Patty Scheffel of rural Lyle will be a candidate for Princess Kay of the Milky Way 1990 after being named Region 10 Dairy Princess Saturday.

Kari Hurley of Stewartville, Olmsted County Dairy Princess, and Amy Deming of rural Plainview were honored as attendants in the region contest.

Scheffel, 17, was crowned Region 10 princess in Albert Lea in a contest that included candidates from Wabasha, Olmsted, Steele, Dodge, Freeborn and Waseca counties. She was also named Miss Congeniality in the event.

The daughter of Roger and DeAnn Scheffel, she graduated this year from Lyle High School. She plans to attend Austin Community College this fall and study to become a veterinarian.

Hurley, 18, a 1990 graduate of Stewartville High School, is the daughter of Patrick and Dorothy Hurley. Amy, 18, is the daughter of John and Alice Deming.

Scheffel will participate in the Princess Kay competition at the Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul.