Warren
PITTSFIELD (Warren Co.)
The 30th annual Warren County
Dairy Princess Pageant was held
recently at the 4-H building on
the grounds at the Warren Coun
ty Fair.
Following the competition
which involved personal inter
views with the judges, presenta
tion of a speech, and the answer
ing of an impromptu question.
Tiffany Gilkinson. daughter of
Rich and Vicki Ciilkinson of
Lander was selected 2000-2001
Warren County Dairy Princess.
Sarah Lindcll, daughter of Trudy
Lindell and the late Denny 1 in
dell was selected as the Alternate
Warren County Dairy Princess.
Ms, Gilkinson profiled her fa
ther as “My Most Important Per
son" during her speech. She
complimented her father for his
dairy expertise and for being a
positive role model.
Ms. Lindell titled her speech
“Why Dairy Farmers Do What
They Do,” and asked where
would we be without them?
This being the 30th anniver
sary of the local pageant, Jan
Harding, executive director of
the Pennsylvania Dairy Princess
and Promotions Services was an
honored guest. Ms. Harding
complimented the local commit
tee for its faithful promotion of
Schuylkill Dairy Princess
PITMAN (Schuylkill Co.)
Recently, the Schuylkill County
Dairy Promotion Committee
crowned Samantha Snyder the
Dairy Princess for 2000. Saman
tha is the daughter of Steve and
Melissa Snyder of Carl-A Hol
stein Farm in Pitman.
Samantha presented a speech r j es 0U ( b er reign as county dairy
entitled “Osteoporosis: Ages and princess.
Stages and also a skit entitled Samantha’s father, Steve
Kids Linder Construction Snyder, emceed the luncheon at
which took the audience to a the Schuylkill County Extension
construction site w. h a new set office 1999 Schuylkill
of tools including the vitamins Count Dai Ambass " ador
and minerals found m milk that M £ attended the
are essential m building a event and shared her exneriences
healthy kid. Parents and children < T". t a ™ snare 4 a her ex P enence s
enjoyed and learned about the within the past year. Christine
importance of dairy for good nu- £ad also served the county as the
trition Dairy Princess in 1998.
As a senior at Tri-Valley High Madeline Daubert, the daugh-
School, Sam is active as Student ter of Ronald Ray and Melanie
Council president and co-editor Daubert of Pine Grove, was
of the school newspaper. She en- named the Li’l Miss for the up
joys sports and plays on the vol- coming year,
leyball team and is a cheerleader. Samantha and Madeline will
Samantha is a member of Zion represent the county at a variety
E.C. Church. After graduating, of events and programs through-
Samantha plans to attend college out the year.
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County Selects Tiffany Gilkinson
the dairy industry. The state pag
eant was organized on a county
basis beginning in 1968. Warren
County has sent a delegate since
1969.
Recognized as Past Warren
County Dairy Princesses in at
tendance were Edith Miller Leh
man, Christina Blystone Wol
bert, and Marcy Hunter.
Ruth Barnes Shaw, professor
of art history at Jamestown
Community College of Clean,
was the mistress of ceremonies.
Ms. Shaw introduced the panel
of judges: Marianne Kent of
Sherman, co-chair of the Chau
tauqua County Dairy Princess
Committee, Gerald Bensink of
Columbus, a retired county exec
utive director of the A.S.C.S.-
U.S.D.A., and Sam Huffman of
Randolph, N.Y. dairy nutrition
expert for Enterprise Sales of
Agway.
Retiring Dairy Maid Kelsi
Wilcox was escorted by her fa
ther Craig Wilcox of Lander. She
was presented with a plaque for
two years of faithful service in
that position. Ms. Wilcox told the
audience that the dairy check-off
program is working. She report
ed a 29 percent increase in con
sumption of fluid milk. The
check-off program amounts to 15
cents per hundred weight of milk
shipped by each producer. The
and major in biology and educa
tion.
The promotion committee
presented Sam with a variety of
gifts including a gift certificate,
luggage, a camera, and a gold
necklace. Each of these things
will be useful to Sam as she car-
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From left are Sam Huffman, judge from Enterprise Sales of Agway; Gerald Bensink,
retired county executive director A.S.C.S.-U.S.D.A.; Tiffany Gilkinson, dairy princess,
and Sarah Lindell, Alternate Dairy Princess, and Marianne Kent, judge from Chautau
qua (N.Y.) dairy princess committee.
local dairy promotion team wished her successor a good Mosher Milling, Pine-Ton Farm,
earned the second level of year. Rick Meabon Transport, Russell
promotion completing 137 Door prizes and promotional Veterinary Hospital. Ter-Lin's
promotions items were donated by Cable Reflections. Warren-Forest Po
v ,’•**. iqqq ... Hollow Greenhouse, COBA/ mona Grange No. 10, and Zahm
Kathy Little, IWV Warren Select Sjres Co , or p , us by Melin . and Ma tson.
County Dairy Princess, was es- da Johnson, Dairy Farmers of Marita and Leah Jespersen
corted by her father, Roy Little America, Dean Foods, Farmer’s helped serve brownie sundaes,
of Pittsfield. She thanked the Union Milk Producers Associ- milk punch, cheese and crackers,
committee for their help and ation, John Wiggers & Son, and coffee.
Schuylkill County Dairy Princess Samantha Snyder and Li’l Miss Madeline Daubert
are surrounded by promotion committee members, from left, Gail Moyer, Jody and
Melanie Daubert.
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