Pa. State Grange Honors (Continued from Page B 14) Petty County Community Grange No. 1767, was first with her talk, “The ‘Gottas* of Success.” In the 30-ycars-and-older divi sion, Laura McMillin of Westfield Grange in Lawrence County was first place with her speech, “The Spirit of the Grange.” Following McMillin, Isabelle Myers of Community Grange was second, while II May McMillin of Westfield Grange was third. In the Sing-A-Song Contest, (NAPS)-Do your garden a favor-don't wait until spring to plant pansies. Now in more col ors, better colors, and with greater tolerance to cold, pan sies are the talk of fall garden ing. If planted now, they'll grow to twice the size and produce more flowers than those planted m the spring. Pansies are surprising cold hardy, easily tolerating temper atures of 15 degrees without damage. Under a cover of snow or mulch, they survive even lower temperatures. 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He won first place in the indivi dual competition, and first place in the group catagory, performing in a duo with sister Stacy Ebersole. The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Awareness Department is the com munity service project of the Pen nsylvania and National Granges. The Sign-A-Song contest is one cf the State Grange’s Deaf Activi- Pansies Prefer Fall are generally those with small, deep colored blossoms. One of the most cold resistant ones, Baby Bingo, survived the '97-98 winter at Michigan State University. , Another key to hardiness is planting early enough to give plants time to establish their roots before cold weather. To root well, plants need at least three to four weeks in the ground before the first hard freeze. Set transplants 6 to 8 inches apart and mulch after planting. To make lots of flowers, pan sies need at leaf six hours of sunlight each day and plenty of nutrition. When planting, work a timed-release fertilizer into the soil. In late winter, reapply ties Department’s outreach prog rams. The department promotes healthy hearing and works to assist individuals, schools and social agencies serving the deaf community. In addition to the contest, during the convention the department pre sented a $360 donation to the Meadville Public Library toward the purchase of two sets of video tapes concerning deaf and hard of hearing awareness, services according to label directions. Be sure to water transplants (in their packs) before planting, and water the planting bed reg ularly if the weather is dry. Use pansies as companions to early spring bulbs such as daf fodils and tulips. They'll bring evergreen foliage and colors to the bare winter ground. In spring, pansies will be a carpet of color to the bare winter ground. In spring, pansies will be a carpet of color underneath the daffodils and tulips. Finally, as if they needed one mere attribute, a few pansies have a delicate sweet perfume. Sniff before you buy' Goodville Fire Company & Ladies Auxiliary HAM & CHICKEN SUPPER November 14th 2:30 p.m. Located in Goodville on Rt. 23 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 7, 1998-81$ offered to the hearing im pared, and other educational information on dead issues. In the individual Sign-A-Song contest, following first-place win ner Ebersole was Ua May McMil lin of Westfield Grange in Lawrence County, and then Lind sie Bennett of Perry Valley Grange. In the junior division Sign-A- Song, first-place winner was Broock Winger of Scrubgrass Junior Grange in Venango County, followed by Catherine Carbeny of Lincoln Junior Grange in Hunting don County. Talent Show The annual Slate Grange con vention also features a talent con test, with the winner qualifying for entry in the national contest. For the third time, Klaus Schmidt of Hillcrest Grange No. 1674 gave the top perfor mance, this time performing Cho pin’s “Ballade IT to win the talent festival, held Allegheny College Shafer Auditorium. “I chose Chopin, because I express myself the best through him,” Schmidt said. “His music moves my soul. I guess you could say he’s my musical soul mate." Schmidt, who won state-level best of show honors in 1994 and 1996, and took Hist place honors at the 1996 national convention, is a computer software applications teacher at Missouri University. He said he enjoys participating in the state Grange Talent Festival. “The thrill of performing is exhilarating,” he said, “and I love to participate in this event” He said that, of the all the perfor mances he’s given, this last one was his most meaningful, because it was the first time that his parents, who traveled from Germany for the competition, saw their son peform in front of an audience. “My mother said she was moved by it," Schmidt said. “My mother was crying, and I almost did, but I didn’t want to show it.” One of the judges. Dr. Robert Copeland, said, “This (event) is excellent because it strengthens families and encourages young people to develop their skills.” Runnerup best of show award recipient was Joann Swaim of Seipstown Grange No. 1657 in Lehigh County. Swaim’s performance was a juggling and balancing act. She juggled seven rubber balls as part of the act and then provided an audience-attention catching finish by juggling three stage props while on an unicycle. Schmidt is to represent the Pen nsylvania State Grange at the national convention to be held in November in Greensboro, North Carolina. The State Grange Lecturer Department sponsors the talent con test, and also serves to oversee programming at local, county and stale meetings. During the conven tion, the department also presented awards to its top local and county lecturers. In the local Grange catagoiy, Nettie Kauff man of the Ontelaunce Grange No. 1617 was Subordinate Lecturer of the Year. In the county Grange catagory, Betty Lou Williams of Crawford County Pomona Grange N 0.26 was named Pomona Lecturer of the Year. The awards are based on the programs offered' through their respective Granges during the past year. Gtange Spirit The Pennsylvania State Grange also recog nizes outstanding achievements with its Spirit of the Grange Awards. Marth Eversole, state youth director, pre sented the awards. Isabelle Myers with the Community Grange, James Wertz of Broken straw Grange, and Brian Ebcrsole were all reci pients of the award. In a 'special national recognition. National Grange Ceres Jamie Klenidcn of Kansas attended the convention A and presented a national award to Nicole Blair, of Perry Valley Junior Grange. Blair was named the winner of the Super Junior Granger Award, an award that reflects some of the Same values as the Grange Spirit of the Grange Award.
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