Consider ‘joining the grange’

By Cathy O’Connell | The Express

What comes to mind when you hear “Grange?” Probably the Grange Fair, or maybe farming, and, in both cases, you are right. But that doesn’t begin to cover what being a member of the Grange means.

I did not grow up on a farm and don’t currently live on a farm. I wasn’t a member of 4-H growing up, and prior to becoming a member of the Grange, I had only been to the Grange Fair once.

I’m not your typical Grange member. A friend and co-worker talked me into joining the Grange, knowing that several beliefs espoused by the Grange were ones that were important to me, as well.