Pioneer Grange Hosts Community Night
The Pioneer Grange in Topton held it’s annual Community Night Program on Thursday April 20. This is a night to honor grange members and get the community involved.
Several members were presented with awards for their many years of grange membership. Barbara Schaeffer and Gloria and Allen Rohrbach each received 55-year membership awards and Ronald Richard received a 50year membership award.
Ava Jenkins, Cadence Tempel, and Grace Tempel each received Junior Grange Achievement Awards for their State Jr. Grange contest achievements.
Monetary donations were presented to the Topton Volunteer Fire Company, the Lyons Volunteer Fire Company, and the Topton Ambulance Service.
The entertainment for the evening was provided by singer/banjo player Conlan Kerschner. Conlan is 17 years old and has been playing the banjo since he was 8 years old. He’s traveled to many different states including West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky playing at bluegrass festivals. He captivated and entertained the audience with his stories, singing and his amazing banjo playing. His show ended too soon and left the audience wanting more. It was a great performance.
The evening concluded with door prizes donated by area businesses and grangers followed by refreshments and fellowship.
Pioneer Grange typically meets the first and third Thursdays of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the grange hall on Keller St. in Topton. During the summer months we meet only on the third Thursday.
The next grange meeting will be held on Thursday May 18th with the program being “All About Rootbeer” including rootbeer floats.