Volume 102 November 2018 No. 10

Illinois Granger

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PAIDDEKALB, IL 60115PERMIT NO. 321

Lynette Schaeffer President Illinois State Grange

In essentials...UnityIn non-essentials...Liberty

In all things...Charity

CALENDAR OF EVENTSNov 3 – Bluff Grange Trivia NightNov 4 – Floraville Community Wurst marketNov 11 – Flora Roast Beef Dinner FundraiserNov 12-18 – National Grange Session in Stowe, VermontNov 13-15 – Broad Hollow Branson TripNov 15 – State Session Planning Meeting – Boone/WinnebagoNov 17 – 70th Anniversary 1-4 pm Al & Darlene HenningerNov 27-29 – Broad Hollow Branson TripMay 18-20 – Grange Camping AdventureMay 19 – 3rd Annual Statewide Grange PicnicJuly 23-28 – Grange RevivalAug 6-11 – Boone County FairSept 13-15 – Illinois State Grange Session - BelviderePlease send me any important dates for your Grange.

Lynette’s Visions and Wisdoms

October 2018Thanks to all those who attended the GRIT (Grange

Resources Information and Training) sessions Octo-ber 21 at Hopewell Grange Hall. It was well attended and I am glad that everyone took the time to attend. There were 46 people from 17 Granges. The present-ers did a great job explaining everything and leading discussions. Thanks to Karie, Tracey, Ruth, Jenni-fer, Mindy, Ethan, David, Sheri for the presentations and contests. Heidi Frederickson was at the meet-ing to make a presentation for IL State Grange work on the opioid abuse campaign. The Grangers that were in attendance were able to collect drug disposal bags. The “G”-bills were collected and “Lincoln’s for National Grange Building” were collected. Each Grange can collect pennies, or any change, for the National Grange Building Fund, which we will col-lect until State Session next year, or donate direct to National Grange any denomination or check you like. The “G” bills will be collected for IL’s contributions to the 2019 National Session in MN.

Don and I have been to the Indiana State Grange and the Michigan State Grange Sessions. It was fun and educational. All the State Grange Sessions we have attend this year are different and I might try to incorporate a couple things into our session. Thanks to Indiana and Michigan Grangers for their hospital-ity.

The 152nd National Grange Session will be in Stowe, Vermont. Don and I will be leaving on Nov. 9th for Stowe. We have both started committee work with Zoom conferences. Congratulations to Distin-guished Grange Turkey Hill, they will be honored at National Session. There will also be 6 Legacy fami-

lies honored at National Session. I am not sure if the National Grange will have the program again next year but IL State Grange will continue the program for a while. We will honor them at the next state session. I believe that we will have several more families that will qualify for ISG legacy families. I am glad that some of those family members will be at National with Don and I to accept the recognition. Karie will be at National as a fellow and to see what all happens for the 2019 session.

Passwords have been distributed for the National Grange DATABASE. Please update your Grange’s information. If you need help or someone in your Grange has not received the password please let me know.

If you are interested in the Good Day magazine please subscribe online or contact me and I’ll help you get the magazine.

Grange Revival, July 23 – 28, 2019 in Mulber-ry Mountain, Ozark, AR. Check on the National Grange Website for more information. RV sites and cabins available.

Plans are getting started for the Illinois State Grange 150th Anniversary, if you are interested in serving on the committee please let me know. Look-ing for fund raising ideas, what do you want to do, how should we celebrate, when to celebrate, historical information, etc. we will need a logo for the 150th cel-ebration – contest - bring drawing to State Session next year. A couple points; it has to be simple – could be easily sized to pin or poster.

148th Illinois State Grange Session we be held September 13- 15, 2019 at Boone County Fairgrounds, Belvidere, IL.

Just remember that you are all Positive Pa-trons who persevere down life’s pathway.

NOTICEIllinois 990N forms are due anytime after September.

Please file yours as soon as you can.

Information was handed out at GRIT on how to do this.

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Beaver Valley Grange News

Meeting 9-21-18 and 10-12-18For our 9-21-18 meeting Beaver Valley Grange

met at the home of Steve and Dayle Paulson. This was not our regularly scheduled meeting night so we did not meet at the Hall. For some reason none of us re-ceived any State Session information. We will check into why. Membership good news is Bryson O’Dell can join the Grange in October. A report was made for Membership, Fairboard, Pomona, and Community Service. Beaver Valley Grange is considering doing a Painting Rocks night at the Grange Hall. There was a positive response of the Painted Rock Display at the 2018 Boone County Fair. This would give those in-terested to try their hand at it. Beaver Valley Grange is going to recommend we add this to the Home Ec entries for next fair. We will keep you posted as to when we’ll have a “Painted Rock” party planned. Our exciting news is that the Paulson family will be rec-ognized as a Grange Legacy Family at this year’s Na-tional Grange Convention in Stowe, Vermont. Jerry Paulson & Renee O’Dell are planning to attend, along with Amy Paulson Herstek from Buffalo, NY.

For our 10-12-18 meeting Beaver Valley Grange met at the Boone County Community Beaver Valley Grange Hall. Beaver Valley Grange will submit an entry category for the Painted Rocks and turn that in at the November Fairboard meeting. There was dis-cussion of having a speaker at our January or Feb-ruary meeting to talk to us about honoring a Vet. It was determined and voted on that we will donate to a Salvation Army family again this year. Several fundraiser ideas were talked about such as attending a concert by Chip Messimer, a Painting Rock night, or a Trivia night. For sure we’d like to do a Trivia Night and Tom and Brenda Paulson were designated as the head of that committee. Judy Owens will send us a bunch of trivia questions. There were several sugges-tions along with the community service projects and hours were turned in for ongoing community service. Membership produced two new members to Beaver Valley, one is Dylan McGuire Herstek (son of Amy Paulson Herstek), and Bryson Richard O’Dell (son of Brian and Marisa O’Dell). A Hearty welcome to our two new members!

Fraternally submitted,Dayle Paulson, publicity

Broad Hollow Grange News

At Broad Hollow Grange’s October meeting, Del-egates Don Mueller and Carol Neff reported on the 147th annual session of the Illinois State Grange hosted by the Granges in St. Clair County at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows. Broad Hollow Grange received 4th place in Community Service and a check for $25, third place for average number of hours Community Service per member, and a certificate of participation.

Their Linus Blanket was one of 215 being donated to children throughout the state. Don Mueller served on the State and National Welfare Committee and Carol Neff on the Finance Committee. Members en-tered contest items for white onions, cantaloupe, red tomatoes, pears, and yellow tomatoes. Don Mueller received first for both his onions and cantaloupe. Two prizes were won in the Family Activities Basket Raf-fle. Carol Neff did a humorous reading for the Talent Show. She also served as the State Grange Agriculture Chairman and she and her committee were in charge of the entries in the Ag. Contest, the Ag. Breakfast, and participating in the Ag. Auction. The delegates at-tended the Main Banquet, the Ag. Breakfast, the Fam-ily Activities Luncheon, and the Youth Banquet. The Youth did an outstanding job on their drill and opening the meeting on the last day of the session.

