82-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 1,2003 From left are five finalists with the 2002 State Fair Queen: Ashleigh Gardner, West Lampeter Community Fair; Jacqueline (Jacquie) Pratt, 2002 PA State Fair Queen; Cas sandra (Cassie) Hay, 2003 PA State Fair Queen from Somerset County Fair; Jamie Jo Orcutt, Ist runner-up from Clearfield County Pair; Carla Martin, Manheim Community Farm Show; and Christie Regula, Fayette County Fair. ft I ftoufasfmitS' father (bjor r £nin,sy(va.Hm (bpiir (Qnem HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.) local fair where more than 375 Somerset County Fair; and Ash- Last weekend at the Hershey women competed. liegh Gardner, West Lampeter Lodge and Convention Center 51 During final competition, con- Fair. contestants vied for the Pennsyl- testants needed to present a 3 to Finalists on stage needed to vania Fair Queen title. 5 minute speech about “Why answer an impromptu question: Cassandra (Cassie) Hay, repre- You Should Come To My Fair.” “If the legislators threatened to senting the Somerset County Five finalists selected from the shut off funds for your fair, how Fair, was selected to reign over 51 contestants included the fol- would you convince them to con- Pennsylvania’s 114 fairs. Named lowing: Jamie Orcutt, Clearfield tinue funding?” first runner-up was Jamie Jo Or- County Fair; Christie Regula, cutt, Clearfield County Fair. Fayette County Fair; Carla Mar- Fach of the 51 contestant had tin, Manheim Community Farm been a first place winner at a Show; Cassandra (Cassie) Hay, <p/amk 3%nn GAY BROWNLEE Virginia Correspondent STAUNTON, Va. Sarah Ann Leonard’s wide smile on January 22 was every bit as mag netic and engaging as the glisten ing tiara placed on her tresses at the 2003 Virginia State Dairy Princess Coronation, where she won the title and Ashley Shifflett was named the alternate Virginia dairy princess. Leonard had performed a skit entitled “Joe Moola,” and later commented: ‘lt’s hard doing this in front of your friends. It’s easier to embarrass yourself in front of strangers.” But, then turning serious, she added, “I enjoy living on a dairy farm and promoting (the dairy industry).” Most shocking for the 17-year old Liberty High School junior is the statistic that 70 percent of teenage girls do not get enough calcium in their daily diets. Perhaps her official influence as Virginia dairy princess, cou pled with her position of presi dent of the Virginia Junior Hol stein Association can help to reverse the unhealthy trend. Leonard is the fourth generation involved with the family’s dairy operation and says very affectionately of the black and white cows: “I love my Hol steins.” Then added that she also loves her Brown Swiss. She believes that to make an impact for the dairy industry the dairy message must reach young people. “I want to target the youth market to increase milk and dairy product consumption and make it a habit early in life,” she said. Leonard has gone to state and national 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl, is active in 4-H dairy club, FFA, and shows dairy cows. She had been a dairy maid for two years. Additionally she is active in high school cross-country, la crosse teams, and at the Method ist church she attends. Jeff and Patty Leonard of Mid land are her parents. Her sisters Elizabeth and Katy are also dairy maids in Fauquier County. Ashley Shifflett is the Overbay; Tazewell County, IS-year-old daughter of Larry Alarm Osborne, Allison Osborne, and Susie Shifflett. The family - and Ashley Rubush. 3\fs °Plrqinm Raechel Kilgore, Penn sylvania Dairy Princess, and Dusti Vanderwende, Delaware State Dairy Prin cess, attended the pag eant. operates a 200-cow dairy in Fort Defiance. In addition to partici pating in 4-H dairy club, and FFA, Shifflett is a member of the Virginia Junior Holstein Associa tion dairy judging (she won a na tional title in FFA dairy judging), dairy bowl, high school forensics, and soccer, and the Methodist church. Dairy maids recognized and presented awards are Kallie Bar nard, Sarah Barnard, Jamie Kerr, Lindsay Banker, Amelia Co.; Cassandra Philips, Kelly Skeen, Michelle Skeen, Billie Jo Swope, Augusta Co.; Molly Brathwaite, Casey Canterbury, Beth Dickey, Leslie Hardesty, Maggie Long, Amanda Mackin tosh, Megan Mackintosh, Keely McCall, Riley McCall, and Victo ria Russell, Clarke County. Culpepper County dairy maids receiving awards are Kelly May hugh, Stacy Mayhugh, and Es ther Smith; Fauquier County, Elizabeth Leonard, Katy Leon ard, Amanda Messick, and Step hanie Messick; Floyd County, Ciera Sowers; Frederick County, Kristen Windle; Rockbridge County, Jennifer Leech; Rock ingham County, Sarah Joseph, Rosemary Liskey, Kathryn Lis key, Kelsey Morris, Veronica Paulson, Charlotte Will, and Jenny Will. From Smyth County is Hillary Cassie Hay’s answered, “Fairs are an American tradition for the (Turn to Page B 3) Judges for the contest were Lisa Perrin, member services of Maryland and Virginia Milk Pro ducers and a former New York state dairy princess; Julie Linton, a W.Va. dairy princess coordina tor, and a former West Virginia state princess; Patsy Props, Au gusta County poultry specialist and a farm manager. Judges’ responsibility was to choose the candidate who best combined the elements of dairy industry knowledge, speaking ability, poise, personality and ap pearance. Special guests were Raechel Kilgore, the Pennsylvania state dairy princess, Dusti Vander wende, Delaware state dairy princess; and Jennifer Potts, Miss Virginia. In a farewell speech, Joanie Will recapped appearances she had made as the 2002 princess. State princess Lindsey Potts (1999) presented a 2002 Royalty slide show. Coordinators for the Virginia Dairy Princess Program are Marty Potts and Laura Jackson. Pictured together are Virginia dairy maids attending the pageant. Names do not ap pear in the order they are standing: Jamie Kerr, Lindsay Bariker, Cassandra Philips, Kelly Skeen, Michelle Skeen, Maggie Long, Amanda Mackintosh, Megan Mackintosh, Kelly Mayhugh, Stacy Mayhugh, Esther Smith, Elizabeth Leonard, Katy Leonard, Aman da Messick, Stephanie Messick, Rosemary Liskey, Kathryn Liskey, Kelsey Morris, Vero nica Paulson, Charlotte Will, Jenny Will, Alana Osborne, Alison Osborne, and Ashley Ru bush. Working together to promote Pennsylvania fairs are First Runner-up Jamie Jo Orcutt, left, from Clearfield County Fair, anci Pennsylvania Fair Queen Cassandra (Cassie) Hay, from Somerset County Fair. Newly-crowned Virginia State Dairy Princess Sarah Leonard, left, is joined by special guest at the pageant, Miss Virginia Jennifer Pitts. tyairy
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