SKOWHEGAN — Master James Owens, Maine State Grange, has announced that the 138th annual session will be held Wednesday through Saturday, Oct. 19-22, at the Skowhegan Community Center.

Approximately 140 Granges from across the state will send delegates to debate resolutions and policies on many subjects. They will also work on several resolutions dealing with a variety of internal issues. Resolutions passes at the session will become policy of the Maine State Grange and will be lobbied for at the Maine State Legislature.

Those pertaining to national policies will be sent to the National Grange Session held in November where delegates from across the country will consider them.

On Thursday Commissioner of Agriculture Walter Whitcomb will address the session. On Friday all 17 officers of the Maine State Grange will up for re-election. Many awards will be presented and plaques will also be awarded to the Grange Farm Family of the Year and the Tree Farmer of the Year.

Special guest will be Jimmy Gentry, overseer of the National Grange and past master of the North Carolina State Grange, who will be the featured speaker on Friday evening. Wayne Sherman, former chaplain of the State Grange and president of the Past Officers Association, will present a plaque and check to the Subordinate Grange of the year.

Saturday morning’s session will be opened by the youth of the Maine State Grange followed by presentation of awards. Steven Haycock, publicity director, will announce the winners of this year’s straw poll. Members will be asked to vote on the state referendum questions and Republican presidential candidates.

For more information about the Grange, call 1-800-464-3421 or visit www.mainestategrange.org or www.nationalgrange.org.