Final preparations are being made for the Grange’s trips to Branson, Nov. 13-15 and Nov. 27-29. A nice group is going on both buses and are looking forward to some great entertainment. The Quarterly Report was read. The Ag. Comm. reported the Grange mem-bers attended the Farm Aide Concert and had a booth about the Grange. A report was given on the results of the resolutions submitted to the delegates at State Grange Session. After the Junior program at State Grange Session they had lunch and went to Grant’s Farm in St. Louis. The Youth Committee reported the National Grange Master has appointed a Youth Advi-sory Comm. A Grange Youth team also participated in the National Horticulture Contest held in St. Louis and won an award in a series of plant identifications.

Plans are being made to attend the State Grange Information and Training (GRIT) Day at Hopewell Grange to get the new information for the year and an update on various issues. Some of the events from the National Grange’s “Patron’s Chain” Newsletter was shared. Members were reminded of the time change the first Sunday in November and to “Get Out and Vote” on election day. The 990N form has been filed with the state.

News from County Line Grange

We had our officer elections at our Sept. 12 regular meeting. Congratulations to our new officers. Master- Linda Mullins, Overseer- Ruth Brodeske, Secretary- Anna Schiro, Treasurer- JoEllen Coleman, Lecturer- Tammy Brauer, Chaplain- Stephanie Barber, Executive Committee- Jason Schmelling, Ruth Brodeske.

On Oct. 2nd we had our Planning Committee meet-ing to get our year’s budget and committees together. We had our meeting at Noah and Linda’s home. It was nice of them to have a small supper for us to enjoy. Had a great meeting and enjoyable night.

We held our regular meeting on Oct. 10th. This was also our Halloween party. Most everyone dressed up. A very good lunch was served by JoEllen Coleman and Ruth Brodeske. Thanks ladies.John Null won for Sweetest costume, and Doug Loy won the scariest. Committee reports were given and upcoming Hol-iday events were discussed. Linda reported on State Grange Session. She displayed the ribbons her, Noah, Terry and Tim won for their entries in the Agriculture, Family Activities and Lecturer contests. FAC Raffle winnings were given out. She urged the members to be thinking about lots of entries for 2019 session. A big thanks to JoEllen for printing our new CL meeting and activity booklets.

We are selling our Scholarship meat raffle tickets now. Drawing will be held at Belvidere’s Hometown Christmas.

Hope everyone is enjoying the crisp Fall weather we are having.

Submitted by Ruth Brodeske and Linda Mullins.

News from Flora Grange October, 2018By Lindakay EbelThirty-seven members attended the Flora Grange meeting on October 9th, 2018, opened by Master Al Ebel, followed by the Pledge to American Flag and Grange Salutation. Master Ebel inducted new Grange member Emily Chambers, recruited by Chelsy Hun-tington, and she was welcomed.

Committee reports were given by all committee chairman and Health and Education chairman Angel-ique Bodine told of the importance of everyone get-ting a flu shot, both young and old., as this is flu sea-son. Also, this time of year, many elderly people get the ‘holiday blues’, reach out and help them, just by talking to them, letting them know you are there for them.

Membership chair Lindakay Ebel welcomed our new member Emily and reminded when bringing in new members to the Grange, the importance to intro-duce them to other members and include them to help on committees and make them feel welcome.

Delegates from Illinois State session were Al and Lindakay Ebel and they told of their experiences, the resolutions, and they presented Laurel Ratcliffe, 3rd place certificate with 14,324 hours and a check in the amount of $50 for community service and a check for $25 for 2017 community service.

Illinois State Membership Chairperson, Lindakay Ebel presented membership awards to Flora Grange members: Angelique Bodine, Al Ebel and Lindakay Ebel, and bars for previous plaques to Jack and Laurel Ratcliffe. Flora Grange received a check in the amount of $90, $5 for each new member this past membership year.

Agriculture co-chairman, Al Ebel gave out premi-

Turkey Hill GrangeWith the BBQ ending last month and the Old Town

Farmers’ Market winding down, the pace of activity has lessened a little. Our regular meeting, however, was a great gathering honoring some of the outstand-ing ‘servants’ or our community and learning about a rare disease.

The evening of the regular meeting began with a wonderful pot luck meal that was followed by a most interesting presentation on a rare neurological disease - fik1A - a disease that was only identified in 2011. A disease that affects only 200 people worldwide.

The meeting followed the presentation. During the meeting all attendees

showed their appreciation to the recent Illinois State Grange individual Community Service award winners. Honored were Tony Higgins - Outstanding Firefighter; Lee Graham - Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer; Amanda Doward - Outstanding Teacher; Pam Leon-ard - Outstanding Illinois State Grange non-Grange-member; Emma Rutledge - Outstanding Illinois State Grange Junior Grange of member; and Stacy Rutledge - Illinois State Grange Granger of the Year.

After the above individual presentations, it was an-nounced that one of our members, Marlene Frazer, had been chosen to be honored as a Citizen of Character at the Mary McHugh Memorial Citizens’ of Character Dinner, Nov 13, 2018 for her untiring and dedicated work she does in our community.

It is most interesting that all the honorees were

um checks and ribbons from entries at ISG and Sharon Fidder gave out premium checks from the Family Ac-tivities from the convention.

Members were told of all the upcoming events of Flora Grange, and that Pomona Grange will meet on Wednesday, November 7th, with election of fair board officers. Our annual roast beef dinner will be held on Sunday, November 11th and Roger Miller will again chair the ‘Bell Ringing’, and we will be a part of the Hometown Christmas and will be collecting items for a family.

Election of officers was held, they are as follows:Master – Albert Q. Ebel, IIIOverseer – Loren DueSecretary – Laurel RatcliffeTreasurer – Lindakay EbelChaplain – Donna WestProgram – Joan Fidder3 Year Executive Board – Gene WestKathee Frazer gave her report; kids were making

Christmas decorations tonight for Christmas tree. She gave out the junior awards from ISG this evening.

Meeting was adjourned, refreshments were served. Next meeting, Tuesday, November 13th, 7 pm, Flora Grange hall.

Please Join Us For A

70th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION in honor of

Alvin & Darlene HenningerNovember 17, 2018

1:30 – 4:30Boone County Grange Hall

Located at FairgroundsNo Gifts Please

Deaf Activities ReportHave you all been missing my articles? I have

missed writing them these past few months. It looks like the last one I wrote was in May 2018. I started to write one in June, but never finished. Now that school is underway and I’m back in the swing of things, I’ll be back to writing. Here it is October already and I’m writing for November’s Illinois Granger.

