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Margaret Ruhl, Legislative Director32 Struble Circle, Fredericktown, 43019home phone: 740-393-1889cell phone: 740-398-4786e-mail: ruhl m@yahoo.comLegislative Cornerreducing costs to customers and bringing the ingredients backto the United States. This would allow the Food and DrugAdministration to provide appropriate oversight of purity,potency standards and costs. Also the controlling of ecigarettes and vaping including the same restrictions astobacco use. This doesn’t mean this is all we are working on,but as you go out and talk with the public, these are our mainfocus for the Ohio State Grange. Your local Granges havemany good ideas and we encourage you to do what is bestfor your Granges.Lastly; I do encourage you to start your resolutionsfor our upcoming convention. The sooner we start on them,the better and stronger our mission and Grange becomes.Have a great spring and see you on April 18.Margaret Ann Ruhl,Legislative DirectorThese months are going to be a very busy time forus. These are the months that we get to see everyone at themany one day events sponsored by the various committees.Legislative is no different as I have planned a very interestingand hopefully informative day. Mark you calendars and planto attend the Legislative day on Saturday, April 18 from 9:30a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Der Dutchman Restaurant inBellville. Not only do I have a great day planned, but there isa buffet to eat from, starting with pastries in the morning tothe grand buffet for lunch. I am excited about our morningspeaker, whom I haven’t heard before, but I believe to bevery good speaking about Active Shooter Training. Barelyone day goes by that we don’t hear of an active shooterentering a school, church or mall and we need to know whatto do to protect ourselves. I have scheduled a Deputy fromLicking County to come and talk in the morning as a Grangemeeting is a good example of where an active shooter maycome next. I have scheduled State Representative MarkRomanchuk from Ontario to come speak about legislationpassed or pending at the State House and then we will do ashort presentation on writing resolutions. We will try to makeit informative and entertaining.Speaking of legislation, I want to remind everyone,if you don’t already know from the television ads; we havea primary election on March 17. Regardless of your politics,it is very important to voice your opinions at the polls. I havebeen told many times, if you don’t go vote, you don’t havethe right to complain about what laws are being passed ordiscussed. You can do absentee voting or the polls are open6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., which are long days for the pollworkers, so you as a voter can make it an easier day bybeing respectful to them as they are only instructed to makeit easier for you to voice your opinion of the future of ourcountry, state and local government.You passed a resolution at the convention for me tomeet with the executive committee and come up with thetop three issues that the State Grange will be working on in2020. We have met and we have decided, based on yourrecommendations, Agriculture, Communications andHealth Care.The Grange will work on agricultural education andthe preservation of farmland to help save agricultural farming.We all know agriculture is the number one business in Ohio.The Grange will be working to improve the communicationsin the rural areas by promoting rural broadband and telephonecommunications. This is including rural landline repairs andwireless connections. The Grange will also be working onmedical costs and pharmaceutical manufacturers withWant to win 10!ONE WINNER WILL BE DRAWN FROM THEMarch - AprilOHIO GRANGERFind the gavel hiding in an article in thismagazine (not including this form) and youcould win 10.JUST FILL OUT THE FORM AT THE BOTTOMAND MAIL TO:Ohio State Grange16303 Village Parkway, Fredericktown, Ohio 43019WINNER WILL BE DRAWN FROM ENTRIESRECEIVED WITH THE CORRECT ANSWER.Entries must be received byApril 1, 2020Winner from the January - Februaryissue of The Ohio Granger is:Doris J. Phillips, Mingo Junction, OhioThe gavel was toward the bottom of page 14.I FOUND THE GAVELIt was hiding on page of The Ohio Granger.NameAddressCityState Zip4

