For Kiel’s Lauren Siemers, becoming Alice in Dairyland would be a logical next step in her career in agriculture. The UW-Oshkosh student already has a lot of experience promoting agriculture not just in Wisconsin but across the country. Siemers served as the 2019 Wisconsin Holstein Association Princess, competed in speaking contests, and traveled extensively across the country and to Scotland to evaluate dairy cattle. During her time as a WHA Princess and her involvement in FFA and 4-H, she had a chance to see Alice in Dairyland up close and she performed her duties. Especially after seeing the role blossom even more after COVID, Siemers is excited to take over the program herself potentially.
Siemers will compete against Denmark’s Katrina Hoesly, Oconomowoc’s Halei Heinzel, Kewaunee’s Kiley Pagel, Big Bend’s Michaela King, and Fox Lake’s Cierra Essock for the title of Alice in Dairyland this May. Tickets went on sale on Monday for the Alice in Dairyland Finals’ two main events: the Wisconsin Products Showcase on May 3rd at Door County Boardwalk’s Gala location and the finale at Stone Harbor Resort on May 4th. You can meet the current Alice in Dairyland Ashley Hagenow and support the program at a fundraising meat raffle at Apple Valley Lanes in Sturgeon Bay on March 9 from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m.