First, since my last article, there has been a change in my placement. I received a letter on Friday April 13th informing me that I would be servicing students at two different schools in the district. I didn’t say anything in May’s article as the situation was “un-der investigation” and we weren’t able to make it an official announcement until May. The Deaf Program was revamped; rather than the students being placed in the designated schools for the Deaf program, they are now spread out among 6 different schools in the district (Elementary stayed the same and one student remains a last year’s site as it is her home school). We now have one of each; a middle and high school site on the North and South sides of Caddo Parish. I am at the Southside sites. We had to conduct several last minute transition visits last school year to the four different schools where the students on my case load would be attending this school year.

It has been an interesting start to say the least. At the middle school, I started out with three students. One left at the beginning of October. The two remain-ing students are in sixth and seventh grades. They are night and day as far as attitude, paying attention, fol-lowing expectations and work ethic. The administra-tor and staff at this school have been very accepting of `our program and my presence being there. The two students at the high school are both in the tenth grade, and are also night and day. The one I have worked with since he was in the sixth grade; the other is new to my

Illinois State Grange Youth News

I would like to thank everyone who marched in the Sunday morning Youth Drill opening. Please encour-age your youth to participate in events like these as everyone has a lot of fun and we get the celebrate and share things we love about the Grange. There were new comers this year and those of us who are over the youth age limit now, however fun was had by all and I think we did a pretty good job. Mary, Mary, Mary would have been proud.

When Lynette announces the Leadership confer-ences in early 2019, the Youth department will par-ticipate by hosting a workshop at each event. Please encourage everyone in your Grange to attend. We are building leaders of the Grange for now and for the future of our organization. Be sure to invite someone who may be on the fence about joining your Grange. Sometimes we need to the encouragement of others to make us make up our mind about joining in the fun. Make sure that you are inviting people to attend your fundraisers, community service activities and fun things that your Grange is doing. When we play to-gether we stay together.

Don’t forget, if you would like to reserve a camping spot in our Grange Camping Adventure at the KOA in Rochester, Illinois, May 17-19th of 2019 you need to let me know as soon as possible. Space in cabins is limited. The prices were all listed in the July or August Granger and will soon be listed on the State Grange website when I get that to our new webmaster.

Please utilize the website, DJ has great information posted on there and if you have any ideas of what you would like to see on there she is willing to work with us. Thank you, DJ, for all the hard work you have put into the website in a short period of time. It looks great!

May 18th will be the 3rd Annual Illinois State Grange Statewide Picnic at the KOA in Rochester, Il-linois. I started this because I missed the old North-ern Illinois Grange Leaders annual picnic. We would have a raffle, and people from all over the state would come. We moved around the state each year, but the last few times I remember being at the Boone County Fairgrounds. I loved being able to chat with Grangers from all over the state over pie and fried chicken and not have to worry about what Grange work needed to be down like at State Session. That is the intention be-hind the Statewide Grange and I encourage everyone to attend. We have moved the Youth auction to the Pic-nic and encourage anyone wanting to donate items to the Youth auction to bring them to the Picnic. Fun was had by all last year!

case load this year. He is very smart, but lacks mo-tivation. The administration at this school was more reluctant to our program and my presence there, but they are coming around. The staff on the other hand have been welcoming from the start. We are a week into our 2nd nine week grading period. Now that I have given you the update, I am running out of room for the rest of my article. In my next article I will continue the history on the Illinois Association of the Deaf, I’ll be covering events of the IAD from 1977-1982. Addi-tionally, I start a series on the LRID Fall Conference. This may take a couple of months to cover. Until next time,

Quotable Quote: “It was ability that mattered, not disability, which is a word I’m not crazy about using.” Marlee Matlin (Deaf Actress; Motivational Speaker)

Fraternally Submitted, Sister Cara Magee-Johnston

Community ServiceThis year’s community service was quite a suc-

cess, I hope that we keep up the momentum for next year. Our project for 2019 will be partnering with the non-profit organization, Just Breathe 815. “Just Breathe 815 provides a safe place for teens and young adults (ages 13-24) to go where they can find resourc-es and the support they need to succeed. The Just Breathe 815 Resource Center (located at 318 North Church Street in Rockford, IL) is where young people can obtain things like Meals, Clothing, and Toiletries.” The items that they need most are backpacks, jeans, and hoodies and non-perishable food. Clothing can be new or gently used. They also need toiletry items and sports equipment. I am asking each Grange to have a donation drive and/or do a special fundraiser for Just Breathe 815. Like last year, there will be a special prize at State Session for the Grange, Granger, and Non-Member who make the largest donations. Anoth-er project we will be doing is partnering with RxAli to provide bags that can be used to safely dispose of med-icine. Look for more information to come. One new award that will be coming next year is for the Grange with the most improved score on their community ser-vice report. Thank you for your support in 2018 and let’s plan to do even more in 2019!

Fraternally Submitted,Tracey JonesIL State Grange Community Service Director

most humble when asked about the things they did and do for our community and do it without fanfare.

As part of our Community Service Projects, we at-tended and had a booth at the Lincoln Trail Riders of O’Fallon horse show – it was a great opportunity to advertise the Grange.

We are looking forward to the end of the Market and our Wurstmarkt at the end of October.

Oliver WilsonSon of Amos and Anna (Morris) Wilson of Quaker ancestry Born 5 August

1849 in Belmont County, Ohio Died 1 May 1924 (aged 74) Putnam County, Il-linois Buried Friends Cemetery-- McNabb, Putnam County, Illinois

Wife: Martha (Mills) Wilson (1853-1929) They married on 4 Septem-ber 1878

They had one daughter: Lois Arthelia (Wilson) Hasselbland (1885-1927)Mr. Wilson was a full time farmer in the McNabb area of Putnam County, Illi-

nois; also had four years of teaching experienceIn 1873 became charter member of Magnolia Grange #179 in Putnam County,

IllinoisIn 1885 he was elected Illinois State Grange Lecturer and served for 8 yearsIn 1893 was elected Illinois State Grange Master serving 1894-1910 for 16 yearsIn 1909 he was elected National Grange Lecturer serving for two yearsMr. Wilson was elected National Grange Master at the November 1911 session

held at Columbus, OH.The first session he oversaw was 1912 at Spokane, WA and served until 1919

session held at Grand Rapids, MI. His service was also during World War I. State Granges of Wyoming, North Dakota and Oklahoma were established and reorgani-zation of Montana and Nebraska State Granges.

The November 1913 session had a class of 5459 grangers taking the 7th De-gree, doubling the previous record. A record of 3339 new granges were established during his tenure. Oliver Wilson served as National Master celebrating the Golden Jubilee at the November 1916 session at Washington, D.C. A highlight of the ses-sion was United States President Woodrow Wilson (no relation) giving the address on opening day.

