82-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 26, 1998
Clinton County Dairy Princess, An Outstanding 4-H’er,
Vows To Serve State’s P
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Fanning Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
In front of 32 dairy princesses
and alternates on stage, speaking
to more than 400 representatives
and family of the state’s largest
single agriculture industry, Jennif
er Dotterer made one thing perfect
ly clean
The state’s dairy princesses,
alternates, and those who meet
people face to face to promote the
state’s dairy industry are not
“slackers.”
During the “concealed ques
tion” portion of the 42nd Annual
Dairy Princess Coronation cere
monies last Saturday night, Dotter
er, the new 1998-1999 state dairy
princess, readily answered the
question put forward by Master of
Ceremonies Grover C. Gouken
“What do you believe is the one of
the greatest challenges facing your
generation today, and what role
will you play in facing that
Jennifer Dotterer, left, is
congratulated as the new
dairy princess by outgoing
princess Nichole Meabon.
Miss Congeniality went to Lisa M. Helmbach, SUN Area
dairy princess, Ml. Pleasant Mills.
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Dotterer, Clinton County dairy
princess from Mill Hall, was pert
“I believe one of the greatest chal
lenges we face is the older genera
tion. who sometimes call us ’slack
ers,’” she said. “I will do my part to
work my hardest... to promote
the dairy industry.”
When she was crowned by out
going princess Nichole Meabon,
Jennifer said, “I am feeling so
many emotions now I don’t know
where to begin.”
Jennifer, 19, is the daughter of
Larry and Joyce Dotterer of Mill
Hall. She works with her family,
tncludrng two younger sisters,
Amanda and Candice, on a
1,200-acre Clinton County Farm,
where they milk 465 of the 525
Holsteins.
A sophomore studying dairy
science at Delaware Valley Col
lege, Jennifer is a member of the
Dairy Society, Block and Bridle
Club, and Collegiate 4-H. A gradu
ate of Bald Eagle-Nittany High
School, Jennifer was a varsity
cheerleader for wrestling and
basketball and a member of the
French. Spanish, yearbook, and
environmental clubs.
Jennifer belongs to the Windy
Acres and Horses Unlimited 4-H
clubs, the dairy and livestock judg
ing teams, and served as county
ambassador in 1996, when she was
selected as Outstanding 4-H’er.
Showing horses and pigs and
dairy and livestock judging are
listed as her interests.
The coronation ceremony at the
Sheraton Inn East, Harrisburg, last
Saturday evening capped a busy
summer, when state dairy princes
ses competed for county titles.
This year 29 of the 31 county dairy
princesses, representing 36 coun
ties, arrived at the Sheraton Hotel
Thursday evening and underwent
two days of judging. Each princess
was interviewed and underwent
several meetings, presentations,
speeches, and scrapbooks for
review. Selection of seven finalists
took a couple of days.
The seven finalists included
Lacy Jean Zakostclecky, Crawford
County dairy princess who was
named first alternate, and second
alternate Megan Meyers, Franklin
County dairy princess. Finalists
also included Amanda Sollenber
ger, 17, Blair County dairy prin
cess and daughter of Gerald and
Jean Sollenbergcr, Curryville;
Lisa M. Heimbach, SUN Area
princess and daughter of Robert
and Vickie Heimbach, ML Pleas
ant Mills; Kristina Lea Baker. 16,
Tioga County princess and daught
er of William and Rebecca Baker.
Covington; and Jessica Kathleen
Bailor, 17, Juniata County dairy
princess. Honey Grove.
Lacey, 16, is the daughter of Jef
frey and Laurie Zakostelecky,
Springboro. A junior at Conneaut
Valley High School. Lacey works
on her family’s Zak’s Dairy Farm
and owns 24 of the farm’s 44
Brown Swiss. She is a member of
the Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders
Association and the Pennsylvania
Brown Swiss Association. Lacey
is president of the Conneaut Valley
4-H Club and vice president of the
Conneaut Valley FFA. At the high
school, she is a high honor student
and a member of the yearbook and
newspaper staffs. Students
Against Drunk Driving (SADD)
and Spanish Club, and plays soft
ball and basketball.
Lacey has an older sister,
Cheryl, and younger brother.
Scott She is a member of Con
neautville Baptist Church and
enjoys playing all sports, swim
ming, fishing, cross-country ski
ing. hiking, crafting, and collect
ing teddy bears, in addition to
showing dairy cows.
During the concealed question
portion of the contest the master
of ceremonies asked her what she
thought the greatest challenge of
her generation was and how she
would face it herself. “I plan to
maintain a good Christian back
ground,” said Lacey, “and tell
them what I believe is right what I
prefer.”
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vlded milk punches. From left, Melanie Brockway, javer-Lawrence. jrnate; . jrra
Ferris, Mercer County alternate; and Kristen Morgan, Beaver-Lawrence dairy
princess.
Jennifer Dotterer, MIN Hall, Is the new Pennsylvania dairy
princess.
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County princess, state alternate and Lacey Jean Zakos
telecky, Crawford dairy princess, also state alternate.