Cal Ripken
PHILADELPHIA (Philadel
phia Co.) Cal Ripken Jr. was
the man of honor at the annual
Dairy Day at Camden Yards in
Baltimore. The dairy industry
recognized the baseball great for
his role in promoting milk to
thousands of fans.
Ripken joined the American
Dairy Association/Dairy Coun
cil Middle Atlantic promotion
team as a spokesperson 19 years
ago. Since then, he has pitched
Charles Schilling, left, president of the American Dairy
Association/Dairy Council Middle Atlantic board, presents
a commemorative poster to the Oriole’s Cal Ripken Jr.
during Dairy Days at Camden Yards in Baltimore. (Photo by
Jerry Wachter)
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Jr. Continues To Pitch Milk
milk to baseball fans throughout
the Mid-Atlantic region through
television commercials, bill
boards, and special events at
Orioles games.
“Cal Ripken Jr. has been a
superb spokesperson for the
dairy industry,” said Patricia
Purcell, director of advertising
and sales promotions for
ADA/DC Middle Atlantic.
“Ripken says his mother made
him drink his milk when he was
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a young boy. He continues to
drink milk every day, and cred
its it for giving him strong bones
and allowing him to play the
sport he has loved for so long.”
During Dairy Day at Camden
Yards, ADA/DC president
Charles Schilling presented a
framed “Cal Ripken Commem
orative Poster” to Ripken on the
field before a sell-out crowd. The
poster, designed by artist Gary
Yealdhall, was handed out to
nearly 45,000 Orioles fans. It
highlights Ripken’s career and
features milk.
Dairy Day festivities also fea
tured Maryland State Dairy
Princess Jeena Rinehart. The
17-year-old from Taneytown,
Lebanon County Plans 28th Annual
Annual Dairy Princess Coronation
LEBANON (Lebanon Co.)
The 28th annual Lebanon
County Dairy Rrincess Corona
tion will be conducted Saturday,
June 3,7:30 p.m. at the Lebanon
County Career and Technology
Center.
The evening agenda will in
clude the farewell of the 1999
Royalty Team, a Milk Mustache
Contest, various skits, and the
crowning of the 2000 dairy prin
cess and her team.
The two contestants vying for
the dairy princess title are Sarah
Krall and Amanda Heffelfinger.
Sarah is the 16-year-old daugh
ter of Rick and Linda Krall, 140
Flintville Road, Lebanon, and
has an older sister, Rachel.
Sarah will be a junior at Cedar
Crest High School, where she is
involved in Odyssey of the Mind,
Students for Christ, chorus and
a member of the FFA Chapter.
Sarah is a member of 4-H
Friends, Cedar Crest 4-H Dairy
Club and her Church Youth
group. Sarah owns nine dairy
animals, helps to milk on her
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uncle’s dairy farm, and served
as a dairy maid last year.
Sarah’s father is a representa
tive for Select Sires.
Amanda Heffelfinger is the
17-year-old daughter of Charles
and Audrey Heffelfinger, 10
Heffelfinger Road, Lebanon,
and has a sister, Nicole.
Amanda will be a senior at
Cedar Crest High School, where
she is involved in chorus, orches
tra, and a member of the FFA
Chapter. Amanda is employed
part-time at Stony Ridge
Garden Center. Amanda has an
interest in becoming a
stormchaser. Amanda was
raised on her parents’ dairy
farm, Heff-Acres. Their farm
totals 97 acres and has two dairy
animals.
The dairy maid candidate is
Jessica Brass. Jessica is the 13-
year-old daughter of Dennis and
Patricia Brass, 763 Frystown
Road, Myerstown. Jessica owns
dairy cattle and her parents are
dairy farmers. Jessica is in the
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Md., opened game day by sign
ing the National Anthem.
Recent milk production activ
ities have centered on Ripken’s
3,000 th hit, which came on April
15 in a game against the Minne
sota Twins. ADA/DC was ready
for the occasion with television
and radio ads and new outdoor
billboards, in the Lancaster,
York, Harrisburg and Baltimore
areas.
The billboards followed Ripk
en’s hitting success, beginning
the countdown where he ended
the 1999 season at 2,991 hits.
The billboards, which are
viewed by more than a million
people daily throughout the first
half of April, were updated after
every hit as Ripken neared the
3,000 th mark.
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Milk again captured the
power behind Ripken’s 3,000 th
hit as ADA/DC sponsored the
on-field Orioles celebration of
his latest achievement. The half
hour pre-game show broadcast
by Home Team Sports on April
30 was brought to viewers exclu
sively by milk.
“The ‘got milk?’ logo was on
screen throughout the televised
show, reminding millions of con
sumers of the ‘real’ power
behind Ripken’s streaks,” Pur
cell said.
In addition to these events,
ADA/DC Middle Atlantic do
nated 3,000 half-gallons of milk
in Ripken’s honor to the Fran
ciscan Center in Baltimore to
benefit the homeless, according
to Purcell.
Bth grade at New Covenant
Christian School, where she is
involved in the band, plays, and
the track team. She is a member
of the NorLebCo 4-H Dairy
Club, as well as the Extra Spe
cial Puppy Club. Jessica is also
involved in the choir and the
ministry team.
Li’l Miss Dairy Princess con
testant Janelle Mendoff, is the 5-
year-old daughter of Steven and
Melissa Mendoff, 356 N. 13th
Street, Lebanon. Janelle has an
older sister, Brooke. She is in
kindergarten at the Henry
Houck Elementary School.
Janelle, who has a cousin in the
dairy industry whom she loves
to visit, wants to be a Li’l Miss
Dairy Princess because, “I love
animals and people.” Janelle’s
favorite ice cream flavor is
strawberry.
The Lebanon County Dairy
Promotion Committee invites
everyone to the coronation. The
evening will end with the tradi
tional “Make Your Own
Sundae.”
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