HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-0407 GRANGE WEEKPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Bellview Grange has been giving service to the
residents of Ashland for over 50 years; and
WHEREAS,
members have been involved in many Community Service
Projects including 4-H Pre-fairs on the Grange property
making the hall available for civic or religious functions;
and
WHEREAS, the Bellview Grange has nearly 300 active members and
holds 2 monthly meetings; and
WHEREAS,
the Grange was organized in 1867 as a farm organization,
but now also serves communities across the Nation as a
community service organization and is designed for the
entire family which need not be engaged in farming to
participate.
NOW THEREFORE, I, L. Gordon Medaris, Mayor of the City of Ashland,
do hereby proclaim the week of April 19-25 as "GRANGE WEEK IN
ASHLAND", and urge all citizens to give cognizance to the role
that the Grange has played in the development of the City of
Ashland.
Dated this~z~A~day of April, 1981.
L. Gordon Medaris
Mayor
Attest:
City Recorder