Tioga County Selects Veronica Miles As Dairy Princess Veronica Miles, seated, is Tioga County’s Dairy Prin cess for the year 2000. Genie Bruce will serve as the Al ternate Dairy Princess. CAROLYN N. MOYER Tioga Co. Correspondent WHITNEYVILLE (Tioga Co.) Veronica Miles, Osceola, will wear the crown of the Tioga County Dairy Princess. Miles is the 17-year-old daughter of An drew and Elizabeth Costly. She received the crown at ceremonies held at the Tioga County Fair grounds, Monday, June 5. Named alternate Tioga Coun ty Dairy Princess was Genie Bruce, 18, daughter of Dale and Michelle Miles, Knoxville. Miles pulled from her dairy background to produce her skit about milk being good for all ages. She appeared as a teenager who discovered that milk could give her enough energy to get through her entire workout. “Boy, I love milk! You know, I used to drink soda with all that sugar and stuff, but then I found out that soda works for a little while, and then I’m tired out. I found out milk is good for you. It gives you energy a lot longer, and it’s good tasting.” After a quick costume change, Miles returned posing as a moth er to be and noted that she drinks milk “for multiple rea sons!” One last costume change left Miles as an older woman who Dairy maids in Tioga County, seated from left, are Kimberly Baker and Renee Nor man. Standing, from left, are Kaitlynn Johnson, Jami Butler, Sara Derstine, and Crystal Miles. had just recovered from a frac tured hip. She said, “I wish I had drunk my milk when 1 was younger. It’s too late for me to prevent (osteoporosis) but it’s not for you!” A student at Elkland Area High School, Miles will enter her senior year in the fall. She serves as Elkland’s Maple Sugar Sweet heart and is active in the Nation al Honor Society. She is also a member of the prom committee, the yearbook staff, Girl Scouts, and helps with Red Cross blood mobiles. For her presentation, Genie Bruce staged her own cooking show where she prepared a menu featuring dairy prod mm ucts. “The entire meal from appetizers to dessert will be made using different dairy prod ucts,” she said. “As well as being versatile, milk and dairy prod ucts are very easy to use.” She also reminded the audi ence not to skimp and try to get away with using imitation prod ucts. “You’ll be much happier with the real thing,” Bruce said. Bruce will be a senior at Cow anesque Valley High School in the fall and hopes to attend Corning Community College majoring in physical therapy after graduating. She is involved in 4-H, FFA, church, the Nation al Honor Society and the spin ning guild. She also enjoys play ing softball and holds a black belt in karate. Judges for the competition were Wayne Pratt, a member of the Bradford County Dairy Prin- Starting Solids! “Starting Solids; A Guide for includes information from the Parents and Child Care Provid- American Red Cross on what to ers,” not only has an attractive, do if your child is choking. colorful new look but also has For a free copy of this bro extensive information on transi- chure, send a self-addressed, tioning infant feeding from stamped legal-sized envelope to: breast milk and formula to solid Starting Solids, P.O. Box 65708, foods. In addition, the brochure Washington, DC 20035. D.S. Stainless Steel Canners Rectangular Canners Sizes: 24” x 24” ($429.00)* Round Canner Size: 25” round ($389.00)* Features: Double wall firebox for maximum heat protection and minimum heat loss; drain valve; all cast iron door and frame; 6” flue with baffle; portable; for use indoors or outdoors; uses minimum amount of wood Use: canning, frying, soup making, or lots of hot water Optional: LPG burner D.S. Machine Shop Stoves <£ Chimneys 2388 Old Leacock Road • Gordonville, PA 17529 717/768-3853 DEALER: NIPPENOSE CHIMNEY & STOVES RD 3 Box 367 (Rt 64) Williamsport, PA 17701 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 24, 2000-B7 cess Board and Gannon Insur ance, and Linda Yungwirth of Penn State Cooperative Exten sion. Miles received the crown from 1999 Tioga County Dairy Prin cess Stefanie Long who bid a tearful farewell to the crowd. She said, “I can remember the day I decided to do what these girls up here are doing. It was something I had always wanted and I had the support of my par ents, my friends and my commu nity.” Also representing the dairy in dustry in Tioga County are dairy maids Jami Baker, Liberty; Kim berly Baker, Covington; Sara Derstine, Mansfield; Kaitlynn Johnson, Tioga; Crystal Miles, Osceola; and Renee Norman, Liberty. * Price includes wooden can rack and stainless steel lid.
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