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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
FROM: Julie Shannon, Executive Secretary II
DATE: April 6, 2020
SUBJECT: PROCLAMATION re: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Quimper
Grange #720 - April 2020
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
The Quimper Grange, was founded in 1919/1920 for the purpose of introducing farmers to
efficient farming techniques. It's first meeting hall was Jacob Miller's chicken coup. It's current
home is a much improved surplused Woman's Army Corps barracks from Fort Worden. Quimper
Grange sponsors and supports a wide variety community cultural activities ranging from art
classes to local and international music performances and social dancing. George Yount,
requested approval of the proclamation, celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Quimper Grange
#720 - April 2020.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Proclamation re: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Quimper Grange #720 - April 2020
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Quimper Grange #720
1219 Corona Street
Port Townsend WA 98368
March 26, 2020
Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners
PO Box 1220
Port Townsend WA 98368
To the Board of County Commissioners,
On behalf of the members of Quimper Grange #720, we are honored and grateful
to be recognized and appreciated for the services we provide to our community.
All our members wanted to be here on Monday morning to share in this moment,
but our love for our community and citizens in this pandemic crisis calls us to
adhere to social distancing and to be safe and healthy. We can celebrate another
day when all this has passed.
Quimper Grange #720 promises to continue many more years of community
service to our citizens of Jefferson County.
Sincerely,
Sheila Long
Quimper Grange Master
PROCLAMATION
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Quimper Grange#720-April 2020
Whereas, the Patrons of Animal Husbandry, commonly known as the Grange,was founded in
3.867 for the purpose of introducing farmers to efficient farming techniques. Local Grange
organizations provided a forum for camaraderie and cooperation, and;
Whereas, the Grange has played a significant role in legislation establishing rural free postal
service,women suffrage, public utility districts, and land grant college agricultural extension
agencies, and;
Whereas, Quimper Grange was founded in 3.919/3.920. It's first meeting hall was Jacob Miller's
chicken coup. It's current home is a much-improved, former Woman's Army Corps barracks from
Fort Worden, and;
Whereas, Quimper Grange sponsors and supports a wide variety community cultural activities
ranging from art classes to local and international music performances and social dancing such as
ballroom, swing, international, New England contra, and square dancing, and;
Whereas, the Quimper Grange's Food Bank Garden annually produces over 3,000 pounds of
produce for our Port Townsend and Jefferson County Communities, and;
NOW THEREFORE,the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners does hereby acknowledge
Quimper Grange's Public Service to our community, and supports the 3.00th Anniversary of Quimper
Grange #720.
PROCLAIMED this 6th day of April 2020.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SEAL:
Greg Brotherton, Chairman
ATTEST: Kate Dean, Member
Carolyn Gallaway David Sullivan, Member
Deputy Clerk of the Board