Mr. Wilson also served the National Grange in the Assembly of Demeter as Priest Annalist from 1901 -1905 and Priest Archon from 1919-1924. He was an associate editor of publication “National Grange Official organ”.

The following Grange endorsements happened during Mr. Wilson’s National tenure:

*Direct election of U.S. Senators-17th Amendment to the Constitution*Farm Credit outlined- Federal Farm Loan Act, Land Mortgage System, Farm

Credit Administration* Food production challenge*Free seeds condemned*Michigan RFD rededication*Greater emphasis on Home Economics, farm women-granges to provide sta-

tion and regalia*Smith-Lever Act of 1914/Agricultural Extension Service*Smith-Hughes Act-Vocational and Agriculture education*Federal Highway Act-federal cooperation constructing rural roads*Federal Reserve Act-*Grange approval to equal suffrage for women by constitutional amendment*Endorsement to prohibition*Better protection of natural resources *Endorsement for pure food legislationIllinois owes much to Mr. Wilson for the inception of Farmers’ institute work

and served as the first state superintendent. He was a popular speaker on farm and rural occasions.

During his tenure as Illinois State Grange Master he founded these granges:Year Grange # County1900 Hardinsville 1729 Crawford1901 Reynoldsburg 1737 Johnson1904 Earlville 1742 LaSalle1907 Centreville 1745 Morgan1907 MapleGrove 1746 Winnebago1907 Hopewell 1747 Tazewell1907 Excelsior 1748 Adams1908 Center 1750 Winnebago1908 County Line 1751 Boone1908 Seven Bridges 1752 McHenry1909 Seneca 1753 McHenry1909 Franklinville 1754 McHenry

Mrs. Wilson served the National Grange two years as Pomona from 1899-1901 and four years as Ceres 1901-1905. They attended National Grange sessions up to the time of Mr. Wilson’s death.

Later years they moved into the city of Peoria but retained their farm holdings at Magnolia. Mr. Wilson’s funeral services were conducted from the Magnolia Grange hall, which he helped to build. Magnolia Grange was organized on Febru-ary 13, 1873 at the Clear Creek School in Magnolia Township of Putnam County, Illinois. Oliver’s father, Amos B. Wilson served as the charter secretary and both Oliver and his father were past masters. The grange is no longer operating but an organization (Clear Creek Magnolia Area Preservation Council) has been formed to save this historic building.

Legislative ReportRECYCLING: At the recent GRIT, it was pointed out that a resolution concern-

ing recycling was adopted by the State Grange. To wit: At the 2017 Illinois State Grange session, “Resolved that the Illinois State Grange require all State Grange session competitive activities to include recycling as part of the activities.” Con-sequently, all the appropriate State Grange Department Chairpersons who attended GRIT stated that they would include a recycling project even though the informa-tion presented at GRIT did not include recycling. See the contests in future Illinois Granger for more details.

VIEW FROM THE HILL: All members are encouraged to keep to date on the legislative issues that the National Grange is working by insuring that they receive the “View from the Hill”. If your Grange has your information on the National Grange Data Base, please make sure that you have checked the appropriate item and receive the report via email each time it is issued.

If you are not on the Data Base, please go to nationalgrange.org and order the View from the Hill

LEGISLATIVES ISSUES OF THE ILLINOIS STATE GRANGE: As of the time of this writing, a 2004-2005 version is available and some from the approved issues for 2011-2017 are available. Should any of you have a more up-to-date list or copies of the approved issues for 2005-2010, please pass them on to me either in hard copy of via email at DLDONLEY@AOL.COM. The plan is to up date each of the various sections each month via this column beginning with the next issue of the Illinois Granger.

Grange Holds State Session in Galva in December 1918Submitted by Vivian Johnson, Union Grange

While looking online at the Rockford newspaper at the Rockford Public Library website I found some information on Grange happenings for December 1918. I thought both articles were interesting plus Oliver Wilson was National Master at the time. He is the Granger that Illinois is nominating for the National Grange Hall of Fame this year. Hope you enjoy. Vivian Found in the Rockford Morning Star,

Saturday, November 30, 1918

Blast from the Pastby Beverly Smith

It was a pleasure to bring some of my Grange artifacts (Grange jewelry, buttons, advertising items, etc.) to GRIT conference. I have come across many different membership forms from over the years. Also these bumper stickers didn’t make the car bumper but appeared in many places in my house! “A New Century/A New Grange”, “ I Love The Grange”, “Go Grange-Rural Family Organization” and “I’m Meeting The President’s Challenge!” I now have 37 different Grange pamphlets: American flag; The Grange And The Community; Friends, Family, Fun and You; Join The Grange Family, just to name a few.

Last year I requested histories and stories of Juvenile/Junior Granges of Illinois. We really need to document these stories of the past. Please send to me whenever you can.

In the next few years we will be very busy collecting history of our 150 years of Grange in Illinois for a celebration booklet. I always accept any Grange items you would like to add to the collection. I look forward to bringing more historical Grange items to next State Session at Belvidere.

ATTEND THE STATE GRANGEThe Illinois State Grange meets at Galva December 10, 11 and 12. Galva is in

Henry county, about seventy-five miles distant from Rockford. There are but two Granges in Henry county, Galva and Osco, and the meeting is held there with the hopes of inspiring the farm people of that locality to organize additional orders in their section. Possibility this is a good idea. At any rate, it will be interesting to note the results during the year that is to follow.

This is a new policy that is to be adopted by the state grange. Formerly the soci-ety has held its annual sessions in district which were fairly more organized. If this new plan will awaken the people of Henry county to the possibilities of the Grange, it will be well worth trying.

Every one of the 24 Granges in Winnebago county should have voting delegates at the state meeting. If they do this, they will furnish one third of the attendees, for there are but 48 Granges in all of Illinois outside of Winnebago county.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

In the next column was a notice of the next Winnebago Pomona meeting:The December session of the Winnebago County Pomona Grange meeting will

be held in Odd Fellows Hall in West State street next Thursday.This will be an all day session, with the forenoon meeting opening promptly at

10:30 and closing at 12:25, and the afternoon session at 1:30 o’clock.In the forenoon will occur the annual election of officers and choosing of del-

egates to the state session at Galva. New members will be given the obligation at this time.

At 1:30 County Lecturer J. Walker Robbins will present the program of the day. The first number will be a song by the entire grange, the first and last verses of “The Star Spangled Banner.” The Saunders and Hilton orchestra of Burritt Grange will accompany.

A letter to the Grange from National Master Oliver Wilson will follow. Mr. Wilson was invited to attend, but was unable to do so because of previous engage-ments.

The reconstruction proclamation of the national master will be presented and discussed.

