A3O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 21. 1995 Hiller Set To Open HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) The president of the Pennsyl vania Stale Grange is to open the 123 id edition of the Pennsylvania State Grange convention by re viewing the past year’s accomp lishments while offering a vision of the future to an expected audi ence of more than 1,000 Grangers, during the first full day of the Slate Session, Oct. 23. The Pennsylvania Slate Grange convention runs Oct. 22-26 in West Middlesex, Mercer County. Hiller said one of the strengths of the Peiyisylvania State Grange, with more than 33,000 members, is its legislative branch and grass roots policies that govern the Grange and influence decisions on Capitol Hill. “It is in Grange meetings where good legislation has had its begin- nings,” Hiller said, “and where it will continue to influence our legislators as we protect Grange in terests while serving the agricultural and rural communities.” Grange-influenced legislative accomplish ments in 1995 include passage of the Ag Edu cation bill and under ground storage tank legislation, dismantling of the Department of Environmental Re sources (DER), and lowering the over-order premium with the Penn sylvania Milk Market ing Board. “There arc many areas where Grange policy must be inserted and sustained,” Hiller said. “Grange influence and integrity remain high, and we must con tinue to expand our list of legislative accomp lishments while main taining our vigilance in Harrisburg and Wash ington.” . Hiller said the ac complishments of the past with a vision to ward the future will guide the organization as the Grange continues to tackle issues facing communities and the agricultural industry. “The Grange must continue to be a leading force, in partnership with organizations of similar views, and re cognize that agriculture is now, more than ever before, a business - big business - and more than a way of life, for that way of life means simp ly to exist We must do more than that” As a grass-roots or ganization, policies are formulated at the local and county level and then passed to the state Grange in the form of a resolution. Once passed, the re solution becomes Grange policy and those policies, which have federal implications, are submitted for considera tion at the Natibnal Grange convention in November. There are about 7 5 re solutions that will be Grange convention this year. Some issues facing this year’s delegate body are the 1995 Farm Bill, strengthening the Agricultur al Security Act, water use regula tion, passage of the Delaney Clause, building code regulations and rural education reform (School Choice). This year’s session is being hosted by Beaver, Lawrence and Mercer counties. “The Grange is a grass-roots or- Growth, community service, ganization which gets its policies awards to the nuMtan/ting mbor from the local granges in the form dinate (local) and Pomona (coun of resolutions,” said Hiller. “Over ty) Granges, past officer awards the years,the Grange has success- and the Granger of the Year fully lobbied for such issues as award, the highest honor bestow rural mail delivery, establishment ed upon an individual for service of rural electric cooperatives and to the organization, fairer prices for fanners. 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RD 2 Box 271 Lebanon, PA 17042 East Earl, PA 17519 (717) 270-6600 (717) 354-0584 1-800-646-6601 123rd Pa. State Grange Convention vcntion will be the State of Agri culture Address from Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brosius on Tuesday afternoon, and the pre sentation of the various depart mental awards on Tuesday eve ning. Awards to be presented Tues day evening at the All-Granger banquet include the State Master’s Award for Excellence in Com munity Service and Membership 6:30 p.m. in the West Middlesex High School auditorium. “The competition in these events is tough and the talent is outstanding as youth members battle for statewide honors and the right to perform against their peers horn around the country at the Na tional Grange convention,” Hiller said. “These youths demonstrate skills and abilities that they have m YOUR FARM AND HOME CENTER If We Do Not Have It, WE’LL GET IT HEAT LAMP BULBS - ON SALE! 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