824-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 27,1998
Chester County Team Ready To Promote Dairy Industry
COCHRANVILLE (Chester
Co ) - Cynthia Grossman of
Parkesburg, was recently
crowned the 1998 Chester
County Dairy Princess. The
coronation ceremonies were held
in early June in conjunction
with the Cochranville
Strawberry Festival
In front of a packed gymnasi
um, the judges, Jane Seabnght
of East Berlin, Deb Brubaker of
Manheim, and Robert Knutsen
of Rising Sun, Md made their
decision
The excited 17-year-old
Grossman was crowned by last
year's reigning princess, Melissa
Wertz Michelle Windle of
Cochranville was named
Chester county Alternate Dairy
Princess
Both Cindy and Shelly pre
sented entertaining skits during
the pageant, each focusing on
the importance of maintaining a
healthy diet, with plenty of
dairy products
Also making presentations
were the 1998 Chester County
Dairy Ambassadors, Julie
Sollenberger of Spring City and
ST THOMAS (Franlkm Co )
Seventeen-year-old Megan
Meyers was selected the 1998-99
Franklin County Dairy Princess
on Friday, June 12 Named
Alternate Dairy Princess was
18-year-old Michelle Mellott,
The pageant, a family-style din
ner, was held at the Lighthouse
Restaurant, Chambersburg
Serving as master of ceremonies
for the event was Warren Elliott,
chairman of the Franklin
County Commissioners
The daughter of Ed and
Diana Meyers of St Thomas,
Megan will be a senior at James
Buchanan High School, where
she serves as her class presi
dent Other school activities
include band, chorus, show
choir, SADD, AFS, Great
Literature Club and the
Fellowship of Christian
Athletes Outside of school,
Megan is a member of ther
Mercersburg Community Band,
and in her spare time, she
enjoys photography Following
graduation, Megan hopes to
attend college and pursue a
career m agricultural communi
cations
No stranger to the dairy
industry, Megan has been an
active 4-H member for nine
years. In the Western 4-H Dairy
Club, Megan has served as sec
retary, and has enjoyed showing
and judging dairy cattle at local,
state and national events. She
owns 10 registered Holstems
and works on her family farm,
Meyers Brothers Dairy On the
600-acre, 380 registered
Holstein dairy farm, Megan’s
main responsibilities include
milking and feeding. Megan also
serves as reporter for the
Franklin County Junior
Holstein Association.
After interviewing with three
judges, the contestants present
ed a five minute skit promoting
milk and dairy products at the
banquet. Winning the Earl
Stnne Memorial Award for the
best presentation, Megan touted
milk’s benefits as she artistically
painted a giant-sized milk car
ton, that came to life with the
stroke of her brush. With palette
in hand, Megan discussed the
nutritional value of milk and
Erica Lloyd of Pottstown.
Joining these four young
ladies are a team of highly
enthusiastic dairy maids,
Angela Barlow, Laura King,
Erica LafTey'and Rebecca Nolan,
all of Cochranville, Meredith
Bailey of West Chester, and
Betsy Brown of Glenmoore. As a
group, they will represent
Chester County dairy producers
throughout the year at various
functions.
"Chester County Dairy farm
ers should be extremely proud.
Not only did you have two excel
lent contestants running for the
title of princess, but you've got a
great bunch of girls to represent
the dairy industry "Said one of
the contest judges
Princess Grossman and her
court will be available through
out the year to help with county
events To schedule any member
of the dairy princess team for an
appearance, contact the Chester
County Dairy Princess
Committee' Sharon Nolan (610)
593-7465 or Karen Allen (610)
998-0248
Franklin County Selects Dairy Princess
dairy products with Dairyo, the
talking milk carton. She assured
the audience that milk and
dairy products play a vital role
in the diets of all consumers,
and ended her conversation with
Dairyo by satisfying her thirst
with a tall glass of milk.
. After being selected as
Franklin County’s dairy
spokesperson, Megan said, “I am
excited to be selected to repre
sent Franklin County’s dairy
producers, and look forward to
educating consumers about
their need for natural calcium
by enjoying milk and dairy prod
ucts every day.
Michelle, the daughter of Tim
and Bonnie Mellott, also of St
Thomas, will be attending
Hagerstown Community College
this fall, majoring in manage
ment-marketing Her school
activities have included band
front captain, track, swimming,
FFA, AFS, French Club
President. Other interests are
reading, running, drawing, pho
tography, teaching swimming
Chicken Reigns At 50th De/mo/vo Festival
MILLSBORO, Del, Worth
its weight in gold! Certainly that
is not the cost of chicken to con
sumers, but it sure describes the
value of the chicken industry to
the Delmarva Peninsula. That
importance was recognized at
the 50th anniversary Delmarva
Chicken Festival the weekend of
June 12 and 13 in Millsboro,
Delaware. The golden anniver
sary festival, combined with 50
years of service to the local
chicken industry by its trade
association, Delmarva Poultry
Industry, Inc. (DPI), created the
theme for this year’s fun-packed
event.
