816-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 19,2001 Michelle Walker To Be York Dairy Princess JOYCE BUPP York Co. Correspondent THOMASVILLE (York Co.) A new dairy promotion team is preparing to step into the York County limelight with Michelle Walker to wear the sparkling princess tiara for the next 12 months. The coronation of a new York County dairy princess by cur rently reigning princess Heather Crowl will highlight the annual pageant beginning at 7:30 p.m, Saturday, May 26, at the York 4-H Center. Michelle, 18, is the daughter of Leroy and Brenda Walker, Thomasville. She will graduate in June from the York County School of Technology, where she is president of the National Honor Society. Michelle attended the Governor’s School for Health Care and was active with the Ambassadors for Career Educa tion and the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership program. She plans to be an independent Mary Kay director and pursue a busi ness major at Wilson College. The Walker family, which in cludes brothers Brad, 24, and Greg, 22, owns and operates Walk-Le Farms, with 150 milk ing registered Holsteins and 100 acres cropped to corn and hay. Michelle owns two dairy animals and has been active in 4-H dairy and show activities. She was pre viously an alternate York Coun ty dairy princess. Participants in the May 26 York County dairy princess pageant will include, from left, Michelle Walker, princess candidate, ambassador candidates April Daugherty and Raechel Kilgore, and dairy maid candidate Amanda Hoo ver. 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She is home-school ed and in her junior year of stud ies. April is active in 4-H live stock programs and youth activities at her church. Raechel Kilgore, 16, is the daughter of Doug and Pam Kil gore, Airville. She is a lOth-grade student at Red Lion Area High School and a member of the FFA, as well as active in 4-H dairy showing and the dairy judging team. Along with help ing on the family’s dairy and crops operation, Raechel plays field hockey for the Red Lion school team. Dairy maid Amanda Hoover has several years of promotion program experience as well. Amanda, 13, is the daughter of Paul and Rose Hoover, East Prospect, who operate a dairy goat business. She is a 4-H mem ber with swine and goat projects, f * mgs Includes An Unequ . 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Carlyn Crowl, 9, is the daugh ter of Gary and Melanie Crowl, Delta. A fourth-grader, she is a member of the 4-H Milk and Money dairy club and active in school musical events and church choir. Amy Baumgardener, 10, is the daughter of Daniel and Lori Baumgardner, Dillsburg. Amy is in the fourth grade, participates in church group activities and a member of the Central 4-H dairy club. Kathryn “Katie” Baumgardn er, 6, is also the daughter of Dan iel and Lori Baumgardner, Dills burg. First-grader Katie enjoys the family’s farm animals and takes part in the family church girls’ group. Amber Thoman, 7, is the daughter of Gary and Gail Thoman, Oallastown. Amber is in the first grade and has her own dairy calf. The pageant will mark the last “official” task for current York County dairy princess, Heather Crowl, completing a busy year of appearances and speaking opportunities. Just recently, Heather visited with 300 eighth-grade students dur- ing a health fair at West York Junior High School, where she manned a calci- um display and offered milk and cookie treats. Every Monday for the past several months, Heath- er has spent her day off from business classes visit- ing elementary and pre schools, educating young- sters about the benefits of sistance major and plans a career including milk and dairy foods in in the health field, their chosen foods. Heather Michelle Walker’s reign will teaches her young listeners about kick off with a busy June Dairy how milk is produced, using Month line-up of promotions, be posters and feed samples, shows ginning June 2 with a “cow a video, and then gets them in- patty” bingo benefit planned at volved in hands-on dairy food Northern High School. Organiza preparation making either butter tions interested in booking the or pudding. York County dairy princess for a Now finishing up her first year meeting or event appearance as a student at the Yorktowne should contact booking coordina- Business Institute, Heather is tor Lori Baumgardner, phone pursuing a two-year medical as- (717)432-3169. Candidates for the York County dairy promotion’s Miss and Little Miss honors join reigning dairy princess Heath er Crowl, at right rear. Front, from left, are Amy Baum gardner, Katie Baumgardner, Jelee Anstine, Amber Tho man and Carlyn Crowl. STEEL BALE BOXES Ql, SUSQUEHANNA QL PRINTING
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