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Sacker is Alice finalist
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A Monroe High School graduate has been named one of five finalists for the 64th Alice in Dairyland position.

Sarah Sacker, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will graduate in May with degrees in dairy science and life sciences communication. The daughter of Jim and Sue Sacker, she was raised on her family's dairy farm and was involved in 4-H and FFA. Sacker served as the 2005-06 Green County Dairy Queen. She is currently active on campus in the Badger Dairy Club, Association of Women in Agriculture (AWA), and the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA). Sacker is also a founding member of Wisconsin's first Collegiate Farm Bureau Chapter. Sacker has been an intern at Spring Grove Dairy and Sassy Cow Creamery, and she has worked at Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese.

The next Alice in Diairyland will be selected from these finalists May 12 -14, 2011 in Waushara County.

Alice in Dairyland is a full-time public relations employee of Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and serves one year. Each year, Alice travels more than 40,000 miles across the state promoting Wisconsin products and educating media, youth, and civic groups about the diversity of our state's agriculture industry.

The three-day selection process for the 64th Alice in Dairyland includes two events open to the public. The public is invited to attend the Impromptu Question and Answer Session on Friday, May 13 at Camp Lakotah in Wautoma and the Finale Selection Event, which will be on Saturday, May 14 at the Wautoma High School and McComb/Bruchs Performing Arts Center.

Tickets for both of these events are available by calling the McComb/Bruchs Performing Arts Center toll free at (888) 987-2189.