EOT Dairy Little Princesses crowned

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Little Miss and Dairy Princess representatives from East Otter Tail County include: Front row: Ambassador: Macey Minten, Princesses: Maggie Cronk and Megan Eckman. Middle row: Little Misses Ellyana Ruther, Caroline Schwantes and Caylee Seedorf. Back row: Little Misses Audrey Weller, Maggy Weller, Ella Horn and Lucey Minten.

Maggie Cronk and Megan Eckman were crowned as the 2023-24 East Otter Tail County Dairy Princesses. They were crowned during the annual East Otter Tail County Midwest Dairy Association banquet and coronation at Mills Lanes and Lucky Strike Grill on April 2.

Cronk is the daughter of Barry and Janine Cronk of Henning and Eckman is the daughter of Francisco Lopez and Noemi Gonzalez of Perham.

Macey Minten was crowned as the East Otter Tail County Dairy Ambassador. She is the daughter of Mike and Jen Minten of Perham.

The Little Miss Dairy program was also held as seven local youth were honored.

Among the Little Princesses were: Lucey Minten, who is the daughter of Mike and Jen Minten of Perham; Ellyana Ruther, who is the daughter of Aaron and Tiffany Ruther of Perham; Caroline Schwantes, who is the daughter of Dave and Jen Schwantes of Perham; Miss Caylee Seedorf, who is the daughter of Paul and Amanda Seedorf of Perham; Audrey Weller, who is the daughter of Brad and Bridget Weller of New York Mills; Maggy Weller, who is the daughter of Brad and Bridget Weller of New York Mills and Ella Horn, who is the daughter of Devin and Samantha Horn of Henning.

As East Otter Tail Midwest Dairy Association royalty, the princess, ambassador and Little Miss Princess are available to visit with businesses and organizations about the dairy industry. Anyone who would be interested in having them hand out dairy treats at their business is encouraged to contact Ronda Koehler at (218) 385-2553 or (218) 640-0943.