Miscellaneous News Items

New for 2008!

Family Grange Picnics Mark your calendars now. The State Grange is planning to hold four Family Picnics around the state. These will be covered dish picnics and the host Grange will provide drinks. You need to bring a covered dish, plates, utensils, lawn chairs and enthusiasm.
This is an opportunity for Grangers and friends to get together for fun, food and fellowship in a family setting.

  • June 7: Warren County Fair- grounds - Pomona Grange Building
    1:00 p.m.
  • June 21: Shavers Creek Grange
    Huntingdon County
    1:00 p.m.
  • June 22: Trexlertown Grange
    Lehigh County
    2:00 p.m.
  • July 27: Eagle Grange #1
    Lycoming County
    1:00 p.m.

JONATHAN SATTAZAHN MEMORIAL FUND

Jonathan’s family is giving a large donation to establish a memorial fund within the Pennsylvania Grange Foundation to benefit the Youth and Junior Departments by enabling more young people to attend Youth Camp and Junior Camp. Jon loved camp so much that they want to make the experience available to more kids through their financial gift. If you wish to make a donation to the Jonathan Sattazahn Memorial Fund, make checks payable to PA Grange Foundation – Sattazahn Fund and mail to the State Grange Office, 20 Erford Rd., Suite 310, Lemoyne, PA 17043.

New strategies for addressing old problems
are urgently needed

You are invited to join the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences and leaders from throughout Pennsylvania’s agricultural and environmental community on June 2-3, 2008 at the Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey to become a part of the solution. Agriculture and the Environment: Achieving Balance will engage attendees in a vision for Pennsylvania’s future.

The conference is designed to tap the collective wisdom of those who are engaged in farm and natural resource management in identifying the opportunities for improving the state’s water quality. This two-day conference will bring together the state’s foremost experts to identify opportunities and solutions for better stewardship of the land and waters for which we have responsibility. This is a new and innovative approach which engages participants directly in the problem solving process.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to have a direct impact on the environmental challenges facing Pennsylvania agriculture today.
To Register or get more information, please visit

http://conferences.cas.psu.edu

 or call 877-778-2937.

 

 

PENN STATE OFFERS FOOD

SAFETY SHORT COURSE

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State’s Department of Food Science will offer “Food Defense —Prevention Planning for Food Processors” at three locations beginning May 7. This short course covers the fundamentals of assessing and managing the risk associated with intentional contamination in food manufacturing facilities.

The course is designed for managers involved in quality control, production, supply-chain and human resources as well as other aspects of food operations and plant security.
Martin Bucknavage, food science extension associate, and Catherine Cutter, associate professor of food science, will be the featured speakers. “The purpose of the course is to help processors develop preventive defense strategies for their food-manufacturing operations,” Bucknavage says. “This course also will review methods for assessing vulnerabilities that allow the processor to understand where improvement is needed.”

Sessions will include “Personnel — The First Line of Defense,” “Assessing Vulnerabilities through Checklists” and “Developing a Food Security Plan.” The short course will be offered at University Park on May 7, at Penn State Hazelton on May 8, and at the Mercer County office of Penn State Cooperative Extension on May 9. Each course will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with lunch breaks.

The registration fee is $75 per person with a limit of 30 registrants per session. Registration will close 10 days prior to the first day of each session, making April 28 the earliest deadline.

Applicants can register online at http://conferences.cas.psu.edu  More information is available by contacting the Office of Conferences and Short Courses by phone (814-865-8301) or by e-mail shortcourse@psu.edu


Fifth Degree Conferrals

Susquehanna Pomona Grange #7
Saturday, April 26, 2008 @7:30 p.m.
South Auburn Grange #1188
Contact:
Rick Oakley 570-967-2862
Martha Lott 570-833-4618

York/Adams Pomona Grange #40
Saturday, May 10, 2008 @ 1:00 p.m.
Valley Grange #1360
Contact:
Carl Meiss 800-552-3865
Joyce Snyder 717-737-1000

Stony Point Grange #1694 Reverse Raffle

May 10, 2008
Reynolds V.F.W. Pavilion

Doors & Boards Open at 5:30 p.m.
Dinner at 6:30 p.m.

$25.00 Donation Per Person

Barbecue Chicken & Beef Dinner

$1,000.00 is the Grand Prize

Casual Dress

You MUST be at least 18 years old to participate

Call 724-253-2155