Grand Rapids Wrap Up!

Well, it's Monday, and were back at work in NC. Here's a few photos from Friday and Saturday night at National Convention. It was a wonderful time, in a nice city!



Jimmy Gentry, NC Grange President, and his wife Anita at the dance


Curtis and Evelyn, NC members, at the dance


NC members after the banquet



Courtney Gray, our NC talent winner performing at the Evening of Excellence




*All photos by JJ Horton Photography

2009 National Convention Update!

We've been keeping busy here at the National Grange Convention! Here are a few of the highlights!


They delegates have been busy with session. This is the same room the National Grange Convention was held in, in the 1950's!



David and Crystal Allen have been manning the 2010 National Convention booth in the Idea Fair. Here they are posed with the banner, displaying the logo for next year.



Today the Junior Grangers went to the Van Andel Museum in downtown Grand Rapids. There, they have a 1928 restored carousel, and our Juniors had a fun time riding it! Here's our own Taryn Wevil, and a new Granger friend she's made this week.



Here's Josh Dixon, having a good time at the museum with some other Juniors.

Greetings from Grand Rapids, Michigan!

Hello all!
National Convention is well underway here at the Amway Hotel in downtown Grand Rapids. The committees have been busy and much fun is being had. The NC bus is touring Cleveland, Ohio today and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They'll be arriving here in Michigan shortly after noon tomorrow. We haven't heard from them, so we'll assume things are going great!

On another note, it's cold here. It's windy here. I do already miss the 70+ degree days we've been having in NC. But this trip did give me the opportunity to spruce up my winter wardrobe. So far, those fleece lined pants have already been handy!

That's all for now. I'll leave you with the view from my hotel room :-)