Jim and Sandy RussellGrange Youth:Spotlighting the wayto the futureYouth Directors224 Haystack Ave, Pataskala, Ohio 43062614-330-6058 (Sandy)614-946-6098 (Jim)email: jsandr2017@gmail.comGreetings! We hope you all are doing well andeveryone’s new year is taking shape!at Camp Otterbein in July. If any of the youth are interestedin being counselors again or wish to sign up, please reach outfor further details.Youth Summer camp is scheduled to be held June8th through the 11th at Hocking Hills, Logan, Ohio. Deadlinefor registration will be May 25th, so please start thinking aboutyour attendance as further details will be coming in the nextmonthly issue of the Granger Magazine. As a reminder, thesooner you register the fee will be reduced by half of thecost for the camp.We also discussed the option of meeting on aquarterly basis with the youth to include more group activitiesand community service projects throughout the year outsideof the already scheduled camps and convention times. Thiswill give us an opportunity to further enhance the youthexperience and keep the youth current with contests, entriesfor public speaking, sign a song, junior fair board and much,much more. Stay tuned for more details!The State Dartball Tournament is also approachingand we had some interest in forming a Youth team. Thetournament will be held at the Fredericktown SchoolsAdministration Building on April 4th. We will need to submitour registration by March 20th. If any youth are interested,please let Jim know as soon as possible to ensure we haveenough members to form a team.A HUGE thanks to our visitors who helped transportthe youth to and from the weekend events, and shared theirideas and experiences with the group. We really appreciatethe overwhelming support and encouragement that Grangershave given to the Youth program! We are all impressed bythe wealth of knowledge that the youth have and look forwardto all that they will accomplish as we venture into our firstyear as State Youth Directors!If you have any questions/suggestions/comments,please do not hesitate to reach out to us via email or phone.See you all soon!The youth spent winter camp at the Drury Inn inDublin from January 10th through the 12th. We were soglad to have thirteen participants this year which includedthree new youth members and two visitors of whom wehope to see join the Grange soon!We had a fun filled weekend that included a tour ofthe Ohio Statehouse, lunch at the Spaghetti Warehouse androller skating at Skate Zone 71. The Ohio Statehouse wastruly amazing to see as we were led by our guide through allof the historical values held in those walls; which incidentallyincluded a hidden ladder we discovered that was left behind“Perry’s Victory” during the restoration of the painting inthe Statehouse Rotunda. We also learned that many of usneeded skating lessons! We rounded out the Saturdayactivities with pizza, swimming, impromptu speaking andother team building exercises and games.The youth had many visitors during their stay whichincluded Master Sue Roy and Bruce Roy, former YouthDirectors Mike and Debbie Russell, Junior DirectorsElizabeth Tolley and Sarah Casseday, and one of the newestGrange members, Denise Morgan-Barton from Monroe-DanEmmett Grange. We even had a visiting exchange studentfrom Brazil partake in some of the weekend activities.Elizabeth and Sarah spoke to the youth about how to becomecounselors at this years upcoming Junior Camp happeningDeputies Conference Registration ---- May 2, 2020** Deputies and Spouses only **Union Hill United Methodist Church, 7877 Union Hill Rd. NW, Sugarcreek, Ohio, 9:30am-3:00 pmRSVP: by April 18th, 2020No charge for this Conference. This is a very important meeting please plan to attend. We will be talking about thenew Deputy Program. Also bring your county’s baking entries.Thanks,SueNamePhone E-MailMail this form or a copy to: Ohio State Grange, 16303 Village Parkway, Fredericktown, Ohio 43019-95855

