Love Of Children, ANDY ANDREWS Editor LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Sometimes it’s important to know a friend of a friend. A little pep talk wouldn’t hurt, either. Andrea “Anne” Fisher, 17, daughter of Amos and Jane Fish er, Gap, was crowned Lancaster County Dairy Princess last Satur day at the Farm and Home Cen ter. Andrea knew little about county dairy promotion. She didn’t serve as a dairy maid or ambassador. Though her parents co-own a dairy equipment company, she re ceived most of her inspiration to become princess from Brenda Hoover, Jill Hoover’s sister. An drea and Jill went to the same school Conestoga Christian School. Andrea is a senior there. Jill, Gap, was the reigning Lan caster County Dairy Princess until last Saturday evening, when more than 100 friends and family mem bers watched Andrea accept the tiara. Competition for the crown was tough. There were two candidates. Andrea was selected princess and Heather Brubaker, 20, daughter of Lowell and Deb Brubaker, Man heim, was selected alternate. Andrea, who enjoys working with children, is also employed part-time as a young child-care provider. Her presentation, enti tled “A Visit From the Dairy Fairy," focused on a “relative” of the Tooth Fairy in children’s story book fame. The Dairy Fairy lets little chil dren know about the importance of calcium in milk for a well rounded diet. “When a person’s body doesn’t have any calcium," said the Dairy Fairy, “then it steals the calcium from the body’s bones and leaves them fragile and brittle later in life." The Dairy Fairy, speaking to a young girl named Cinderella, tells the girl how milk provides the magical Vitamin D. The Dairy Fairy was on a mission, too, to en sure she put the “magic of Vitamin D" into Cinderella’s cow, Bess’s, milk. The natural dairy products, noted the Dairy Fairy, are essential to put that shine on “skin, hair, nails, and teeth” for the prince. “And, oh, if you see the Tooth Fairy," said the Dairy Fairy, “tell her (that) her cousin said hello.” For the impromptu question, “If you could return to any point in history, where would you go and why would you go there?” Andrea answered: back to the Civil Rights movement, because there is a “lot to be done.” After the Civil War, blacks still were treated harshly, said Andrea. Andrea admires the people “who stood up and made a stand,” and that she, too, “would like to make a difference. We treat others like we want to be treated. 1 think that's important." 2001-2002 dairy ambassadors. From left, Stephanie Donough, Laura Hess, Jenna Martin, Karen Shaub, Alysha Royer, Cheryl Hershey, Crystal Brubaker, Kari Martin, Apryl Becker, and Mary Zeng. Vitamin D Work Magic For Lancaster’s Dairy Princess The new Lancaster County Dairy Princess, Andrea Fisher, with family. Andrea Fisher, left, provides a dairy princess “hug” for alternate Heather Brubaker. A new segment of the contest in troduced this year was the ques tion put to the candidates; why run for Lancaster County Dairy Prin cess? Andrea said, “Every second in Lancaster County, seven gallons of milk are produced.” Andrea recognizes the impor tance of educating children bout how critical the dairy industry is, since fewer and fewer children live on farms. She said she would enjoy being a representative of the “hard work of farmers in the dairy indus try." Andrea's parents, Amos and Jane, are part owners of Fisher and Thompson Equipment, and have always been supporters of the Lancaster County Dairy Promo tion Committee. Andrea enjoys reading, sports, drama, and chap eroning and participating in out- door activities with children. She is a member of a choral group. An drea has participated in gymnas tics and enjoys swimming. She is also employed part-time at a mar ket stand. Andrea is the oldest of the Fish er children. Her siblings include Samantha, 15; Brooke, 12; and Shawn, 9. Heather Brubaker, 20, daughter of Lowell and Deb Brubaker, Man heim, was a dairy ambassador in 1997 and dairy darling in 1990. The family owns Hilltop Heritage Holsteins, a 220-acre dairy in Manheim. They milk 186 of the 340 Holsteins they own. Heather, employed full-time as a licensed cosmetologist at Regis Hair Salon, Lancaster, is also a Mary Kay beauty consultant. She has been a member and officer of the Northwest Dairy Club and a National and Pennsylvania Junior Holstein Association member. Heather exhibits some of her 14 registered Holsteins at local and state shows, an event she and her two sisters, Crystal, 16; Candice, 