The PA State Grange Installed its new officers for 2005-2006 at the conclusion of their 132nd Annual State Session in Harrisburg on Tuesday.  The Installation Team included Anna May Nauss, Brad Nauss, Fay Snyder, Joyce Snyder, Susan Tau and Doug Bonsall.

 

 

Front row left to right:  Judy Pressler, Centre County - Chaplain; Kelly VanOrd, Warren County - Lady Assistant Steward; Sara Shank, Lebanon County - Pomona; Betsy Huber, Chester County - Master (President); Amy Foster, Huntingdon County - Flora; Tammy Schaeffer, Berks County - Ceres; Elizabeth Downey, Lycoming County - Executive Committee

 

Back row left to right:  John Masters, Venango County - Executive Committee; Chester Tau, Crawford County - Steward; Richard Mangel, Butler County - Gatekeeper; Sharon Kimmel, Bucks County - Lecturer; Sandra Witmer, Lancaster County - Secretary; Carl Rudy, Allegheny County - Executive Committee; Jim Schoonover, Susquehanna County - Assistant Steward; David Troutman, Huntingdon County - Executive Committee; Brian Ebersole, Perry County - Overseer (Vice-President); Henry Seidel, Berks County - Treasurer

 

Betsy Huber, Chester County, was re-elected to the office of Master (President) for a second term.  Brian Ebersole, Perry County, was re-elected to the office of Overseer (Vice-President).

 

Also re-elected to their respective offices were:  Chester Tau, Crawford County, to Steward; Jim Schoonover, Susquehanna County to Assistant Steward, and; Sandra Witmer, Lancaster County to Secretary.

 

Newly elected for two-year terms were:  Sharon Kimmel, Bucks County to Lecturer; Kelly VanOrd, Warren County to Lady Assistant Steward; Judy Pressler, Centre County to Chaplain; Henry Seidel, Berks County to Treasurer; Richard Mangel, Butler County to Gatekeeper; Tammy Schaeffer, Berks County to Ceres; Sara Shank, Lebanon County to Pomona, and; Amy Foster, Huntingdon County to Flora.

 

David Troutman, Huntingdon County, was elected for a four-year term on the Executive Committee.  Beth Downey, Lycoming County, Carl Rudy, Allegheny County and John Masters, Venango County all continue to serve their terms on the Executive Committee.

 

The Grange is a family fraternal organization dedicated to the betterment of rural America through community service, education, legislation and fellowship.  The Grange includes members of all ages from their Junior Grangers (ages 5-14), Youth Members (ages 14-35) and Regular Subordinate (Local) members (age 35 and up).  The Grange represents approximately 16,000 rural Pennsylvanians across the state.  It is the oldest agricultural organization of its kind in the United States. The National Grange (Patrons of Husbandry) began in 1867 and the PA State Grange was chartered in 1873.