Pennsylvania State Grange Announces Competition Winners
WARREN (Warren Co.)
Members of the Youth and Deaf
Activities departments took center
stage on the first night of the 124th
annual Pennsylvania State Grange
Convention here with rousing per
formance in public speaking and
sign-a-song competitions.
Martha Ebersole and her son,
Brian, of Community Grange,
Perry County, took first-place
honors in their respective age
groups (30 and older and 14-19) in
the public speaking contest.
Martha, who is the director of
the state Grange Youth Depart
ment, discussed the role indivi
duals play in other people’s lives
while Brian talked about the value
of Grange involvement and the re
wards of being a Grange member.
“I go around the state encourag
ing members to enter this contest,”
Martha said about her decision to
enter the contest for the first time,
“and I decided that I should prac
tice what I preach and lead by ex
ample.”
The Youth Department of the
state Grange is for members ages
14-35. Youth members attend an
nual retreats, a summer camp and
leadership training seminars' to
prepare them to be the leaders of
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tomorrow. The youth porgram Activities Department, which pro- Stony Point #1694, Mercer Coun
also promotes fellowship and so- motes sound hearing and works to ty; 2. Floyd Buffington, Com
cials that lead to friendships that assist individuals, schools and so- munity Grange #2048, Dauphin
last a lifetime. c i a l agencies that serve the deaf County.
Jennifer Viscusi of Venango community. Ages 30 and older, 1. Martha
County, who is studying for a ca- Ebersole, Community Grange
reer in sign language, placed first Other winners were announced. #1675, Perry County; 2. Laura
in the individual division of the The public speaking winners McMillin, Westfield Grange
sign-a-song program. were: #1514, Lawrence County; 3. Ila The first-place winners advance
Deaf and hard of hearing For ages 14-19, 1. Brian Eber- May McMillin, Westfield Grange to the 1997 Mid-Atlantic Grange
awareness is the community ser- sole, Community Grange #1675, #1514, Lawrence County. Conference in Delaware next
vice project of the Pennsylvania Perry County; 2. Jennifer Camp- Individual winners in the sign- April, and the first-place winners
State and National Grange. The bell, Perry Valley Grangte #lBO4, a-song contest were. 1. Jenny Vis- at that conference will compete at
sign-a-song contest is one of the Perry County. cusi, Wesley Grange #1675, Ve- the 1997 National Grange Con
outreaches of the Grange’s Deaf Ages 20-29, 1. Chris Straub, nango County; 2. Brian Ebersole. vention.
Deputy Secretary Addresses Grange Delegates
WARREN (Warren Co.) six percent of the world’s consum- lutely linked and farms and agri-
The deputy secretary in the Penn- ers are outside the United States, business are an integrral part of
sylvania Department of Agricul- We feel it is imperative that Penn- the economy,” Redding said dur
ture said recently that the Ridge sylvania’s farmers be a part of this ing his remarks at the Library
Administration is working to global market, and we are working Theater. "That is why the Work
make the industry more profitable to open new opportunities for ex- men’s Compensation Reform
during the annual Stole of Agri- porting products.” passed by the Legislature and
culture and Rural Affairs address signed by Governor Tom Ridge
to the Pennsylvania State Grange was so important.”
delegate body.
Russell Redding, deputy sefcfe-
tary of agriculture, spoke to nearly
1,000 people here for the 124th
edition of the Pennsylvania State
Grange Convention. Delegates
consider about 80 resolutions on
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transportation, environmental,
health and welfare, agriculture,
dairy and local government issues.
As a grass-roots lobbying or
ganization, the delegate body vot
es on resolutions that, if passed,
become Grange policy. The
Grange’s Legislative Department
takes that policy to Capitol Hill to
seek the support of the state Legis
lature.
“One of the ways to address
profitability is to find new markets
and develop new value-added pro
ducts for Pennsylvania food pro
cessors,” Redding said. “Ninety
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 8, 1986-A23
Redding said the public must
realize that 60 to 65 percent of
farm family income comes from
off-farm employment, but that
agribusiness and agriculture still
provide jobs for 600,000 Pennsyl
vanians.
“The prosperity of our farms
and our rural communities is abso-
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