This year's Alice is going to look rather familiar...

Alice in Dairyland Finalists Announced in Chippewa County
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 03/30/2007

Five women have been selected to compete for the title of Wisconsin's 60th Alice in Dairyland. During a candidate briefing forum in Chippewa County on Friday, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture informed the finalists about what the 'Alice' position entails and how to prepare for the finals event, which will be held in the county May 17-19.

This year's finalists include Brenda Cavanaugh, Prairie du Sac, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls; Tolea Kamm-Peissig, Athens, a graduate of UW-River Falls; Amanda Levzow, Rio, attending the University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Jill Makovec, Muscoda, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Susan Orth, Fennimore, a graduate of UW-Madison.

The public is invited to attend the finals at the Sleep Inn & Suites in Eau Claire on May 19. They can also view the ceremony during a special live Webcast presented by Wisconsin Ag Connection, which is being sponsored by the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board and Accelerated Genetics.

Alice in Dairyland is a full-time public relations professional employed by the division of agricultural development for a one-year term.


The funny thing is I know all of these talented women! I had classes (and probably a few drinks) with Brenda at UWRF, definately had a few drinks with Tolea at UWRF, plus she is my brother-in-law's ag teacher in Athens. Amanda was my sister Kirsten's roommate in Madison while she was in short course, and Jill is from Muscoda and we both worked in the PR department at CRI. And lastly, Susan and I were in the district leadership team back in the day for 4-H. It's my favorite saying, so I'll say it again: isn't it a small world?