York Dairy Princess Pageant Planned
JOYCE BUPP
York Co. Correspondent
THOMAS VILLE (York Co.)
Visiting elementary schools has
been a key focus during the past
several months for members of
the York County dairy princess
and promotion team.
“I talked with 600 students,
from kindergarten through sixth
grade, during just one day of a
promotion visit to the Southern
York County School District,”
said York County dairy princess
Michelle Walker, as she recently
briefed contestants for the 2002
pageant on the opportunities to
boost dairy awareness that come
with the crown and banner.
Walker hosted the annual
planning tea for York’s Dairy
Princess and Promotion program
at her family’s Walk-Le Farm.
The annual pre-pageant gather
ing provides returning partici
pants an opportunity to share
their promotion experiences
while explaining the program to
newcomers. Special events, which
Michelle and the promotion team
participated in during the past
year, included Christmas at the
River, Brown’s Orchard Market’s
strawberry festival, Ice Cream
Day at the York County court
house, monthly dairy bingo
games at the Weiglestown Senior
Center, and several area parades.
Eleven candidates will take
part in the annual pageant, at
7:30 p.m. on June 8 at the York
County 4-H
Center. Candi
dates will be
competing for
the title of dairy
princess and the
opportunity to
serve during the
next 12 months
as part of the
extended dairy
promotion
team.
Dairy prin
cess candidate
Raechel Kil-
gore, 17, is the
daughter of
Doug and Pam
Kilgore, Air
ville. She is a
senior at Red
Lion Area High
School, member
of the Honor
Society and an ering pursuing
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was the na-
tional 4-H dairy judging champi
on in 2001, and now assists in
coaching the junior judging team.
A member of the dairy promo
tion team for several years, Rae
chel served two
years as a dairy
miss and one year
as a dairy ambas
sador. She plans
to pursue an agri
culture commu
nications degree
in college. As a
dairy princess
candidate, Rae-
chel wants to take advantage of a
variety of opportunities to boost
public perception of the role and
benefits of dairy foods in the diet.
The Kilgore family milks SO cows
at their McCall’s Ferry Farm.
Heather Baumgardner and
Lisa Jones are dairy ambassador
candidates and Amanda Hoover
is a candidate for dairy maid.
Heather Baumgardner, 18, is
the daughter of Dan and Lori
Baumgardner, Dillsburg. Heather
is a home-schooled graduate,
working with the family’s dairy
herd, and studied dairy manage
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As a candidate
for her second
year as a dairy
ambassador.
Heather is inter
ested in working
with her favorite
age group for
teaching, first
through third
grade students.
She is consid-
Lisa Jones,
15, is the
daughter of Dennis and Patricia
Greek Jones, Airville. Lisa is a
sophomore student at Red Lion
Area High School and active in
the school’s FFA chapter. She is
a member of the Milk and Money
4-H dairy club and the state and
national Brown Swiss Associa
tion.
Lisa will be competing in the
dairy pageant for the first time,
but is especially interested in
promoting the positive health as
pects of milk and dairy product
consumption.
Amanda Hoover, 14, is the
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the strawberries she raises as a
member of the Berries and Bees
Club.
As a previous dairy miss and
dairy maid, Amanda has espe
cially enjoyed taking part in milk
promotion at area parades. She is
a candidate for dairy maid and
enjoys talking with people about
milk at promotion events.
Candidates for dairy miss are
Jelee Anstine, Amy Baumgardn
er, Carlyn Crowl, and Amber
Thoman.
Jelee Anstine, 10, is the daugh
ter of Lynn Hibbard and Charles
Anstine, York. Jelee, a fifth
grade student at the Sinking
Springs Elementary School, en
joys the trampoline and tether
ball, and is a member of the Penn
Laurel Girl Scouts. As a third
year dairy miss candidate, Jelee
has enjoyed promoting the dairy
industry at a variety of events, in
clude riding parade floats and
helping at the Ice Cream Day
celebration at the York County
Courthouse.
Amy Baumgardner, 11, is the
daughter of Dan and Lori Baum
gardner, Dillsburg. Amy, a home
schooled fifth-grader, has been
part of the promotion team for
four years as both a dairy miss
and li’l miss. She enjoys the pa
rades and senior centers, but es
pecially likes doing promotions
with younger children. A member
of the Central Dairy Club, Amy’s
favorite part of exhibiting her
two dairy heifers is the showman
ship competition.
Carlyn Crowl, 10, is the
daughter of Gary and Melanie
Crowl, Delta. A fifth grader at
Clearview Elementary School,
Carlyn is a member of the Milk
and Money dairy club and exhi
bits three Milking Shorthorns.
Participating for her second year
as a dairy miss, Carlyn assisted
with the strawberry festival at
Brown’s Orchard Markets and
took a calf to her fourth-grade as
part of school dairy promotion
activities.
Amber Thoman, 8, is the
daughter of Gary and Gail Tho
man, Dallastown. Amber is in the
second grade at Loganville-
Springfield Elementary School
and plays soccer in the JLS
league. A two-year 4-H member
of the Southwest dairy club.
Amber exhibits her calf at area
shows. She has been a dairy miss
and li’l miss for four years, and
enjoys riding parade floats.
Sisters Katie and Rebekah
Baumgardner are candidates for
the li’l dairy miss title.
They are the daughters
of Dan and Lori Baum
gardner, Dillsburg.
Katie, 7, is a home
schooled second grade
student, who enjoys art,
including painting and
playing the piano. She is
a rookie member of the
Central dairy club and
will exhibit one calf this
year. As last year’s li’l
dairy miss, Katie’s fa
vorite promotion was
riding floats in parades.
Rebekah Baumgardn
er, 4, is a pre-school par
ticipant in the family’s
home schooling studies.
While not an official
past member of the
promotion team,
“Bekah” has traveled to
various events with her
older sisters and likes
drinking milk and eat
ing dairy products.
Organizations inter
ested in having the York
County dairy princess or
promotion team be part
of their program may
contact Heather Growl
(717) 862-3955, or Lori
Baumgardner (717.)
432-3169.