Pictured front row from left are Janeen Real, Alison Eisenhut, Katelyn Bloss, Natalie Head, Jenna Head, 2013 Madison County Dairy Princess Cassie Head, Kelsey Brown, Lacie Head, Molly Head, Kayla McCauley and Alexis Weisband. (Back row from left are 2013 Alternate Madison County Dairy Princess Erica Reale, 2013 NYS Dairy Princess Courtney Luskin and 2012 Madison County Dairy Princess Nicole Champion.
(Chittenango, NY- June 2013) Cassie Head of Hubbardsville was crowned the 2013 Madison County Dairy Princess May 5 at the Jim Marshall Farm in Chittenango. Eleven Dairy Ambassadors were also recognized in a special celebration for the 50th year of Dairy Promotion in Madison County.
Cassie is the 15-year-old daughter of Tim and Colleen Head of Hubbardsville. She works at Headline Farm, which has been in her family since 1904. Cassie has been a Dairy Ambassador for eight years and is a freshman at Brookfield Central School where she is vice president of the Jr. National Honor Society and plays varsity soccer, volleyball and softball.
Cassie is a junior member of Holstein USA, Red & White Holstein Association, NYS Jr. Holstein Association and Madison County 4-H. She loves showing cows on local, state and national levels. During her reign as the 50th Madison County Dairy Princess, she will teach consumers how to keep their bodies healthy by consuming nature’s most promising foods – dairy products and inspire everyone to get their 3-Every-Day of Dairy.
Erica Reale, the 18-year-old daughter of Laurie Reale of Chittenango, was crowned as 2013 Alternate Madison County Dairy Princess. She is an employee at Tuscarora Dairy, LLC owned by Steven, Marylou and Nathan Durfee of Chittenango. Erica is a member of the Clever Clovers 4-H Club in which she is a Junior Leader and she loves to show cows. She is a graduate of Chittenango High School where she was on honor roll and participated in cross-country, indoor-outdoor Track and was a teachers’ assistant.
The 50th year celebration for the county began with introductions by MC Jenny Kelsey-Mills who was the 1997 NYS First Alternate Dairy Princess. Current NYS Dairy Princess, Courtney Luskin, was a guest speaker and gave the ADADC Update.
A special recognition of all past Princesses in attendance was made, which included: Kay( Fisher) Osborn (1966 Madison Co. Dairy Princess); Monica (Kelsey) Jasmin (1981 Madison Co & NYS Dairy Princess); Teri Curtis (1990 Madison Co. Dairy Princess); Jenny (Kelsey) Mills (MC & 1995 Madison Co/NYS First Alternate Dairy Princess); Naomi (Durfee) Chan (2005 Madison Co. Dairy Princess); Sara Nourse (2007 Madison Co. Dairy Princess). Also present was Sara Rathbun (2009 Alternate Madison County Dairy Princess).
In a farewell address, the 2012 Madison County Dairy Princess Nicole Champion thanked the Dairy Ambassadors parents Marylou Durfee and Amy Kelsey for their outstanding support during the past year.
The 11 Dairy Ambassadors that were recognized included Lacie, Molly, Jenna and Natalie Head of Hubbardsville; Kayla McCaulley of Manlius; Erin Curtis-Szalach of Cazenovia; Kelsey Brown of DeRuyter; and Alexis Weisbrod of Canastota. Recognized as Sr. Dairy Ambassadors were Katelyn Bloss of Kirkville; Alsion Eisenhut of Chittenango; and Janeen Reale of Chiitenango.
Hi my name is Sarah Smith. My older sister was oneida county dairy princess yrs ago (Lori Smith). I’m currently a DSP at Madison Cortland ARC and since June is known as national dairy month I was curious if we can get a speaker to come visit some of our individuals that we serve and inform them about dairy nutrition?