State Master, A.F. Pickard, who has just returned from the session of the national grange, will then take the floor and will bring a personal message from this great body.

He will be followed by County Master, Walter L. Potter, who will discuss recon-struction from a local viewpoint.

The Winnebago county Girls and Boys club leader Paul Leach will then favor the grange with a solo. Mr. Leach is a member of Riverside Grange.

George F. Tullock will speak from the subject, “Stabilization of Prices on Live Stock and Grain in the corn belt.” The program will close with the singing of the National anthem, accompanied by the orchestra.

County Lecturer Robbins is also endeavoring to secure additional talent from Camp Grant.

Well Done, Good and Faithful ServantsValerie Jean Tinberg 1953-2018 Leroy GrangeCelestia Matheson 1928-2018 County Line GrangeLori Turner 1955-2018 Flora GrangeRobinette Simerl 1928-2018 Big Thunder GrangeRogene Littlejohn 1940-2018 Flora Grange

Rogene served as the Illinois State Grange Lady Assistant Steward for more than 20 years. She also served in other State Offices including Flora. She helped out with the Youth and the Juniors at as many events as she could. Rogene volun-teered at the Relay for Life, the Boone County Fair, her church and did many hours of community service for her Grange. She will be greatly missed.

Chaplain’s CornerCharlotte Mehrtens

In mid October I was sitting on my front porch on a warm Sunday afternoon watching while the neighbors were shelling corn. It seemed the two combines were running a race to see how fast they could get the field done. The grain buggy was racing to keep up with them. The temperatures were in the mid 80 that day and a storm front was moving in at a rapid pace.

(left) Union Grange members receiving membership certifi-cates are Terry Meyers and Vivian Johnson 55 years. Brandon Erbe 25 years and Linnea Miller 50 years.

(below) Union Grange hayride at Terry and Diane Meyers.

While sitting there and watching them I thought to myself that the world we live in is that way, we can no longer sit and relax as we once did and visit with family and friends. But we must always be on the move with children’s sports, running here and there and never taking the time to real-ly enjoy our life, we are such a fast paced world that we don’t stop and enjoy the lit-tle things in life. Farmers raced this spring to get the crops planted and then there is the race to get them harvested this fall. It is the same way with other jobs it’s hurry hurry hurry to get things done. Can’t we just take time to enjoy God’s world, the cool crisp morning air, warm sunshine on these fall days, the bright full moon that lights up the night skies. Yes these are the small things in life that we take for granted.

I found this and thought I would share it with you something to think about.Lord I see the changing season, Trees adorned with colors bright, Red and

orange and golden leaves, Lord I stand in awe at such a sight.Little squirrels that dart about, Lord. Searching for their food to store, For

the long cold days of winter. As they have always done before.All the beauty and the wonder, You allow these eyes to see, Thank you Lord

for all the magic, Precious gifts of love to me.Yet I know there are so many, That may never get to see, Bound by beds of

pain and sorrow, Shut away from all I see.Lord you know their need for beauty, So allow their eyes to see, Beauty

through the eyes of people, Brought inside by folks like me.May we share Your love and beauty, From Your bounty store above, So their

lives like ours may not be lonely, Let us color everyone with love. Happy Thanksgiving to each of you this holiday season, give thanks for all

we have. Thank you Oh Lord for your love

This was an exhibit display of the painted rocks, along with surveys to be filled out to see it there was interest.

Prairie Junior Grange held an awards night on October 5. Entries and awards were displayed and returned to the Juniors. Jennifer Tobin-Tinch is their leader.

Jennifer Tobin-Tinch 727 E. 2nd St. Belvidere, IL 61008 Ph# 815-978-1053 sportzfan215@yahoo.com

Sharon Fidder 723 E. 4th St. Belvidere, IL 61008 Ph# 815-323-8976 shnfidder@hotmail.com

Lori Henrichs 10901 Sylvan Vista Dr. Lebanon, IL 62254 Ph# 618-537-4917 lorihenrichs@msn.com

Family Activities Committee (FAC)2019 State Session Contest CategoriesIL State Grange Session to be held atBoone County FairgroundsBelvidere, IL September 13-15, 2019

FAC Contest Rules: Only one entry per Grange member may be submitted in each class.1. Entry must have been made/finished between Sept. 2018-Sept. 20192. Awards will be given in each class. One BEST OF SHOW will be chosen from all the FAC project en-tries to be sent to National Grange Session for display.3. Group # and Class letter, member and Grange name must be included with each entry. Please indicate if you want your item returned or donated to the FAC Raffle. Also, please include at time of check in the name of the responsible party for the entry at State Session.4. All entries must have an open back for judging. Finished quilt and sewing items are excluded.5. All items must be entered no later than 12pm Noon on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. No elimination.

2019 FAC Contest GROUP 1-NIFTY NEEDLES: KNIT GROUP 2-NIFTY NEEDLES:CROCHET Class A - Afghan Baby Class A - Afghan BabyClass B - 2 piece or more Baby Ensemble ` Class B - 2 piece or more Baby EnsembleClass C - Hat, Scarf, & Mitten/Glove Set Class C - Hat, Scarf, & Mitten/Glove SetClass D - Afghan Class D - AfghanClass E - Table Runner or Doily Class E - Table Runner or DoilyClass F - Other (dish clothes, pot holders) Class F -Other(dish clothes, pot holders) GROUP 3 - EMBROIDERYClass A - Pillowcases (Pair)Class B - Handkerchief or napkinsClass C - Other embroidery project (not plastic canvas)

GROUP 4 - COUNTED CROSS STITCH (not in frame and back must be open for judging)Class A - Any item 6x6 or smallerClass B - Any item 6x6 or larger GROUP 5 - QUILTINGClass A - 12x12 Pieced Square (unfinished)Class B - Hand Quilted Quilt (finished)Class C - Machine Quilted Quilt (finished)Class D - Rag QuiltClass E - Quilted Handbag or Tote GROUP 6 - JEWELRYClass A - Homemade Gift Set-Necklace, bracelet, & earringsClass B - Miscellaneous Homemade Jewelry GROUP 7 - DECORATIVE WREATHClass A - FloralClass B - Non-floral GROUP 8 - FOODS Please enclose items in a ziplock bag so the bakery item is completely covered. Attach entry form to the small serving used for judging. Attach the recipe to the larger item. The larger item will be in-cluded in FAC Raffle. Class A - Cookies any flavor 3 on a small plate and 12 on a large plate.Class B - Keto Cookies any flavor 3 on a small plate and 12 on a large plate.Class C - Bread: White, Wheat, or Rye ½ loaf on a small plate and large loaf.Class D - Quick Bread: Banana, Pumpkin, Zucchini ½ loaf on a small plate and large loaf. GROUP 9 - CARDS Note- 4 different cards for each class. Please enclose cards in a ziplock bag with entry form taped to the outside.Class A - BirthdayClass B - Christmas

