Dairy Day activities at mall

By Margaret Hobbs / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

A lot of partying was going on at Three Star Mall Saturday in observance of June Dairy Month. In fact, some said they were going to party “till the cows come home!”

This is June Dairy Month’s 66th annual celebration of our dairy farm families and the recognition of dairy’s vital role in the health and quality of life in our state.

Locally 4-H club members, under the guidance of Extension leaders Jamie Harris and Michael Barry, conducted a Dairy Day at the mall. June Dairy Month chairman Ryan Bush led the celebrants in Diaper Derby activities, baby show, ice cream eating contest, Real Seal Walk, dairy recipe cooking contest, just to name a few of the activities. The night was topped off with the annual Dairy Princess Pageant, with the center stage area transformed with a dairy atmosphere complete with sunflowers and cow print fabric.

Area dairy farmers Tressa and J. B. Moore of Moore’s Lane Dairy Farm were recognized with honors naming them Farmer of the Year for their efforts and dedication to the industry.

Winners in the 16th Annual Diaper Derby in the 5 to 8 month category are: Jordan Myers, first; Chole Pigate, second; Jada Cummings, third; and 9 to 12 month winners Trevor Evans, first; Nathaniel Womack, second; and Lakeland Simpson, third.

Cute kids winning the Baby Show are: Birth to 12 months girls, Myka Crawford, first; Vanessa Woodruff, second; Kennedy Brady, third; boys, Rylan Grant Ernst, first; Garrett Dewayne Ashburn, second, Xander Lee, third; 12 to 24 months girls, Erin RaeAnn Skiles, first; Leslie Dakota Dodd, second; Lindzey Gray Hillis, third; boys, Jakob Ryan Shockley, first; Dillon Blake Haley, second; Trevor Evans, third; 24 months to 4 years girls, Saylor Hodges, first; Autumn Lillian Brindley, second; Devin Brylee Kell, third; boys, Jason Kyle Todd, Jr., first; Jalen Briley Cummings, second; and Travis Bell, third.

Winning dairy recipes include: Salad — Chad and Doris Goff, first; Mary Beth Gribble, second; Tressa Moore, third;

Side Dish — Tammie Gribble, first; Brenda Woodlee, second, Tressa Moore, third;

Main Dish — Brenda Woodlee, first; Tammie Gribble, second; Linda Beechum, third;

Dessert — Brenda Woodlee, first; Tammie Gribble, second; and Sherry Beechum, third.