; Oneida County - Patricia Furner; Chemung County Sara Kent; Schoharie County - Shelby Murphy. Third row left to right, Onondaga County - Meghan Fullington; Seneca County - i£ w r s. c sg ;;r». s r Dal™ PriSiS “Sri twelield; and Nev, York Slate Ist Alternate - MeHssa, Os good. Not pictured: Wayne County - Carrie Snyder; Saratoga County - Mary Pautler; and Broome County - Crystal Cornell. Alternates for New York State. First row, left to right, Washington County - Lynn Yurschak; Chenango County - Krisen fuller; Wayne County - Jessica Boise; St. Law rence County - Gayle Delorne; Delaware County - Sandra Schaefer; Sullivan County Ambassador - Heather Bernhardt; Oneida County • Becky Smith; Tioga County - Mir anda Beilis; Stueben County • Charlotte Oakley; and Washington County - Heidi De- Paul. Second row, left to right, Chemung County - Marla Lant; Steuben County • Stacey Hann; Washington County - Judy Rouse; Cattaraugus County - Kim Graves; Wash ington County • Mary Lampleve; Rensselaer County - Samantha Harrington; Onon daga County - Julie Bloom; Cortland County - Shawna Strough; St. Lawrence County • Rachael Bullock; and Chanango County • Lisa Ives. Third Row, left to right, Jefferson County • Katrina Ellis; Lewis County • Ingrid Zehr; Allegany County - Andrea Elliot; Schoharie County - Melinda Wilcox; Allegany County - Karl Feuchrer; Herkimer County - Dana Schuyler; Chenango County - Kate Newbold; St. Lawrence County - Deanne Villnave; Onondago County • Nichole Ste phens. Back row, left to right, New York State Ist Alternate - Lois Lewis; New York State Dairy Princess - Alison Littlefield; and New York State 2nd Alternate - Melissa Os good. MBJC.IT DOES A BODY GOOD.
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