FAC Winners 2018Group 1 Group 2Class A- Scarf, Shawl, Cowl Class A- Pair of pillow cases1St-Ann Johnson-Prairie 1st-Arline Magee-Enterprise2nd-Joan Fidder-Flora 3rd-Patty Bearth-Shiloh ValleyClass C-Any other articleClass B-Hat or Gloves 1st-Joan Fidder-Flora1st-Ann Johnson-Prairie 2nd-Arline Magee-Enterprise2nd-Joan Fidder-Flora 3rd-Gladys Williamson-Enterprise3rd-Patty Bearth-Shiloh ValleyGroup 3Class C-Baby AfghansClass A-Any item 6x6 or smaller1st-Joan Fidder-Prairie 1st-Nancy Lyford-Guilford Hope2nd-Ann Johnson-Prairie 2nd-Arline Magee-Enterprise3rd-Nancy Lyford-Guilford HopeClass B-Any item 6x6 or largerGroup 1A 1st-Kay Ollmann-FloraClass B-Hat or Glove 2nd-Arline Magee-Enterprise1st-Patty BearthGroup 42nd-Sharon Fidder-FloraClass A-Any other itemClass C-Baby Afghan 1st-Angela Dickerson-Bluff1st-Sharon Fidder-Flora 2nd-Nancy Lyford-Guilford Hope2nd-Ruth Blasingame-Prairie Group 53rd-Henrietta Keller-EnterpriseClass B-HolidayHM-Joan Fidder-Flora 1st-Nancy Lyford-Guilford HopeClass D-Afghan or Lap RobeClass C-Any other1st-Henrietta Keller-Enterprise 1st-Joann Wienrank-Flora2nd-Ruth Blasingame-Prairie 2nd-Joyce Dintelmann-Turkey Hill3rd-Terry Chestnut-County Line 3rd-LindaKay Ebel-FloraHM-Ethel Bauer-Troy GroveClass E-Table Runner or Dolly 1st-Joan Fidder-FloraGroup B

Class A-Pieced Square unboundClass C-Decorated Cupcake1st-JoAnn Wienrank-Flora 1st-Katie Renken-Hopewell2nd-Emalee Colver-Flora 2nd-Cassidy Renken-Hopewell3rd-Joan Fidder-Flora 3rd-Angela Dickerson-BluffClass B-Rag QuiltClass D-Fruit Pie1st-Ruth Blasingame-Prairie 1st-Julia Heberer-Turkey Hill2nd-Nancy Lyford-Guilford Hope 2nd-Sophie Tresser-Turkey Hill3rd-Sharon Fidder-Flora 3rd-Stacey Rutledge-Turkey HillClass C-Tie Quilt Group B1st-Sharon Fidder-FloraClass A-Bread-white or wheat2nd-LindaKay Ebel-Flora 1st---Gail Long-Turkey HillClass D-Baby Quilts 2nd-Bluff1st-Emalee Colver-FloraClass B-Muffins2nd-JoAnn Wienrank-Flora 1st-Lana Korte-Floraville3rd-Kay Ollmann-Flora 2nd-MaryAnn Joseph-EnterpriseHM-Sharon Fidder-Flora 3rd-Angela Dickerson-BluffClass E-Any other quilt 1st-JoAnn Wienrank-FloraClass C-Quick Bread2nd-Sharon Fidder-Flora 1st-Lana Korte-FloravilleGroup 7 2nd-Lucille Lang-FloravilleClass A-Fudge 3rd-Julia Heberer-Turkey Hill1st-Melinda Schiefer-Enterprise HM-Nancy Lyford-Guilford Hope2nd-Lucille Lang-Floraville3rd-Julia Heberer-Turkey HillGroup 9Class B-Other CandyClass A-Birthday Cards1st-Nancy Lyford-Guilford Hope 1st- Angela Dickerson-Bluff2nd-Joyce Dintelmann-Turkey Hill3rd-Angela Dickerson-BluffClass B – Holiday Cards1st – Angela Dickerson – BluffClass C – Any other occasion cards1st – Martha Byrnes – Guilford HopeGroup 10Class C - Ages 11-14

Prairie NewsPrairie Grange met on Oct 15. We pushed our

Grange meeting back so that many of us could at-tend the Grange Service for Rogene Littlejohn. Meanwhile the rest of our Grange members were la-beling dictionaries for the Words for Thirds Dictio-nary Project. We labeled, boxed and distributed ap-proximately 800 dictionaries to all the third grades in Boone County and many of the parochial schools in Rockford. We have been doing this for over ten years.

We sent a $25 donation to the Memorial Schol-arship Fund in honor of Rogene. We voted to pur-chase $100 in candy for the Juniors to throw in the Halloween Parade. The Juniors will have a float in the Parade.

We brought bags of food for the Salvation Army Thanksgiving food drive. We urged everyone to at-tend the GRIT conference.

The Juniors will be shopping for the Salvation Army Christmas baskets and we will be ringing the bell on Dec 1 at the Poplar Grove Pacemaker.

Lecturer’s Column, November 2018

The Lecturer’s Department maintains a rich tradi-tion of encouraging excellence in expressions of cul-tural, educational, and creative pursuits in our Granges and members. In that tradition these are the categories for competition and display for the 2019 Illinois State Session and National Contests. My hope is to have the widest possible participation. In 2018, entrants ranged in age from 7 to 95. But we had many categories with only one or two entries. Let’s try to get at least one entry from each Subordinate Grange.

National ContestsExact details will be available after the National

Session for these categories. We can assume they will be similar, but I will publish updated details after the first of the year.

National Photography Contest:Two categories: Junior (age 5-14) and Adult (age

14 and up) Age is determined by age on January 1, 2019.

Photos must be 8”x10” or 8”x12”One entry per person, but not limited by State of

representationQuilted Items ContestUnfinished Quilt Block – Pattern to be determineFinished Fabric Quilted ItemsIllinois State Grange Lecturer’s ContestsOne entry per member may be submitted in each

class. Must be made this Grange year.Eligibility – All Subordinate and Junior Grange

members. Junior entries may also include grandchil-dren of Subordinate members.

Backing is required for all photos and artwork. This is so the entry will not be damaged by fingerprints, handling, pushpins, or any metal clip that will display the entry. NO FRAMES.

Categories- There will be one category for Subor-dinate Grange members and 3 age groups for Juniors: 5-7 yr old, 8-10 yr old and 11-14 yr old. Age deter-mined by age as of January 1, 2019.

The Illinois State Lecturer reserves the right to choose to not display any entry deemed inappropriate within Grange values. Themes including nudity, ob-scenity, or violence.

