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There is a new princess in town! It is time to welcome Elizabeth Drake as the Tompkins County Dairy Princess. After the successful reign of the 2014 Dairy Princess, Julia Fouts, the crown has been passed to Elizabeth (Lizzy). She is the sixteen-year-old daughter of Doyle and Judy Drake of Lansing.

Drake is a rising senior at Lansing High School and a student in the Animal Science program at TST Career and Tech Center.  She was recently inducted into the National Technical Honor Society, and is the incoming President of the TST Career and Tech FFA Chapter.  Drake is also involved in several 4-H clubs and will be showing two dairy animals at the 4-H Youth Fair this summer.  Drake’s future goal is to go into the equine and bovine science field and own her own horses and cows.  This is her 6th year in the Dairy Princess program.

Drake has an energetic duo of alternates to help her with events and activities. Julia Fouts returns to the program as an Alternate.  She is the seventeen-year-old daughter of Paul and Laura Fouts, and will be a senior at Homer High School. Stephannie Rorick is also returning to the court as an alternate. She is the foster daughter of Evan and Brenda Carpenter.  She will be a junior this fall at Dryden High School and is involved in Tompkins County 4-H.


 

	Berry Blast Smoothie Makes 2 Servings Ingredients 1 cup frozen raspberries 2 (6-ounce) containers fat-free blueberry yogurt 1/2 cup fat-free milk 1 tablespoon unsalted, natural almond butter 1 tablespoon honey In a blender, add frozen raspberries, yogurt, milk, almond butter and honey. Cover and puree until smooth. Pour into two tall glasses and serve. Recipe courtesy of the American Dairy Association & Dairy Council Submitted and written by:   Lizzy Drake 2015/2016 Tompkins County Dairy Princess

The goal of the Dairy Princess Program is simple--to promote the wonderful industry that is dairy farming. Drake and her court say they look forward to helping support the dairy industry by appearing at community events, providing information at meetings, educating children through schools and summer camps, and watch for future news articles and recipes. The Tompkins County Dairy Princess Program is made possible through the support of the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council, the local planning and management organization funded by dairy farmer check off dollars.

Drake had already begun her reighn of advocacy Wednesday when she addressed the Lansing Town Board.  She advocated for local farming, especially dairy farming, and endorsed the proposed Agriculture & Farmland Protection Plan that is currently being considered by the Town. 

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