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culture regional director. He has
been a member of the Grange for
50 years and is currently a mem
ber of Bottle Run Grange.
During his time in the Grange
he has held a number of positions,
including master of West Branch
Grange in Lycoming County,
master of Shermanata Grange in
Perry County, member of the State
Grange executive committee, and
coordinator of the State Grange
leadership/membership program.
Outside of the Grange Hiller
has been director and chairman of
the Lycoming County Conserva
tion District, chairman of the Old
Lycoming Township Planning
Commission. Currently he serves
as a lay leader of Heshbon United
Methodist Church, and as a mem
ber of the Williamsport Kiwanis
and Montoursville Masonic
Lodge.
Other offices were also elected
at this year’s state session. Wil
liam Steel, Beaver County, was
elected overseer (vice president).
In the Grange, Steel has held most
Subordinate Grange positions, and
is past master of Beaver County
Pomona Grange. From 1969-1981
he served at the national level as
Youth and Young Mameds direc
tor. He is currently master of Big Diana) for his years of service to
agent, and Also honored at the banquet community. Hayes *y WHcnama. _ .
his wife Mary-Lee have was Rep. Sam Hayes (R - 81st ZttSSSS'SSSS?' "W'’" hemW
Mifflin County Farmers’ Association Holds
GAIL STROCK
Mifflin Co. Correspondent
LEWISTOWN (Mifflin Co.)
The Mifflin County Farmers’
Association (MCFA) annual meet
ing was held recently at the
McVeytown Fire Hall.
After award presentations,
members and guests heard the Pen
nsylvania Famers’ Association’s
(PFA) new administrative secret
ary, Lou Sallie, speak on the direc
tion of PFA and goals for the
organization.
The new Nationwide Insurance
Program was addressed by PFA’s
Hadley Brown, and members vot
ed on policy recommendations.
With newly elected directors, the
board then elected officers.
Sallie, in addressing the group
of 60 people, took time to describe
the challenges PFA faces, his role,
the role of the staff, and the impor
tance of county level membership
and leadership.
“We have a challenge in this
Administrative secretary of the Pennsylvania Farmers’
Association, Lou Sallie, addressed the annual meeting of
the Mifflin County Farmers' Association along with Hadley
Brown who spoke on the new Nationwide Insurance Prog
ram with PFA.
boys and reside in New Sewickley
Township.
Grange Honors Members
Members of the Pennsylvania
State Grange took a break from
the business of their annual con
vention Tuesday to honor one of
their own.
Ruth E. Osborne, Pertyopolis,
Pa., was named “Granger of the
Year”, at the Scottish Rite Consis
tory during the All-Granger Ban
quet. Osborne was honored with a
plaque for her dedication to both
the Grange and the community.
This award is one of the highest
honors bestowed upon members.
The presentation, was part of the
State Session where more than
500 delegates gather to discuss
and vote on resolutions concern
ing rural and agricultural issues
which will direct Grange policy
for years to come.
Osborne is ending her six-year
reign as Flora for State Grange. In
addition to other offices held in
the Grange, she is also active in
Eastern Star, White Shrine, Red
stone United Methodist Parish,
and the Brownsville Historical
Society. Offices that Osborne has
held include Grand Warder of
Pennsylvania in Eastern Star,
Watchman of Shepherds in White
Shrine, and president of United
Methodist Women.
organization, and that challenge is
to get more people involved. The
issues today are more serious than
they’ve ever been,” Sallie said.
His emphasis is growth and
positive action at the county level.
“We’re only successful to the
extent that our members' are
involved.
“PFA is not the administration,
it’s not the state board, not the staff
in Camp Hill. PFA will do, PFA
will succeed, and PFA will grow to
the extent that its members want it
to,” he said.
Sallie said the staffs’ role is to
keep the counties better organized,
better informed, and more able to
be active and vocal. “Our focus at
the staff level is to be closer to the
counties, to better communicate
with the counties, to work harder
to help them to be more organized,
to help them be ready to do a better
job.”
According to Sallie, PFA’s
board of directors set up a long
Female Youth Ambassador.
Joel Straub, 1992-93 Male
Youth Ambassador.
Standing to serve as directors of the Mifflin County Farmers’ Association are, front
row, Pauline Click, Audrey Gay Rodgers, and Glenn Martin, and (back row) Larry
Goss, Mike Goss, Dave Stuck, Stan Dunk, Joe Laughlin, and Dave Esh. Stan Dunk
was elected to serve as president.
range planning team of members
trom across the state. By dividing
into areas such as membership and
programs, they took an in-depth
look into trends within the organi
zation. They checked data from
five years hack, then charted the
next five years should those same
trends continue.
They also conducted several
“speak out” meetings across Penn
sylvania fra - the members at large.
The long-range planning team,
after gathering this information,
outlined 7SO ideas for change for
the board of directors.
The board then wrote goals and
objectives. They developed ISO
objectives which clearly define
ways to reach the stated goals. The
staff now is in the process of writ
ing action plans to carry out the
objectives.
“The most important thing is
that members and leaders, and the
board of directors were involved in
taking a look at that and charting
the course of the organization,”
Sallie siad.
prov
Ringler on his retirement as state master.
Sallie said there are more than
four million members in the
American Farm Bureau Federa
tion, and his job is to get closer to
those members in Pennsylvania
who set policy and provide
leadership.
Hadley Brown, in speaking of
the PFA and Nationwide partner
ship, said Nationwide began as
Ohio Farm Bureau Insurance in
1926, and then added Maryland
Farm Bureau Insurance in 1928.
Alter forming the Pennsylvania
Farm Bureau Insurance Company
in the 19405, it was renamed
Nationwide in 1953.
Brown said the link with PFA
now is Nationwide’s chance to
form agricultural ties again.
Nationwide hopes to help PFA
increase membership by providing
insurance tailored to their mem
bers and their business needs, and
have developed and are develop
ing programs just for PFA
members.
Members then discussed, voted,
and adopted the following policy
Meeting
recommendations:
1. We support the recycling of
residential septage on farmland
according to the current DER
guidelines.
2. We recommend that a market
should be established for recycl
able material before recycling is
mandated upon local municipal
ties.
3. We recommend that the
extension serivce and/or the vo
ted! school teach a farm safety
course for 13-, 14-, and 15-year
old youths to meet legal require
ments for farm employment.
4. We recommend attendance
by Mifflin County School students
to the Pennsylvania Farm Show be
legally excused.
5. We recommend that PFA and
the PFA Slate Dairy Committee
continue to monitor and collect
data for use in preparing testimony
for over-order pricing of milk.
6. We recommend that the
Game Commission accept full
responsibility for all damages
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