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much as I can.”
More than 40 fair queens rep
resenting county and local fairs
all over Pennsylvania competed
for the state title. After an inten
sive three-day competition, in
cluding interviews,
presentations, and an evening
gown competition, five finalists
were selected at Saturday’s cor
onation.
The five finalists included
Duttry, Cornish, Charbi Anne
Webby from Luzerne County
Fair, Natalie Foxwell from Som
erset County Fair, and Julia
Polka from Westmoreland
County Agricultural Fair.
After being selected, the final
ists were asked one last question
before the judges made their
final decision. The question was
“what is the biggest problem
facing agriculture today, and
what would you do to remedy
it?”
Polka and Webby both listed
the lack of involvement and un
derstanding from the youth as
the number one problem facing
agriculture. They suggested that
the state queen and county
queens visit local schools to
teach students about agricul
ture.
Both Duttry and Foxwell
identified the lack of knowledge
as the number one problem.
“People don’t realize how im
portant agriculture is to Penn
sylvania,’’ said Duttry. “It
provides three basic needs: food,
clothing, and shelter, and it is
the number one industry in
Pennsylvania.”
Cornish named preservation
of Pennsylvania’s farmlands as
the number one problem facing
agriculture. “We need the wide
open spaces, the recreational ac
tivities, and the people in agri
culture. They’re the backbone of
our communities.”
Also honored during the Cor
onation was Miss Congeniality.
The contestants each voted on
their fellow fair queens and se
lected Samantha Martin, Wash
ington County Fair Queen, as
this year’s Miss Congeniality
winner.
WGAL Channel Eight’s news
anchor Brad Hicks was the
master of ceremonies. In his
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State Fair Queen
1999 Pennsylvania Fair Queen Julie Sechler crowns
the new 2000 Pennsylvania Fair Queen Jana Duttry from
Clearfield County during last Saturday’s coronation.
opening comments, Hicks com
mended the parents for their
fantastic job as role models for
the contestants.
Both the Pennsylvania Attor
ney General Dean Michael
Fisher and the Pennsylvania
Secretary of Agriculture Samuel
Hayes, Jr., attended the corona
tion.
In his opening remarks, Sec
retary Hayes congratulated the
county and community fairs for
allowing young people to experi
ence this type of activity.
“The process of how they got
here is life enriching,” said PHILADELPHI A (Philadelphi-
Hayes. “These experiences will ’ a ~ American Dairy
be very important for them as Association/Dany Council Middle
they go out into the world.” Atlantic is looking for dairy farm
Attorney Fisher seconded families to submit recipes for a
Hayes* comments. “I am con- ncw brochure. The brochure will
stantly telling people about the be used by dairy promoters at local
marvels and wonders of Penn- promotions as a sampling of
sylvania,” said Fisher. “I thank favorites,
the local fairs for giving our soci- rccipcs can be in any categ
ety safe vehicles for community ory and should include at least two
fun,” dairy ingredients. Entries will be
1999 Pennsylvania Fair
Queen Julie Sechler from Som
erset County gave her farewell
remarks during the coronation.
During her reign, Sechler visited
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local fairs, made 45 other ap
pearances, and put more than
6,000 miles on her car traveling
across the state.
“I am constantly speaking on
behalf of Pennsylvania county
fairs,” said Sechler. She thanked
the local fairs for giving her the
opportunity to serve as queen,
and she commended the contest
ants for all being winners in
their own right.
Win Prize
judged on the following attributes
- easy to make, broad appeal
Strickler
Elected
LEESPORT (Berks Co.)-Fay
B. Strickler, Berks County Penn
State Cooperative Extension
family and consumer science
agent was elected as second vice
president and installed on the
national board of Epsilon Sigma
Phi (Cooperative Extension’s
Professional Organization) at
the National Conference in
Indianapolis, IN.
Epsilon Sigma Phi (ESP) is
the national honorary extension
fraternity which is dedicated to
fostering standards of excellence
in the extension system and
developing the extension profes
sion and the professional.
As ESP second vice presi
dent, she will serve as chairman
of the Professional Development
Committee to plan the 2000
National Conference in Salt
Lake City, UT, Nov. 28-
December 3. About 300 of the
9,000 members attend the con
ference and the keynote address
is uplinked by satellite to mem
bers throughout the U.S.
Upon completion of this
office, she will become president
elect in 2001 and national presi
dent in 2002.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 29, 2000417
1999 Pennsylvania State Fair Queen Julie Sechler
congratulates Miss Congeniality for the 2000 Corona
tion, Samantha Martin from Washington County Fair.
State Fair Queen Committee
co-chairperson Sarah Long said
that Sechler was “an absolute
gem” to work with throughout
the year. “As co-chairperson, I
can see improvement in the state
queens and state coronation
each year,” said Long. “And the
local fairs deserve all of the
credit.”
For Favorite Dairy Recipe
easy-to-access ingredients, and
nutritionally sound.
The final selections to feature in
the brochure will be judged by a
panel of nutritionists from ADA/
DC. Winners will be awarded ‘got
milk?’ prizes and will have their
recipes featured in the new
brochure.
To enter die contest, send your
recipes, along with your name,
address, and the number of cows
Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Risser
Now that we are almost home
bound, the telephone is our life
line to the outside world.
Our children check in every
now and them to see how their
father is doing. Slowly for sure,
as he goes up and down the hall
way with his walker. The first
six weeks after hip surgery
carry many restrictions.
One child in Georgia has 300
free minutes on his cell phone
and either he uses them or he
loses them. Our three girls call
regularly and we are glad to
hear from them. One son lives
close enough that he can stop in
every now and then.
For a long time we had no
telephone on our farm. So when
our barn caught fire, someone
had to run into the village of
Oregon to find a phone to call
the fire engines. By that time, it
was too late to save the bam.
Almost 700 people attended
the state fair queen coronation,
which was held as part of the
Pennsylvania State Association
of County Fairs’ Annual Con
vention last week. In it’s four
teenth year, the state coronation
has grown from 14 contestants
at the crowning of the first state
fair queen to this year’s 44 con
testants.
on your farm, to:
Kristen Campbell
American Dairy Association
32S Chestnut Street, Suite 600
Philadelphia, PA 19106
ADA/DC is looking for recipes
from dairy farmers in Pennsylvani
a, Delaware, New Jersey, Mary
land, Virginia and West Virginia.
Send recipes to ADA/DC by
February 4,2000. For more infor
mation, call Kristen Campbell at
1-800-220-6586.
We had to pay to have poles
installed along a one-third mile
road to get the phone. Then we
ended up with ten people on our
line. Often we had to wait hours
to place a call as others needed
the phone too.
Now we must become accus
tomed to making calls where a
touch phone is needed to press
the right button to reach a par
ticular person. Even so we can
hold for a long time, while we lis
ten to music and recordings.
Our life will consist of many
doctor’s visits during the next
few months. The best we can
hope for is a good ending to the
ordeal.
Everyone says, “A day at a
time.”
What else can we do? Maybe
I’ll bake a few desserts to make
life more pleasant just now.