Grange Receives Two FFA Awards

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HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Greenwood FFA Vice President Lindsey Brightbill (left) presents award plaque to Grangers </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Linda Byers and Doug Bonsall in thanks for the support of Perry Valley Grange to the FFA.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> Eisenhower Auditorium on the campus of the Pennsylvania State University in State College was the setting June 9<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >th</FONT> for an impressive awards ceremony at the annual summer conference of the Pennsylvania FFA.  Nearly 1,000 FFA members, advisors and guests were on hand to see Perry Valley Grange No. 1804 of Millerstown, Perry County, receive one of the five official citations presented by the State FFA in recognition of outstanding support of FFA programs.  Douglas Bonsall, Grange President, accepted the award on behalf of the organization.</div> <bR> <div> The Newport and Greenwood High School FFA Chapters jointly nominated the local Grange for the award.  The Grange for almost two decades has provided an annual award for the outstanding FFA student in both chapters.  Recently, a mutually beneficial working relationship between the Grange and the Greenwood Chapter has been developed in which FFA members regularly volunteer to help with the Grange's large public dinners and, in turn, the Grange provides financial support for FFA projects.  Last fall Greenwood students also organized a popular petting zoo at the Grange's overwhelmingly popular community Fall Fest.</div> <bR> <div> The Perry Conservation District received one of the other citation awards for that group's sponsorship of FFA students to attend conservation training.</div> <bR> <div> Grange member <B>John Byers</B> of Liverpool received an Honorary Keystone Degree at the same ceremony.  Byers, a 1943 graduate of Millerstown High School, was a member of the original local FFA Chapter that disbanded in the late 1940's.  His award was given for more than 60 years of active support of FFA ideals and his consistent promotion of the annual student livestock sale at the Perry County Fair.</div> <bR> <div> The State FFA celebrated its 75<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >th</FONT> anniversary at the State College conference.  Part of the festivities included the honoring of all past state FFA officers.  Among those honored during a June 8<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >th</FONT> program was <B>John Allen Hall</B> of Millerstown, classmate of John Byers and State FFA Chaplain for 1942-43.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Darren Wood</B>, president of the Greenwood FFA Chapter and of the Cumberland-Dauphin-Perry nine-chapter Area FFA, received the <I>Emerging Agriculture Technology Proficiency Award</I> at the conference for his three-year research project and was named the <I><B>PA Agriscience Student of the Year</B></I>.  The subject of his study was the prevention of crop damage by the corn borer insect.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="f784f7b0.jpg" border=0 width="591" height="379" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>At the June 9</B><B>th</B><B> State FFA Awards Ceremony held at Penn State University were: </B></div> <div> <B>(left to right) Darren Wood, Greenwood FFA President;  John Byers, Perry Valley </B></div> <div> <B>Grange member and recipient of an Honorary FFA Keystone Degree; and Doug </B></div> <div> <B>Bonsall, Grange President who accepted the State FFA Citation on behalf of </B></div> <div> <B>Perry Valley Grange.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="588" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 1 WIDTH="582"><div> <IMG SRC="f7b19f70.jpg" border=0 width="537" height="247" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="f801ae70.jpg" border=0 width="538" height="487" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>With the convention theme banner above the stage, Perry Valley Grange president Doug Bonsall received the Grange's citation from the PA State FFA at the student group's Penn State University gathering.  About 1500 FFA members, advisors, parents and guests were present. </B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div>  </div> <div> Greenwood High School FFA Advisor and Grange member<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Krista Pontius spearheaded the effort for the Greenwood and Newport FFA chapters to make a joint nomination of the Grange for this award in appreciation for the Grange's support of local FFA work.  This is a wonderful recognition for and affirmation of our commitment to community service.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="ff60d570.jpg" border=0 width="269" height="343" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Grange President shows the FFA Award Plaque to Grange</B></div> <div> <B>members at the meeting following the State FFA convention.</B></div> <bR> <bR> 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