PA Farm Show

Well, if you've followed my posts on Facebook, you've seen our daily reports from the PA State Grange booth at the 94th PA Farm Show. The Farm Show ran from Saturday, January 9, 2010 through Saturday, January 16, 2010 and ran from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily except for the final day which closed out at 5:00 p.m. I was at the booth vacuuming at about 7:30 - 7:45 a.m. each day and left most nights between 8:30 and 9:00 p.m. It makes for an extremely long week. My boss, Betsy Huber, PA State grange President, was at the booth nearly the same hours as I was, so we were both pretty well exhausted by the end of the show.

But it was well worth the time and effort. We talked to a lot of people about the Grange and even recruited some new members from around the Commonwealth including PA Ag. Sec. Russell Redding and his Executive Assistant and recently retired PA Ag. employee Phil Pitzer. We were very proud to have National Grange President Ed Luttrell join us for the entire day on Wednesday.

Thank you to all the Grangers who helped us both in the PA State Grange booth as well as in the Farmer for a Day play area for children.

After returning everything from the booth to the office Saturday evening, I got home and hit the hay at 8:00 p.m. and didn't wake up until 9:00 a.m. Sunday morning. Then I relaxed for the day. Judy and I went to a movie in the afternoon and then out to a local Irish Pub for a relaxing dinner. Now I'm ready to head back into the office Monday morning to put everything away.

Happy New Year

Wishing everyone a very prosperous, healthy and Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas.

We hope that Santa's GPS locates your home.

Carl & Judy

Hero of the Grange

I cannot thank the National Grange President Ed Luttrell and his Executive Committee enough for bestowing the honor of "Hero of the Grange" on me at the luncheon Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at the National Grange Convention in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
I don't think that I properly thanked Jennifer Dugent, Communications Director of the National Grange for nominating me for this honor. Thanks Jenn.
I am still overwhelmed two days afterwards. What an honor.

Carl

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137th Annual PA State Grange Session

All packed and ready to go. Plan to leave the house by 10 Friday morning to head to Johnstown, PA for the 137th Annual PA State Grange Session. Accuweather is calling for snow (6-10 inches Saturday night!). Hope to get to Johnstown by 1 p.m. Then plan to park the truck until I leave to come home Monday afternoon.