News briefs: Lancaster Band one-day mattress sale this Sunday
Lancaster Band one-day mattress sale this Sunday
LANCASTER − If you’ve been putting off getting a new mattress, don’t sleep on it another night. You can make that purchase, get a better night’s sleep and support the Lancaster Bands all at the same time. The 7th annual Lancaster Band Mattress Sale is this Sunday, Aug. 21.
“Every purchase benefits the band,” said Director of Bands Benjamin Factor. “There will be 26 different styles of beds on display for customers to try. The beds are new, brand name, made to order, available in all sizes, and cost less than retail stores. In addition to beds, there will also be luxury pillows, sheets and even adjustable power bases.”
The sale will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will be held at Lancaster High School.
“Being in the band and experiencing music can be such a wonderful gift for a student,” said Lancaster Band Boosters President Amy Miller. “Through fundraisers like this, we are able to continue the tradition of excellence in the Lancaster Band program and make band available to any interested student.”
Ohio Commission for the U.S. Semiquincentennial brings listening session to Lancaster
LANCASTER − Earlier this year, a 29-member state commission, the Ohio Commission for the U.S. Semiquincentennial, was formed. Their task is to help plan Ohio's role in the nation's 250th anniversary in 2026.
A listening session will be hosted by Executive Director Todd Kleismit to share information about the Commission and hear from community members about their hopes for the project. This will take place at 7 p.m. Aug. 24 at 221 E. Walnut Street.
Canal Winchester man named Outstanding Young Farmer
COLUMBUS − John Hummel of Canal Winchester is the winner of Ohio Farm Bureau’s Outstanding Young Farmer Award for 2022. The contest is designed to help young farmers strengthen their business skills, develop marketing opportunities and receive recognition for their accomplishments. Contestants are judged on the growth of their farm businesses and involvement in Farm Bureau and their community.
Hummel is the fifth generation to carry on the farming tradition in his family. He, along with his wife and two sons, reside and farm in central Ohio. He is a graduate of Ohio University where he studied business while working full-time on the family farm. Today, Hummel farms alongside his great uncle and uncle raising corn and soybeans. Together, they have doubled the size and capacity of their operation in the last 15 years.
“My senior year of high school, the farm added close to 1,000 acres, and I made the choice to stay on the farm and commute to a satellite branch campus for college so that I could be on the farm to help every day,” Hummel said in his application. “I have never regretted my decision to be on the farm full time as soon as I could. My long-term goal is to keep the family farm alive and thriving well into the future.”
Hummel is an active member of the Franklin County Farm Bureau, where he currently serves as vice president on the board of trustees. He is a member of the Ohio Soybean Council and the National Corn Growers Association, and he also serves on a variety of local and state boards. In addition, he is an active member of his church congregation.
As the 2022 winner, Hummel receives expense-paid trips to the 2023 Young Agricultural Professionals Winter Leadership Experience and the 2022 Ohio Farm Bureau Annual Meeting, a media package and a $3,000 prize of choice. Prizes are courtesy of Farm Credit Mid-America, Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau. He will compete at the American Farm Bureau Annual Convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico in January 2023.
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