Lyme Grange Presents Recognition Awards for Long [Decades of] Service 

LYME – Thirteen members of Lyme Grange 147 have earned recognition awards for decades  of service. 

The 129-year-old organization is based in the Hamburg section of Lyme off Rte. 156. 

Grange Secretary Nancy Beebe announced the Long Service awards in a press release dated April 10.

 “To the Grange, ‘long’ means time measured in decades, not mere years, because of its traditions of consistency and continuity in community service,” she said. “We are deeply thankful to their dedication and to their donation of time and skills.” 

The awardees are:

  • Ruth Young, 80 years
  • Alione Cone, 75 years
  • Bruce Stark, 65 years
  • William Narducci, 60 years
  • Dorothie Smith, 60 years
  • Bill Firgelewski, 55 years
  • Charles Monte, 55 years
  • John Andrews, 50 years
  • Shirley Pennala, 50 years
  • Terri Bischoff, 45 years
  • Andrina Monte, 45 years
  • Doreen Lammer, 40 years
  • Ernest Lammer, 40 years. 

The long service awardees have over the years volunteered in a multitude of Grange activities, notably in helping to judge and administrate portions of the annual Hamburg Fair, now in its 122nd year.

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