The dairy royalty will be in Northern Blair County come May 17.
On that day, the 2003-04 Blair County Dairy Princess will be crowned at DelGrosso’s Amusement Park. The pageant is set to begin at 7 p.m.
A meal will be served beginning at 6:15 p.m. The menu includes a quarter of a chicken, choice of a hamburger or hot dog, potato salad, baked beans, relish tray, roll, milk and ice cream. Cost is $7.50. Organizers are also offering a child’s picnic lunch, which consists of a hamburger or hot dog, potato salad, baked beans, relish tray, milk and ice cream. Cost for the child’s picnic lunch is $4.50.
Tickets for the meal can be purchased from the following committee members through May 10: Mrs. William R. Bigelow, Mrs. Richard A. Bigelow, Ms. Vicki Roudabush (Harry), Mrs. Kristin Russell and Mrs. Gerald Sollenberger.
No tickets will be sold at the park on the day of the pageant and all meals must be paid for in advance.
At the pageant, the contestants will be introduced, asked an impromptu question and required to present either a three to five minute speech or skit. Also introduced will be the 2003-04 dairy maids, dairy misses, future dairy princesses and their future farmer escorts. The dairy maids will also be asked an impromptu question on stage.
The master of ceremonies for the evening will be TV 10 morning and noon news anchor Amy Merkel Sylvester.
The first Dairy Princess pageant was held in 1964 in conjunction with the Morrison Cove Dairy Show in August. Contestants from Blair, Bedford and Huntingdon counties could participate. Later, it was changed to contestants from Blair County only.
Thirty-two young ladies have since represented the dairy industry as dairy princess. In 1990, Kristin (Metzker) Russell was selected as the county’s first state dairy princess.
The organizer would look to invite all previous dairy princesses and alternates to join in the selection of the 2003-04 Blair County Dairy Princess.
All are welcome to attend the pageant only.
