Heather’s Comedy
Promotes Dairy Products
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two cousins also show. Among
them they sometimes take 25 head
to local fairs.
The fust year in 4-H competi
tion, Heather won master show
man and fitter. Since then she’s ad
up and down years. “I’ve made it to
state competition a few times,” she
said.
Heather is president of the local
4-H dairy club.
Heather said that her great
grandparents Theodore and Anna
Closky purchased the farm in
1947. They started off with one
cow. two horses, and 89 acres. By
1952, the herd had increased to 17
cows, and the bam floor was
cemented. The cow herd increased
to 50 head by 1958. In 1960,
Heather’s grandfather Donald Clo
sky purchased the farm from his
dad and added a heifer bam. In
1969, he had increased the milking
cows to 70 head, but still used
bucket milkers. In 1975, her grand
father installed pipeline milking
facilities.
In addition to milking 150 Hols
teins today, the acreage has also
increased. They farm 250 acres of
com and 150 acres of alfalfa. The
herd average is 17,900 pounds
milk. 4 percent fat, and 3.4 percent
protein.
Heather seldom milks on the
farm, but she does feed the calves.
“My absolute favorite thing is to
bottle feed the calves.”
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the tractor, he lovingly refers to her
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hay away is another big family
event in which aunts, uncles, and
cousins work together.
Heather’s grandfather has just
had knee surgery, so the family is
doing his chores while he
recuperates.
Heather is a junior at Cambridge
Springs High School. Teachers
and classmates have been suppor
tive of her reign as dairy princess.
She misses a lot of school to fulfil
appearances across the state.
“I didn’t expect non-fuming
classmates to know or care,”
Heather said of being selected
from 29 contestants to become the
first alternate Pennsylvania dairy
princess. But on her first day back
to school after the pageant held in
Harrisburg, emblazoned on the
school’s marquee for all to see was
the message; Congratulations to
Heather Riley—Pennsylvania
State Dairy Princess Alternate.
“My teachers and classmates
have been really terrific in support
ing me.” Heather said. They also
found great delight in Heather’s
skit as a gum-chewing waitress.
She’s been asked to repeat it again
and again.
Before becoming dairy prin
cess, Heather had participated in
church plays, theater at school, and
chorus. Originally she became a
bit nervous before presentations.
The nervousness calmed down to
more of an emotion of excitement,
and now with numerous public
appearances behind her. Heather
said she feels quite calm whenever
she speaks before an audience.
“Having them laugh really
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makes it easier for me,” she said of
the advantage of being able to
inject humor into the subject
At school. Heather participates
in Spanish Club, Student Senate,
chorus, show choir, Cambridge
Singers, and wrestling cheerlead
ing. She enjoys horseback tiding,
walking, swimming, biking, soft
ball, and most of all being with
friends and family.
Unlike many dairy princesses.
Heather didn’t grow up intending
to become one. Although she often
admired the reigning county dairy
princesses whenever she saw
them, she didn’t realize the oppor
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That experience showed her that
she really enjoyed working with
the public. When she received a
letter encouraging her to run as
county dairy princess, Heather
decided to give it a try. After
receiving the Crawford County
crown. Heather was eligible to
compete for the state crown.
“Becoming a dairy princess is
everything I expected and so much
more,” Heather said.
“I feel like I’m actually learning
mote from being a dairy princess
than I do in school.” Heather said.
For the first time in her life, she’s
traveled to Philadelphia and the
Pennsylvania Farm Show.
Although she has pondered long
about future plans. Heather has not
made a definite decision. "My ulti
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and I’d like to participate in the ag
program at Penn State, but I also
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“I had to beg Grandpa to let
me add a few Jersey and Ary
shires to his Holstein herd,
but now he’s taken a liking to
them too,” Heather said.
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she said.
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Heather has become more adament
about is having her own farm
someday. “Even if I many a city
boy—l’m going to get a farm,” she
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