PhotographyThe photography contest seeks to recognize excel-

lence in photographic images.Color and black and white photography will be

judged in the same category.Only prints are accepted for judging. No slides.

Prints may be made by a commercial process but must have been taken by the entrant personally within this Grange year. No altering with use of photo editing software is allowed.

Photo size can range between 5”x7” and 8”x12”. Prints must be mounted on a rigid backing, not to ex-ceed ¾” beyond the edge of the photograph. Excep-tion: If the photo is intended to be sent to National Grange Photo contest, it should be mounted and mat-ted according to those guidelines. Frames are not al-lowed.

No professional photographers (an individual who’s primary living is from photography) may enter.

Specific categories will be given after final rules of National Contest are announced.

Creative WritingMay be handwritten, typed, or printed from a com-

puter. Handwriting must be legible and neat using black or blue ink pen. Typed or printed should be dou-ble-spaced, size 12 font or larger.

Work must be original, the entrant’s own creation, not copied from another source.

Length not to exceed 300 words.Creative writing prose topic:This year the topics are opposites for adults and for

juniors.Adults: “What if I could be a child again?”Juniors: “What I will do when I am an adult.Capture your memories and your dreams in words.Creative writing poetry topic:“Change”Poetry can be written in free verse or in traditional

forms. We’re looking for poems that move us, that might make us laugh or cry, or teach us something new. Poems should note exceed one page in length.

Creative writing winning entries may be read at the Talent Show at the Illinois State Session.

Media Arts & CraftsWe seek to recognize all types of visual arts.Work must be original, the entrant’s own creation.No frames or glass. Fragile items are displayed at

the entrant’s risk.Painting/Drawing/Pastels

Any subject or theme. All media (oils, watercol-ors, pencil, etc.) will be judged in one category. Works should not exceed 30”x30”.

Dimensional MediaAny subject or theme. Sculpture, pottery, weaving,

textiles, paper-making, wood carving, etc are appro-priate for this category and will be judged together. Works should not exceed 18”x18”x18”.

Personal CollectionAssemble and display 12 related items. Make sure

each item’s relation to the collection is apparent. Pro-vide a 50 word overview of the collection theme. All items should be anchored securely to a sturdy base or backing. The collection may be anything of intellectu-al or cultural interest. stamps, rocks, stickers, trading cards, dried flowers, etc. Judging will be based on in-terest and creativity of the collection theme.

Handcrafted Holiday Tree OrnamentsUse your skill to make three ornaments suitable for

decorating a tree. Ornaments can celebrate Christmas or any other seasonal holiday of your choice. The or-naments should not be identical, but should be related by theme, methods, or materials. Materials and meth-ods can be anything you choose. Ornaments will be judged on craftsmanship, creativity, and appearance.

Recycling Focus Project: Recycling PosterCreate an eye-catching, informative, and persua-

sive poster encouraging Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. The poster should be appropriate for display at a pub-lic space, such as Grange Hall, Library, Church, or School, etc. Poster should be no smaller than 11”x17” and not exceed 24”x36”

JUNIORS ONLY: Web-based ProjectThis contest seeks to recognize creativity on the

Internet. This can be a website, game, information project, podcast, video, blog entry, or other web en-tity. Items will be judged based on overall quality, creative input, educational merit, and technical profi-ciency. Items should be submitted with the complete URL address. Projects will be visible for judging and inspection by public on a large screen monitor in the Lecturer’s contest area.

Illinois Banner Design: Group Grange Competi-tion

This competition has two purposes:1. Provide an opportunity for collaboration and

group effort in creating an entry.2. Celebrate our individual Granges in a fun way

to share our heritage at State Session.One entry is allowed from each Subordinate

Grange. Create a banner that commemorates your in-dividual Grange identity and influence in the commu-nity and state. The banner should be no larger than 24” wide x36” tall and hang from a dowel rod. It should be primarily constructed of fabric or soft textiles. Addi-tional materials may be used but overall weight should not exceed 3 pounds.

I’m giving this contest another shot. We had no entries in 2018, but I realized in thinking about this for my own Grange, the burden of celebrating Illinois Bicentennial AND our individual Granges made it un-reasonably difficult. I think it would be a great way to celebrate our diversity by displaying these at State Session. Hopefully we can get a few this year which will in turn inspire efforts by other granges in subse-quent years.

This will be conducted as a judged and as a “Peo-ple’s Choice” competition. Two winners will be se-lected, one based on judges’ assessment and one based on voting by attendees at the State Sessions.

Talent ContestThe talent contest is held each year on Saturday

night at the State Session. This is a great opportunity to entertain each other and share our talents. We apply a wide definition of talents and seek to present an ar-ray of great charm and diversity. Performers are wel-come at the Talent Show even if you have no interest in being judge. Our hope is to have an entertaining and quality program at the Saturday banquet. Possibilities for entries include but are not limited to:

Music performanceSpoken word and storytellingDance and movementPhysical skills (juggling, baton twirling, etc.)Practical arts (cooking demonstration, flower ar-

ranging, coaching)Entries should be limited to 5 minutes or less. En-

tries can be solo or group.Illinois will select one Best of Show talent rep-

resentative to perform in the Evening of Excellence event at the National Session in Minneapolis, MN in November 2019.

Remember that all acts are representing their home Grange and presentation is a major component of any performance, so contestants are encourage to dress and act appropriately.

2019 Illinois State Grange Junior

Department ContestsAll Junior Contests - Individual must be a Junior,

or 1+ memberThree age groups: 5-7, 8-10, 11-14. Entry age as

of 1/1/2019 (National guidelines)**Any entry that is not labeled and does not fol-

low rules may be disqualified from judging, but may still receive a participation ribbon.**

Mini-Juniors: Any child who is 5 by September 1, 2019 may send up to 3 entries to session. These projects will not be judged as other age groups are, but will receive participation/honorable mention ribbons.

Small World – Japan or China --Make a 3-D display (Maximum size 10x10x8”h)

or poster (up to 11x14 finished size after mounted to make more stable) which represents one of the two countries. Identify and explain items of country represented. You may also do a comparison poster showing likenesses and differences.

Zen garden – Learn about, and create a mini-Zen garden. Size limit is 10x10x8.

Can use up to three colors of sand in project.Decorated Rocks – Paint rocks in your choice of

designs. Minimum 5, Maximum 10. Each rock can be up to 3x3 size, and must be

placed in a container. (Small box, plastic bag, cage for “pet”)

Recycling - Make a musical instrument using re-cyclable materials.

It is my hope that these will be “played” as part of talent show on Saturday night of session.

Wabi-Sabi – Make a useful item using pottery, clay, or ceramic. Size limit 12x12x12.

Origami – Make an object using paper and the origami folding technique.