Ann Shank - Lyn ShankFamily Activities Directors1303 E. Main St.Louisville, Ohio 44641-1909Phone: 330-875-5843e-mail: alshank@att.net“Family ActivityGrangersCrafters”May the luck of the Irish be with you and yourfamily. Not that Ann or I are Irish. We are German andScottish but we still wish you love, luck and health for thenew year.Important info for you: Spring Fling is at WilliamsportGrange , 6251 Co. Rd. 20, Mt. Gilead, Ohio 43338 on April4 with registration starting 9:30 a.m. Our first speaker willbe at 10:00 then lunch and the afternoon of crafting. Pleasemake your reservations asap by calling the State Office(740) 694-1669. And along with the reservation we wantyou to bring a personal product for each person that comesto donate to “One Voice”.We started this new community service project atthe convention helping the homeless in Butler County andsurrounding area. The organization is called “One Voice”and is run by Mike and Trisha Adkins who are Grangemembers in Butler County. Trisha’s parents are Phil andBev Foutz. They can use tooth brushes and paste, femaleproducts, body wash and shampoo, etc. and socks. This isalso stuff you can donate to your local homeless sheltertoo. Please bring any items you want to donate to SpringFling and convention.In our F.A. letter we asked you to collect plasticlids of any size for the Stark County Junior Fair kids. Theyare collecting, cleaning and separating the lids and gettingthem ready to be taken to Indiana to be melted into a bench.They need 500 pounds. How much is 500 pounds, well thekids don’t know yet either. They have been collecting almosta year and the last time Ann talked to the coordinator theystill had a long way to go for 500 pounds. At convention Philand Bev Foutz brought us the containers in the picture full oflids. We need your help or maybe we are helping you? tocollect these plastic lids. Wash the lids in hot soapy waterand let them dry good then bag them up, box them up, jarthem up or whatever and bring them to us any time we gettogether; spring fling, convention, lecturer and communityservice conference or send with your deputy to May’s deputymeeting and baking contest.Don’t forget fill the vehicle. This year the toys,clothes, books, pencils and crayons will be going to RainbowChildren’s Hospital in Cleveland. If you are not sure whatto get get gift cards and remember name brands in everythingare safer for these children with immune deficiency Crayola,Little Tikes, Mattel and etc.Please be sure to check the size of your items forcontests. If there is a max size or minimum size please besure your item fits. We do not want to disqualify anyone butwe need to be fair and follow our rules. We missed one atconvention and we appreciate when you bring it to ourattention.Hope you are having fun with the community serviceprojects (use them for Kevin’s community service, justsaying), contests and baking. We want your input so if youhave ideas get them to us because YES we are working on2021 Grange year Family Activity contests and projects.2020 National Grange Quilt Block Contest6

2020 National Grange Quilt Block ContestRULESA. The National Grange Quilt Block Contest is open toeveryone.B. All contest entries must be received by the NationalGrange Lecturer by October 31, 2020. Send entries to:Christine Hamp, National Lecturer16418 N. Birdie RoadNine Mile Falls WA 99026C. Any entries received after the deadline will not be judged.However, all entries received will be exhibited at the 154thNational Grange convention in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.D. The quilt block you enter in the contest for judging mustbe made by you.E. There is no limit on the number of quilt blocks a personmay submit, but choose one quilt block per person to bejudged.F. All entries will be retained by the National Grange to bemade into finished quilts and other items to be sold at a laterdate to raise funds for the Grange Foundation, a 501(c)(3)non-profit entity.G. A 2020 Quilt Block Contest Entry Form must be completedfor the block to be judged.GROUPS Group I – Adult (Age 14 ) Group II – Junior (Age 13 and under) Group III – MEN (Age 14 )PRIZESMonetary prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and3rd place in each Group. Ribbons will be awarded to all entrants. Shoo Fly or Choice*(*Any block of your choosing.)Color:Each block should incorporate teal or turquoise.Fabric A: use a light color.Fabric B: use a dark color.Fabric:All fabric used should be cotton.Constructing the Quilt Block:Fabric A: Cut four (4) 4½” squares and two (2) 5½” squares.Fabric B: Cut one (1) 4½” square and two (2) 5½” squares.Place a 5½” square A and a 5½” square B with right sidestogether. Make a pencil line diagonally on back of fabric.Sew a ¼” seam on both sides of the line. See Diagram 1below (dotted lines are sewing lines). Repeat with other setof 5½” squares. Cut on pencil line and press toward thedark fabric. Now trim the four (4) A/B blocks to measure4½” square. See Diagram 2 below.Assemble in horizontal rows as shown below in Diagram 3.Sew the block together using ¼” seam allowances. Eachfinished quilt block should measure 12½” x 12½”.Press all seams. Clip and remove all threads.