[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 38 (Thursday, March 30, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E463-E464]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               VALLEY GRANGE HONORED ON 100TH ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 30, 2000

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Valley Grange 1184 
of Danville, Pennsylvania, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of 
its charter. Valley Grange was chartered April 2, 1900, and has been 
continuously active since that date.
  The Grange is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the 
quality of life through educational, social and legislative activities; 
promoting family life through family-oriented activities; advancing the 
cause of agriculture; developing rural leadership; and acting as a 
spokesman in public affairs.
  From its founding, the Grange has been in the forefront of the fight 
to secure fair treatment and better conditions for farm and rural 
citizens. From securing rural free mail delivery to rural 
electrification, to fair prices for farm products to local tax reform, 
the Grange has been there for its citizens, ``preserving the traditions 
of yesterday and ensuring the hope for tomorrow,'' as its current 
slogan proclaims.
  The Grange deserves much credit for preserving the very traditions 
that have made

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America a strong and caring country--traditions such as legislative 
action, family values, citizenship, stewardship and community service.
  Exemplifying commitment to those traditions are ten members of the 
Grange in Danville who will be honored for their many years of 
continuous membership when Valley Grange celebrates its 100-year 
milestone with a dinner at the Grange Hall on April 3.
  I am pleased to join their fellow Valley Grange members in honoring 
the following people, who will be presented with certificates and pins 
for their dedication: Hazel Savage, 75 years; Sarah Kreisher and Clyde 
and Ruth Krum, 70 years; Lansford Steininger, 60 years; Robert George, 
55 years; and James and Lois Hagenbuch, Dorothy Keefer and Minor 
Leighow, 25 years.
  Mr. Speaker, it is people like these ten members of Valley Grange who 
help to keep rural America strong, and I am proud to wish them and 
their fellow members a happy 100th anniversary.

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