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Grange news
Submitted by Marge Hagy, the Brewster Grange No. 1018 will next meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 14. There will be a potluck, with the meeting to follow. The May 10 meeting had 13 people in attendance. The guest speaker was unable to make it due to a family emergency. A report was given on the Grange's latest project, where hundreds of dictionaries were donated to area elementary schools and home-schooled third graders, and a general question-and-answer period followed. A new member was also voted in, raising the Grange's ranks to about 60.
Romney chooses McMorris Rodgers
Presidental candidate Mitt Romney has announced that U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA, 5th District) will serve as his campaign's point person in the House of Representatives.
"I am honored that Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers has agreed to take a leadership role on behalf of the campaign," Romney said in a media statement. "She understands the impact of the economic challenges Americans face and the need to put our country on a better track."
"Governor Romney has demonstrated the leadership and vision that we have been fighting for in Congress to stop runaway government spending and create an environment for job creation," McMorris Rodgers said.
McMorris Rodgers is now in her fourth term in Congress. She was elected by her colleagues to serve as a member of the Republican Leadership team in 2009 as vice chair of the House GOP Conference. Prior to serving in the House, she served five terms as a citizen legislator in Olympia, eventually being elected to minority leader.
This Day in History - June 7
1494: Spain and Portugal divided the new lands they had discovered between themselves.
1712: The Pennsylvania Assembly banned the importation of slaves.
1775: The United Colonies changed their name to the United States.
1884: Civil War hero Gen. William T. Sherman refused the Republican nomination for president with the words, "I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected."
1893: Mohandas K. Gandhi displayed his first act of civil disobedience by refusing to comply with racial segregation rules on a South African train and was forcibly ejected.
1932: Over 7,000 war veterans marched on Washington, D.C., demanding their bonuses.
1968: Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot by an assassin and died the next day.
1981: The Centers for Disease Control published the first report about the disease that would later become known as AIDS.
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