*The Choice block must also incorporate teal or turquoiseand finished, should measure 12½” x 12½”.2020 National Grange Quilt Block ContestENTRY FORMName:Address:City: State: Zip:Email: Phone: DO NOT JUDGEGrange Member Non-MemberGrange Name: No.: State: Group I (Age 14 ) Group II (Age 13 and under) Group III (MEN; Age 14 )All contest entries must be received by the National Grange Lecturer by October 31, 2020.The quilt block you enter in the contest for judging must be made by you.Please make and submit as many blocks as you wish, but only one contest entry per person.Each contest entry must have a completed Entry Form.Mail entries to: Christine Hamp, National Lecturer16418 N. Birdie Road , Nine Mile Falls WA 990267

Les Widder, Chaplain22668 Liberty Dr.Coshocton, OH 43812Phone: 740-622-1138e-mail: pnotunr@roadrunner.comPerfectly Placedplanet from tilting too far from the attraction of the sun orJupiter. We are protected because of the way our solar systemwas created.There is nothing that moves me more than music toexemplify the scripture and what is described in this devotion!Please listen to the Moody Church Choir’s singing of “TheMajesty and Glory of Your Name” based on Psalm 8:1 - 9which says “ O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your namein all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise[2] because of your enemies, to silence the foe and theavenger. When I consider your heavens, the work of yourfingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man thatyou care for him? You made him a little lower than theheavenly beings [3] and crowned him with glory and honor.You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you puteverything under his feet: all flocks and herds, and the beastsof the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, allthat swim the paths of the seas. O LORD, our Lord, howmajestic is your name in all the earth! www.youtube.com/watch?v MQ TVelOZ7AThis devotional is a combination of writings by severaldifferent folks including Remi Oyedele ((Our Daily Bread)and the Institute for Creation Research and was adapted forthis writing.Our Sun Is Perfectly Located Within Our GalaxyThe spiral-shaped galaxy in which the earth is located is calledthe Milky Way. The spiraling arms and center of this galaxycontain many stars set close together, giving off itscharacteristic brightness.Some stars explode into supernovas, causing deadlyradiation to flow through nearby stars and planets. The centerand arms of galaxies are flooded with high amounts ofradiation. Most stars are located in places with too muchharmful energy for life.Our solar system is located about two-thirds of theway out toward the edge of the Milky Way, where we areleast likely to suffer collisions with other stars. Most of thestars in our galaxy are in the larger spiral arms or in thecenter. Because there are few stars near us, there is a lowamount of radiation surrounding our solar system and wecan observe the rest of the universe and our own galaxymuch better. Our Planet is Perfectly Located Within OurSolar System.Scientists know our planet is precisely the rightdistance from the sun to benefit from its heat. A little closerand all the water would evaporate, as on Venus. Only a bitfarther and everything would freeze like it does on Mars.Earth is also just the right size to generate the right amountof gravity. Less would make everyone weightlessly sterilelike our moon, while more gravity would trap poisonous gasesthat suffocate life as on Jupiter.The intricate physical, chemical, and biologicalinteractions that comprise our world bear the imprint of asophisticated Designer. We catch a glimpse of this complexcraftsmanship when God speaks to Job about things beyondour understanding. “Where were you when I laid the earth’sfoundation?” God asked, “Who marked off its dimensions?Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it?On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone?”Job 38:4 - 6The earth’s huge moon also protects us from manyof the rocks that cross our planet’s path. The craters acrossthe moon’s surface demonstrate the frequency somethinghas collided with the moon instead of earth. The moon’s SouthPole—Aitken basin—is the largest known crater in our solarsystem. It is eight miles deep and 1500 miles across. Theearth’s moon is unusually large. In addition, our huge moonis a stabilizing anchor for our planet. Our moon prevents ourRural Life Sunday will be held at the GreerWesleyan Church, 20189 State Route 514, Glenmont,Ohio, 44628, on Sunday, May 3. Sunday School startsat 9:30 AM and their regular Service is at 10:30 AM. Youare more than welcome to attend either or both sessions.There will be a carry in lunch that will start at 1:00 PM in thefellowship hall. The Knox County Granges plan to provideutensils, paper products and beverages. The Rural Lifeservice will start at 2:00 PM in the sanctuary. The churchphone number is (740) 599-7618148th Annual SessionOhio State GrangeOctober 29, 30, 31 and November 1, 2020Marriott Columbus Northwest5605 Blazer Pkwy, Dublin, Ohio 43017614-791-1000154th Annual National Grange ConventionNovember 17-21, 2020Valley Forge Casino Resort1160 First Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 194068

MEMBERSHIP AWARDSDebra Hamilton, Secretary2572 Durand Rd.,Fairlawn, OH 44333-3754cell: 330.801.1654; home: 330.864.0706;e-mail: deb11751@gmail.com70 yearsEarl Klick, Perry #2729, Stark Co.Ronald Kister, Sheffield Star #1610, Ashtabula Co.65 yearsWorthy Secretaries, your duties every other year areto manage the election of Delegates which is extremelyimportant to our Legislative process. Each Grange secretaryor the county Deputy in the odd-numbered counties who electin the even numbered year has been mailed the pink Delegatenomination form. Nominations must be from your ownSubordinate membership and nominees must be willing torepresent your county at the next two (2) annual OSGSessions. Each Grange in good standing shall have the rightto nominate 2 persons and both names must be placedindividually on the form. Your county Deputy CANNOT benominated. The form must be returned to the Deputy or theOSG Secretary and postmarked on or before March 10th.A Delegate Election Form, listing the names of eachnominee, will then be sent. At your next regular meeting,each member present and in good standing has the right tovote for any candidate listed. Please keep in mind that theremay be two (2) individuals to vote for in each county.Therefore, each member may cast two (2) ballots.The number of votes received by each nomineeMUST be listed beside the nominee’s information on thewhite Delegate Election Form. Also, the total number ofmembers attending the meeting MUST be noted in the spaceprovided. After the form has been duly completed, signedand the Grange seal affixed, it MUST be mailed to me at theaddress indicated at the bottom of the form and postmarkedon or before May 1st.The deadlines indicated MUST be met in order toearn the Distinguished Secretary Award for 2020 and 2021.Worthy Deputy Masters it is your responsibility toprovide the documentation previously indicated. Please makesure all Secretaries in your county have the opportunity tobe honored with the Distinguished Secretary Award.If there are any questions, please contact meimmediately.Joan Fink, Ewing #2082, Hocking Co.Patricia Stephan, Blue Ridge #1448, Coshocton Co.60 yearsArdith Rinebold, Loudon Center #2276, Seneca Co.June Obarr, Loudon Center #2276, Seneca Co.Ruth Ann Beidelschies, Loudon Center #2276, Seneca Co.50 yearsSherry McBurney, Perry #2729, Stark Co.Dale Wilson, Blue Ridge #1448, Coshocton Co.Hilliard Grange #2715Franklin CountyThis poster created by Evelyn Fladt was donated toThe Hilliard Historical Society, Main Street, Hilliard Ohio.The poster was a portion of the 2002 Grange Display at the2002 Hilliatd Fair and all but one Hilliard Master is pictured.Gay Wright, 1944 - 1946; Lester Porter, 1947 - 1948; Edward Patterson, 1949 - 1950, 1964, 1970 - 1973; BernardReiselt, 1951 - 1952; Arthur Price, (no photo) 1955 - 1956;Henry Nunamaker, 1957 - 1958, 1965 - 1966; T

email address and telephone/cellphone number to: Ed Clawson, Cell Phone # 740-398-1598 Email: edclawson1@gmail.com R. David Daniels, Cell Phone# 419-612-8178 Email: ddaniel9@centurylink.net If you want to get into the April 4th Ohio State Grange Tournament and would like guidance on putting a team together, please contact Dave Daniels or Ed .