10; and brother Blake, 14, enjoy with their parents. Heather also helps out with farm chores. A graduate of Manheim Central High School, Heather was a mem ber of choir and was a varsity cheerleader. She also served as FFA member and has participated in dairy foods judging, dairy cattle judging, and on various commit tees. Heather’s presentation was “Do rothy In Dairyland.” In “Wizard of Oz” fashion, Do rothy stops by on her way down the Yellow Brick Road to see Mr. Farmer, also known as “Brains.” “I could certainly see you drink your milk,” she tells Mr. Farmer. “Just look at those muscles.” Brawn is essential to farm suc cessfully. For Mrs. Farmer or “Heart,” Dorothy pointed out that milk “also gives you energy. “And what do you need energy for? To run from Mr. Farmer when he chases after you,” said Dorothy. But Dorothy is looking for the way home. So she asks her dog, Toto, “How do we get home, Toto?” She taps her ruby-attired heels and says, “There’s no place like home on the farm.” Heather was asked the same im promptu question: if you could go back in time to live at any part in history, to what time would you go, where, and why? She spoke about being an eighth generation farmer and her willing ness to return to the farm’s begin nings. “It would be neat to see how much our farm has grown since that time what it would be like to farm back then when things were a lot harder than they are now,” said Heather. In the prepared speech, Heather spoke about her life on the farm. For the number one dairy county in the state, “wouldn’t it be a privi lege and honor to represent (the farmers)?” Heather spoke about the importance of family values and hard work of the dairy farmer, something she “holds very dear in my heart,” said Heather. Her dad and grandpa work long hours, she said, dedicated to the industry. And Heather said there are more housing developments re placing farms. “If we lose this, it would be like losing a part of our selves,” she said. Judges for the coronation in cluded Mike Isiminger, wife of Junia Isiminger, Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Promotion coordi nator and a technician for ABS Global, who, with Junia, care for replacement heifers on their 40-acre farm; Stephanie Satta zahn, second grade teacher at Blue Mountain Christian School; and David Sonnen, biology and envi ronmental science teacher, Cocali co High School. Jill Hoover, outgoing princess, spoke about her reign and saluted the producers. “Here’s to nature’s most perfect food and the farmers who produce it for us,” she said. Some dairy ambassadors are re turning to' assist the princess. Re turning for a third year as ambas sadors are Laura Hess, daughter of Joe and Linda Hess, Mount Joy, and Kari Martin, daughter of Leonard and Joyce Martin, Ephra ta. Jenna Martin, Kari’s sister, is serving a second year as ambassa dor. Stephanie Donough, daughter of Timothy and Brenda Donough, Bainbridge, and Cheryl Hershey, daughter of Dale and Martha Her shey, Ronks, are also returning to serve a second year. Young women serving their first year as dairy ambassador include Apryl Becker, daughter of Merle and Janet Becker, Kin/ers; Crystal Brubaker, daughter of Deb and Lowell Brubaker, Manheim; Karen Shaub, daughter of Kirk and Shir ley Shaub, Leola; Alysha Royer, Andrea Fisher as the Dairy Fairy. Heather Brubaker as the Wizard of Oz’s “Dorothy” with Mr. Farmer. Heidi Miller, state alter nate dairy princess, played piano at the Lancaster dairy princess pageant. daughter of Lynn and Sara Royer, Lancaster; and Mary Zeng, daugh ter of Thomas and Victoria Zeng, Paradise. Six dairy misses are Angela Becker, daughter of Merle and Janet Becker, Kinzers; Tiffany Do nough, Bainbrige, daughter of Timothy and Brenda Donough; Leslie Hoover, daughter of Carole and Gordon Hoover, Gap; Stepha nie Kauffman, Denver, daughter of Harold and Anne Kauffman; and Katelyn Ursery and Adrianne Ranck, daughters of Eldon Ranck and Tammy Ursery, Lancaster. Rounding out the dairy promo tion team are the dairy darlings, including Amelia Jean Barley, daughter of Rob and Shellie Bar ley, Conestoga; Hanna Breneman, Washington Boro, daughter of Jim and Renee Breneman; Candice Brubaker, daughter of Lowell and Deb Brubaker, Manheim; Toni Kauffman and Terri Kauffman, daughters of Harold and Anne Kauffman, Denver; Jennifer Royer, daughter of Lynne and Sara Royer, Lancaster; and Olivia Ursery, daughter of Eldon Ranck and Tammy Ursery, Lancaster.
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