Pomona Grange observes 100th anniversary Sunday

The Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties’ Pomona Grange celebrates 100 years in community service this Sunday.

“There are not a lot of organizations that make it to 100 years, especially as a county organization, so it’s something special that we are certainly going to celebrate,” said Grange Master Tom Gwin.

Gwin described the Grange as a bit of a 4-H for adults: Members perform community service with an agricultural focus. On the Washington coast, however, there just isn’t as much agriculture as there used to be, so members have expanded their focus to things such as food banks and raising money for other local charities.

“In this county, we don’t have a whole lot of agriculture left, so it’s more community development and family activities,” Gwin said.