From the opening ceremonies
in which Delaware Governor
Tom Carper and other communi
ty leaders reaped high praise on
the industry while noting its
valuable economic contributions
to the closing entertainment,
thousands of person enjoyed this
community event hosted by the
Greater Mitlsboro Chamber of
Commerce.
Chicken festival guests had
e o—ortunity to learn about
Representing Chester County, from left, are Dairy Maids Laura King, Angela Bar
low, and Becky Nolan, Dairy Ambassador Erica Lloyd, 1997 Dairy Princess Melissa
Wertz, 1998 Dairy Princess Cindy Grossman, Alternate Shelly Wlndle, Dairy Ambas
sador Julie Sollenberger, and Dairy Maids Betsy Brown and Meredith Bailey.
and the internet. She is current
ly employed as a waitress at two
restaurants, part-time and
works on their small family
farm.
For her skit, Michelle
answered a call from a six-year
old, on the “Dairy Hot Line.” She
quickly informed the child of his
need for dairy products, explain
ing his body’s need to consume
three to four servings a day, and
how to buy “real” dairy products
by looking for the “real seal.”
Hanging up frqm her call, she
was anxious to help the next
person learn of their need for
dairy products.
Having served as the 1997
alternate Dairy Princess,
Michelle is looking forward to
continuing her work in promot
ing and educating the consumer
about the importance of dairy
products.
Both Megan and Michelle
will be attending the state-wide
training seminar at Lycoming
College in Williamsport, July 6-
9.
the 75-year history of
Delmarva’s chicken industry
thanks to an exhibit planned
and manned by educators with
the University of Delaware and
University of Maryland
Cooperative Extension. Visitors
could see displays about the eco
nomic importance of the indus
try, visit commercial vendors,
hear a variety of musical enter
tainment, and of course, enjoy
chicken.
Using chicken provided by
Townsends, Inc., cooking oil
donated by Purdue Farms Inc.,
and coating provided by
McCormick’s, the Millsboro
Lions Club cooked thousands of
chicken quarters in one of the
trademarks of the festival. DPl’s
giant frying pan was heated by
gas donated by the Mid Atlantic
Propane Gas Association.
During the chicken capers
games Saturday afternoon,
teams from Perdue Farms Inc.
Salisbury, Maryland processing
plant and Perdue Farms Inc.
Delmarva broilers Hve-produc
tieti captured honors in the relay
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Newly crowned “TEAM” to promote the dairy industry
in Franklin County, from left Michelle Mellott, alternate
dairy princess, and Megan Meyers, County dairy princess.
races among the area’s poultry
companies. Chicken Capers,
organized by DPl’s Allied
Industry Committee, attracted
hundreds of spectators and
scores of contestants to the
many activities.
Of course, a highlight of the
event was the Delmarva
Chicken Cooking Contest in
which cooks from the Mid-
Atlantic and Northeast United
States prepared their entries on
Frigidaire -ranges. The
announcement of the winners as
made Saturday night. Selected
as the winning recipe Was
“Smothered Chicken with
Gingery Mango Sauce,” pre
pared by Dorrie Mednick of
Baltimore, Maryland. Her prizes
were a Caribbean vacation for
two, $l,OOO, Cutco cutlery, LP
gas grill, and a McCormick spice
rack with spices. All entries
from the contest, plus recipes
and features from past years are
contained in a new publication
“Chicken Cookery” available
from DPI. To order, send a check
for $2 per book and year name
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Professional food writers
from across the country who
were invited by DPI to watch
and report on the chicken cook
ing contest heard “ from Jim
Perdue, chairman of the board of
Perdue Farms Inc. He spoke of
some of the new and anticipated
developments in the poultry
industry. Among the challenges
he mentioned were working
with the' new U.S. Department
of Agriculture processing plant
inspection system, continuing to
work on clean water and nutri
ent management issues, and
marketing effectively in these
times of increased meat produc
tion in the United States. One
new development for consumers
is the trend toward “home meal
replacements.” This is a huge
and growing market that serves
consumers who Want to “heat
and eat.”
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and address to Chicken Cookery,
Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc.,
RD 6, Box 47, Georgetown, DE
19947-9575.