New York Dairy Princess
(Continued from Pago B 12)
Lisa Marie Caskins, of Frank
lin County was selected as “Miss
Congeniality” by the contest
ants and recognized as the dairy
princess who demonstrated the
most friendliness and coopera
tive spirit of competition. She re
ceived $lOO, courtesy of Ron
Trinca Photography.
In addition to Weissmann,
Susan Peter, of Castleton-on
the-Hudson, New York, in
Rensselaer County, and Andrea
Leach of Cortland, New York,
also each received $lOO for their
performance on a product
knowledge exam. NYS Dairy
Foods Association sponsored the
award
Three girls were recognized
for outstanding performance on
a written communications test.
Megan White, of Slate Hill, New
York, in Orange County; An
nelise Braun, of Canastota, New
York, in Madison County; and
Kim Corscadden, of Richville,
New York, in St. Lawrence
County each received $lOO,
courtesy of County Folks news
papers.
Also, in addition to
Weissmann, two girls were rec
ognized for outstanding efforts
in public relations events, Ni
chole Lee Stoltzfus of Lowville,
New York, in Lewis County;
and Jennifer Peck of Antwerp,
New York, in Jefferson County;
received $l5O and $lOO awards,
respectively. The award was
sponsored by Latorra, Paul and
McCann, Inc.
The dairy princess program is
designed to promote the con
sumption and sale of milk and
dairy products to consumers on
the local level through elemen
tary school programs, generat
ing newspaper articles, and
giving speeches to community
groups and farmer organiza
tions. Focused on the most effec
tive ways to increase milk
consumption, the program is de
signed to complement the goals
of AD ADC.
The 1998-99 Niagara-Orleans
County Dairy Princess court
was recognized for outstanding
promotion efforts, performing
265 promotions, with a dollar
value of more than $3500. The
court now holds the record for
the most newspaper articles
achieved during a promotion
reign, with a total of 128. Mem
bers were: Dairy Princess, Clau
dette Walck; Alternate Dairy
Princess, April Rowcliffe; and
Ambassadors Karen Click, Jen
nifer McCollum and Stephanie
Peglow.
The Promoter of the Year
award is presented in memory of
Robert S. Turner, a former
ADADC Chief Executive Offi
cer and dairy farmer who was a
strong supporter of the Dairy
Princess Program. The $5OO
award is provided by the Turner
family and ADADC.
Two Golden Cow awards
were presented to individuals
who demonstrated outstanding
service and dedication to local
dairy promotion in New York
State. Recipients were Brian
Waters of Niagara-Orleans
County, who was recognized for
his involvement in the dairy
princess program over the last
ten years, and is currently chair
man of his local dairy promotion
committee; and Florence Brown
of Sullivan County, who has
been part of her county commit
tee for more than IS years.
Two scholarships were also
presented at the pageant. Sarah
Van Orden, a sophomore at Cor
nell University and former
Greene County Dairy Princess,
received the 1999 Leo Briggs
Memorial Scholarship. This
Make
Home
BLOOMSBURG
(Northcumberland Co.) - A
series of four home ownership
workshops co-sponsored by Penn
State Cooperative Extension,
The Columbia and Montour
County Housing Authorities,
and Columbia and Montour
County Banks will be held
Monday evenings, April 17 and
24 and May 1 and 8 from 6:30
p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Columbia
County Ag and Resource Center,
702 Sawmill Road, Bloomsburg.
$5OO award is presented to an
individual who has exhibited
leadership in dairy promotion,
and is interested in agriculture
or dairy product nutrition.
The ADADC Memorial
Scholarship was presented to
Brenda Armstrong of Jordans
ville, New York, 1996-97 Her
kimer County Dairy Princess.
The $5OO award is presented to a
former dairy princess who is
pursuing a career in dairy prod
uct marketing, dairy manufac
turing, home economics, ag
communications, or journalism.
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, April 1, 2000-815
Owning A
A Reality
Topics to be covered include
Working with a Realtor, Housing
Affordability and Your Spending
Plan, Understanding Your
Credit Report, The Mortgage
Application Process, The
Attorney’s Role in
Homeownership, Insurance
Issues, and Home Inspection
and Maintenance.
The registration fee is $5O
per family, which includes a
notebook, handouts and refresh
ment. Registration deadline is
Wednesday, April 12.
For registration materials
contact Pat Lagerman at (570)
988-3950 or (888) 922-5420.
Lowfat
Baking
Dessert can be an
every day event if you
watch portion sizes
and experiment with
creative ways to cut
fat without sacrificing
flavor When baking
your own treats, try
these low-fat substitu
tions;
•Use cake or pastry
flour instead of all
purpose flour to main
tain moistness that is
sometimes lost when
following a fat-free
recipe. Cake flour also
enhances tenderness
and delivers a product
with a fine grain and
texture.
•Use unsweetened
cocoa powder instead
of baking chocolate.
Two ounces of baking
chocolate equal 1/3
cup of unsweetened
cocoa powder.
•Replace tradition
al ingredients with
“mini” versions. For
example, 1/2 cup mini
chocolate chips works
the same as one cup of
full-sized chips.
•Use two egg
whites instead of one
whole egg.
•Use one cup of
buttermilk instead of
whole milk.
•Use 1/2 cup of
unsweetened apple
sauce or pureed
prunes instead of L'2
cup oil Prunes taste
best in spicy treats
such as gingerbread;
applesauce works best
in heavier desserts
•Replace one cup of
whipped cream with
one cup of non-dairy
light whipped topping
•Replace cream
cheese with low-fat or
fat-free versions or
pureed nonfat cottage
cheese.