Montgomery Grange wins service award in 1980
Montgomery Grange No. 442 in Round Mountain California earned first place in the national Grange community service awards. Kermit Richardson announced at the Cedar Rapids convention. The group built a community hall, bought a television translator, held CPR and smoking clinics, and ran a teen club.
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Montgomery Grange
Round Mountain
Calif
National Grange
Kermit Richardson
Grange
Cedar Rapids
Richardson
Redding
Stillwater Grange
Kalispell
Mont
Millers Mill Grange
West Winfield
N.Y
Marvel Grange
Marvel
Colo
Coleman Harris
Future Farmers of America
Roy Battles
Agricultural Relations Council
James Miller
The
R.G. Carter
Elmendorf
Texas
Citizenship Committee
Carter
Abscam
Farmer Mike O Connell on Acres near Cedar Rapids
The Gazette talks with Mike O Connell a 42 year old farmer who manages 550 acres three miles from Cedar Rapids raising 700 hogs yearly in a farrow to finish system and 25 Charolais cows. He and his wife Margie have three children and he has held leadership roles in NFO and 4 H with county involvement. He comments on politics energy policy harvesting and no till farming and markets hogs through the NFO point at Marengo.
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the Gazette
Mike O’connell
Cedar Rapids
Mike
Margie
Kevin
Jim
Kathy
Linn County National Farmers Organization
NFO
Clinton Rough Riders
Cedar Valley Farm Business Association
Extension Council
St. Jude’s Catholic Church
Palo
Marengo
Wilson Foods
Minnesota- Iowa
Jones
Iowa
Linn County
Linn County Parkettes
Mason City Eyes Bid to Host Farm Progress Show
Mason City officials plan to bid to host the 1983 Farm Progress Show. Dan Brady of the chamber says the event would boost publicity and local business. The show rotates among Iowa Illinois and Minnesota with Nevada hosting in 1980 drawing over 300000 visitors.
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Mason City
Dan Brady
Farmer Magazine
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Nevada
Jean Gildersleeve
Nevada Chamber of Commerce
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