Paper size limit before folded 12x12.Melinda (Mindy) SchieferIllinois State Grange JR director10949 Faust Rd., Trenton, IL 62293Schefr5@yahoo.com618-444-2852(cell)I may not answer numbers I do not recognize so

please leave a message when calling, or text.I can also be reached through Facebook.

Class C - Any other occasion/holidaysGROUP 10 -RECYCLE/REPURPOSEClass A - Recycle/repurpose a pair of jeans into a purse or tote bagClass B - Recycle/repurpose a shirt or dress into an apron or a pillow

FOR JUNIORS ONLY Eligibility: Must be a Junior Grange member or a grand-child/child of a Subordinate member when that Grange does not have an active Junior Grange. Age must be in-cluded on entry form. GROUP 10 - Decorated T-Shirt - Design/make a Junior themed shirt, using a red t-shirt. Cannot have any pro-fessional printing on it.Class A - 5-7 yearsClass B - 8-10 yearsClass C - 11-14 yearsGROUP 11 - FOODS Please enclose items in a ziplock bag so the bakery item is completely covered. Attach recipe securely onto small serving that is used for judg-ing. The larger item will be included in FAC Raffle. Class A - Bar Cookies (not Rice Krispie Treats) 3 on a small plate and 12 on a large plate. Ages 5-7 years, 8-10, 11-14Class B - Trail Mix using dried fruits, nuts, cereal, crackers, etc for a unique mixture1 snack size bag and 1 quart size bag. Ages 5-7, 8-10, 11-14 GROUP 12 CARDS Note- 4 different cards for each class. Please enclose cards in a ziplock bag with entry form taped to the outside.Class A - Birthday Ages 5-7, 8-10, 11-14Class B - Christmas Ages 5-7, 8-10, 11-14Class C - Any other occasion/holidays Ages 5-7, 8-10, 11-14

Illinois State Grange Agriculture Contests’ Entry FormSept. 2018 – Sept. 2019

NAME________________________GRANGE_____________COUNTY__________(CIRCLE the category AND item). One entry per person each category. (vegetable, fruit, flower, antiques, etc. Must be from current Grange year, Sept. 2018 – Sept. 2019).

I.VEGETABLE III. HERBS1. Beans, Green (4) 1. Potted specimen of an herb, named2. Beans, Golden Wax (4) 2. Collection of Herbs, 4 or more3. Beets (4) IV FIELD CROPS4. Cabbage (1 head) 1 3 Ears of Corn5. Cauliflower (1) 2. Longest Ear of Corn6. Cucumbers (3) 3. 3 Ears Indian Corn, Husked7. Eggplant (1) 4. 3 Ears Popcorn8. Garlic (3) 5. Corn, (1 Qt. Bag)9. Gourds (3) 6. Oats, 1 Qt. Bag)10. Okra (3) 7. Soybeans, (1 Qt. Bag)11. Onions (White (3) 8. Wheat. (1 Qt. Bag)12. Onions (Yell0w (3) 9. Sunflower – Largest Head13. Peppers (Sweet) (3) 14. Peppers (Hot) (3) V. FLOWERS15. Potatoes (Red) (3) 1. African Violet plant16. Potatoes (White) (3) 2. Succulent17. Sweet Potatoes (3) 3. Houseplants18. Squash – Acorn (2) 3. Asters (3 stems)19. Squash – Winter (1) 4. Cosmos (3 stems)20. Sweet Corn (3 Ears) 5. Marigolds (3 stems)21. Tomatoes – (Cherry) (3) 6. Zinnias (3 stems)22. Tomatoes – (Red (3) 7. Any Other (3 Blooms)23. Tomatoes – (Yellow (3) 8. Fairy Garden (Not from a Kit) 24. Zucchini 6-8” – (1) 25. Most Unusual Shaped Vegetable VI. ANTIQUES (30” or less, any direction) 26. Vegetable Other Than Above1. (1930 or Prior – actual item, not picture of item) (3 if Small or 1 if Large) 1. Farm Related Antique ItemII. FRUITS 2. Household Related Antique Item 1. Apples -Red (4) 3. Childs Related Antique Item 2. Apples -Yellow (4) VII. JUNIOR DIVISION (AGES 5-8 & 9-12) 3. Cantaloupe (1) 1. Poster featuring Farm Safety (any size)4. Crab Apples (4) 2. Miniature/Fairy Garden (Not from kit)5. Grapes (3 Bunches) 3. Vegetables (State age on entry tag)6. Pears (4) (JUNIOR CONTEST OPEN TO CHILDREN AND7. Plums (4) GRANDCHILDREN OF MEMBERS IF A GRANGE 8. Pumpkin (1) DOES NOT HAVE A JUNIOR GRANGE.)9. Watermelon (1)

2018 – 2019 AGRICULTURE INFORMATIONILLINOIS STATE GRANGE

AG. CHAIRMAN, 2019 2020 AG CHAIRMAN 2021 CHAIRMANALBERT Q. EBEL, III EARL DAVID6199 WOLF ROAD 24766 SPRING CREEK RDKINGSTON, IL 60145 WASHINGTON, IL 60571 815-236-0890 309-745-8845apebel2011@gmail.com earldavid327@aol.com

RULES AND INFORMATION:ONE ENTRY PER PERSON IN EACH CATEGORY.On entry form with list of items; Print Name, Grange, and County for EACH PERSON entering an item. Make extra copes of form. Circle either Vegetable, Fruit, Herb, Field Crop, Flowers, Antiques or Junior Division and note Junior age group where required.Circle item under each Category (i.e., Fruit, Grapes. Etc.)Please note how many items are required on sheet so you don’t get disqualified.VEGETABLES, FRUITS, HERBS, FIELD CROPS, FLOWERS, ANTIQUES AND JUNIOR DIVISION must be grown or harvested between Sept. 2018 - Sept. 2019. They will be auctioned unless picked up prior to the time announced at State Grange.Plants and Antiques can be from previous years. Plants can be auctioned if you want.MINIATURE GARDEN/FAIRY GARDEN – MAY NOT BE MADE FROM A KIT.Be creative but ideas are also available in magazines, on computer or at libraries, etc.Suggestions: Use items from your yard, garden, woods and can be slices of wood, low sided plastic container or other items easy to transport.ANTIQUES: (Farm Related, Household Related, and added this year, Child Related)1930 or any year prior to 1930Will be judged but will NOT be sold at the auctionNOTE: Size: 30” or smaller in either direction.

JUNIORS or children or grandchildren of Grange members if a Grange does not have a Junior Grange. (Ages 5 – 8 and ages 9 – 11) Circle Age category on entry form – The age is the age of the child as of September 2019.Fill out top of entry form with Name, Grange, and County.Poster on Safety on the Farm, (any size of poster).Vegetables – Many juniors, children and grandchildren help their parents garden, so juniors may enter the vegetable category.If children are not gardening, this may encourage them to do so.