814-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 8, 1998
New Royalty Named At State Grange Camp
HOWARD (Centre Co.) -
Being named Junior Prince or
Princess is a great honor.
And with that honor goes
pnvilege-the privilege to serve
your fellow man as representa
tives of the Pennsylvania State
Grange
This is part of the job descrip
tion that David Sattazahn and
Nichole Blair, the 1998-99
Prince and Princess, look for
ward to fulfilling
“If you have a goal to be
prince or princess and you are
willing to ge through the process
of being selected,” Sattazahn,
the 13-year-old son of Dennis
and Betsy Sattazahn of Berks
County, said “Then you have
the great privilege to be prince
or princess, and you get to have
a good time too.”
“I think it is important to be
princess so I can get more people
involved and let the 13- and 14-
year-olds know how great it is to
be princess and how much of an
honor, too,” Blair, the 14-year
HOWARD (Centre Co.)
Most Junior Grange campers
dream of being prince or
princess.
And for one boy and girl, that
dream does come true.
But before you can wear the
sash, you must prove that you
are among the best that the
Grange has to offer.
That’s why the road to the
“throne” is a grueling five-step
journey—to ensure the chosen
two are worthy of representing
the Pennsylvania State Grange
as Junior Royalty.
You are invited to come along
The theme of Youth Camp ’9B was Renaissance Faire, and
several campers decided to wear period costumes.
Youth campers some get-acquaini
whose water balloon hasn’t burst.
old daughter of Thomas and
Sandi Blair of Perry County,
said
Blair, who is master of Perry
Valley Jr. Grange #507, has also
served as secretary lady assis
tant steward, treasurer, ceres,
chaplain, and overseer
Sattazahn, who is overseer at
Marion Jr. Grange #344, has
also served as lecturer, steward,
assistant steward, and treasur
er.
Both said Grange is an
important part of their lives.
“You get to meet new people,
live a whole new type of lifestyle
at camp, get together with kids
from different parts of the state
and have a great time,” Blair
said, when asked what she
would tell non-Grangers about
why it is important to join the
Grange.
“It is a great organization,”
Sattazahn said, in response to
the same question, “and you can
become a better person.”
Sattazahn, an eighth-grade
Junior Grange Campers Find
Road To Throne No Easy Journey
on this journey as the judges
decide who will be the 1998-99
Junior Prince and Princess.
Step 1 - The written test
Let’s face it, few of us like
tests—especially if you re a 13-
or 14-year-old on summer vaca
tion.
But on the second day of
Grange camp, 28 teen-agers
found themselves doing just
that—answering a total of 100
true/false, multiple choice,
matching and fill-in-the-blank
questions plus three tie-breaker
questions.
As if taking a test wasn’t bad
games
student at Conrad Weiser
Junior/Senior High School,
plays baseball, basketball, foot
ball and street hockey, collects
sports cards and enjoys reading.
He is also active in 4-H and
Student Council at school.
Blair, a ninth-grade student
at Newport High School, plays
the clarinet, softball, basketball
and volleyball, is active in her
church’s youth group, and enjoys
bike riding, and camping.
First runners-up were; Shelly
Reppert, Virginville, Berks
County and Nick Fishovitz, Big
Knob, Beaver County.
Other Princess candidates,
their home Granges and county
were: Vicki Kieffer, Marion
Junior Grange, Berks County;
Marci Schaeffer, Pioneer, Berks
County; and Rebecca Vonada,
Logan, Centre County.
Other Prince candidates
were; Andrew Kieffer, Marion,
Berks County; Jeff Ruckert, Big
Knob, Beaver County; and Doug
Sattazahn, also of Marion
Grange, Berks County.
enough, they had to do it as 38
campers swam, played Frisbee,
or just hung out and talked with
friends during free time at Bald
Eagle State Park.
“The test was pretty easy, the
only thing that bothered me was
the wind,” Nick Fishovitz said.
“I made the court last year and I
would be pretty mad at myself if
I didn’t this year.”
The wind, blowing 10 to 20
m.p.h., was an added distrac
tion. In fact, the two sheets of
one camper’s test blew off the
table and came apart.
Others, however, were both
ered more by the difficulty of the
questions.
One girl couldn’t believe how
hard it was, exclaiming to a
friend, “I was like ‘what!’ when I
saw some of those questions.”
State Junior Grange Director
Deb Campbell said the written
test is used to select the court,
which is the five boys and five
girls with the highest test
scores.
“This is one of the largest
groups I’ve had take the test
during my six years as camp
director,” Campbell said. “We
had so many we had to divide
them into two groups. I think it
is really great that we have so
many 13- and 14-year-olds.”
Later that day, several com
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attempt to.
ist team
Junior Grange Princess and Prince are Nichole Blair and
David Sattazahn.
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Lindsie Bennet reacts emotionally shortly after being named
Female Youth Ambassador while Male Youth Ambassador Adam
Britcher is all smiles.
Grangers learn about patriotism asthe flag is retired after
another day comes to an end at Youth camp.
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