A Special Occasion at Fleetwood Grange #1839

by A. Wayne Readinger

A special occasion was observed by the members of Fleetwood Grange #1839 on Thursday evening, November 15, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. The following members received long-time membership awards:

• Mr. Earl Shollenberger was honored for 75 years.
• Mrs. Helen Readinger and Mr. Harold Schuler were honored for 70 years.
• Mrs. Mabel Kistler, Mrs. Hope Kniss and Lester Balthaser were honored for 65 years.
• 3 members were honored for 60 years - Mrs. Arlene Mayer, Mr. Howard Moyer and Mrs. Pauline Shaffer.
• 5 members were honored for 55 years. They were Harold Brown, Naomi Brown, William Greenawald, Suzanne Reed and June Schuler.
• 6 members received a Golden Sheaf award and a pin from the National grange for 50 years of Continuous Membership. They were Mr. Bruce Cronrath, Mr. James Keller, Mr. Earl Mertz, Mrs. Pearl Noll, Ms. Ellen Snyder and Mr. Harold Snyder.
• 4 other members received awards for 25 years of Continuous Membership - Mark Brown, Sharon Davis, Ronnie Eddinger and William Strauss.

All of those honored also received a letter of congratulations from our State Master Betsy Huber.

After the presentations, the Rev. Donald Simmons, former pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church Fleetwood, delivered a Thanksgiving message to the members of the Grange. The evening ended with refreshments and social time.